Friday night games cancelled due to heat policy
Under 14 Healesville 216 defeated Hoddles Creek 175 (Day 2 of 2 day split innings game)
Under 16 Healesville 9/146 defeated by Yarra Glen 171 (Day 2 of 2 day split innings game)
Seniors 1st XI – Healesville 150 & 154 defeated outright by Wonga Park 7/262 & 1/43 (Day 2 of a 2 day game) – by Josh Handasyde
This week Healesville travelled to Wonga Park for the second week of the two-day match against Wonga Park with a dire situation facing them with the Bloods only having 150 on the board and Wonga Park already 2/128. Wonga Park came out to bat with the intent of trying to force a potential outright win, Wonga Park was able to punish the Bloods bowlers early quickly surpassing the Blood’s total and piling on the runs thanks to Dan Schlueters 43 off 18 balls and gaining a 112 run lead before declaring, leaving the Bloods 67 overs to bat. The Bloods looked solid early with Damrow and Dillon Kerr opening up before Kerr was bowled for 9. Liam English joined Damrow at the crease and was able to see off the openers before being bowled by Leg Spinner Will Hartley on the stroke of tea for 13. With the Bloods 2/30 with 44 overs left in the day. There was some optimism for the Bloods to avoid the outright loss. But when Damrow was also bowled and Ben Wallace, LBW, both by Will Hartley, the Bloods were in some trouble at 4/40 with still 42 overs to bat. So Josh Handasyde joined skipper Kris Andersen at the crease and Handasyde was able to negate the spin of Hartley and put a few balls to the boundary putting the pressure back on the bowlers until Andersen spooned on to mid-wicket to be walking back to the pavilion for 17, and Max Wallace followed him back 2 balls later after being bowled for a duck. leaving the Bloods 6/69 with 36 over remaining. Luke Chandler joined Handasyde at the crease and was able to defend well while putting the bad ball away before he went for one too many and was caught for 26, leaving the Bloods 7/116 and in dire straight with only a 4-run lead and 28 overs to bat. Debutante Scott Fawdry joined Handasyde at the crease and was quickly dismissed for a duck off leg spinner Hartley after one turned past his outside edge and was stumped leaving the Bloods 8/122. Michael Jackson was the only recognised batsman left and striding out to the wicket to join Josh Handasyde who had built his way to 39. The pair still had 29 overs to bat and were able to safely get into drinks with no further casualties and a lead of 23 runs with a further 25 overs to bat. The pair got back to work after drinks and got through the first 5 overs unscathed and growing with confidence with Jackson 24* and Handasyde 48*. But when Josh Handasyde hit one cut shot too many he was caught in the gully and was walking back to the pavilion disappointed as there were still 19 overs left in the day and the Bloods were only 42 runs ahead. Brodie Grace was dismissed the next over and the Bloods were again dismissed for 154, in only 48.3 overs showing the lack of defensive batting shown which is really disappointing to see. Wonga Park came out and hit 28 off the first over and the game was effectively over with Josh Handasyde nabbing a consolation wicket in the 3rd over but the game was done with the Bloods losing outright to Wonga Park, which leaves a sour taste in the mouths of players and supporters and shows the Bloods have a lot of improvement to do on both fronts if they are going to be challenging for that elusive A grade premiership next season. The Bloods are unable to make finals with only one game remaining, which is at Queens park against Lilydale.
Seniors 2nd XI – Healesville 5/124 defeated Woori Yallock/Launching Place 9/120 – by Ethan Nikcevich
On a sunny day at Queens Park, Healesville won the toss and elected to bowl first. Woori Yallock/Launching place’s openers got off to a strong start with an opening partnership of 60 before Moss Fawdry broke through. Zach Fawdry removed the other opener with a brilliant direct hit runout as Worri Yallock/Launching Place started to collapse. Riley Cameron and Darcy English took 1 wicket each with Tom Handasyde, Ethan Nikcevich and Moss Fawdry took 2 each to restrict Worri Yallock/Launching Place to 9/120. Healesville charged things up by opening the batting with Harry Baxter(8) and Curtis Adamson(6) but both fell early. Miss Fawdry(56) put on a masterclass bringing up his first 50 of the year before being caught in the deep. Wickets continued to fall before Darcy English(10*) settled in and played a defensive game to steady the innings and Blake Rallis(11*) came in at the end and won the game for Healesville blasting 11 off 7 deliveries. Healesville won their 9th game with 1 to go before finals
Seniors 3rd XI – Healesville 7/130 defeated South Croydon 6/127 – by Sam Drummond
Healesville 3rd XI won the toss and elected to bat. Jack Plunkett and Sam Dennett opened the batting for Healesville each making 3 and 8 respectfully. Jack Plunkett was dismissed first, being caught. Matthew Cooper was then sent in at first drop. Sam Dennett was run out with a total of 8. Gabriel Houlihan and Matthew Cooper made a handy partnership with both Matthew Cooper making 42 before being caught out and Gabriel Houlihan making 4 before being bowled by A. Yogesh Kumar. Next to the crease were Vinny and David Plunkett, both making 10 and 11 respectfully before both being caught out. Denzel Parsons then came to the crease with Peter Nolan. Peter Nolan was dismissed for 0. Robert Nolan and Denzel Parsons made a lovely last partnership with both making 29 and 3 not out. Final score, 9/130. South Croydon sent in Y. Kumar and A. Kumar to open their batting tally. Healesville got 2 quick wickets with A. Kumar being dismissed on 2 by Sam Drummond after Peter Nolan took an absolutely incredible catch. Y. Kumar was then dismissed on 2 with a magnificent run out by Denzel Parsons. K. Daas was also dismissed with a small total of 2, being caught behind off the bowling of Sam Drummond. E. Gregor was then sent to the crease and remained there for nearly the entire innings, making 51 before retiring not out. J. Jensen made a lovely total of 24 before being dismissed by Denzel Parsons. D. Grogor and F. Edgar came to the crease making a combined total of 21 with D. Gregor making 17 and F. Edgar making 4. D. Tull then came out to bat with Damien Edgar making 9 and 4, being just shy of Healesville’s total. The game came down to the last ball where South Croydon needed 4 to win and 3 to draw. Denzel Parsons bowled the last over. It was a fabulous display of bowling with only 1 run scored, giving Healesville the victory by 3 runs. Congratulations to Healesville and commiserations to South Croydon. Good luck next week everyone for the final matches of the home and away season!
Seniors 4th XI – Healesville 7/113 defeated Yarra Glen 108 – by Adam Keath
With a spot in the finals on the line the Healesville 4ths travelled to Yarra Glen to play their second XI. Winning the toss and bowling first, it was probably the most disciplined team performance for the year. Lots of maidens and constant wickets kept Yarra Glen to 108 all out in the 31st over. Wicket takers Amandeep Singh 2/3, Adam Keath 2/11, Premdeep Singh 1/0, Grant Braden 1/5, Darren Grover 1/5, Cooper Bell 1/6, Owen Morcombe 1/16 and Peter Coster with 1/17. The chase was steady and controlled with some quality time, and season personal bests for both Tom Robinson 13 and Sam Keath 16 before an impatient swashbuckling barrage of fours and sixes from Grant Braden (31 n.o.) finished the game off in the 27th over. A good team performance that sets the fourths up for a likely finals appearance in two weeks’ time. Next week’s final game, again against Yarra Glen, will be the team’s first appearance in Healesville for the year. Organisers are expecting a big crowd at Don road to watch, so get there early for the best seats!
