By Travis Gloury
Yarra Glen vs Healesville
Yarra Glen 4/105
Healesville 4/115
Yarra Glen won the toss and elected to bowl. Healesville openers got off to a good start, Oliver Lilley (1/11 off 2 overs) was rewarded with some excellent bowling taking the first wicket, Healesville 1/20.
Poppy Mcleish (1/11 off 2 overs) was the next wicket taker knocking down the stumps, Healesville 2/34.
Yarra Glen would continue to offer the batters opportunity to take risk with reward.
Xander Neilsen (1/7 off 2 overs) would rattle some timber, Healesville 3/102. Josh Holland (1/17 off 3 overs) would be the final bowler rewarded again knocking over the stumps, Healesville finishing on 4/115.
Yarra Glen requiring five an over on a slow outfield saw the openers of Flynn Bain (21n.o) and Harvey Williamson (9) set the pace early, Wyatt Hill (11n.o) and Xander Neilsen (4) would continue to chip away.
Ben “Big Show” Holland (4) batted with enthusiasm on his birthday! Nixon Murphy (2) and Oliver Lilley (2) worked hard to lift the run rate but were both run out.
Heath Burke (9) reignited the run rate but lost his wicket also run out. Poppy Mcleish (1) was great in supporting the hitters. Retired batters returning to the crease but unfortunately the creeping run rate got us in the end. Another fantastic run chase which didn’t go our way, that’s cricket!
Under 14’s
Yarra Glen/Kilsyth 6/126
Yarra Junction 8/125
Yarra Glen/Kilsyth’s under 14’s claimed a one run victory over top placed Yarra Junction in an eventful and exciting game.
Lucas Burke 27
Lawson Appleton 26
Ronak Mehra 24
A wicket each to Hayden Monds, Tait Harper, Isaac Coppins, Lawson Appleton and Gabriel Donley
Under 16’s
Yarra Glen 9/255
Mt. Evelyn all out 238
Yarra Glen Under 16’ss began the day hoping for the best, resuming at 8/117 with Mt. Evelyn seemingly in the box seat at 3/103 of the split innings match.
Under 14 boys Riley Galea and Tobi Pauli resumed the innings with only the retired Charlie Watts available to bat.
Charlie returned to the crease on 57 not out after the early loss of Tobi Pauli and began cautiously.
Riley and Charlie established a partnership with Riley playing the anchor role and Charlie making the most of any scoring opportunity.
The pair batted for the remaining 20+ overs left in the innings with every run helping to put much needed distance between Yarra Glen and the opposition with Mt. Evelyn still having the last 25 overs of the game to chase down the required total with seven wickets remaining.
Charlie hit his straps and sent balls to all parts of the ground including four lost balls to produce an astonishing 151 not out off 120 balls with seven sixes and 13 fours.
Simply an amazing innings, with Riley Galea playing the perfect innings at the other end to be 24 n.o. to finish 9/255 CC
Yarra Glen’s bowling effort began with stand in Captain Sam Holland leading the troops with only 10 available players in the absence of Sam Gloury under going plastic surgery on a fractured thumb for an injury sustained on Friday.
Mt. Evelyn came out with an aggressive approach to chase down the required 152 needed off 25 overs with seven wickets in hand.
In a gallant effort by both sides with two key Mt. Evelyn batsman returning to the crease with both batsman scoring over 80 in a 90 + run partnership, Kade smith hung onto a catch to claim an unlikely 18 run victory with Sam O`Callaghan taking 3/36 off six overs, Sam Donnelly 2/16 off 5 overs and Sam Holland 2/20 off 4.5 overs the multiple wicket takers with the victory keeping our under 16’s well placed for finals.
Well done on a great effort to our under 16’s!
1st XI
East Ringwood all out 169
Yarra Glen 9/150 all out
At the start of the day we required 169 to win, with 16 taken off the required total last week at 0/16 over night against the ladder leaders.
With the unavailability of Liam Senti for the second week and Sam Gloury sustaining a fractured thumb on Friday, requiring plastic surgery on Saturday morning we were reduced to nine fit players to chase down the total.
Tim Lilley was judged LBW in the second over of the day at 1/18.
Phil Cowan whacked three boundaries only to be caught in the deep two overs later for 14 at 2/32.
Ash Waters dug in for 16 before being caught behind at 3/54 in the 23rd over of the day on the slow outfield between rain delays.
Travis Gloury joined Tony Biddiscombe before another frustrating rain delay had players off the ground for an extended period.
Play returned at 4pm after an early tea break with the loss of time reducing the amount of overs to an estimated 37 remaining in the day to make the required 110 runs.
With the outfield slower again after the rain the pair took the score to 3/98 before Travis (21) was caught at square leg attempting to lift one over the leg side.
After another rain delay, we were soon 8/109 with the loss of Brad Willmore, Tony Biddiscombe (31), Jordan Bain and Tom Davey which brought together our number nine batsman Matt Donnelly and Sam Gloury Yarra Glen’s final batsman batting with a fractured thumb.
Sam swung the willow and added a further 10 runs in quick time and before long the pair had settled into a rhythm and for the next 19 overs chipped away at the deficit with play allowed to be extended until 7pm. With 20 available minutes and an approximate four overs to be bowled with 19 runs remaining, Matt Donnelly (19) was caught at mid off looking to chase down the runs in an unlikely victory against the top side.
Whilst Yarra Glen didn’t get the end result the team would have liked, there was plenty to be proud about the way our resilient 1st XI handled the adversities of the game and no more prouder of our under 16 captain Sam Gloury who arrived from hospital after surgery on his fractured thumb to bat for 19 overs and almost get the team over the line with 17 not out.
2nd IX
St.Andrews 6th XI 9/364
Yarra Glen all out 170
Hunter Grenfell 4/78
3rd XI
Yarra Glen all out 128
Wandin 3rd XI 7/225
Wicket takers
Sam Donnelly 2 wickets
Gary Demby 2 wickets
Run makers
Sam Holland 50
Mafoe Laloulu 21
Terry Brown 17
Richard Gurney 14
