Close call for Carver leg ‘brigade’

By Rohan Aldous

Nov 29, 2022

Six runs: Kyabram Fire Brigade under-16 captain Lachlan Carver smashes this Moama delivery over the boundary for six in his team’s unsuccessful run chase on Friday afternoon.

Lachlan Carver almost single-handedly led Kyabram Fire Brigade to a miracle win against Moama in Friday night’s Goulburn Murray Cricket under-16 match.

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Carver struck 10 boundaries and hit one six in his unbeaten 66 (from just 72 deliveries) as his team fell just 21 shy of Moama’s massive 5-212 total.

Carver came to the wicket after Marley Gordon was removed with the first delivery of the innings and watched on as his team slumped to 3-22 in the sixth over.

He was joined by James Hargreaves (17) and the pair added 49 runs for the third wicket before Oliver Barnett’s arrival.

Barnett smashed eight boundaries in support of Carver in his 59-ball 49-run total.

When he was the eighth man out in the 35th over Kyabram was still 49 runs behind its opposition.

Bill Hutchison then batted with captain Carver to add 30 for the last wicket, Hutchison not out 10 at the end of the innings.

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