Forbes Achesons 6/191 (Stuart Gordon 85, Luke McDean 37, Brad Nicholls 33 and 2/12, Jacob Bell 2/165 and best fielder) defeated Parkes Colts 5/149 (Abi Simpson 25, Royce Simpson 23 retired, Zac Larkins 21 n.o, Zayne Ehsman 17 and 1/15, Brody Clarke 2/11, best fielder - Royce Simpson).

Forbes Engineering 181 (Talis Hurford 41, Henry Hodges 37, Jake Smith 3/12, Jack Whitty 3/7, best fielders - Callum Farmer and Campbell Rubie) defeated Condobolin 160 (Greg Doyle 44, Tyson Smith 32, Franklin Ross 4/7, Ian Nash 2/8, best fielders - Rylee Ogston and Sam Cunningham).

Parkes Cats had the bye.

Forbes KMWL 6/90 (Charlie Francis 25, Tom Glasson 19, George Field 2/2, Zac Frazer /16, best fielders - Sam Schrader and Zac Frazer) defeated Parkes Colts 6/72 (Ellen Dolbel 13 retired and 3/9, Jack Milne 13 retired, Sam Rayner 2/1, best fielders - Aiden Rayner and Jake Dunn).

Forbes Bernardis 6/198 (Tom Maslin 47, Oliver Walker 33 n.o, Tom Greenhill 1/6, Patrick Ryan 1/6, best fielders - Callum Ravel and William Mayo) defeated Parkes Cats 6/127 (Geordie Duncan 34 retired, Harry Jones 16 retired, Liam Freeman 15 n.o, Harry Kennedy 2/8, Oliver Westcott 2/10, best fielders - Holly Duncan and Ewan Moody).

Forbes Livestock had the bye.

Forbes Adept Plumbing 2/117 (Marcus Hardy 17, Dempsey O'Connell 16 and 3/10, Bryce Tandy 1/9, best fielders - Marcus Hardy and Isaac Page) defeated Parkes Colts 7/91 (Boyd Hutchins 33, Henry Kross 10 n.o and 1/20, Harry Yelland 1/12, best fielder - Nina Richardson-Bartley).

Forbes Hazell & Field 167 (Gus Field 25, Leroy McNamara 25, Mac Glasson 3/12, best fielder - Lachlan Wallace) defeated Forbes Ag'N'Vet 138 (Reece Matheson 26, Liam Fraser 19, Marcus Colvin 1/10, Mason Hodges 1/15, best fielder - Max Coote).

Forbes Sportspower (, best fielder -) defeated Parkes Cats (, best fielder -).

Parkes Colts 94 (Jack Dunford 20 n.o, Billy Dawson 15 n.o, Hughie Orr 3/9, Fletcher Matthews 2/14) defeated Parkes Cats 87 (Ari Albert 14 retired, Lucas Pritchard 11 retired, Alfie Rosser 1/6, Lochie Jennings 1/9).

Parkes Raptors 5/84 (Jett Clarke 13 n.o, Jaxon Clarke 12 retired, Lacey Ticehurst 2/5, Ali Moin 1/3, Jayden Kuun 1/3) defeated Parkes Crushers 5/40 (Harry Smede 3 retired, William Westcott 1/8, Ethan Luke 1/15).

Point-score after games played December 7

3 points = win, 2 points = tie/draw/washout, 1 point = loss, 0 points = forfeit/bye.

Lachlan Cricket Council under 14 Competition

Dubbo White 10/133 in 40 overs (Riley Keen 63, Aydan Hunt 19, Paddy Cant 12, Lochie George 10, Harry Jones 2/16 off eight overs, Liam Freeman 2/14 off four overs, Harry Kennedy 2/15 off two overs, Maddy Spence 1/14 off eight overs) defeated Parkes 10/118 in 39.4 overs (Liam Moody 37, Geordie Duncan 19, Harry Jones 15, Jack Milne 12, Richard Gaut 10, Kane Mac Farlane 3/20 off eight overs, Aydan Hunt 2/24 off eight overs, Nate Bayliss 2/11 off 3.4 overs, Paddy Cant 1/14 off eight overs, Lochie George 1/9 off four overs) Dubbo White won by 15 runs.

In a closely contested match Dubbo White eventually won by 15 runs. Riley Keen formerly of Condobolin but now playing in Dubbo proved to be a stumbling block for the Parkes team as he scored 63 runs to give Dubbo White a solid score of 133 after their allocated 40 overs.

Riley had to survive a close umpiring decision early in his innings. Tight bowling by Parkes players Harry Jones and Maddy Spence made runs hard to come by. Liam Freeman and Harry Kennedy both took 2 wickets apiece to help dismiss Dubbo White.

In reply Geordie Duncan quickly rattled up a brisk 19 runs to give Parkes a good start. Liam Moody top scored with a determined and skilful 37 runs while Harry Jones (15), Jack Milne (12) and Richard Gaut (10) played useful innings. Accurate bowling by Dubbo White players helped their team to a 15 run victory.

The next LCC game for Parkes under 14s is at Condobolin on February 2, 2020 where Parkes will play the combined Condobolin/West Wyalong team.

Lachlan Cricket Council under 12 Competition

The Parkes under 12s played 2 T/20 matches in Dubbo on Sunday 08/12/19.

Game one

Dubbo White 4/115 in 20 overs (Oliver Orth 39, Chris Quinn 15, Max McPherson 11 n.o, Austin Hunt 11 n.o, Harry Yelland 3/20 off four overs, Thomas Ball 1/22 off three overs, Ewan Moody 0/12 off four overs, Sam Rayner 0/3 off 1 over) defeated Parkes 9/97 in 20 overs (Ewan Moody 59 n.o, Thomas Ball 8, Austin Hunt 3/14 off three overs, Lachlan O'Connor 2/16 off three overs, Rupert Mason 1/3 off 1 over, Archer Mason 1/9 off 2 overs, Jordan Ryan 0/8 off 3 overs). Dubbo White won by 18 runs.

The morning game saw Dubbo White bat first with Oliver Orth batting very well to score 39 runs. Harry Yelland turned in a fine spell of leg spin bowling to capture 3/20 including two very smart caught and bowled efforts. Thomas Ball with 1/22 took a key wicket.

In reply Parkes lost some early wickets before Ewan Moody batted very well to score a splendid 59 n.o with 6 well struck boundaries. Thomas Ball assisted Ewan to add 37 runs for the 8th wicket. Dubbo Whites Austin Hunt developed good pace as he took 3/14 off 3 overs to lead his team to an 18 run victory.

Game two

Parkes 4/111 in 20 overs (Harry Yelland 24, Sam Rayner 18, Thomas Ball 17 n.o, Boyd Hutchins 9, Ewan Moody 9,Kade Ticehurst 7 n.o, Will Dimmick 1/4 off 3 overs, Bede Clout 1/17 off four overs, Nathaniel Robinson 1/14 off three overs) defeated Wellington 3/109 in 20 overs (Nathaniel Robinson 34, Will Dimmick 26 n.o, W Horton 8, Oscar Mason 7, Charlie Kiss 6 n.o, Boyd Hutchins 1/3 off three overs, Eamon Moody 1/3 off two overs, Thomas Ball 1/6 off 1 over, Harry Yelland 0/15 off four overs). Parkes won by two runs.

The afternoon game was a real thriller as Parkes scraped home by just two runs as a gallant Wellington team tried to chase down the Parkes score of 4/111.

Harry Yelland (24 with 3 fours) and Sam Rayner (18 with 3 fours) gave Parkes a good start to their innings before Thomas Ball (17 n.o) and Kade Ticehurst (7 n.o) added quick runs in the last two overs of the Parkes innings.

Wellingtons Nathaniel Robinson struck the ball powerfully to score 34 with seven fours to give his team a top start. Parkes pocket rocket bowler Boyd Hutchins did very well to dismiss Nathaniel. This proved to be a turning point in the game.

Will Dimmick (26 n.o) did his best to score necessary runs for Wellington.

The Parkes bowlers held fast as they eliminated the wides and no balls, this eventually helped Parkes gain a narrow 2 run victory in a very closely contested match that was played in good spirit by both teams.

The next U/12 Lachlan games will be played on Sunday 02/02/20 with another 2 T/20 matches in Parkes when Parkes will play Dubbo Blue (morning) and Dubbo White (afternoon).

Parkes - Forbes - Condobolin Junior Cricket Associations will now have a break until Saturday 1st of February 2020 when junior cricket competitions resume.

The executives of Parkes, Forbes and Condobolin wish all players, coaches, managers, scorers and supporters a joyous, happy, healthy and holy festive season and look forward to seeing you in the new year.