Kingston Crows take it up to North Hobart 

The Kingston Crows put up a brave fight against TCA Club, North Hobart, in the Statewide Twenty20 quarter Final played at Lightwood Park on Sunday 24^th January. 

Before a huge crowd the Crows were asked to bat first but struggled against a tight bowling attack. At 5/36 in the 9^th over it looked like an early finish but Andrew Henley 30 and Robert Chapman 20 added 34 for the 6^th wicket and this enabled the Crows to score 105 before being dismissed off the second last ball of the innings. For North Hobart Rhys Holmes took 3/18 and Patrick Doherty 2/17. 

The Demons then appeared to want to finish the game very quickly as Michael Dighton struck three consecutive boundaries in the first over before Jamie Knott had him caught behind. Russell DeGroot 30 and John Rogers 22 then added 54 for the 2^nd wicket before Andrew Henley dismissed both batsmen. He then bowled Dan Marsh and when Jamie Knott took an outstanding catch off the bowling of Dan Elliott the hill erupted. Michael DiVenuto saw North Hobart over the line in the 16^th over but not before the Kingston Crows had put up a terrific fight. Henley finished with the figures of 3/20.