Western Wildfires hit out at Maitland for over 60s state carnival

Sixteen teams participated in the carnival from Sydney, Southern Highlands, Newcastle, Central Coast, Tamworth, Coffs Harbour, Lismore and many more.

The Wildfires first game was against Central Coast which was a hard-fought match with the Central Coast making 181 and the Wildfires making 130 in reply with Tony Burrows and Chris Menchin making 38 and 39.

In game two the Wildfires played Quirindi, in a nail-biting game and losing in the last over.

Wildfires made 7-131, with Nev Castle 45 retired and Steve Walsh 28.

In reply Quirindi won the game with just four balls to go. Dave Hicks had a good game with the ball taking 2/19.

The third game saw the Wildfires take on Mid North Coast and batting first making 6/202.

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They played well with Tony Burrows, Walsh and Castle all being retired on 46. Their opposition could only manage 85 with Burrows taking 3/12, Glenn Campbell 3/3 and Barry Fitzgerald 2/6.

In the final game against Hunter the Wildfires failed to handle good slow bowling being all out for 87 with only Campbell showing form in making 31. In reply Hunter made 4/91 with Fitzgerald taking 3/17.

The Wildfires had a good week with all of the team making a valuable contribution and enjoyed the carnival and the comradery with teammates and opposition players. They also had a great night in taking out the trivia on the Tuesday night.

Out of the carnival Walsh and Castle were selected to play against the Touring Over 60s England side which they will be playing in the Southern Highlands and the Central Coast. They are also playing in the National Over 60s Cricket in Adelaide in November, so we wish them all the best in these tournaments.

The Wildfires would also like to thank Paul Curran for the use of his bus to transport them to Maitland and also to their sponsors.

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