Lightning strikes: Lithgow stuns Redbacks in record-breaking chase

Matt Findlay
Updated February 2 2017 - 11:46am, first published 9:04am
MATCH-WINNER: Ryan Gurney, pictured playing club cricket for Lidsdale, led his Lithgow side to victory with 80 not out in the Lightning's remarkable chase. Photo: LITHGOW MERCURY
MATCH-WINNER: Ryan Gurney, pictured playing club cricket for Lidsdale, led his Lithgow side to victory with 80 not out in the Lightning's remarkable chase. Photo: LITHGOW MERCURY

Lightning struck Wade Park in a big way on Wednesday night, when Lithgow steamrolled pre-competition favourites Bathurst City to seal a spot in the Royal Hotel Cup final four and bundle Redbacks out of the Twenty20 tournament in the process.

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Matt Findlay

Matt Findlay

Journalist

Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.

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