Tara Murray
Williamstown wasn’t good enough with the bat when it was needed, knocked out of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west finals in straight sets.
After a below performance with the bat in their finals loss to Mt Waverley, the Seagulls needed to be better on the weekend against Spotswood in a semi final.
But it was a case of the same issue, with the Woodsmen too strong, winning through to the grand final.
Seagulls secretary Jordan Doyle said that Spotswood was the better team on the day.
“We weren’t good enough when it counted,” he said.
“Making 111 and 126 isn’t going to win you many finals.”
The Seagulls had won both previous games between the sides the last two seasons, but weren’t taking the Woodsmen lightly.
The Woodsmen made 212, which Doyle said was a par score on that ground.
“Their openers started really well,” he said.
“Our captain Sean [Sturrock] came on and changed the game. Their skipper Jakson [Knight] batted well in the middle.
“At 5-188 we were looking at chasing 250, but we were able to peg them back.”
Sturrock took 5-53 off his 19 overs.
Doyle said they knew they needed to bat well if they were to chase down the runs. At 3-20 they were in trouble.
The side never recovered and were bowled out for 126 in the 44th over.
Jack Craig top scored with 34.
Doyle said they were disappointed with how the season finished after having high hopes entering the season.
“We know we had the ability to go all the way,” he said. “We had the ability to play at a high level, but we weren’t firing at the right time of year.”
Spotswood will play Werribee in the grand final, after the Tigers snuck home against Mt Waverley.
