Our Essendon 3rd XI had to settle for a loss as they were bettered by Melbourne University 3rd XI on Saturday at Oval #1 West.
Essendon 3rd XI 10/118, Melbourne University 3rd XI 5/220 was the final tally. Vihanga Fernando's 40 off 76 balls was the highlight with the bat. There were also handy runs from Paramvir Singh (23). Hunter Kremer-Slevin was the pick of our opponents' bowlers with three for 17. William Waters finished with three for 18 for the visitors.
Benjamin Rolfs posted 79 for our opponents, a good fifty. Aaron Cornish picked up two for 35 off nine overs. Luay Miraz also took two for 37.
Credit to the visitors, who played well. It's two defeats on the trot, and the team will be eager to bounce back. On to the next one.
