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GRAND FINALS C Grade played against Bundoora at Greensborough War Memorial Oval. Captain Luke Eyre won the toss and had no hesitation in batting first. Our top order failed to sparkle under some consistent Bundoora bowling as we fell to 4/37. Tom Money (48) and Colin Baker provided some resistance with a 60 run stand. On their dismissal it was Adrian Craze (29no) who took up the attack but he unfortunately ran out of partners as we were dismissed for 164 in 71 overs. With 9 overs to play on day 1 we were keen for a couple of early wickets but they were able to get to stumps unscathed. We started day 2 needing everything to fall our way but it wasn't to be with some variable bowling and solid batting never giving us a chance. Bundoora passed us 1 wicket down before we conceded the match with Bundoora 2/223. Adrian Craze was our standout bowler taking 0/19 off 11 overs, capping off a good Grand Final for him, while Tim Edgell and Colin Baker were the wicket-takers. A disappointing finish for C Grade but it was a great effort for a team with a number of young players to make it to the GF. D Grade are still going in a thriller versus Bundoora at Lower Eltham. After losing the toss and being asked to bowl we were cock-a-hoop to bowl them out for 157 in 51 overs thanks to tight bowling by Rian Boddy (3/44), Damien Caple (2/22) and ‘keeper come spinner Luke Baker (4/37). The early loss of leading run-scorer Adam Raphael saw us move to 1/18 by stumps. The tables turned on day 2 as Bundoora came out with all guns blazing, decimating our middle order as we collapsed to 8/47 before an 87 run partnership between Rian Boddy (61) and Luke Baker (29) gave us a sniff. When Rian was dismissed we were an agonizing 6 runs short, bowled out for 151. With only half of the allocated overs gone, Hoobs ignored some premature celebrations by Bundoora to send them promptly back in. This time it was Bundoora who collapsed under an onslaught by Capes (5/33) as they fell to 7/40, before recovering slightly to be 9/98 at stumps, a lead of 104, with a full 68 overs remaining this Saturday. The Women's team wrapped up their Grand Final series with a 2-0 victory over Yarra Valley. Sent in in game 1, we put on a much better showing than the week before making 3/146cc thanks to Liz Pierce (67no) and Johnno (41). Yarra Valley could only muster 101 in reply with Jess Surace taking 3/30. SEMI-FINALS A Grade travelled to Mernda to take them on in the semi-final. We lost the toss and were sent in under threatening skies. We were unable to find any answers to a combination of fine bowling, a slow ground and some old fashioned finals pressure as we lost regular wickets to be 8/64 when the rain came. Elliot Smale was the only bat to have an impact making 21. We were able to add another 14 on Sunday to be bowled out for 78. We came out firing with the ball and grabbed an early wicket, but despite continuing to get regular wickets our total was simply not enough and they were able to pass us 7 down. Trent Wellington (3/26) and Travis Baker (3/16) were the best of our bowlers. Congratulations to A Grade on making the finals and despite the unfortunate ending we have plenty to look forward to in the coming years with a great blend of youth and experience. C Grade took on Diamond Creek and in a quirk nearly as good as winning the lottery got to play at Eltham Central. We lost the toss and were asked to bowl and were fortunate enough to snatch a couple of early wickets before Creek settled. It was a steady battle after that with both teams enjoying the upper hand at times, thanks mostly to a few rain interuptions. When the heavens finally opened they had moved to 4/150. We came out on day 2 and bowled some great restrictive lines to dismiss them for 237. Tim Edgell bowled particularly well finishing with 4/36 while Nick Sonneman took 3/33. We got off to a steady start with the bat but an 85 run partnership between Luke Eyre (52) and Liam Money (54) put us in a great position at stumps. A fine 44 from Tom Money on Monday moved us to 7/240, past Diamond Creek and into the Grand Final. D Grade played South Morang at Mill Park Lakes and sent them in after winning the toss. It proved a good move by Captain Hoobin as Greg Wilson (4/30) took care of the top order while Luke Baker (3/29) wrapped up the tail as South Morang made 142. A 50 run partnership for the 2nd wicket between Adam Raphael (30) and Matt Newell (40) put us in strong position before a flurry of wickets had us 7/104. Some good batting from Luke Baker (30no) and Greg Wilson got us to 8/144 and into the Final. E Grade played Eltham at home. Disco Dave won the toss and batted but the fun ended there as we were bundled out for 82 in only 35 overs. Anthony Dean provided the bulk of those with 32. On our ground it was never going to be enough despite some good bowling they moved to 4/85. Congratulations on a great season boys. G Grade were up against the only team to defeat them during the season, Bundoora, who won the toss and batted. Denis Maley (3/36) was the pick of our bowlers as Bundoora batted the overs to make 8/256cc. When it came to our turn to bat we were unable to establish a partnership of any substance in making 133 in 44 overs. Nathan Maley top scored with 45. Congratulations to the G Grade team on performing so well throughout the season in what is always an ever-changing line-up. The Women's team dodged a bullet on Saturday moving though to the Grand Final after securing a draw against Geelong thanks to the rain. We were bundled out for only 97 and Geelong were well on their way to victory at 2/78 when it poured. Makes the effort during the season worthwhile! ROUND 11 A Grade took on North Eltham Wanderers in a must win game to have any chance of making the finals. Winning the toss we sent them in. It took a while to get the first wicket, then 3 more to Travis Baker had us back on top. A couple of steady partnerships then put paid to any hope of knocking them over early. Luke Morgan (4/41) was then able to knock over the tail to dismiss NEW for 247. With 6 overs to stumps we got through unscathed to be 0/19. There were a million different finals scenarios flying around at the commencement of day 2 but most important was to lose as few wickets as possible. We set about this the right way with a fantastic 147 run opening partnership between Simon Salpigtidis and Daniel Hoyne (70). Simon then combined with Ellksy (42no) for a 75 run stand to ensure the win. Simon finished with a sensational 111 as we moved to 3/257 before pulling stumps knowing that all the other Barclay Shield results had fallen our way and we had finished 3rd. B Grade also won the toss and bowled against North Eltham Wanderers. A 150 run partnership for the 2nd wicket had us well and truly on the back foot before Tim Edgell was able to break through. 3 wickets apiece to Nick Dalton and Marty Anderson saw NEW dismissed for 287 in a great fightback. We were able to negotiate the tricky session to stumps to be 0/26. We were able to add another 60 for the first wicket on day 2 to really have NEW on the back foot. Simon Weightman (62), Riley Morgan (54) and a century from Jim Hartigan (114no) gained us an easy victory as we finished at 4/292 in only 50 overs. Unfortunately it wasn't enough to lift B Grade into the final four as we finished 5th by percentage. C Grade took on Plenty in a rare home game. Winning the toss and sensibly batting with a berth in the finals secured some solid top order batting by Nathan Bragg (71), Lindsay Brophy-Hassett (55), Paul Bohan (49) and Luke Eyre (29) got the total beyond 200 before a lower order collapse had us dismissed for 297. A wicket to Tim Money in the final over saw Plenty 1/20 at stumps. Some cavalier batting and sloppy fielding had Plenty always closer than comfortable, but 4 wickets to Tim Money and 2 apiece to Brett Lewis and Adrian Craze got C Grade over the line but only just, with Plenty belting 291. C Grade have finished 3rd. D Grade won the toss and batted against Camrea Taipans. Matt Newell (30), Mick Canik (36) and Lachie Potter (24) laid the foundations while James Gedye (44no) and Greg Wilson (47) provided the icing on the cake as we made 9/294cc. There were some nervous moments on day 2 as Captain Hoobin experimented with some bowling pre-finals. They moved past 200 for the loss of only 2 wickets before Greg Wilson (5/60) tore apart the remaining batting to dismiss Camrea Taipans (without a Y!!!) for 285. D Grade have also finished 3rd, making the finals for the 8th consecutive season!!! E Grade had a day out against Panton Hill at home. Winning the toss and batting we kicked off with a 215 run opening partnership between Dave Phelan (71) and a sensational Sean Gaylor (134). The A Grade boys were getting tired from throwing back the ball but E Grade weren't quite done with Sean Money knocking up 107no to close at a massive 4/404cc. Panton Hill were never in the hunt on day 2 as 4 wickets to Luke Gaylor and 2 each to Sean Money and Glenn Smyth had them dismissed for 170. With 27 overs to play, Captain Dave Phelan sniffed some blood (and a large crowd watching A Grade) and sent them back in. John Miles (3/4) and Gandhi Ali (2/5) had us in it early but some steady batting swung the pendulum back. Dave threw the ball to Glenn Smyth who promptly bowled the 2 incumbent bats. Needing 3 wickets in the final overs Chook delivered, taking the 10th wicket on the final ball of the day, much to the delight of the crowd and the A Graders listening to Gibbo, to seize an important outright win for E Grade. Chook finished with 5/5 and E Grade finished 2nd. F Grade had a top of the table clash with South Morang. Ragsy and the boys would be happy to put this one begind them as only Nik Martin (25), Joe Bergman (23) and Jason Wood (33) were able to make double figures as we were bowled out for 117. With 30 overs to face South Morang were able to secure first innings points as they moved to 4/150 at stumps. They batted on into the second day, making 256 before stumps were pulled. It was a disappointing finish for F Grade as they finished the season 5th, despite only losing 3 games. G Grade played on Sunday against Bundoora. Batting first we struggled as 6 of our bats made scores of 1 or less to be bundled out for 116. Alex Marr was the top scorer with 27 opening the batting. They didn't have too many issues rolling along to 2/125 at stumps. An overnight declaration had us batting again and we made a much better fist of it this time, moving to 2/121 before stumps were pulled. The Women's team faced Brighton District who batted first. 2 wickets each to Jess Surace, Kerry Johnson, Kate Ryan and Priscilla Jordan had them bowled out for 116. We cruised to 2/120 in reply with Johnno (45no), Kathryn Ennor (29) and Liz Pierce (28no) doing the damage. The Veterans lost a very tight semi-final last weekend against Lower Eltham. We won the toss and bowled. They batted their overs to make a competitive 164, Phil Money (2/12) and Rob Archibald (3/31) had our best figures. In an extremely close game Mick Doyle (37), Joe Fleming (27) and Russell Grubb (21) kept us up with the required rate. Needing 2 off the final ball to tie we were only able to find an outstretched Lower Eltham hand on the boundary line to deny us a spot in the final. Congratulations to the Vets on another remarkable season. ROUND 10 A Grade are playing Diamond Creek in a match that will mean curtains for the loser. They won the toss and sent us in. Creek struck a telling blow early, forcing Simon Salpigtidis to retire hurt after a blow to the head. Shortly thereafter we were in all sorts of trouble falling to 4/15 before Nick Ellks (38) and Steve Gleeson (32) were able to put together a 50 run partnership. It was a battle all day in the face of some tight bowling on a large and slow ground but the return of Simon (30) and David Newell (25no) ensured that we batted our overs to make 9/154cc. B Grade were at home to Diamond Creek. We won the toss and batted. Simon Weightman (82) was on fire early but he received little support from the top order such that when he was dismissed we were 5/110. A couple more cheap wickets had us staring down the barrel but our tail managed to wag with Marty Anderson (39), Tim Edgell (33) and Sam Bowman (33) ensuring a competitive total of 250. With 16 overs to bowl to stumps we were a little loose and they were able to move to 0/61. C Grade lost the toss against North Eltham Wanderers and bowled. It was a bit of a stalemate for the first 20 overs with some resolute batting and tight bowling producing no wickets and few runs. After that regular wickets were the feature with Adrian Craze, Brett Lewis and Tim Money taking 2 each while Tom Money chipped in with 3 at the end in a great team effort on a very flat track. They were bowled out for 198. With 14 overs to face we moved to 0/36. D Grade played South Morang at the massive Mill Park Lakes. We batted first, after a couple of early wickets some steady batting by Adam Raphael (29) had us back on track before falling to 7/109. 90 runs for the last 3 wickets thanks to Greg Wilson (28) and Rian Boddy (38no) saw us to a total of 199. At stumps South Morang had moved to 0/16. E Grade won following a forfeit by Research. F Grade wrapped up 1st innings points on day 1 against North Eltham Wanderers. Losing the toss proved to be a blessing in disguise as 3 wickets to Jason Wood and 2 each to Damien Dean, Shawn Graetz and Brad Gedge knocked NEW over for 79. We moved to 3/86 at stumps with another good innings by Sean Money (42no) and Jason Wood (25no) setting up the possibility of a valuble outright. G Grade have also wrapped up 1st innings points after dismissing Thomastown United for only 64. Ben Gibellini (3/17) and Nathan Maley (3/7) did the bulk of the damage. We raced to 2/230 with Nathan Maley (118no) and Lachie Potter (59no) putting on a 200 run partnership. The Women's team played Altona North. We bowled first and dismissed them for 155 with Liz Pierce, Nicki Callinan and Kate Ryan taking 2 wickets each. We cruised to 4/158 with Liz (66no) and Nicki (38) capping of a good game. ROUND 9 A Grade played 2nd placed Bundoora. Needing a win to retain any chance of making the finals, Scott chose to bat after again winning the toss. We got off to a steady start with tight bowling and fielding restricting our scoring but we were able to get to tea with the loss of only 2 wickets thanks to Simon Salpigtidis (43) and Nick Ellks (36). The steady as she goes policy continued after tea before 3 quick wickets had us 6/140 and jolted Ell Smale (93) into action. Ell smashed the Bundoora attack to all parts sharing a 100 run partnership with Trent Wellington as we went to post a total of 9/260cc, giving ourselves every chance of taking the points. We got off to a great start on day 2 with a couple of early wickets keeping Bundoora on the defensive. In a great team bowling effort we only allowed them to put on one partnership of substance, with all the bowlers pitching in to keep the wickets coming at regular intervals, Trent Wellington and Luke Money grabbed 2 wickets each while the tight bowling of Scott Gibbs (2/45) and Luke Morgan (2/62 - off more overs than Gibbo!!!) at the death ensured that Bundoora were bowled out short of the target for 233 and keep A Grade's finals hopes alive. B Grade won the toss and bowled against Bundoora. Early wickets saw them fall to 4/31 after which they set about re-building the innings by not playing a shot. They were eventually dismissed for 145 having faced 26 maiden overs. Marty Anderson was the standout with 3/25 in 18 overs, including an incredible 10 maidens, he was well supported by Rick Bohan with 3/30. We moved to 0/14 at stumps. We lost one early on day 2, but a 50 run partnership between Mat Doyle and Simon Weightman (59) put us well ahead. From there it was fairly regulation as we passed them 6 down finishing at 6/158 when stumps were pulled. C Grade played at Whatmough Park on Sunday against Lower Eltham. We batted first after winning the toss. A wicket first ball had them whooping it up before Paul Bohan and Liam Money (30) were able to put together a 48 run partnership. A flurry of quick wickets around the drinks break turned the game as we fell to 5/71. A 94 run partnership between Tim Edgell (67) and Luke Eyre (28) and 100 runs from Tim Money (58) and the tail saw C Grade post an impressive 273. With 7 overs to face Lower Eltham went to stumps at 0/10. We grabbed a wicket in the first over of day 2 but it proved hard work from there as some steady batting and a little case of the dropsies had Lower Eltham only losing 2 wickets to tea. After tea our inability to take wickets proved costly as they were easily able to haul in our total, making 6/284. Tim Edgell continued his good form for the season with 4/36. D Grade also turned out on Sunday to take on Diamond Creek. Bowling first on the massive Coventry Oval we kept Creek to 151 thanks to Damien Caple (3/19) and 2 wickets apiece to Matt Newell and Brad Gedge. We didn't lose a wicket in the 8 overs to stumps to be 0/6 at the close of play.We made hard work of day 2, falling to 6/43 before a couple of good partnerships between James Gedye and Matt Newell (66no) and then Matt and Rian Boddy (28no) got us to 7/153 and just about snared D Grade a place in the finals. E Grade had a top of the table clash with North Eltham, who sent us in. We got off to a great start with a 63 run opening stand between Disco Dave Phelan and Sean Gaylor (43). It went a little pear shaped after that, with only Dave Salvatico (26) providing any resistance in the middle order. At 7/133 we were in a spot of trouble before Glen Smyth (58), Paul Sinclair (35) and Luke Gaylor (40no) put together a couple of handy partnerships to close at 9/268cc. Unfortunately North Eltham didn't have the corresponding middle order collapse as they cruised to 4/275. David Hoobin, Paul Sinclair and Colin Baker all grabbed a wicket each. F Grade had a day out against Mernda. Winning the toss and batting a 220 run opening partnership between Captain Stephen "Ragsy" Bowler (86) and Sean Money (80) set the scene for the day. We finished with 6/374cc with Nick Gaylor (41), Geoff Money (38), Jason Wood (23), Paul Lackas (26no) and some bloke called Rob Hoyne (1no) all contributing. Chasing such a big total, Mernda were never in the hunt and we dismissed them for 213. Sean Money capped off a great game with 3/4 off 5 overs, while Jason Wood and Ben Gibellini picked up 2 wickets apiece. G Grade won the toss and sent in Diamond Creek Red. Steady bowling all day on a lightning fast ground saw Creek dismissed for 240 in the final over of the day. Nathan Maley (3/47) had the figures while youngsters Seb Linnsen and Tom Bowman picked up 2 wickets apiece opening the bowling. We got off to a great start on day 2 and were never headed, making 2/262. U16 player Cameron Martin made and even 100no and was well supported by Nathan Maley (75no), and Alex Marr (34) as G Grade chalked up another victory. The Women's team played at home on Sunday against Geelong. They batted first and made 8/127cc, with Johnno taking 4/14. In reply we beat home the lightning and the rain to make 3/128, with Kathryn Ennor (45) and Liz Pierce (29 - off 11 balls!) leading the way. The Veteran's was called off owing to the heat. ROUND 8 A Grade travelled to Mernda to take on the reigning Premiers. We won the toss and sent them in. In a team bowling effort we were able to dismiss Mernda for 158 in 61 overs. Scott Gibbs took 4/19, Luke Morgan had 3/13, while Luke Money chipped in with 2 wickets. We crept to 2/33 at stumps. A wicket without adding to the score on day 2 set us back early, but then a 48 run partnership between Simon Salpigtidis (35) and Nick Ellks (27) put us back on even keel. After the loss of those 2 wickets we were unable to establish another partnership of substance despite the rearguard action of Travis Baker (32). We were bowled out for 139 to record our 4th loss of the season. B Grade faced Mernda at home and batted. After an inglorious start, losing 3/1, we put together a couple of partnerships before brought us back to the field. We were bowled out for 165, with Lindsay making 46 and Riley Morgan 43. With 30 overs to bowl we set about our task that by stumps we had Mernda struggling at 5/63, with Mr Anderson and Adrian Craze picking up 2 wickets each. With the game in the balance we hit the ground running on day 2, collecting the final 5 wickets in 10 overs to claim 1st innings points bowling Mernda out for 93, Marty finished with 4/30 while Trent Wellington chipped in with 3/14. Batting again we raced to 6/130 on the back of Red's 34 and 26 runs apiece to Rick Bohan and Sam Bowman opening the batting. We declared with a lead of 202 and 34 overs remaining. We managed to take 7 Mernda wickets falling just short of an improbable outright. Marty and Adrian Craze both took 3 wickets. The win takes B Grade to the top of the Barclay Reserve ladder. C Grade played Eltham and bowling first knocked them over for 120. Greg Wilson (4/41) and Damien Caples (3/17) were the pick of the bowlers. We raced to 9/169 in reply with Hamish Sutton-Ryan (42) and Colin Baker (46) ensuring that we snared 1st innings points. We added only 5 to the score on day 2 before bowling again. It was much of the same with Eltham unable to combat the Wilson assault. He took 5/13 as we bundled Eltham out for only 83. With only 30 to get to secure the outright we made hard work of it, losing 5 wickets before taking the 10 points. The win moves C Grade to top spot. D Grade won on forfeit by Plenty. The second one-dayer was against Thomastown United at home. We were sent in and batted well to record 4/235cc thanks in the main to Jim Hartigan's 111no, the joy ended there however as we were unable to take a single Thomastown wicket as they made there way to 0/250. Despite the loss D Grade remain entrenched in 3rd spot, a game clear of their nearest rival. E Grade were sent in by Mill Park. A great opening stand between Sean Gaylor (60) and Dave Phelan (38) set up a total of 9/203cc. David Salvatico chipped in with 27. They started their innings well before 4 wickets in row to Luke Gaylor had the score at 4/53. Mill Park made their way to 8/179cc as E Grade recorded another victory. Luke Gaylor finished with 4/43 while Paul Sinclair claimed 2/20. E Grade are 2nd on the ladder, only 1 point shy of top spot in a very close competition. F Grade were away to Mill Park and were asked to bowl first. Jason Wood (4/19), Maurizio Cardinale (2/29) and Nik Martin (2/14) all ensured they were kept to a manageable total, being bowled out for 135 in 38 overs. Our batting failed to fire as we slumped to 4/22, a position from which we were unable to recover, making 120. F Grade remain in the 4, but are only a game ahead of 8th position. G Grade travelled all the way to St Andrews to play Lower Eltham. They batted first and amongst scoring 5 ducks, they made 7/203cc. Seb Linnsen was the star with the ball taking 4/31. We accounted for the total fairly easily with 4/207 in 34 overs. Nathan Maley (56no), James Dixon (50), Mark Parsons (40) and Alex Marr (21) all contributing. G Grade go into the final 3 rounds in top spot. The Women's team had an easy victory against Gisborne. Batting first we made 3/201cc thanks to Kathryn Ennor (75), Liz Pierce (55) and Johnno (35no). Gisborne could only muster 88 in reply with Johnno (3/7) being the pick of the bowlers. The girls are sitting pretty on top of the One Day Shield ladder with a massive percentage. The Veteran's had what may well be their first loss ever! Batting first we made 9/163cc, with Mark Maxwell (40ret), Joe Fleming (24) and Rob Archibald (24) scoring the bulk of the runs. Lower Eltham made 5/165 in reply. Mick Mansfield collected 2/24. The Vets will still be in the mix come March however as they are in second spot with one round to go. ROUND 7 A Grade are home to Plenty who sent us in. We had a reasonable start, with an opening partnership of 39 before the run out of Simon Salpigtidis set in motion a rash of wickets that saw us fall quickly to 5/55. A rescue effort from Ellksy (46) and Steve Gleeson (21) gave the scoreboard a degree of respectablility but their respective wickets saw another collapse as we were bundled out for 130 in 58 overs. Plenty started cautiously and moved to 2/44 in the remaining overs to stumps. Plenty started cautiously and moved to 2/44 in the remaining overs to stumps. Plenty lost another 2 early on day 2 but that was it until they passed our total. They finished with 8/207, with Trent Wellington returning the figures of 3/50 and "Jack" eludes us for another year. B Grade faced Plenty and bowled. In a solid display from both teams they batted all bar one over in compiling 227. Simon Vistarini was the pick of the bowlers, collecting his best figures at Riverside with 5/35. Travis Baker and Mr Anderson collected 2 wickets each. We are 0/0 off our solitary over. We started day 2 with a 49 run partnership between "openers" Simon Weightman and Rick Bohan before Mat Doyle (54) and Trav Baker (75) were able to put on 122 for the 3rd wicket to place us in a strong position. Liam Money (30no) and Marty took us past the total with 5 overs to spare, finishing at 6/234 and a solid win for B Grade. C Grade are playing Diamond Creek in the "match of the round" (according to the DVCA website!). We won the toss and batted and got off to a good start courtesy of Luke Baker (39), Dylan Potter (35) and Tom Money (48), going into tea at 2/140. The good work continued after tea with Paul Bohan and Nathan Bragg (27) putting on 92 to push the total towards 300. Paul continued to pick apart the all spin Creek attack to finish with 113, as we made 8/334cc. In a see-sawing battle on day 2 it came down to the final few overs as Creek maintained the run rate but lost regular wickets, we finally bowled them out for 322 with Tim Edgell (4/60), Colin Baker (3/35) and Adrian Craze (2/40) all contributing. D Grade had a one dayer against Bundoora. Bundoora batted first and were bowled out for 164 in 34 overs. It was an even effort by our bowlers with Nick Sonneman, Rian Boddy, Daniel Prucknor and Matt Newell all picking up 2 wickets. Our batting started well with Raph (24) and Anthony Dean (49) leading the way. Unfortunately very little followed as we were bowled out for 111 in only 27 overs. E Grade also had a one dayer versus Lower Eltham. We were sent in and thanks to the batting of Lachie Potter (45), Glenn Smyth (37no) and David Salvatico (35) we were able to post a very competitive 7/205cc. Tight bowling from Damien Dean (2/44) and Greg Wilson (4/22) ensured that they were never in the hunt, finishing at 8/166cc. F Grade took on Lower Plenty in another one-dayer and came away with an easy win. Chasing 105 thanks to 3 wickets apiece to Jason Wood and Nathan Maley, F Grade made short work of it with Vince Macolino (34) and Maurizio Cardinale (32) taking care of the batting side of things. G Grade are playing a 2 day game against Camrea Taipans, fortunately at home. They batted and were well held by our bowlers to make 9/198cc. Seb Linssen had the bowling honours with 3/42. We made light work of the total on day 2, quickly moving to 4/200 with Robin Parsons (40), Dennis Maley (63no), and Nick Gaylor (51) all contributing. The Women's team traveled to Geelong and batting first made 1/121cc with 64no to Jess Surace and 29no for Kerry Johnson. In reply Geelong needed a run off the last ball but we managed a run out to tie the game at 8/121cc. Johnno took 3/11. ROUND 6 A Grade were back at home to Macleod. Gibbo won another toss and sent Macleod in. On our new lush outfield we were able to bowl tight lines and restrict Macleod to 120. Gibbo took 4/37 while Nick Dalton bowled 16 overs to take 3/25. With 13 overs to bat we got through all bar the last ball unscathed to be 1/14 at stumps and in a strong position against the ladder leaders. B Grade played Macleod and bowled also after losing the toss. It must have been a day for the spinners as Luke Morgan bowled 25 overs in taking 4/75 as we dismissed Macleod for 238. At stumps we had moved to 1/20. C Grade traveled to Epping where we batted first. We were able to score at a good rate from the early overs and soon had Epping under pressure thanks to Tom Money (81), Tim Edgell (62no) and Paul Bohan (57) which allowed a declaration at 8/386 with 10 overs to bowl. They were able to get through to stumps without losing a wicket to be 0/16. D Grade sent Yarrambat in at Greensborough Park. We took a couple of early wickets before they settled. Spinners Matt Newell (4/32) and David Hoobin (3/24) combined to cause a collapse from 2/89 to 9/127. Yarrambat then put on nearly 100 for the last wicket before being bowled out for 225. Openers Raph and Dylan Potter got through the 9 overs, taking 36 runs to leave us with 10 in the shed and less than 200 to score next week. E Grade had their turn on the synthetic ground against Epping. Batting first we made 213 thanks to Jarrod Brown (75), Nik Martin (46) and Shaun Crowley (36). Epping are 1/5 in reply with Damien Dean taking the wicket. F Grade sent in Diamond Creek at home. Luke Gaylor took 3/31, while Ragsy (1/28) and Joe Bergman (1/17) continued the good spinner form for the day, as we dismissed Creek for 180 in 64 overs. We are 1/21 in reply. G Grade played Sunday where we were sent in by Lower Plenty. We were in a massive amount of trouble early falling to 7/32 before Paul Lackas (69no) was able to rescue the innings and give us a defendable total of 153. In reply Lower Plenty are performing similarly to us being 5/32 at stumps courtesy of James Dixon's 4/10. The Women's team took top spot with a close win over Yarra Valley. Bowling first we kept them to 8/102cc with Nikki Callinan and Kathy Hendy both taking 3/21. We were able to pass them in the final over making 3/103, with Johnno (31) and Liz Pierce (35no) the best performed. ROUND 5 A Grade played at Research where we won the toss and batted. We started well putting on 55 and 65 for the first 2 wickets with Simon Salpigtidis (50) and Scott Gibbs (44) continuing their good form before a cluster of wicket before and after tea saw us fall to 5/122 before being bowled out for 170. Research resumed on day 2 at 0/19 and some early fire from our bowlers saw them fall to 5/81. We were unable to get our next wicket until they were within 10 runs of our total and they finished with 7/248 when stumps were pulled. Scott Gibbs finished with 5/63. B Grade lost the toss to Research and bowled. Lindsay Brophy-Hassett (4/39) ensured they couldn't bat their overs as we dismissed Research for 255. We had 18 overs to face prior to stumps and moved to 2/41. 3 quick wickets early on day 2 saw us 5/64, and we couldn't recover, being bowled out for a disappointing 151 in only 57 overs. Jim Hartigan (56) and Riley Morgan (27) were the only bats to make an impression. C Grade secured the easiest of victories with a walkover against Research. D Grade were playing Mernda on the synthetic ground at Mill Park. We bowled first but it wasn't until the Tim's (Money and Edgell) came on that we were able to get on top. Tim Money finished with 4/24, while Tim Edgell took 3/18 as we dismissed Mernda for 142. We are 4/80 at stumps with Luke Baker making 31. We made hard work of it on day 2, with regular wickets keeping Mernda in the game before passing them 7 down. We then proceeded to lose 3/1 to be dismissed for 145. Luke Eyre made a composed 37. E Grade sent in Yarrambat and accounted for them easily, bowling them out for 122. Rian Boddy and Matt Newell took 2 wickets each while 300 gamer David Hoobin came on to close out the innings with 2/1 from 2 overs. With 30 overs to bat we were almost able to notch up first innings points reaching 0/119 with Adam Raphael (66no) and Dylan Potter (36no) to continue next week. Despite the rain, Captain Hoobin managed to convince the umpire condition were good enough for 1 over, which was all that was needed to get E grade over the line, finishing at 0/126, and a massive percentage boost. F Grade played Greensborough on Sunday. Captain Stephen Bowler got off to a great start winning the toss and batting. It kicked off a day out for F Grade, making 325 thanks to Jason Wood (83), Jarrod Brown (60), Ragsy (47), and Jake Hodgson (37). In reply Greensborough are 0/1. Courtesy of Saturday night's rain that is where the total stayed, with day 2 washed out. G Grade played Eltham Collegians and managed to knock up a first innings victory. Bowling first we dismissed Collegians for 55. Damien Caple had the best figures with 3/15. We accounted for the total easily, cruising to 3/109 at stumps thanks to Disco Dave Phelan (42). Bowling again on day 2 after declaring we took 53 overs to bowl out a patient Collegians for 72, leaving 19 to seal the outright. 4 overs and a wicket later G Grade had secured 10 points. The Women's team again knocked over local rivals Bundoora-Old Paradians with a resounding 8 wicket win. After dismissing BOP for 81 (Johnno 4/9, Nicki Callinan 3/13), we raced to 2/82 in only 15 overs. The Veteran's suffered the ignominy of not winning their first game of the season, courtesy of the weather! ROUND 4 A Grade have a Sunday match versus Eltham. Gibbo won yet another toss and chose to bat. Simon Salpigtidis was the only top order bat to get going making 54, but shortly after he was dismissed we were in a little trouble at 5/71. Our experienced duo of Steve Gleeson (50) and Nick Ellks then added a valuable 50 run partnership which enabled us to post a total of 175, being bowled out in the 69th over. We were fired up with 11 overs to bowl and ripped through Eltham sending them in at stumps 6/29, with Trent Wellington and Gibbo each taking 3 wickets. Eltham lasted another 19 overs on day 2 before being dismissed for 98, narrowly avoiding the follow-on. Trent Wellington finished with the fine figures of 6/40. We set about building on our lead, with a declaration in mind, and knocked up 4/139 in 26 overs, with Gibbo making 51no and Ell Smale 36. This left Eltham with 35 overs to make a little over 200 runs to reverse the result. We gave ourselves a real chance as Eltham collapsed again to 5/19, but they were able to compose themselves and get to stumps 7/74. Another good win for A grade see us back in the 4. B Grade played at Greensborough Park on Sunday against Eltham, who batted after winning the toss. They were immediately in trouble on the back of a sharp opening spell from Travis Baker (3/46) falling to 6/43 before trying to belt there way out of trouble. We were able to dismiss them for 163 in 47 overs. With plenty of overs remaining we batted with authority to get to stumps well past their score, finishing at 4/206. It was set up by a fine opening partnership of 113 between Simon Weightman (74) and Riley Morgan (53). We continued to bat on day 2 with Travis Baker (75) piling on the runs before we declared at 8/306, giving us a lead of 143 and 63 overs to play. They cruised past our total, losing only 2 wickets before Rick Bohan (5/15) sparked a remarkable collapse to Eltham bowled out for 195, leaving us with 11 overs to make 53 runs. Despite losing 5 wickets we accounted for the total with an over to spare, thanks to Lindsay Brophy Hassett (19no) and Rick Bohan (15no), to secure a valuble outright win an propel B Grade to 2nd position. C Grade won the toss and sent in Macleod. In a disciplined bowling performance we were able to bowl out Macleod for 134 in 60 overs, courtesy of Adrian Craze (3/10) and Brett Lewis (3/19). The batting was a different story as we stumbled to 5/72 at stumps, with still a bit of work to do to get over the line. Hot and dry conditions on day 2 meant that we were able to make quick work of reeling in the total, passing them 7 down before being bowled out for 182. Tim Edgell's score of 72 was the difference. We sent them back in and they cruised to 4/159 before stumps were pulled, Adrian Craze continuing his good form with 2/18. D Grade bowled first against St Francis and were able to restrict them to a total of 151 in 58 overs. The wickets were shared with Rian Boddy and Greg Wilson snaring 2 each. The highlight was debutant wicketkeeper Hamish Sutton-Ryan taking 5 catches behind the stumps. We are 1/24 in reply. Despite a number of starts on day 2 we got ourselves into a bit of trouble falling to 8/118 and then 9/138 before Lachie Potter (22no) and Damien Caple (36) were able to quickly put us past the total and see D Grade notch up another win and move into second spot, a game clear. E Grade are playing Eltham. We won the toss and batted. Thanks to James Gedye (78), Paul Sinclair (51no) and Geoff Money (29) we were able to post 211. With 18 overs to bat, Eltham were able to erase a significant part of the chase, going in at stumps 2/83. Justin Murphy and Ben Gibellini have a wicket each. Day 2 saw Eltham pass us 6 down, before going on to make a massive 457. Geoff Money was again the pick of the bowlers taking 4/57. F Grade batted all bar 2 overs to post 283 on the synthetic against St Francis. Nick Gaylor (35), Shawn Graetz (42no) and new players Jason Wood (46) and Keenan Wise (41) were all among the runs. They are 0/3 in reply. We were in a spot of bother with St Francis moving effortlessly to 4/229, before an inspired captaincy move brought wicketkeeper, Jason Wood, on to bowl. He promptly took 5/9 off 3 overs to dismiss them for 267 and pull off a remarkable victory. G Grade kicked off their season against Diamond Creek by bowling first. Creek were dismissed for 176, with Nathan Maley and James Dixon taking 3 wickets each. In reply we are 3/31. Dennis Maley (38), Nathan Maley (54) and James Dixon (63) all ensured that the total wasn't enough as we made 8/179 before stumps were pulled. The Women's team took on Altona North. They batted first and struggled to 94 thanks to 4/3 from Kate Ryan. We accounted for the score easily, making 2/95 in 20 overs, Kathryn Ennor continuing her good form with 43, while Captain Johnno made 29no. The Veteran's travelled to Whittlesea, who won the toss and batted. Showing some great form following training with us during the week Damien Mobilia took 5/14 as Whittlesea were dismissed for 155. Mark Maxwell (43ret) and Colin Baker (40ret) were the best of the bats as we made 6/160 to record another win. ROUND 3 A Grade played Lalor Stars and Gibbo won an unprecedented 3rd consecutive toss and batted. We put together a couple of good partnerships at the top of the order with Hoyney (34), Simon Salpigtidis (50) and Gibbo (54) all leading the way, allowing us to post a total of 9/227 before declaring with an over remaining. Lalor Stars started day 2 at 0/0 but quickly fell in a heap with some good bowling from Ell Smale (3/38) and Trent Wellington (2/37). They were teetering at 6/51 but were able to belt there way back into the game, losing only 1 further wicket in making 7/270 and consigning A Grade to their first defeat of the season. B Grade batted first against Lalor Stars and compiled 191. Rick Bohan was again the standout making 59 and got good support from Dougie Doyle (40). Despite some wayward bowling we were able to stay in the game on the back of great efforts from Luke Money (4/32) and Marty Anderson (4/48) but they were unfortunately able to pass us 9 wickets down, finishing with 196. C Grade had a couple of Sundays up at Eltham College and revelled in the near perfect ground conditions to record an easy victory. Batting first we made 266 with Dale Juchnevicius (48) and Luke Eyre (46) the pick of the bats. We were able to dismiss them for 124 with Brett Lewis taking 4/32. D Grade took on Macleod and gained a valuable outright victory. After bowling them out for 137, thanks to an on fire Caples (6/39) and Greg Wilson (3/19) we batted to compile 7/274 (in 63 overs), with Tim Money making 70, Greg Wilson 55no, Hoobs 45, and Dylan Potter 37, before Tim declared. They fared a little better in the second dig making 142. Capes again in the wicket with 3/41. We then made the required 9 runs to secure victory. E Grade played Montmorency who batted first and made only 54. Geoff Money was the chief destroyer with 5/16 while Sebastian Linssen took 3/3. We easily accounted for the total making 8/172, with Rian Boddy belting 72no, before declaring. In the second innings Monty made a much better fist of things, getting 2/168 before the game was called off. F Grade traveled to Whittlesea and batting first made 8/237cc led by Nik Martin (66) and Joe Bergman (55). Whittlesea got close but were bowled out for 224, with Shawn Graetz taking 3/45. The Women's team had a Twenty-20 match against Clifton Hill-Collingwood and romped to an easy victory. Bowling first we restricted them to 5/73 from their 20 overs, Johnno taking 2/10. We raced past their score with 0/76 in only 8.4 overs thanks to 54no from Kathryn Ennor. The Veteran's had a closer than usual shave against Bundoora. They batted first and made 4/172, Damien Mobilia and Mick Doyle both taking 2 wickets apiece. In reply we made 3/178 with Bones (40ret), Joe Fleming (43ret) and Mick Loy (37) all ensuring another victory for the vets. ROUND 2 A Grade were up against Lower Eltham in their second one-dayer. Gibbo won a second consecutive toss and decided to bat. We were solid rather than spectacular but we batted the 40 overs to make 7/152cc with Simon Salpigtidis (34) and President Ellks (27) the major contributors. A steady bowling effort to match the batting saw Lower Eltham dismissed for 130 with Elliot Smale taking 4/27. Another win for A Grade gives us a great start to the season. B Grade faced Lower Eltham on the freshly re-laid Whatmough Park pitch. Jimbo won the toss and being a little unsure as to how the pitch would play sent them in. Some good bowling from Luke Money (3/29) and Mr Anderson (3/29) saw Lower Eltham bowled out for 140. In an almost carbon copy of the previous week our batting misfired at the start, falling to 5/66 before Riley Morgan (43) and Rick Bohan (41no) put together a match winning partnership, finishing with 6/146 in 37 overs. C Grade traveled to Telfer Reserve to take on Bundoora. We won the toss and batted. In a vastly improved batting effort to the previous week we batted our overs to make 7/190cc, thanks in the main to another sparkling knock from Simon Weightman (98). He was helped out with 29 from captain Luke Eyre and 28 from Liam Money. It took 19 overs to get the first Bundoora wicket but after that the momentum swung back and forth until thanks to some big hits in the final few overs they were able to score 8/194, passing us in the last over. Weights was again valuable with the ball taking 2/31 while Adrian Craze was the pick taking 2/22. D Grade played DVCA newbies, and local rivals, Greensborough, and welcomed them with a resounding thrashing. After losing the toss and bowling we kept Greensborough to 9/123cc with Dan Prucknor again amongst the wickets taking 3/34. We made light work of the total racing to 2/128 in only 24 overs courtesy of Deano (52no), Raph (26) and Brad Gedge (25no). Early wins are important for D Grade in a tight 14 team competition. E Grade kicked off the season with a victory over Bundoora United. We batted first and made 182, being bowled out with only 1 ball remaining. Geoff Money top-scored with 55. In reply Bundoora United could only muster 117 thanks to Sean Money (4/27) and Damien Dean (3/24). F Grade took on Thomastown United. We batted first and made 7/154cc with Joe Bergman (53) and Dylan McEntee (26) leading the way. It unfortunately wasn't enough as they cruised to 6/159 in 34 overs to take the match. Tom Bowman was the pick of the bowlers with 2/20. The Women's team were up against local rivals Bundoora-Old Paradians and ave them a bit of a cricket lesson. Bowling first we routed BOP's for 43 in only 25 overs with Johnno (4/16) and Kate Ryan (3/2) doing the bulk of the damage. We wrapped up the points quickly scoring 1/47 with Priscilla Jordan making 20no. The Veteran's kicked off the season as they finished the last with another victory. Sporting a vastly different line-up we bowled first against Lower Plenty, who made 138, Damien Mobilia taking 3/15. We made light work of the chase replying with 0/141, Ron Cooper-Thomas and Don Potter both making 42ret. ROUND 1 A Grade faced Epping in a one dayer at home. We won the toss and batted first. It proved a day for the bowlers as we struggled to 9/118cc at the end of our 40 overs. Captain Scott Gibbs top-scored with 26 opening while a steady 17 on debut by David Newell and 17no from Luke Morgan saved us from a sub-100 total. Epping's innings followed similar lines with the ball dominating the bat as they were bundled out for 110 in 38.3 overs. Gibbo took 3/17 while Trent Wellington (2/34) and Chris Sier (2/24) also got among the wickets. A great win first up! B Grade were away to Epping. We were sent in and quickly fell to 4/18 before Rick Bohan (33) and Riley Morgan (29) steadied the innings to see us post a competitive 155, losing our last wicket in the 40th over. We bowled reasonably tightly to contain Epping to 141 in 39 overs with Jim Hartigan (3/26) and Rick Bohan (2/33) doing most of the damage. C Grade played Lower Plenty at home. New Captain Luke Eyre won the toss and batted but the joy ended there as we stuggled to post 117, being bowled out in the 32nd over. Simon Weightman (54) and Dale Juchnevicius (17) were the only bats to get going. With only a small total to defend the bowling needed to be spot on and after a big pre-season Nick Sonneman delivered with 3/23, while 2 wickets apiece to Tim Edgell and Colin Baker saw C Grade bundle Lower Plenty out for 20 (in 25 overs) to deliver a remarkable win. D Grade took on Montmorency away. We sent Monty in and in another low scoring affair bowled them out for 129, with Damien Caple taking 3/35 and debutant Daniel Pruckner 3/19. We cruised past there total with 6/133 in 31 overs with Deano (40) and Adam Raphael (29) getting the job done. The Women's team traveled to Frankston and came home with a win, bowling Frankston out for 73 and making 3/109cc in reply. Nicky Callinan (3/10) did the damage with the ball while Jess Surace (46no) shined with the bat. |
