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Gibbs fires Kilsyth to big win over Heatherdale
Sunday, October 18
Pinks Reserve, Kilsyth
By Ethan Wright
Co-captain Serena Gibbs was the star, as she struck an unbeaten 82 as Kilsyth beat
Heatherdale 2XI by 10 wickets at Pinks Reserve on Sunday.
Sharing a 121-run opening stand with Belinda Hutchings (30*), the Redbacks cruised to
victory, winning with more than 16 overs to spare. Gibbs’ powerful shots the highlight of the innings, the lack of scoreboard pressure allowing her to leave as needed and punish both straight down the ground and pulling with real presence.
For the third-straight game to start the season, Kilsyth won the toss and elected to bowl. Heatherdale started steadily, with Angela Hucker (42) and Amy Williams (11) putting on 35 before the loss of the first wicket to Kaylen Tilney. Quick wickets followed to leave the visitors reeling; Sarah Gibbs (6.0-1-13-1) and Tegan Unternahrer (5.0-1-18-3) striking to leave them 3/39 in the 12th over.
Captain Sasha Almy (13) and Hucker (42) added 36 to crawl to 5/106, but their
departures signalled the end of the batting for Heatherdale. The last five wickets fell for just nine runs, falling from 4/106 to 9/120 at the end of their 36 overs.
Kilsyth’s response was clinical. Without the need to score at more than a run a ball, the
openers took advantage of the young attack. Firing along to their target, Serena struck
12 fours in her 82 from 62 balls, with catches going down either side of drinks.
With luck firmly on their side, Serena and Hutchings (30* from 53), rotated the strike,
with Hutchings allowing her partner to go to work. They took a particular liking to Amelia Bryant (3.0-0-22-0 @ 7.33) and Anna de Vos (2.0-0-16-0 @ 8.00), with not much being obered by way of danger with the ball.
Some tidy overs from Almy (3.0-0-13-0) and Rihanna Richin (4.0-0-21-0) kept
Heatherdale in with a chance, but they raced to the target inside 20 overs, finishing
0/121 with 100 balls to go, winning by 10 wickets.
