Red Star skipper Joe Hull wasn't exactly saying "I told you so" after his team's first-innings win over Greytown in Cricket Wairarapa's Bidwell Cup senior men's final at Queen Elizabeth Park oval over the weekend, but he hopes the manner of victory silenced the sceptics.
Hull has always had faith in his team having the ability to bat out time but he has often heard the the opposite view - especially from opponents!
"They are always saying we are in trouble if we have to bat for long periods, maybe they won't be so quick to say that now," he said.
Not that Red Star, or Greytown for that matter, would have been thrilled with their first-innings batting displays in the decider, Red Star making just 99 and Greytown faring even worse with 96. A total of 20 wickets fell in the one day despite two hours of play being lost because of the rain.
For Red Star, however, their three-run advantage proved vital, because it meant they would take away the Bidwell Cup for the second successive season if they could bat Greytown out of contention on Sunday.