Despite a solid effort, our Footscray 2nd XI lost their match against Northcote 2nd XI in Kookaburra Men's Premier.
Our total was 10/275; Northcote 2nd XI's was 2/301. A classy 99 off 130 balls from Ashton Frost was the highlight. Declan O'Brien contributed 43 off 37 balls. Luke Gilham also got among the runs with 33 off 49 balls. Adam Howard was the pick of our opponents' bowlers with three for 44.
Credit to Michael Jephcott, who made a century (143) for the hosts. A century to Mitch Lawson for our opponents: 106 not out.
Not our day, but there's plenty to work with. We'll go again.
