Captain Jenna won the toss and chose to bat first. The opening pair, Lisa and Hannah, got the scoreboard ticking with a solid 23-run partnership. Next up, Steph and Jo kept the momentum going, running sharp singles and finding the boundary with confidence, adding another 30 runs to the total. Charlotte and Jenna followed, playing smartly and adding a steady 16 runs. The final pair, Abbie and Evie, came in firing, hitting boundaries and running hard between the wickets to build a 37-run stand. Hawkesbury finished their innings on a strong 141/3.

In the field, Hawkesbury kept the pressure high from the first ball. With consistent bowling shared across the team, things soon swung in their favour. After Charlotte's sharp field placement, a direct-hit run-out from Lisa broke the deadlock, followed by Jenna clean bowling a batter the very next over. Evie joined the attack with a delivery that found the edge, and was well taken by Jenna behind the stumps. To close the innings, Abbie kept things sharp. A Thornbury batter hit her own stumps under pressure, and Abbie finished with a caught-and-bowled off the final ball.
Thornbury closed on 80/5, handing Hawkesbury a well-earned 71-run victory. A great all-round performance full of energy, teamwork, and skill!