By Casey O'Connor
The Stanthorpe Mitchell Shield team put up a great fight against a young Toowoomba side on Sunday but fell 42 runs short of victory.
Toowoomba won the toss and chose to bat, scoring 146 off their 50 overs.
After his performance with the bat on Saturday in club cricket, Lachlan Pill snatched two wickets.
He was well supported by Liam Lanza, Steve Martin and Damian Anderson who picked up a wicket each.
Sam Dowie returned to the representative ranks bolstering Stanthorpe batting stocks.
On paper, the Stanthorpe batting line up looked the goods but the loss of early wickets in the face of a fast and accurate bowling attack had Stanthorpe in trouble at 5/58.
Damian Anderson revived hopes of hosting the Mitchell Shield Grand Final, with a sharp 34 off 43 balls.
Unfortunately, the home side fell short of victory. Stanthorpe will now wait and watch next week’s results which will determine where the grand final is played.
While a home final would be a bonus the Stanthorpe side sit comfortable knowing they have booked their place in the 2022 Mitchell Shield final in two weeks.
