Vanuatu import Womajo Wotu takes two wickets in opening over for Eskdale
Womajo Wotu, newly arrived from Vanuatu, claimed two wickets in the opening over for Eskdale against Kiewa.
Vanuatu import Womajo Wotu made an impressive debut for Eskdale. Wotu took two wickets in the opening over.
The performance helped his team defeat premiers Kiewa in Cricket Albury-Wodonga District cricket on Saturday. Wotu trapped Josh Warren leg before wicket with his first ball.
He caught Connor Davis at point off the fifth delivery. The performance matched South African speedster Kagiso Rabada's opening over in a recent Test match against Australia.
Eskdale captain Tom Gibbs said Wotu is a good right-arm swing bowler who can move the ball well. In the same match, Tasmanian debutant Kristan Higgs hit 83 runs with two sixes and 12 fours.
He shared an opening stand of 53 with vice-captain Jye Hodgkin. Eskdale posted 7-182 from 32 overs in rain-affected conditions.
Kiewa was restricted to 100 under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
Why it mattersNew recruits performing strongly gives Eskdale momentum against a dominant team and shows the club's competitive future.
AustraliaLocal cricket in the Albury-Wodonga region sees fresh talent brought in, strengthening community competition.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 4 h ago
