Red’s T20 Last Ball Miracle 
This game went to the last ball with Gordon Red getting the winning run off the last ball with only one wicket remaining.
The game was very, very tough but I reckon we played superbly with a bit of aggression and a lot of determination.
It started off with us losing the toss, which was a bit disappointing because it was good conditions for us to bat in but we ended up fielding first.
Ned Fryar is holding the trophy on the left, with his captain Nick Tressos on the far left
After the first 10 overs our luck turned. We scored with a wicket from Mangesh Dashputre who also displayed a lot of solid fielding, kept wicket awesomely, bowled exceptionally well and got a very good a run out!
Then Harrison Layton came along with a brilliant wicket – a run out! Oscar Stanton nearly took a catch but instead he got a sore shoulder!
Oscar's fielding was amazing and bowling the same, he did very well in his batting.
Tom Brayshaw displayed excellent fielding, bowled amazingly well and battered very brilliantly. Then Nick Tressos, the captain, got a wicket (bowled) to come up with the gold.
Our target was 85 runs from 20 overs and we started batting with Billy Flick and Oliver Riddle.
Billy had bowled well and now batted very well to give us a good start. Oliver looked like he was in the clear but then got run out, the first of seven run-outs for our team.
Then we lost a few quick wickets due to the run-outs but we were running hard and trying to get the runs we needed.
Henry Smith, 21 runs, and Nick Tressos, 7 retired not out, came to the crease and performed well with a brilliant partnership.
It looked like the game had turned around with only 10 runs needed to win. But then Nick came off retired not out and Henry was run out - despite a great dive. Henry's fielding had been extremely good again and I reckon he might get the fielders award at the end of season.
With only a few runs to win and wickets and overs running out, the crowd - including cousins and grandparents - were getting very excited. In the last over Ned Fryar, who had batted with great courage, and Harrison Layton were our last pair at the wicket. On the last ball, Ned nearly got out but it was a 'free hit', so he didn't.
Ned then scored the golden run on the very last ball to win the match by one run! Everyone was so excited they did a lap of honour!
Ned did a lot of good work for the team, especially the wicket he got with a run out. He fielded in close at our 'panther' position and saw a lot of the ball. He also batted well.
Mathew Barrett bowled very well in the match, fielded quite well and batted well.
Even though Marcus Possi wasn't there, I reckon he would have done well.
Pranav Muralidhar was excellent in the field and he was brilliant at bowling while batting awesomely - his shoes let him down at a vital moment when running between the wickets. Jay Newman fielded super and bowled a very tight over at the end - just one run- to keep the target down.
Ned Fryar was awarded Player of the Week because of his close in fielding, his run-out and his courage to bat at the end and get the winning run.
Nick Tressos - U11 Captain for the Day
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