Manager: Andy Malthouse
Scorer: Kim Malthouse
Score: NW Titans A 26 – NC Rebels 7
Match report courtesy of Manager Andy Malthouse
A tough one today. I’m not going to go into much detail about the game today. With a score line 26 to 7 and us not the 26, I think you can understand why.
Games like these are hard on everyone. Me included.
You try your hardest to find solutions during the game but realise that there are none. Afterwards, you wonder how we can improve and stop this kind of game from happening again and again you realise that there are no easy solutions. They were a great team who hit very well. We were simply out classed by a team of guys that have obviously played a lot more ball that almost everyone except Bruce, Donk and myself. All of them were also about 20 years younger than the Ancient 3 as well.
We were in front half way through the 3rd, 6 to 5 and then they scored 21 runs in 2 innings. We just did not have the pitching depth or the ability in the field to limit what they did.
In those two innings, we had 5 errors. Those 5 errors would not in any way have changed the end result but it would of allowed us to hold our head up. At the time that we had a chance to limit their impact, to do the basics and get an out, we let ourselves down. That’s the hard bit to take.
There were some positives from the game. Nathan Dalty had he’s first go on the mound and I think he did really well under trying conditions. Windy and against a team that like to hit. He has a future there and I look forward to seeing how that goes.
Gavin behind the dish was awesome, hot day and he probably had his best game there that I have seen.
We did win on one stat. We struck out 3 of their hitters while only striking out twice and one of those to Cath was a bad call.
I can see that we are all learning the game and getting more confident so lets not let this result play on our minds. Keep your chin up and keep working hard. Remember, its just a game and the way I see it, there is only one direction for us now and that’s up.
Remember, this season was about playing the game we love under our own colours, playing with friends, playing to have fun but also to give ourselves the best opportunity to improve. To learn more about the game. Lets keep working towards those goals.