BOMBERS HUMBLE SPARTANS

Tuesday 15th December 2009

By Chris Boyes

The Bull Creek Leeming Amateur Football Club has beaten the Leeming Spartans Cricket Club in the inaugural Twenty20 Xmas Match between the two local sides.

The match was a great success with both clubs deciding to get together for the occasion as they had originally scheduled separate games for the same date.

After happily agreeing to field first, the Bombers got on top in the game after taking the pace of the ball by utilising the side’s slower bowlers with immediate effect.

This combined with an amazing all round effort in the field, the Creek produced 3 run outs, 2 stunners from Trent Ovens, restricted the home team to 129.

Shane Thompson, Pri Quackenbush, Karl Jardine, Chris Boyes, Mitch Gillam, Darren Humble and Paul Petkovich each picked up a wicket.

Petkovich and Humble also opened the batting getting the run chase off to a blistering start until Bull Creek Leeming’s very own Mitch Lane, representing the Spartans struck twice in a short space of time.

This however brought Trent Ovens to the crease and he and Humble combined to take the Creek to the brink of victory.

Ovens was dismissed with the end in sight but Humble continued on his merry way notching up an unbeaten half century and hitting the winnings runs.

The Bombers were victorious by 7 wickets with 14 balls to spare.

During the ceremonies, Shane Thompson was introduced to the crowd as the new League Coach of the Bombers for the 2010 season.

Thompson has wasted little time making changes with Pre Season training due to start on January 11 with sessions scheduled for Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The Bombers will be hoping to be open for business on Friday nights to create some early atmosphere around the club in a bid to form a formidable playing group for the season ahead.