Led by a player-of-the-game performance from skipper Abbie Uhr, Western Zone bolted out of the gates in Monday’s opening round of the Western NSW Under-15 Girls’ Carnival, kicking off its campaign with a commanding win over Penrith.
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After winning the toss and batting Uhr entered the fray at 1-44 and belted a scintillating, unbeaten 83 from just 87 balls to lead Western to 4-196 from its 40 overs.
She built on the excellent foundation Kinross’ Claudia Hamilton (32 from 98) and Broken Hill’s Katie Letcher (22 from 39) laid, Hamilton’s composed innings provided perfect foil for her skipper as the pair added 125 for the second wicket.
Elsa Hunter was the best with the ball for Penrith, taking 2-17 from her seven overs, but her side struggled with the bat against Western’s clinical attack.
Not through lack of effort of course, Penrith showed plenty of character and grit but ultimately fell well short as it was bowled out for 95.
Zoe Murdoch (32 not out) and Hunter (14) tried to mount a fightback and added 23 for the third wicket, but when the latter was run out by Bridie Minehan Penrith’s collapse began.
The Sydney side went on to lose their remaining seven wickets for 52. Mea O’Byrne did the bulk of the damage for Western, finishing with game-best figures of 3-6 from just four overs.
Caitlin Keen (2-26), Taylor Hobby (1-11), Amy Kreuzberger (1-3), Minehan (1-7) and Chloe Stapleton (1-5) were Western’s other wicket-takers.