06 Dec 2019
On Thursday 21 November Parkes High School Girls Open Cricket team played against Blayney High School at Northparkes Oval in the Western area final of the Marie Cornish CHS Knock-out Competition. With the temperature reaching over 30 degrees and the sky filled with smoke the girls turned up ready to give it their all against the reigning champions of the last five years.
Game results were: Parkes High 7/185 in 30 overs (Maddy Spence 93, Abigail Simpson 51, Marites Woods 23, Madison Marmion 3/36 off 6 overs, Taylor Hobby 2/19 off 6 overs, Montana Marmion 1/36 off 6 overs) defeated Blayney High 6/169 in 30 overs (Ella Tilburg 35, Sophie Tilburg 31, Abbie Uhr 29 n.o, Georgina Gray 22, Maddy Spence 2/20 off 6 overs, Ellen Dolbel 2/34 off 6 overs, Abigail Simpson 1/24 off 6 overs, Gracie Jones 1/25 off 3 overs) Parkes won by 16 runs.
Mr Duncan would like to thank Shane Jones and Paul Moody for their assistance with coaching the girls, Shane for umpiring and the parents for their assistance with the transporting of girls to games and training sessions. McDonalds Parkes for providing two of their Orange Bowls for ice cold water and the Spence and Simpson families for the ‘Zooper Doopers’ to keep all the girls cool and hydrated and also to Kerry Spence for scoring.
The girls (pictured) should be super proud of their efforts, they will now face the winner of the Riverina zone. Wishing the girls all the best of luck in their next game.