Depleted Mets fall to Laidley, Wests remain in top spot

CRICKET: Laidley has finally taken its revenge on Metropolitan-Easts in the Harding-Madsen Shield.

Jack Carter bowls for Metropolitan-Easts. Photo: Nev Madsen

After the Trojans were commanding winners of the 2019 competition by defeating Laidley in the final, the Ipswich-based side had a thumping victory over the understrength Mets at Harristown Park.

Batting first, Metropolitan-Easts were only able to put 113 runs on the board, with Matthew Dennis’ 32 a highlight of the innings.

Laidley was able to cruise to the target inside 18 overs, dropping just three wickets on their way to victory.

Kyle Tonkin took two wickets in the loss.

Western Districts remained on top of the ladder with a powerful batting display against South East at Heritage Oval.

Despite finding themselves in a dire situation at 4/9, the Redbacks fought back to post a competitive total of 186.

Wests made their intentions clear from the outset, scoring at a rapid rate early on, with opener Chris Gillam’s first five scoring shots resulting in boundaries.

He went on to finish with 90 as Wests chased down the target with seven wickets and 23 overs remaining.

The finals hopes of Highfields-Railways took a minor hit, with Central Districts claiming a four-wicket victory at Highfields Sports Park.

Jacob Porter’s knock of 49 runs helped them to reach 162, before Centrals chased down the total with 10 overs to spare.

Southern Districts was unable to get a result against Brothers, with wet weather forcing an abandonment.

Diggers claimed a win over Northsiders.

HEAT DOUSED BY WET WEATHER

Brisbane Heat’s WBBL campaign has taken a hit, with wet weather severely impacting their weekend fixtures.

After getting just one game away the previous weekend, rain has again prevented them from making any ground in the competition.

Their Saturday match against Hobart finished in a no result due to persistent rain.

On Sunday they were faced with a tough task against the Sydney Thunder, needing to chase down 45 runs off five overs.

They fell short at 7/30, with Warwick’s Delissa Kimmince hitting eight off four balls.

With the ball she had figures of 1/14 as the Thunder scored 3/80 from 12.1 overs.

Originally published as Depleted Mets fall to Laidley, Wests remain in top spot