Academy cement place at top of NCU Section 2

By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Jul 2014, 11:54 BST
Experienced batsman David Greenlees helped Academy to victory over Victoria.Experienced batsman David Greenlees helped Academy to victory over Victoria.
Experienced batsman David Greenlees helped Academy to victory over Victoria.
A crucial half-century last-wicket stand between Waqas Mohammad and David Greenlees cemented Academy’s Senior League Section 2 pole position.

With nine down and only 112 runs on the board, Matthew Palmer’s lads had a tenuous hold on that cherished number-one spot, until their tenth wicket pair added another precious 53 runs to post 165 in 36.1 overs.

Even so, that was an attainable target at Castle Grounds, but the bowlers came to the rescue when they restricted Victoria to only 115 in 33.2 overs.

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Chris Halliday led the way with an impressive haul of 3 for 9, with support from Greenlees 2 for 15, Mohammad 2 for 23, Mitchell Atkins 1 for 30 and Andre Halbert 1 for 40.