Having only narrowly been beaten by the Year 5/6 team 3 weeks ago, Muritai's Year 4 cricket team thought they were in with a good chance when they went up against Wellesley's Year 4s.
Wellesley won the toss and decided to field first. Muritai started batting strongly, playing straight and accumulating runs on a slow out field.
Straight bowling and some good catches by Wellesley saw Muritai's middle order find a bit of trouble, with several wickets which slowed the run rate.
However a last wicket partnership between Tom and Lincoln steered Muritai to a respectable total of 45. Lincoln batted beautifully, hitting fours and sixes all round the park and earned himself man of the match.
Chasing 45, Wellesley started very well, with several fours and good running.
Muritai fielded excellently, keeping the pressure on the batters causing a few run outs. A couple of drop catches ended up being the difference between winning and loosing.
Wellesley ended up scoring 57, winning by 12 runs. The kids had a great game, with lots of fair play and good sportsmanship.
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