The Tigers struggled through the opening weekend of their grand final clash with Valley 1 in sixth grade, and will need to fight back from a 177 run deficit next weekend to avoid an innings defeat.
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The Valley bowlers came out firing after the Tigers won the toss and elected to bat, claiming the first three wickets for 12 as the top order went without really troubling the scorers.
A small partnership between Shane Beu (17) and Mark Burt got the innings momentarily back on track, but only Isaiah Shepherd (23) managed to provide any resistance as the Tigers capitulated to be all out for 80.
An early wicket to Ben Thompson gave the Tigers a glimmer of hope early on, but Valley saw out the rest of day one without suffering any great damage and batted for all but four overs on day one to post 264.
In between the day's carnage was a five wicket haul for Ben Thompson, who was the shining light for Redlands on a difficult opening weekend.
A tight spell from Wes Aspeling (2/17) late in the day helped finish off the Valley tail just as they were threatening to take the lead beyond 200.
The Tigers have a big job ahead of them in the second innings and will resume at 0/7 after Damyn Waddups and Mark Burt survived a tricky four over period before stumps.
O'Neill Volunteer of the Year
Tigers stalwart Doug O'Neill has been awarded the Brisbane East and Redlands (BEARS) Cricket Region Volunteer of the Year.
Doug's commitment to junior cricket is unparalleled in the BEARS region with all the clubs providing glowing feedback on his contributions over the past season.
He has filled a wide range of roles including scoring, official photographer and grounds keeping duties at Redlands.
Doug also maintains the BEARS website and manages all statistical input for the BEARS representative sides as well as filing in as secretary when required.
Doug has always gone above and beyond to make any experience memorable for the teams he has been a part of.
