A STRONG fielding and bowling display by the Homers as well as big hitting 120 by Simon Hopper at bat has earned the side the Horsham Cricket Association A Grade title.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Rup-Minyip won the toss and opted to bat first in order to make a high score for the Homers to chase on Sunday.
Not everything went to plan for the side and made 152.
The Homers ended the two day grand final with 6-250 with two batsmen in Sandy Hodge and Lachie Jones being out and Jarred Combe and Simon Hopper the deciders.
Combe had a stellar day one with the ball in hand taking five while Ed Landwehr took three.
The Homers had its strongest day at bat with Hopper making 120 and Combe making 70.
Combe was voted the most valuable player.
Rup-Minyip batted for 65.
Captain of the Homers Chris Hopper said his side had a good two day grand final.
“They batted first but we had a good wicket,” he said.
“Day one was a very interesting day for us and we were lucky to get some early wickets.
“It was a very good result.
“It was a terrific win and everyone is really excited.”
Rup-Minyip had good partnerships that started well, though the side struggled to continue to make runs.
“They made 152 and I think we would take that on the day,” Hopper said.
“The flow of the wicket was good for us.”
Top-of-the-order batsman Dan Clark played well for Rup-Minyip while captain Travis Hair had picked up a bit of form.
The Rup-Minyip individual players failed to make an impact on the scoreboard.
“Our boys did a good job with the ball,” Hopper said.
“Both Combe and Landwehr did great jobs with both doing the bulk of the bowling.”
Sandy Hodge and Lachie Jones opened the batting for Homers with both being bowled out early on.
Hopper said those players going out early was a little disappointing.
“It’s alright though because Simon Hopper has made 80 odd not out and resumed batting on Sunday,” he said.
“Just hope he can continue that form.”
Hopper is hoping to put the tie to bed early on.
“Getting those 30 runs was all that was on our minds,” he said.
“The game has been played in good spirit.
“It took us about 45 minutes to pass their score and from there we just had a hit-about.
“We set ourselves up well, before we started I would have been comfortable with chasing 250,” he said.