WAUCHOPE are looking to ease the pain of an abysmal batting performance in round 11 of The McDonalds Premier Cricket League on January 13.
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Wingham travelled up to Wauchope’s Andrews Park with the home team winning the toss and electing to bat.
They managed just 83 in 31 overs, with all of Wingham’s bowlers taking at least two wickets each.
Aaron Hagenbach opened and top scored with 33 for Wauchope, but that was as good as it got.
By the 17th over Wingham passed the Wauchope total. Brock Hynes top scored with 37.
Captain Matt Day didn’t shy away when asked about his team’s performance.
“To be honest we were very ordinary with the bat. It was very disappointing,” he said.
“This week is basically must win for us. There’s plenty of pressure on us but I know we have the side to do it.
“Five of us got ducks, me included, so we couldn’t provide any platform. There’s not much we can do now but move on and get better.”
Move on they will as they travel away to Kempsey this Saturday.
“We’re working hard, doing things right at training but we aren’t bringing that to the game,” Day said.
“This weekend we don’t want to be planning our end of season trip after the game. The ladder is so tightly placed that you can lose one game and go down the bottom.
“On the other hand, you only have to win a couple in a row and we can get back into the top half of the ladder.”
Wauchope will be missing “a few” players, including Nathan Lyon who is injured for the rest of the season.
“We still had the side to put up a better showing, and I’m confident we have the team this weekend,” Day said.
“A couple of young guys, who are the future of the club, like Corey Holt and Zane Haywood who debuted on the weekend and they’re both going awesome.”
The match starts at 1.30pm.