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WACA Premier Cricket: Scarborough folds under Joondalup’s attack

Prestige PublishingStirling Times

IT was a disappointing weekend for Scarborough, which lost its WA Premier Cricket two-day match to Joondalup before being eliminated by 65 runs in Sunday’s T20 semi-final against Claremont-Nedlands.

The Gulls had a solid chance of beating the Centurions on Saturday at Abbett Park, with the visitors beginning the second day at 2-80 chasing 256.

But a mammoth 262-run partnership from Garrick Morgan (195) and Tim Zsilinksy (122) ensured that did not happen, the side cruising past the total just three wickets down.

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Morgan later combined with his brother Jaron with the side at 3-340, the pair boosting the score to 416 before declaring.

On Sunday, the Gulls looked good early with Ryan Knight taking two wickets to have the Tigers at 2-16 at Stevens Reserve.

But some crafty batting from Tim David and Cameron Steel helped push the total to 4-81.

WA cricketer Joel Paris entered the crease and immediately found a partner in Chris Brabazon, with the duo smashing a 49-run fifth-wicket partnership.

Knight continued to clamp down on the Tiger’s batsmen, taking 5-18 as the Tigers finished the innings on 9-175.

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