Sports report

As they padded up, PPS were feeling confident, but their spirits soon dipped after opener Henry offered up a simple catch in the first over. Some slow scoring piled pressure on the batsmen and not long after, Nate was bowled for 8, having just got comfortable at the crease. Almost immediately after, PPS lost two wickets for no runs added and found themselves 17/4 and needing Harrison to dig them out of a hole.

With some confident scoring Harrison quickly moved to double figures but was also bowled, much to his frustration, on the last ball of North Bridges best bowler’s final over. At this point it looked very unlikely Portland would make the runs with no other batters looking capable of scoring quickly enough.

Zane carried his bat for 4, but PPS were bowled out in the 15th over for 57. It was a disappointing result after such a promising start and the squad will need to learn some lessons. They were guilty of taking their foot off the gas having put NBH in all sorts of trouble. Too many extras were given away in the field, whilst key batsmen offered up their wickets too cheaply. North Bridge were far more ruthless and deserved the win.