Cliff hangers prevail in Parkes senior cricket

Updated February 21 2017 - 11:48am, first published 11:00am
CLOSE CALL: Parkes Hotel Galahs batsman Matt Searl in action during a January game against Reedy Creek Gold at Spicer Oval. Photo: Jenny Kingham
CLOSE CALL: Parkes Hotel Galahs batsman Matt Searl in action during a January game against Reedy Creek Gold at Spicer Oval. Photo: Jenny Kingham

The amazing run of exciting closely contested games continued last Saturday. Colts defeated Cambridge with 9 balls remaining. Bowling Club defeated Parkes Hotel Pythons on the last ball of the game. Reedy Creek Green defeated Parkes Hotel Galahs by 2 wickets. Star Hotel defeated Cambridge Beefeaters by 2 runs. Some outstanding individual performances were recorded with Pythons captain Joe Van Opynen leading the way by scoring 134 against Bowling Club. This was Joe's second century of the season only just topping his 133 against Reedy Creek Green.

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