By Travis Gloury
U12’s
Yarra Glen 4/111
Wandin 6/109
Yarra Glen lost the toss and sent into bowl the Wandin openers got off to a great start, first wicket to fall in the 6th over to Harvey Williamson (1/9 off 3), Wandin 1/22.
Yarra Glen bowlers all worked hard with consistent line and length which created chances but without luck. 2nd wicket to fall would be in the 16th over to Heath Burke (2/7 off 2), Wandin 2/73. Wyatt Hill (1/16 off 3) was the next wicket-taker in the 19th Over, Wandin 3/87. With retired batters re-entering Yarra Glen tightened up in the field with 2 run outs and an additional wicket to Heath Burke with Wandin finishing on 6/109.
Yarra Glen required 4.8 runs per over with Benny “Big Show” Holland (3) putting his hand up to open with Harvey Williamson (15.no), Yarra Glen’s first wicket to fall in the 2nd over with Benny getting bowled. Flynn Bain (32n.o) joined Harvey at the crease and both set about forming a solid partnership with some excellent shot selections. After a short stint of illness, they were pleased to have Xander Neilsen (14.no) re-join the side looking very comfortable once again at the crease. The second wicket to fall in the 8th over was Heath Burke (2). 3rd wicket to fall in successive overs was Poppy McLeish (0) unluckily stumped. Wyatt Hill (7) would contribute with an injured wrist losing his wicket in the 11th Over. Oliver Lilley (7n.o) batted beautifully with the best innings of his career. With the run rate starting to creep up Yarra Glenn would require a run a ball. Retired batters re-entered and worked hard to maintain the chase. 10 runs required off the last over with Flynn and Oliver at the crease. 3 singles with 7 required off 3 balls, Flynn Bain cracked a 4 through mid-wicket, another single and the match was tied. Last ball requiring 1 to win, Oliver Lilley gets a waist-high full toss, No Ball and a run with the ball striking Ollie on the Arm, Yarra Glen winning the match! It was a fantastic game, well done to both Yarra Glen and Wandin.
Under 14
Yarra Junction 6/109
Yarra Glen/Kilsyth 8/94
Lawson Appleton was the only multiple wicket taker collecting 2/8 from 3 overs, with a wicket each to Ronak Mehra, Daniel Shaw, Mitch Ammerlaan and Isaac Coppins to restrict Yarra Junction to 6/109 cc after 25 overs.
With the early loss of Lucas Burke and Daniel Shaw, the regular flow of wickets kept coming with the boys unable to establish a batting partnership of more than 15 to finish 15 runs short of the required total to be 8/94 against the top team who go into the xmas break, 3 games clear on top of the ladder. Our under 14`s are currently sitting 3rd on equal points with Mt.Evelyn sitting second.
Under 16
This week the cricket weary U16 parents made the 80km round trip to Hoddles Creek to watch the U16 boys take on ladder leaders Hoddles Creek in a one-day game.
Skipper Sam Gloury won the toss and elected to bowl trying to take advantage of the cool conditions.
Hoddles Creek quickly slumped to 2/18 after early wickets to Dylan Shambrook (2/14) and Spencer Boers(2/18).
This brought Hoddle’s Creeks best two bats together and they counter-attacked well quickly advancing the score to 52 before Sam O’Callaghan (1/11) struck dismissing their number four batter who was looking very dangerous.
Sam Donnelly (1/8) was next to strike dismissing Hoddles Creeks’ skipper with a great caught and bowled and Yarra Glen was back in the game with the score at 4/76 with some of their key players now out.
U14 players Riley Galea (1/20) and Toby Pauli (2/15) took the next 3 wickets and at that stage Hoddles Creek were 7/95 after 16th over.
Some tight bowling followed and over the next five overs, Hoddles Creek only added 10 runs. With the score at 7/105 with only 4 overs to go, Yarra Glen had a real chance of restricting them to a low total. To their credit, however, Hoddles Creek continued to bat positively and they added a further 34 runs off the last 4 overs to reach a total of 9/139.
In reply, Sam Holland (25) and Sam Donnelly got the innings off to a bright start before Sam Donnelly was dismissed in the 4th over with the score on 28.
Despite this, Yarra Glen continued to bat positively, advancing the score to 2/64 by the 12th over and looking well poised.
Unfortunately 3 wickets fell without scoring and suddenly they were 5/64 with some of their key strokemakers back in the shed.
Despite this, Yarra Glen kept plugging away and whilst they always seemed behind the scoring rate they continued to fight. With strong contributions from Sam Gloury (32 n.o), Dylan Shambrook (24 n.o), and Sam O’Callaghan (7 n.o) they got close, but ultimately ended up 10 runs short finishing on 8/129.
Whilst disappointing to lose, a couple of things either way and the result could easily have been reversed, showing that if Yarra Glen play their best cricket for long enough they can beat anyone in this competition.
Seniors
1st XI One day game – 40 0vers
Yarra Glen 133
Mt Evelyn 2nd XI 3/137
At 2/70 in the 16th over, our innings looked promising after winning the toss on the small Mt.Evelyn ground. Phil Cowan scored a quick-fire 31 off 22 balls before being caught skying a ball in the 16th over. From here, Yarra Glen were unable to establish any meaningful partnerships and was all out in the 31st over when Brad Willmore was stumped in Jonny Bairstow/Alex Carey fashion.
An early wicket to Phil Cowan got our bowling effort off to a good start however a 40 run partnership followed by a 60 run partnership in an otherwise gallant bowling and fielding effort that stretched the Mt.Evelyn run chase out to the 35th over on a day when 133 tuns proved not enough to defend.
Our 1st XI go into the Xmas break looking forward to the return of some key players in the new year.
2nd XI One day game – 36 overs
Boronia 4th XI 6/156 CC
Yarra Glen 3/160 after 33 overs
Hunter Grenfell starred with the ball picking up 4/15 off 7 overs, with a wicket each to Charlie Prewett and Spencer Boers to restrict Boronia to 6/156 cc.
Sam Gloury partnered skipper Shane Fordham once again at the top of the order with the pair putting on a 45-run opening partnership before Shane was stumped in the 7th over for 32. Hunter Grenfell joined Sam and together put on a 32-run partnership for the second wicket before Hunter (9)was judged LBW in the 15th over. Will Duff (33) attacked the bowling from ball one putting on a 65-run partnership with Sam before being bowled in the 27th over with the score 3/143. Sam Holland (6n.o) looked comfortable at the crease to help get the team over the line with four overs to spare with under-16 captain Sam Gloury carrying his bat to be 52 n.o, producing his maiden half-century in senior cricket.
Well done to the 2nd XI who went into the Christmas break sitting 3rd on the ladder and in good form.
3rd XI
The 3rd XI fixture resumes on 11 January.
