In Kookaburra Men's Premier action, our Essendon 3rd XI saw off Carlton 3rd XI in a polished team performance.
We kept Carlton 3rd XI to 9/210 from 45 overs. The visitors' best was a half-century from Izan Shaikh, who made 60. Heath doherty was the pick of the bowlers, taking three for 16 off nine overs. Aaron Cornish backed up well, taking two for 28.
In reply, the boys reached the target at 8/213 in 44.2 overs. Jessraj Badhaan brought up a stylish half-century, finishing with 73 off 91 balls. Maan Fabian Singh carried on to an unbeaten 45 off 77 balls. Vanshjot Sandhu contributed 41 off 29 balls. Todd Marchant bowled cleverly for our opponents, a five-wicket haul of five for 31.
That's three wins on the trot for the team. Well done, team.
