Railways received a huge confidence boost after securing perhaps the most impressive victory of the Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade season so far, according to captain Coen Marwick. The Tigers handed reigning premiers Royals their first loss of the season in devastating fashion, rolling the Lions for less than 100 to notch a crucial double-bonus-point triumph at Turf East on Saturday. In Coen Marwick’s 200th A-grade match for the club, the Tigers posted 224 runs against the previously undefeated Lions before skittling them for just 90 to sew up a magnificent 134-run win.
Marwick said his side drew enormous confidence from the victory, and found the even contributions they craved. “We got heaps of confidence and although Royals weren’t 100 per cent full strength, they still had a really good side out there,” he said. “We did it without our prime movers doing it all, and those young guys stepped up.
“We didn’t have one guy make 50 and we had four or five blokes with 25-plus. “If we can keep building on that, it’ll push us forward this season.” After winning the toss and batting first, the Tigers began shakily when Lions seamer Hayden Davies snared opener Billy O’Meara for a third-ball duck.
But the Tigers consolidated with a crucial partnership from Devon Jefferis (25) and Joe Stanley (33), who added a 44-run second wicket stand before Ryan Davies captured Stanley, caught behind. The Tigers were buoyed by the inclusion of talented Kojonup .
