Tintenbar-East Ballina (TEB)senior cricketers face a stern test to make it through to the finals of the LJ Hooker first grade league after losing to Casino in their most recent two day-game.
The loss allowed Casino to leapfrog past them on the table and into fourth place on a total of 30 points. TEB are also on 30 competition points but have an inferior win/loss record.
There is just one game remaining in the regulalr competition (starting March 16) and to get back on top of Casino and qualify for the fourth finals cricket spot, TEB will have to topple second-placed Marist Brothers.
Casino will face-off against the Ballina Bears, who are currently in eighth position with just one win for the season.
In their fixture, played at Casino earlier this month, TEB sent Casino in to bat. They recovered from 2/17 to score 155 off 63 overs.
In reply TEB could muster just 120 from 35 overs.
Maybe they would face less of a challenge if they broadened the recruitment net. Like including Teven as well as Tintenbar. And West Ballina as well as East. A lot of high quality cricketers live in those places. Also, apparently there’s a bloke who bowls pretty handy leg spin who lives in Newrybar…?