23/02/2020
Runs flowed in the Yarra valley this week with 4 individuals striking centuries as Mick walker, Clint, Sharman, Jake Neale and under 14 Cody Anderson all dined out on opposition bowling attacks.
In the Strachan shield Yarra Junction toppled Wandin to narrowly take top spot. With Yarra junctions disciplined bowling attack hunting as a pack to take Wandin wickets. Nick Lawlor and Kevin Bomford combined to take 4/4 to reduce Wandin to 5/31 early and as Bomford continued his spell he collected 2 more wickets to take the score to 7/57and have Wandin absolutely reeling and seemingly with no answers. Number 9 Luke Chandler struck 4 big sixes to add some substance to the score as he attacked Rhys Matthews but eventually Matthews had his man as chandler was the last man out to leave Yarra Junction chasing just 96. Wandin got off to the perfect start defending such a small total as Stuart Thompson removed Marcel Kocher and the dangerous Andrew Cowan to leave the eagles 2/9 however the third wicket Nick Bark would not fall until the score read 73. Wandin bowled with discipline to hold Yarra junction for 32 overs but in the end a lack of runs meant Wandin never had much to play with and one decent partnership is all it took for the eagles to claim the game and take top spot with just one round left.
Gruyere chasing Healesvilles overnight score of 212 we in trouble early as Healesvilles opening bowlers Jordan Poynton and Michael Jackson took 2 wicket each to reduce the scorpions to 4/29. Mitch Hodgetts then took command of Gruyere innings as he absorbed the pressure from the Healesville bowlers and tried to get the innings back on track. There was resistance from Ron Morrison, Colin Pendry and Rowan Prouse however in the end the top order failures means there was too much work to be done by the middle order as glen Poynton was joined by Jordan Poynton in removing the last 4 wickets for just 12 runs as Gruyere were wrapped up for 142.
In raft blue Yarra junction confidently chased Wandins 123 from last week. After a couple of early wickets to the Wandin openers beau Hawkins came to the crease and dominantly hit the bulldogs to all parts of the ground, as he hit 75 out of the 95 runs scored while he was at the crease. When Hawkins departed it was a simple task for the eagles middle orde to chip off the last few runs required to record a win.
Continuing from their precarious position from last week Healesville went from 6/64 to all out for 73 as Daniel vaux collected 3 wickets to set a very achievable chase for the crocs. Steady wickets fell throughout the Coldstream chase and no batsman managed to set themselves for a decent innings however Coldstream still eased themselves 5 wickets down as they passed the bloods score before late wickets meant Coldstream were bundled out for 114 with Allan Pearce taking 3 wickets.
In raft gold Yarra valley stalwart Mick walker pulled off a stunning century to drag Warburton to a winning total against Woori Yallock. Warburton were struggling early as Woori Yallock held their catches to get the score to 4/26, from there walker had small partnerships with several batsmen through the middle order with no one really stamping their authority on the game as Woori Yallock continued to turn the screws with tight bowling. When the 8th wicket fell in the 35th over Warburton were only 125 however walker showed his experience as he pummelled tigers bowlers to put on a 65 run partnership where tarkyn nicolandos hit just 1 run. Walker took 16 off the final over of the innings to finish unbeaten on 100 not out. In reply Woori set themselves a solid foundation to chase the target with mic Dwyer and Kieran cantwell putting on 90 to leave the tigers needing 70 in the last 12 overs. Tight bowling from the Burras forced the Woori batsmen into mistakes and as the wickets fell the only thing keeping the tigers in the game were the 33 wides from the Warburton bowlers however in the end the man of the moment Walker took the final 2 wickets in an over to leave Woori 7 runs short.
Marysville batted first against launching place with Travis Gleeson holding the top order together as he fell just short of a half century. The launching place bowlers kept the pressure on without truely penetrating the Marysville batting order until Clint Sharman came on to take 3 wickets in quick succession. Rhys hodgins and Chris Ronalds added substance to the score through the middle order as they put on 70 before Jordan Birnie cleaned up the tail with 3 wickets in an over to leave launch chasing 168. Launch started well with with the first wicket falling for 35 and the second at 81 with opener Clint Sharman still at the crease. Marysvilles bowlers bowled well in patches without putting any significant pressure on launch to lift their scoring rate. After drinks Dave Falconer partnered Sharman and the pair polished off the last 60 runs required in 7 overs, with Sharman bringing up his second century of the season as he finished unbeaten on 104.
In one day grade the highlight was poweltowns crushing win over launching place 2s. Batting first the entire batting order contributed as they got to 9/162 in 35 overs with captain Jake Neale returning to the crease after retiring on 50. Neale proceeded to crunch 63 runs from the next 5 overs to be the first batsman this season to hit a century in the one day grade. Neale finished 113 not out and poweltown had set the daunting total of 229. In response launching place were in disarray as poweltown tore through their batting order to bowl them out for 32 and record a 197 run win.
In other games in one day grade launching place 3 had Adam Johnson hit 50 as they lost to Coldstream with p Harris hitting 53, hoddles creek bowled out Yarra Junction for 79 and chased that 6 wickets down and Healesville were beaten by hoddles creek 2s who chased down 86.
DJSS
Wandin 96 (L. Chandler 30, N. Lawlor 4/20, K. Bomford 3/22) defeated by Yarra Junction (L. Harsfield 41no, N.Bark 29, S. Thompson 3/23) Gruyere 10/142 (M Hodgetts 44, R Promise 28, J Poynton 4/38) defeated by Healesville 5/212 (D Rogers 92*, J Heywood 52, A Hamer 23, M Tilney2/51, J Harding 2/52)
RAFT Blue
Healesville 10/73 (J Tacey 21, D Vaux 3/12, C Dikschei 3/20) defeated by Coldstream 10/114 (C Dikschei 21, D Pezzimenti 13, A Pearce 3/9, S Fawdry 2/22, J Tacey 2/25) Wandin 10/123 a.o ( D. Marshall 23, B. Mackenzie 22, D. Lever 3/24, B. Nightingale 3/33) Defeated by Yarra Junction 5/137 ( B. Hawkins 75, M. Kogelman 2/40, H. Lamount 2/48 )
RAFT Gold
Warby 8/191 M Walker 100*, J Young 3/53. Woori 9/184 K Cantwell 55, m walker 4/18. Marysville 168 t Gleeson 45 r Hodgins 41 c Ronalds 30 j Birnie 4/49 c Sharman 3/21 d Sharman 2/39 defeated by launching place c Sharman 104 d falconer 16 r Hodgins 1/25
One day grade
Healesville 9/86 (J McKenna 23, M Wallace 21, I Lyons 2/7, S Tipping 2/8, J Fritzlaff 2/16) defeated by Hoddles Ck 2 5/91 (M Tory 26, W Pearce 15, J Cooper 2/6) Hoddles Creek 6/84 defeated Yarra Junction78 L Hoorn 3/15 & D Rowe 4/18 Powelltown 9/229 j. Neale 113no g .mc rorie 29 L.parker 3/41 vs launching place 10/32 D.andrel 3/7 B.Norman 3/14 Launching Place Blue 10/120
(A.Johnson 54, A.Sequeira 17, C.Smith 4/11, K.Rhodes 3/19) Coldstream 5/124
(P.Harris 53n.o, N.Simon 33, B.Parker 1/9, A.Sequeira 1/13 a Johnson 1/16)
16s
Yarra Junction 4/76 off 20 (R.Foley 22, R.Vassallo 26 n.o, L.Riddiford 1/1, H.Rattray 1/4)Coldstream 5/75 (L.Riddiford 25 n.o, L.Reynolds 17 n.o, R.Foley 1/7, M.Semken 1/10) Healesville 2/90 (M Wallace 26, D Ebbels 26*, K McDonald 1/5, R Gribbrock 1/11) defeated by Warburton 2/134 (R Gribbock 25*, B Humphrey 23*, B Grace 1/9, S Gebert 1/18)
14s
Healesville 8/227 (C Anderson 107, T Handasyde 28*, J Ferris 26*, A Darkin 2/30, L Parker 2/33) defeated Launching Place 9/60 (E Bradley 12, J Ferris 2/1, H Burchmore 2/6)Warburton Millgrove 4/111 defeated Coldstream 4/58
12 Friday
Warburton 8/42 B Urquhart 17* M Poulton 2/5 Lost to Hoddles Creek 5/113 M Blunt 30* G Lyons 22 J Degraaf 2/4 Yarra glen v Wandin no scores
12 Saturday
Wandin 6/120 (N Darvell 43*, H Beers 29*, S Anderson 1/5, L Frazzetto 1/16, B Gotch 1/21) defeated Healesville White 3/88 (J Dossor 25*, S Drummond 14, J Kneebone 2/4) Warburton 2/117 (Caneva 19*, Holmes 15) defeated Healesville Red 6/105 (T Biddiscombe 28*, D Parsons 14*, Enever 1/2, Meredith 1/3) Yarra glen v hoddles creek no scores
10s
Healesville Red 10/119 (R Morxombe 37, Cooper 4/13) defeated by Coldstream 10/144 (Tyson 26, Cooper 19*, S Keath 2/8, R Morxombe 2/21) Wàndin 11/88 (Lachlan 16, P Leonard 3/3, T Quaggin 3/16) defeated by Healesville White 6/144 (K O'Neil 23, C Duff 17*, Aiden 2/16, Lachie 2/21) Yarra Junction ( Kobe 20, Charlie 8, Tyson 6, Paddy 6, Ben 4/2, Tarrin 4/15 vs Warburton Burra ( Dean 15, Ben 10, Oliver 8 )Yarra glen v Wandin, Warburton v launching place Woori v hoddles no scores