Burridge opener Mat Goles put a recent run of poor scores behind him to hit a key half-century which set up Cape Town's four-wicket win over Western Province in the WPCA Premier Division at Plumstead.
Goles, pictured above, had only managed to score 11 runs in his previous four knocks, but he came to the party with 59 as Cape Town chased down Province's 189. It was a restrained knock of one six and seven fours. Hambledon's Justin Behrens took four of the six CTCC wickets to fall, trapping Fareham & Crofton's Craig Jeffery leg before.
Apart from Portsmouth's Fraser Hay making 81 (five sixes and eight fours) in Melville's 241 at South Perth, it was a quiet round for the majority of UK locals down under.
Academy's Tom Cheater is gradually coming to terms with the Australian conditions and made an important 31 not out after Bayswater had slipped to 139-5 against Malvern. His side recovered to post 182-6 and then bowl Malvern out for 133.
Up on Queensland's Gold Coast, South Wilts teen all-rounder Archie Fairfax-Ross, restored to opening the batting, made 30 as Mudgeeraba (230-9) attempted to chase down a Palm Beach total of 243-5, only to lose by 13 runs. It was their first loss in seven matches, but they still lead the log by eight points.
One of Archie's clubmates at Mudgeeraba, Gareth Morgan took six wickets in six balls in a third grade match in Gold Coast's Division 3. Opponents Surfers Paradise had victory in their grasp. Chasing 179, they needed just five runs from the final over with six wickets in hand to win. Gareth Morgan then took six wickets in six balls to seal the unlikeliest of victories. "The umpire told me I need a hat-trick to win this one. It was a bit of a laugh at the time, I thought it was extremely unlikely," Morgan said. "When we won it was very chaotic. My team - half of who are under 19 - were excitedly running around. I was in a state of disbelief. The umpire just shook his head, walked up to me and said 'that's unbelievable'.
Goles, pictured above, had only managed to score 11 runs in his previous four knocks, but he came to the party with 59 as Cape Town chased down Province's 189. It was a restrained knock of one six and seven fours. Hambledon's Justin Behrens took four of the six CTCC wickets to fall, trapping Fareham & Crofton's Craig Jeffery leg before.
Apart from Portsmouth's Fraser Hay making 81 (five sixes and eight fours) in Melville's 241 at South Perth, it was a quiet round for the majority of UK locals down under.
Academy's Tom Cheater is gradually coming to terms with the Australian conditions and made an important 31 not out after Bayswater had slipped to 139-5 against Malvern. His side recovered to post 182-6 and then bowl Malvern out for 133.
Up on Queensland's Gold Coast, South Wilts teen all-rounder Archie Fairfax-Ross, restored to opening the batting, made 30 as Mudgeeraba (230-9) attempted to chase down a Palm Beach total of 243-5, only to lose by 13 runs. It was their first loss in seven matches, but they still lead the log by eight points.
One of Archie's clubmates at Mudgeeraba, Gareth Morgan took six wickets in six balls in a third grade match in Gold Coast's Division 3. Opponents Surfers Paradise had victory in their grasp. Chasing 179, they needed just five runs from the final over with six wickets in hand to win. Gareth Morgan then took six wickets in six balls to seal the unlikeliest of victories. "The umpire told me I need a hat-trick to win this one. It was a bit of a laugh at the time, I thought it was extremely unlikely," Morgan said. "When we won it was very chaotic. My team - half of who are under 19 - were excitedly running around. I was in a state of disbelief. The umpire just shook his head, walked up to me and said 'that's unbelievable'.