The Kameruka Black Cockatoos secured back-to-back wins over squads including invitational players during a special Community Cricket Day double header on Saturday.
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Under scorching heat at the Historic Lord's View Oval, the Kameruka black ladies outfit clinched the result in the women's T20, while the Black Cockatoos backed up to defend a late surge by their guests to win the men's clash.
In what officials described as "cricket weather" the mercury bubbled to around 37 degrees on Saturday.
Despite the heat, both games were entertaining high energy encounters, with the score nearing the 200-run barrier in the men's draw, while the Kameruka Black women's outfit secured the win after running down a target of 119 with a couple of overs to spare.
The women's win came on the back of a strong opening bat from Janet King and Kirsty McPaul with the pair building a strong partnership on the back of some classy boundary shots and brave single dashes.
McPaul finished 19 not-out retiring at the drinks break, while King was bowled cleanly by Kylie McDonald to give the yellow roster a bit of confidence in the innings.
Eden all-rounder Jemma Pollock joined in at the crease and got to work chasing down the target, piling on a strong strike rate as the Women's Black side charged down the target for the result.
Just before the finish of the women's clash, the pace-bowl challenge started with almost 20 bowlers taking the call to test their speed in front of the radar.
While many broke 90kmh there was only a handful reaching triple digits, while local paceman Jack Matthews led the charge, with his fastest a blistering 114km/h.
Eden's Rahul Mudaliar finished runner-up also setting some stellar pace with 106km/h registered, while local contender Clancy secured third with 104km/h.
There were some other close contenders too with honourable mentions to Martin Butcher and Alex Watson who both reached high into the 90s.
The club also welcomed visits from mental health providers R U OK and Headspace as well as volunteers from the Rural Fire Service and SES on the day.
Glenn Cotter spoke to players about the importance of their mental health following play, while Carly McDonald from Headspace in Bega threw on a club shirt and joined in for the women's match earlier in the day.
The men's contest was highly entertaining with some big-hitting displays at the crease, but the batting attack also had to contend with the blazing fast-balls from the fired up pacemen.
Tathra visitor Shannon Glass and Eden contender Rahul Mudaliar made some valuable impact on play with the bat and ball.
Officials said they were thrilled with the response to the day with around 200 people through the gate and thanked service providers who took part.