By Travis Gloury
Under 12
Yarra Glen vs Wandin (2)
Wandin 2/84
Yarra Glen 7/86
First vs second on the ladder.
Yarra Glen captain Flynn Bain winning the toss sending Wandin into bat.
Wandin openers settled in for the first four overs and looking to take the game on took a quick single with a direct hit run out to Flynn Bain, Wandin 1/18.
Yarra Glen bowlers would bowl exceptionally well limiting the scoring opportunities which slowed the run rate.
Poppy Mcleish (1/6 off 2 overs) would be the next wicket taker with a beautiful delivery bowling the opposing batsmen, Wandin 2/55. The tight bowling would continue till the end of innings, Wandin finishing on 2/84 off 23 overs.
Yarra Glen openers Flynn Bain (11) and Harvey Williamson got off to a great start putting on 16 runs before both retiring.
Wandin’s bowlers were up for the challenge and continued to test Yarra Glen batters.
Wyatt Hill (8) and Ben Holland (7.no) adding a further 14 runs with both retiring.
Nixon Murphy (1), Ollie Lilley (2), Poppy Mcleish (2) and Heath Burke (3) all contributing but unfortunately losing their wicket.
With five retired batters eligible to return to the crease Yarra Glen would require 21 runs off six overs.
Harvey Williamson lost his wicket in the 20th over, Yarra Glen 5/76.
Yarra Glen requiring nine off three overs, Wyatt Hill was dismissed, Yarra Glen 6/81.
Pressure was intense with the Wandin Field up and bowlers looking to take wickets, Flynn Bain was the next batter dismissed run out in the 23rd over, Yarra Glen 7/84.
With three balls remaining Xander Nielsen would take guard with Ben Holland at the non-strikers end, one run required to win with no wickets in hand, Wandin bowler would put two balls down legside for dot balls.
One ball left and one run to win, Xander played a beautiful leg glance to run two and winning the game on the final ball of the evening.
It was a fantastic match with two evenly matched sides.
Under 14
Yarra Glen/Kilsyth 8/105
Tait Harper 21
Lucas Burke 16
Isaac Coppins 16
Daniel Shaw 13
Mt.Evelyn 6/106
Lawson Appleton 1 for 2 off 2 overs
Ronak Mehra 1 for 4 off 2 overs
Gabriel Donley 1 for 14
Under 16
This week Yarra Glen’s U16 boys travelled to Mt Evelyn for the first week of a two day game.
Skipper Sam Gloury won the toss and elected to bowl in the cool conditions.
Mt Evelyn batted cautiously reaching 3/103 off their allotted 25 overs. All bowlers bowled well with the wicket takers being Sam Gloury (1/3), Sam Holland (1/7), and Sam O’Callaghan (1/25).
Facing the competitions best bowler, openers Sam Donnelly and Sam Holland got through the first few overs before Sam Donnelly was dismissed with the score on eight.
Sam Holland was next to go with the score on 22, unfortunately run out attempting a second run.
Yarra Glen then lost Dylan Shambrook and Sam Gloury in quick succession and suddenly we were 4/33.
A hat trick to one of the Mt Evelyn bowlers then saw Yarra Glen reduced to 7/56 and in big trouble.
Charlie Watts counter attacked for us beautifully reaching 57 n.o before retiring after facing his allotted 50 balls.
The highlight of Charlie’s inning were two successive sixes to bring up his 50.
Charlie was really well supported by Sam O’Callaghan the two of them putting together a fighting partnership of 55 before Sam was unlucky to be given out caught behind for seven.
Yarra Glen’s two U14 boys Riley Galea and Toby Pauli batted well to see Yarra Glen through to the close of play and Yarra Glen will resume their innings next week at 8/117 aiming to put together a lead that they can defend.
Seniors
1st XI – two day game, 80 overs per day, Compulsory Closure
Yarra Glen vs East Ringwood
East Ringwood all out 168
Yarra Glen 0/16
Electing to bowl first against ladder leader East Ringwood, Liam Senti set the tone early with some tight bowling in a seven over opening spell conceding only eight runs.
First change bowler Jordan Bain picked up Yarra Glen’s first wicket in the 11th over getting through the defences of their opening batsman at 1/26.
Some further tight bowling from Tim Lilley, Tony Biddiscombe and Matt Donnelly rolling out some left arm orthodox, created some risky quick singles from the opposition in an effort to keep the score ticking over. Opposition Captain and opening batsman called for a runner due to a groin strain attempting one of these runs and soon after Ash Waters direct hit run out from backward point had their captain on his way at 2/73 in the 34th over.
Ahead of schedule with our overs, we went into the tea break with the score 2/100 off 47 overs.
A catch at cover from Tony Biddiscombe in the 54th over gave Liam Senti a well deserved wicket and Tim Lilley rattled the stumps of their key number three batsman in the 58th over at 4/126 and with two new batsman at the crease gave us the upper hand with 22 overs left in the day.
An excellent diving keepers catch from club legend Tom Davey gave Tim Lilley his second wicket at 5/134, followed by a caught and bowled soon after from Matt Donnelly and an excellent out field catch at deep mid wicket from Liam Senti to remove the last of their recognised batsman in a quest for runs had the score at 7/151 in the 66th over.
Tim Lilley cleaned up the tail with a catch in the gully from Travis Gloury and two catches from Liam Senti at mid wicket to have East Ringwood all out for 168 in the 75th over to finish with the outstanding figures of 6/41 off 16.5 overs.
Matt Donnelly also returned excellent figures of 1/41 off 20 overs. Liam Senti was excellent with the ball with figures of 1/31 off 15 overs, Jordan Bain bowled a consistent line and length again with 1/20 off 10 overs and Tony Biddiscombe was hard to score off with 0/9 off 6 overs.
Ash Waters and Tim Lilley lead from the front and knocked off 16 runs off the total required in the 5 overs remaining in the day with out the loss of a wicket leaving 153 runs required next week to defeat top team East Ringwood.
2nd XI
St. Andrews vs Yarra Glen
Two day game – split innings 72 overs per day CC
Yarra Glen 8/158 (after 36 overs, split innings)
Blake Davey 34
Oscar Grenfell 33 ( inc 5 sixes)
Will Duff 16
St.Andrews 0/119 (after 36 overs)
3rd XI
Croydon North vs Yarra Glen
One day game – 36 overs CC
Yarra Glen 4/180
Lucas Walsh 51 retired n.o
Lucas Burke 44
Tim O`Callaghan 27
Croydon North 3/190
Spencer Boers 2/49
Sam Donnelly 1/14
