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Bat dominated ball in round one of the Snow FM Monaro District Cricket Association T20 competition with wins to Berridale, Cooma Titans and Cooma based side, Rhythm.
Titans captain and big hitter, Hassan Nawaz, took to Dalgety's bowlers at Nijong synthetic. Nawaz hit 10 sixes on his way to a commanding 114 of just 48 balls.
Nawaz was well supported by Mohsin Imran who reached 55 off 39, the pair putting on 129 runs. The Titans set Dalgety an imposing 234 for victory.
Best with the ball for Dalgety was all-rounder, Owen Freebody, who finished his four overs 2/13. Freebody then led the batting effort for side, hitting 80 off 60 balls.
Dalgety finished 5/151, 82 runs behind the Titans.
In a second game at Nijong, Rhythm triumphed over Jindabyne in a 20th over thriller. Rhythm defended 128 with Jindabyne falling just two runs short.
Best with the bat for Rhythm was young opener, Azaan Sadaat, who batted through the 20 overs for 60 off 52 balls.
For Jindabyne, leg-spinner, Dave Oxley, collected two wickets while medium-pacer, Chad Steven, was the most economical for 0/15 off four overs.
In their run chase, Jindabyne opener, Kyle Hind, top scored for his side with 27. A top bowling effort from Rhythm sealed a tight win.
At the Berridale sportsground, the home side featured in two matches. The current T20 premiers showed their might with two dominant wins.
Tom King smacked 82 off only 25 balls as Berridale chased Bombala's 103 down in seven overs.
Batting first, Bombala lost early wickets as Berridale quick, Jack Dunn, collected two wickets and spinner, William Lambert, snared three.
King, as he did on numerous occasions last season, made short work of the chase.
Bombala welcomed Monaro senior representative fast bowler, Rylee Holland, for his first game for the club. Holland picked-up his side's only wicket.
In Berridale's second match, they raced to 3/110 off eight overs against Coffey's. All-rounder, Zac McKenzie, belted 44 and Lambert 42 to have their side off and racing.
Tighter bowling from Coffey's slowed the scoring, but a composed 30 from Alex Thompson and 21 from Berridale captain, Russ Haylock, guided the team to 6/190.
For Coffey's, quick bowlers Kye Harrison 3/37 off four overs and Jacob Moon 1/29 off four overs, were the pick for their side.
Coffey's lost early wickets in the run chase to fall well short on 8/115. Jumesh John top scored with 37. In a nice moment, Jumesh's son, Nathan, scored his first senior runs.





