Competition Begins

Each day in Adelaide was much the same - Ella and I walked to the oval in time for the in a pre game  team meeting and warm up. I left her to it and went on my own jog around the lovely River Torrens or as the Kaurna people know it Karrawirra Parri, the River of the Red Gum Forest.

Sweaty and hot, I would return to the cottage, shower, pack a picnic and collect Katy and Grandad. A few hundred metres from our cottage was Mr Sunshine, an awesome coffee shop. We'd grab a few coffees and smoothie before continuing on to the oval.

The first day of competition involved 2 x T20 matches. The ACT girls played NSW in the morning. ACT batted first scoring 4/35 while NSW dominated the game winning 1/36. Katy was pretty bored quickly and ended up digging in the sand. It was a warm day but luckily there were a few trees around the edge that provided  some shade. In the afternoon ACT did a little better against QLD chasing a score of 5/98, they fell short scoring 4/84 in the 20 overs. Ella was happy to have a turn at wicket keeping for 5 overs against QLD and did a great job. By the end of the second game the ACT girls were shattered from being out in the heat all day. Ella and Grandad returned home, while Katy and I explored a nearby playground finding a hamster wheel!!

Day 2 of competition saw the ACT girls play VIC in a T35 match. The VIC team were a league above our girls. The final result VIC 8/152 def ACT all out for 66. As ACT batted second and were all out with 10 overs to go, the coaches encouraged the two girls that didn't get an offical bat to have a turn. Thus Ella got to face a few balls before her team mate was bowled!! It was nice to see the two teams eat lunch together and at the conclusion of the game swap pins and have a group photo.