Round 6 Results

Round 6 and a Saturday/ Sunday match against Kensington. A Strong club and another tough challenge for our boys.

The A Grade ventured to Parkinson and on what looked to be a flat wicket we lost the toss and were in the field. The going was tough right from the start and the wicket offered no help to our seamers. Kensington batted patiently and finished the day 8/297 from 96 overs. Lewis Hatchett the stand out with the ball bowling 27 overs for figures of 4/58. Andrew Staunton also providing plenty of entertainment with the ball (2/69) and in finding out if a passer-by actually owned a dog.

Sunday saw us in pursuit of the total and at 1/70 at lunch things looked on track. However in the hour following lunch a few things went against us and we were staring down the barrel at 5/100. Brandon Gilmour however batted very well scoring 64 while Jack Kessell (21), Lewis Hatchett (20n.o.) and Tom Joraslafsky (26n.o.) all played important innings to ensure we finished the day with a draw at 8/238.

 

The B Grade at Bice Oval had a very tight encounter and a couple of outstanding individual performances. Batting First the score was 3/9 in no time and a rebuild required. Matthew Sugg scored 35 with skipper Justin Ifold 32 helping get the score back to 5/100. However it was the partnership between Sean Williams and Jason Riley which was match defining. Dubsy reaching his first senior half century eventually out for 54 while the old Fossil Riley ran out of partners and was left 95 not out. The final score would be 258.

Day 2 and the same 2 players would prove influential on the match. Kensington were 4/26 but recovered well to be 6/231. Sean Williams stepped up with ball though taking 7/46 from 19 overs to lead the B Grade to a 5 run victory and leave them with a 3-3 record. Old man Riley was at it again claiming four catches.

The C Grade entered round 6 with a new captain and were looking for their first win of the year. Blake Trigg won the toss and decided to have a bat and got contributions all the way down the order without a really big score. Chris O'Connor was the top scorer as he came back from his broken nose looking like Brad Pitt. He made 57 and helped the team reach a total of 204 which was always going to be around par.

It proved to be too much for Kensington as they were bowled out for 161. Josh Golding with 4/22 from 14 overs and Josiah Grzyb with 3/23 from 15 doing the damage and getting that first win of the season. It showed how much it meant in the singing of the song which could be well and truly heard on the bottom oval.

The D Grade looked to back up last weeks win but had a tough game being bowled out for 72 and being 8/135 in the second innings. Pushpinder Singh Taking 4 wickets and making a solid 50 in the second innings being the only highlight.

We play Northern Districts in a one day match this week. Make sure you get back to the club after the game and enjoy a drink or two with the rest of the club before we have a well earned break for Christmas.

Round 5 Results

Round 5 was a one day match against woodville. 

The A Grade were at Bice oval and minus skipper Shaun Tanner in a crucial clash between 2nd and 4th. Josh Barrett took over as captain and after winning the toss proceeded in putting on a clinic batting the entire 50 overs to finish 117 not out with the stingrays finishing 8/220

In response a good team bowling display restricted woodville throughout the middle overs and they were bowled out for 188. Rhys Barrett the chief destroyer with 3 wickets. The A Grade are 4-1 going into a big game with Kensington this weekend. 

The B grade lost the toss at Woodville oval and found themselves in the field. A great bowling display saw them

Dismiss woodville for 122 with Tom Hynes and Sean Mcivor taking 3 wickets each. They then made light work of the chase winning by 7 wickets with 19 overs left. Old timer Jason Riley top scoring with 48 not out. An important win keeping the B grade in the hunt

The C Grade won the toss and batted first but didn't make the most of their opportunity being bowled out for 138. Patrick Jolly making an important 65 not out to make the score competitive. In reply Woodville reached the target 7 down. Corey Mcivor and Mitch Cuming with 3 wickets each. 

The D grade have had a tough start to the year but had a fantastic win chasing down 237 with 4 wickets in hand. Brad Samarcq took 4 wickets with the ball while Josh McDougall made his first century scoring 101. This was a great result and hopefully a confidence booster which will see the side keep

Improving under captain Steve Miller. 

This week we have a Saturday/Sunday game against Kensington and a great chance to capitalise on our results over the weekend.