Moorooduc show strength, Hastings flop, Seaford pull off a hard-fought win
Picture: Craig Barrett
MOOROODUC have started the year on the right foot with a hard-fought win over Somerville.
Choosing to bat first, Moorooduc set their opponents a difficult target of 222 to chase down.
Opener Brenton Alp got the run chase off to a good start, scoring 60 runs. Number four batsman Bradley McDonald also contributed some runs to the scoreboard with a knock of 42.
Somerville took the game right down to the wire, but couldn’t get over the line. At the end of their forty overs they were at 9/215, seven runs short of a result and one wicket short of a win.