First XI Healesville 5/169 defeated by Seville Burras 5/175.
Facing off against Seville, Healesville bowled first with Mitch Tampaline taking the first wicket in the seventh over.
Tight bowling kept the runs down until Darcy English got the next breakthrough to leave Seville 2/57 at drinks.
Seville would finish up 5/175 with a mixture of tight bowling and good batting but overall a chase-able score.
The innings started poorly with Healesville reduced to 4/40 at one stage before the injury restricted Nick Zinghini and Luke Chandler got to work.
Nick pushed the singles before Luke was caught for 30.
Darcy English then joined Zinghini.
With 48 required off the last four hope was low, until Zing started raining sixes to breathe life into the game.
He got it down to 16 off 10 but inevitably Healesville fell six runs short with Darcy 26* and Nick 73* in a highlight knock for himself.
Second XI Healesville 5/220 defeated Lusatia Park 148.
This weekend the Twos took on Lusatia Park.
Losing the toss and being sent into bat Denzel Parsons (65) paved a perfect start to set a beautiful platform for us to 1/72 at the drinks break.
Followed by some big hitting from Grant Braden (43) out innings finished 5/220.
Lusatia Park got a bit of a run going on off the pace bowlers so we took the pace off the ball swapping to a spin attack with young Ryder Hudson on debut, bowling an excellent line and length took himself to 5/37 off his eight overs.
He bowled in partnership with Michael Davern, who got 1/30 off his eight, and brought the run rate right back down.
Making another change to our bowling attack, Denzel Parsons took a coupe quick wickets 2/15 and Sam Keath coming back on to get another wicket finishing 2/25.
Healesville dismissed Lusatia Park for 148.
Third XI Healesville 103 defeated by Wantirna 0/104.
Healesville played their first home game of the year at the beloved swamp, hosting Wantirna’s First XI.
A solid start from the evergreen Ben Mackey (25) and Max Ferris, whose innings of nine belied its substance, failed to be a catalyst for the Bloods as only a stubborn 34 ball knock from Taylor Caldicott, good counter attacking contributions from Dammaz (20) and Cooper Bell (17) helped drag Healesville to an under par 103.
Despite consistent and accurate bowling from Dammaz, Bell and Summer Caldicott, who all created multiple chances with little luck, Wantirna were able to reach the total without the loss of a wicket.
Whilst the result was ultimately not what was desired the positive contributions from the young Bloods continues to be a highlight this season.
Fourth XI Healesville 6/173 defeated by Wantirna 9/175.
Healesville batted first and Raff Morcombe 50*, Lee Caldicott 50* and Louis Keath 30 set a target of 173 from our 36 overs.
Wantirna had some good partnerships but Healesville would also pick up wickets so the game was in the balance.
It was a game down to the last over where Wantirna needed four runs and Healesville needed one wicket for victory.
Unfortunately for Healesville’s Adam Keath who bowled the last over, the batter took the aggressive route and hit a six off the first ball to end the game.
