After winning the toss, the Dees elected to bowl first.
With a slightly reshuffled side featuring a few new names, the home team got off to a dream start.
Cam Arnold opened the bowling and struck with his very first delivery, taking a sharp caught-and-bowled to set the tone early.
The Demons kept the pressure on throughout, bowling consistently to restrict Tungamah to 90 runs in their first innings.
After afternoon tea, the Dees’ batters padded up to face what turned out to be a spicy deck.
Tungamah’s opening bowlers tore through the top order, but Rory Knight stood firm, leading from the front and carrying his bat with a gritty 41 not out.
Justin Lawton provided valuable support down the order with 14 runs in his first game of the season.
Despite their efforts, the Demons fell just 20 runs short, finishing on 70 all out.
The boys will be back on the training track this week, ready to regroup and take on the Rhinos at home next round.
Under-11s
The young Dees hit the road to take on the Berrigan Saints, eager to put up a strong performance.
After losing the toss, the Dees were sent in to bowl first, and they set the tone early with some tight, accurate bowling.
The opening bowlers kept a consistent line and length, giving away very few runs.
The fielders were sharp and switched on, stopping anything that came their way.
Congratulations to our award winners this week, Aibel (surname not provided), for his terrific accuracy with the ball, and Dominic (surname not provided), who was outstanding with the bat, finding the middle nearly every time he swung.
The Dees finished the day with a score of 94 to 31, securing their first victory of the season before heading into the bye.
Well done, team! Also, a big thank you to the Browning family for their generous donation towards our game balls for the season.
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