It was a Saturday to remember for our Carlton 1st XI, who outclassed Essendon 1st XI in a pleasing performance.
The team batted first and reached 9/285 from 50 overs. Jagadeswara Koduru made a great 60 off 66 balls, a well-made fifty. Aryan J Sharma brought up a good half-century, finishing with 54 off 61 balls. Tom Smyth played a handy knock of 37. Nicholas McGuane was the main threat for Essendon 1st XI, taking four for 40. Noman Safdar added three for 60 for the hosts.
Our opponents were all out for 169 in 36.1 overs in reply. The hosts' best with the bat was Ikroop Dhanoa, who made 45. Arshit Rajput weighed in with 35 for our opponents. Cameron Stevenson was the pick of the bowlers, taking four for 55 off ten overs. There were also wickets for Michael Archer (three for 38).
The runs on the board proved more than enough. That's three wins on the trot for the boys.
A day to enjoy for everyone at Carlton.
