Orange produced a strong start to its Under 16 Challenge Shield campaign after easily overcoming Bathurst on Sunday.
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Led by an unbeaten 85 at the top of the order from Blake Weymouth, Orange had no trouble chasing down Bathurst’s first-innings total of 122 from 40 overs.
Hugh Middleton was the pick of the Orange bowlers with 3-16 from 10 overs, including four maidens, wile Hugh McIntyre chipped in with 2-8 from 4.2 overs.
Harry Grant and Harry McGregor picked up a wicket each.
Bathurst kept losing wickets consistently, with no partnership bigger than Hamish Siegert (34) and Cooper Brein (36), who put on 40 runs.
Middleton also contributed 31 with the bat coming in at number three in Orange’s chase, in which they only lost two wickets – both taken by Ethan Muller – and only needed 33 overs.
Middleton was out with just 11 runs to score, leaving Weymouth and Phoebe Litchfield (zero not out) seeing Orange over the line.
Nick Murphy was excellent behind the stumps, taking two catches and two stumpings in his stint with the gloves, while James Thompson ended with a run-out and a catch.
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