Women’s country week: Bunbury Red make final, Bunbury Blue win two of five games

Bunbury’s two teams in the A-division of women’s country week experienced mixed fortunes, with the Bunbury Red side making the final after finishing the pool stage on top of the table, and the Bunbury Blue team winning two of their five games.

Fixtures for the carnival were played in a T20 format across Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Perth, with a cool change bringing more moderate temperatures than the severe heat the men’s tournament was played in last week.

The two Bunbury sides started the carnival with a clash against each other on Saturday morning, in which Red defeated Blue by eight wickets.

Blue batted first but could only manage a total of 5-81, which would have been lower if not for Shani Waugh top-scoring from No.6 with 26 from 29 deliveries.

Hollie Perkin was the best of Red’s bowlers, finishing with figures of 2-8 from three overs.

Red wasted little time in the chase, needing only 56 deliveries to track down their target.

Bronwyn Walker was the star with the bat, hitting five boundaries and a six in a knock of 31 not out from 27 balls.

After starting in winning fashion, Red continued their roll across Saturday and Sunday, beating West Pilbara by seven wickets, Geraldton Blue by eight wickets, and Southern Scorpions by 10 runs.

But they were no match for Peel Blue on Monday morning, suffering a nine-wicket defeat despite making a score of 149 batting first.

Red’s clash with Geraldton Blue in the decider at the WACA Ground was ongoing at time of publication.

Blue had lost their first three games after going down to Geraldton Blue by 36 runs and Southern Scorpions by five wickets, but closed out their carnival on a positive note with wins over Peel Blue by seven wickets and West Pilbara by 48 runs.