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PROUDLY SUPPORTING
From there it all went the way of the Shire Rebels, who were playing at home on the Byron Recreation Grounds, as they scored three unanswered tries, to run out winners 25–17.
WAR had plenty of ball and attacking chances but they lacked their normal finishing poise as they ran into the blue wall of defence from the Shire Rebels.
Despite the loss, WAR still sit on top of the competition ladder with 57 points, in front of the Shire Rebels (54), Casuarina (42) and Ballina (30).
In other first grade games Casino Bulls had a good
34-26 win over Ballina, while Casuarina dominated Lismore 36–13.
Saturday afternoon got off to a good start for the local fans as second grade maintained their impressive winning record for the season, all but one game, by beating WAR 20–14.
The Shire Rebels second graders sit on top of the table with 58 points, ahead of
Casuarina (48), WAR (41) and Casino (31).
The only downside on the day was the Byron Shire women’s team going down by two points, 19–17, in a hard fought game against Evans River.
The Shire Rebels and Evans sit together on the table with 16 points, behind Casuarina (43) and Lismore (32).
Free training to become a local cricket umpire
In an effort to boost local umpiring numbers for the upcoming season, the Far North Coast Cricket Council have secured international umpire, Claire Polosak, to conduct free local training.
For those who have thought about being an umpire, this is a chance to get trained by one of the best umpires in the country, as well as getting the support to develop skills and experience in the game.
The FNCC is committed to providing at least one umpire for all local games of cricket, however, to achieve this ambitious goal, they need people to put up their hand for training.
The level 1 training will be held at Ballina’s Fripp Oval Clubhouse on Wednesday 9 August from 6pm to 9pm. The $40 fee will be refunded when training is complete.
See: https://bit.ly/ FNCUmpireRego2023
