Sunbury are continuing to build towards its first win of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association division 2 season, however it will now have to come after the mid-season break.
While captain-coach Kevin Barker is assured his club’s first win is just around the corner, it continues to be tough going with Sunbury going down again over the weekend, this time to Tullamarine.
Sunbury lost the toss and was sent to the field on a batters friendly wicket on Saturday, with Tullamarine putting up a first innings score of 182 from its 40 overs.
However, Sunbury were unable to chase the runs down as the wicket lost its speed and bounce, being bowled out for 142 from 36 overs.
“It’s the same kind of story we got off to a pretty good start and we just weren’t able to get it done in the end,” Barker said.
“It was a bat first wicket, they batted pretty well and it just got a bit slower and lower as the day went on and made it a little bit harder to chase but 190 was definitely gettable if at least one of our batters would have gone on.
“We learn a few lessons from this game, as far as I’m concerned we’re building, each week we’re doing something a little bit better.
“I thought we were really good in the field, it was a really good batting wicket, first innings, so to keep them to 180 was a pretty good result. Pretty good performances from Gayan [Welikalage], Indika [Massalage] and even Jack McGann did a really good job towards the end.”
It’s a good time for a rest at Sunbury, with hopes the team can re-set and snatch their first win quickly after the break
“The guys have been working really hard, we completely changed our training structure, people are doing things a lot differently to the way that they’ve been done in the past and it’s been a long time, four or five months because we started training in July so guys are probably ready for a bit of a rest,” Barker said.
“Everything’s still pretty good though, the vibe is good, standards are still good, it’s just that elusive win and unfortunately the longer it takes to get one the harder it seems to be.”
