Roos fail to bounce back

Greenvale Kangaroos’ bowler James Rosewarne, in action on Saturday. Picture Damjan Janevski

Its winless start has taken on form for Greenvale Kangaroos, which lost both its Victorian Premier Cricket T20s at the weekend.

It was a tough weekend for the Kangaroos, who struggled with the bat in both matches.

On Saturday at Greenvale Recreation Reserve, the side restricted Prahran to 6-100 off their 20 overs, with Sunam Guatam taking two wickets.

In reply, the Kangaroos fell 17 runs short, making only 9-84. Jack Rhodes was the best of their batsmen with 17; only three players scored more than 10.

On Sunday, the Kangaroos faced Casey-South Melbourne, which entered the game with only one win so far for the season.

Casey-South Melbourne skipper Lachlan Sperling led the recovery after his side found itself as 4-13.

Sperling made 86, supported by Michael Wallace with 41, taking Casey-South Melbourne to 7-164 off its 20 overs.

Aaron Smillie was the best of the bowlers, taking 4-23 off his four overs, including three of the top four batsmen.

The Kangaroos’ innings started in the worst possible way, with Harry Dearden out for a duck.

Adam Amin and Zaheer Hussain managed a partnership of 38, which would prove to be the best of the innings.

Once Hussain was out, Amin struggled to find partners to stick around with him.

After a promising 2-68, the Kangaroos were all out for 114.

Amin made 62 not out, and Hussain was the only other player to reach double figures.

This week, it’s back to the two-day format, with the Kangaroos facing Kingston Hawthorn at Walter Galt Reserve.