Sport
7 March, 2025
Quarter final beckons
CAMPERDOWN College’s senior girls cricket side has qualified for the state quarter final.
Coming off a win against Ballarat, the girls will head to Geelong on Monday, March 17 for the quarter final.
Playing Ballarat last week, Camperdown College won the toss and elected to bat.
Jada Mahony and Bree Daffy led from the start with a strong opening partnership of 65 before Jada was dismissed for 28 (which included four boundaries).
Stella Horspole joined Bree at the crease and the pair kept the scoreboard ticking over until Stella retired on 10 – giving others the opportunity to bat.
An over later Bree reached the retirement score, finishing on an unbeaten 41 runs.
Isla Spokes, Lily Van Es and Bec Johnson saw out the innings with a combined 26 runs.
Camperdown College finished with 137 runs from its 20 overs.
Some tight bowling from Lily Van Es and Jada Mahony had Ballarat High at 1/12 after four overs.
Jada Mahony took 2/7 from her three overs before replacing Isla Spokes behind the stumps.
Camperdown continued to rotate through bowlers.
Lily Maskell, Lila Horspole, Stella Horspole, Shelby Cameron and Chloe Cameron all got through their overs, restricting Ballarat to 2/64 after 13 overs.
Georgie Oborne bowled the next over and struck with her first ball.
With Ballarat three wickets down, Bree Daffy and Kayla Loving applied even greater pressure, restricting Ballarat’s batters to 0/4(2) and 0/4(3) respectively.
With two overs to go, the run chase looked impossible for Ballarat High.
Lily Maskell and Bec Johnson ensured few runs were scored with Bec taking two wickets in the final over, one bowled and one caught at mid-wicket by Kayla Loving.
Ballarat High finished their innings at 5/85.
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