It just wasn't our day: our Hoppers Crossing 1st XI fell short against Balwyn 1st XI with lessons to take away.
First up, Balwyn 1st XI made 133 from 35.1 overs. Scott Edwards held our opponents' innings together with 31. Brett Smith was the pick of the bowlers, taking three for 35 off 8.1 overs. Bhaumik Jani offered good support with two for 7.
In reply, we finished on 121 from 37.3 overs. Leading the way was Simon Lambert with 39 off 37 balls. There were also handy runs from Jaimin Patel (26). The visitors' best with the ball was Pierre Jacod (four for 12). Jackson Ellingworth backed up with four for 28 for our opponents.
We'll take the lessons from this one and go again. Back to the nets, and on to the next one.
