BRILLIANT

Peter Roebuck

What a performance it was last night. The Sav’s played brilliantly and hit top gear leading into the finals.

The Sav’s turned up in full force last night focused and determined to send the Newtown boys packing back to Wacko St, aka King St.

Having a couple of there so called “stars” pull out of the match at the last minute The Sav’s were ready to turn on a show.

Winning the toss and sending the Mongrels in bat the Sav’s started brilliantly. Taking the new ball Dabber who was recalled days before the game stood up and balled with pace and bounce. Getting 2 early run out’s meant the Sav’s were in a strong position.
With the first pairing struggling for runs, the Sav’s placed the pressure on them and they finished the skin with 13 runs on the board.

Insider reports told The Sav’s that the 2nd pairing was their best and needed to be really focused on. Ocky and Slick had the task of keeping the scores tight. Ocky was swinging the ball from side to side and had the batters in all sorts. Slick balling rockets, managed to bowl a ball that smashed into the batters hip, he then proceeded to fall down like the twin towers!! The paring finished the skin with 16 runs on the board and the Mongrels had 39 in the bank at the half way mark.

Shami aka Peter Taylor was spinning the ball and tempting everyone to hit him for six. Unfortunately for them they hit the ball straight to Tempter who took a screamer of a catch and would take on Tucan’s catch for the sort after trophy of classic catch of the season.

With the final pairing in, big Kel came charging and the got the Sav’s first hat trick for the season. The Sav’s went nuts and the batsmen’s were fired up and ready to unleash. With the Christmas lights flashing they managed to get back into the game and finished with 38 for the skin. The Sav’s needed to chase 87 to win the game.

Arjuna gave Reebs and Tempter the role of getting the boys of to a great start. They gave him the best start that he could have wished for. No outs and runs central commentators were calling it. Place managed to place 56 on the board in the first skin. Reebs worked the net while Tempter piled 35 runs on his stats!!

Winning the skin and in a solid position, out walked Kel and Arjuna, with a couple of early wickets the boys stuck their heads down and played simple indoor. Working the nets and keeping the runs ticketing they place a solid 32 on the board.

The Sav’s weren’t finished yet, Shami and Dabber wanted in on the party as well. Dabber hit a brilliant six off their spinner and Shami was timing the ball with class.

With a 113 in the bag, Ocky and Slick walked out. Wanting to stamp there authority as title favourites, they smacked the ball everywhere. Ocky was on fire and placed the highest total of the season on the board with a total of 40 runs. They finished with 62 runs at the end of the skin. Ocky said post match “I can’t believe I batted that well, I didn’t bat with my brother in Arms Tucan this week, but I wish he was here to share this special moment.”

It was a brilliant win and one that will go down in the history books. They won by 90 runs in the semi-final and really showed why they are the favourites.

Early this morning at the official media conference Captain Arjuna made a statement saying the Sav’s may forfeit the next game and use the back up game to get into the final as they have no players for this game! A decision will be made either today or tomorrow on the fate of the Sav’s.