{"id":97411,"date":"2023-03-26T14:48:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T03:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=97411"},"modified":"2023-03-26T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T03:48:10","slug":"murgheboluc-frogs-leap-to-gca-div-2-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/sport\/murgheboluc-frogs-leap-to-gca-div-2-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Murgheboluc Frogs leap to GCA Div 2 victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Murgheboluc Cricket Club has emerged as the champions of GCA Division 2 after defeating Torquay in a thrilling final at Leopold Memorial Park.<\/p>\n

After winning the toss, Torquay elected to bat first but their batsmen struggled to cope with Murgheboluc’s disciplined bowling attack. Kentish top-scored with 45* but received little support from the other end as Hutley took 3 wickets for 14 runs. Jason Grozdanovski and Dan Grozdanovski also contributed with two wickets each as Torquay were bowled out for 108.<\/p>\n

In reply, Murgheboluc got off to a steady start but lost a couple of quick wickets in the middle overs. However, Webb and Daffy steadied the ship with a crucial partnership, taking the score past 100. Russell tried his best to get Torquay back into the game by picking up 4 wickets, but it wasn’t enough as Murgheboluc chased down the target with five wickets in hand.<\/p>\n

Torquay 108<\/strong> L Kentish 45* S Hutley 3\/14 J Grozdanovski 2\/11 D Grozdanovski 2\/21 def by Murgheboluc 5\/112<\/strong> L Webb 35* C Daffy 25 A Russell 4\/23.<\/p>\n