Despite a solid effort, our Oakleigh 1st XI were downed by Preston 1st XI.
With the bat first up, we compiled 167 from 45 overs. Leading the way was Aayushdeep Pathania with 38 off 44 balls. Matt Farthing chipped in with 38. Rithvik Rao weighed in with 31 off 56 balls. Marcus Murphy returned three for 25 for Preston 1st XI.
In reply, the visitors passed our total, finishing on 7/168 in 44 overs. Shakeel Ahmad batted well for our opponents, making 46 off 65 balls. Matthew Grace starred with the ball, taking two for 17. Alexander Jones offered good support with two for 31.
Credit to the visitors, who played well.
Well played to our opponents.
