Romsey captain Ben Way has said his side is yet to reach its potential so far this season in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association McIntyre Cup.
After round 10 the club sat in fifth spot on the table with four wins, three draws and three losses.
Despite sitting within the top six, Way said they’re only just starting to build toward the standard they hope to deliver in March.
“Four out of 10, that’s how I’d rate our season so far,” he said.
“We‘ve got a pretty similar team from the last few years. Our young kids are getting a little bit older and so our expectations are getting higher and higher.”
Romsey is coming off a strong 2020-21 season which saw them play off against league leaders Sunbury United in a semi final.
However they were unable to progress to the final that day as former United batsmen Dilan Chandima put together a signature knock of 100 of 108.
Romsey’s 2021-22 campaign has been buoyed by back-to-back wins since the GDCA returned from its two week hiatus.
Those matches included a crucial victory in its middle of the table fixture against Woodend in round nine.
Romsey notched 4/230 in a strong first innings tally that was set up nicely by Sean Day (47), Chris Burkett (82) and Matthew Milne, who remained unbeaten on 43.
Way’s side kept Woodend to 10/177 to push themselves up to fifth place on the ladder, all the while pushing Woodend out of the top six and into seventh place.
They then backed that up with a win over Diggers Rest Bulla in wet conditions.
Although posting only 9/112 off 35 overs, Romsey’s bowling attack was able to clean up Diggers Rest Bulla 10/86.
Romsey’s Jake East steamrolled the opposition with figures of 4/20 from his six overs.
Taylor Stevenson saved the Romsey batting lineup from complete collapse with a steadying 55.
