Liam Phillips
TRINITY will be in for a nervous second day in its Adelaide Turf Cricket Association A1 matchup with Para Hills after posting a slightly below par total of 158.
Sitting in seventh spot, the TOSers are only one win behind fourth place, but with time running out it must make every week count if it wants to factor in the pointy-end of the season.
Opener Alistair Forwood top scored with 42, but crucial mistakes cost Alex Cotter (run-out on 27) and Brad Cameron (stumped on 24) a chance to carry their side to a good score.
Travis Wordsworth (4/39, nine maidens from 21 overs) took important wickets as the visitors’ best with the ball.
Para Hills will begin day two at 2/57 and in the driver’s seat after Harvey Box helped his side to stumps with 32 not-out.
Trinity’s B1 side hosted a visiting Modbury side that would have felt like it was in a good position after the TOSers top-five batsmen combined for 53 runs, but that just gave number-six Austin Smith more time in the middle.
He capitalised on the opportunity in a big way, making 145 after being helped with a number-eleven cameo from Bradley Matters (35 not-out) to bring their side’s total to 271 for Modbury to chase on Saturday.
The TOSer LO4 made the long drive home from Woodville South after banking the points with a 23 run win.
Batting first, Liam Beazleigh (66) led the way for Trinity as he guided the side to 8/192 for his bowlers to defend.
With the ball, the TOSers were spoilt due to six different wicket-takers, with Ryan Roberts (2/2, one maiden from two overs) collecting the most efficient figures to bowl out Woodville South for 169.