Red Caps fall over the line

C Grade, Division 1

NERRENA continued on its winning way with a victory over Wonthaggi Club in a close contest on Saturday.

Playing at the Wonthaggi Secondary College, Nerrena sent Club into bat first.

This looked to be a good decision with the dismissal of vice-captain Will Speed for five runs and Jed Caddy for a duck.

However, fourth bat Justin Licis stepped up to the crease and made a ton before he was stopped by a catch from Brian Gannon off the bowling of Gerard Murphy.

Lucas McRae added 32 runs before the end of the innings.

Opening batsman Chris Fraser made seven runs but was not out at the end of Club’s allotted overs.

Billy Trotman had Nerrena’s best bowling figures, taking 3/26, including the dismissal of Caddy and McRae.

Club set the target at 6/165.

Gannon and Trotman opened for Nerrena and made a modest start with 15 and 17 runs respectively.

Trotman’s wicket was the first to fall, taken by McRae at 1/29.

Murphy entered and went on to top score with 72 runs.

This, combined with the efforts of Christos Marinou and Wayne Cocksedge, would win the game for Nerrena.

Marinou and Cocksedge made 26 and 20 runs respectively.

McRae and captain Sam Liddle took two wickets each for Club.

The single wicket was taken by Alan Babu.

Nerrena just got over the line with a score of 5/166.

Island win in 23 overs

Kilcunda-Bass played a solid innings, but Phillip Island managed to go a step further to claim the points.

Phillip Island won the toss at the Rhyll Cricket Ground and asked Kilcunda-Bass to bat.

Joel Huckett and Joel Dickson were the stars of the show for Kilcunda-Bass, opening the account and making 61 and 20 runs respectively.

Huckett was not out at the end of the innings.

Phillip Island’s wicket taking honours were shared between Jackson Allan, Jaxen Marshall, Lawrence Ferrari and Zack Hughes.

Kilcunda-Bass had made 4/153 at the end of its innings.

Phillip Island made a steady start with opening batsmen Wade Paterson and Ferrari making 19 and 14 runs.

Getting Phillip Island across the line were Andy O’Brien and David Ivey.

O’Brien accumulated 36 runs before he retired not out and Ivey top scored with 66 runs.

Kilcunda-Bass’ top bowler was Ash Joseph, taking 2/44, with the single wicket claimed by Hunter Bettles.

Phillip Island’s winning tally was 4/165.

OMK overcome collapse

OMK successfully defended its total of 9/203 against Korumburra, despite an embattled second half of the innings.

OMK went into bat first, with opening partnership Scott Anthony Handley and Craig Hart combining well to contribute 57 runs each.

At 1/86, Handley was the first out after he was bowled by Darren Scott.

Captain Brad Hayes stepped up to the crease and made 49 not out.

Thomas Sorrell claimed Hart’s wicket at 2/149 and it was downhill from there for OMK, including the dismissals of Ryan Wyatt, Liam Maskell, Matt Whiteside and Donald Wylie for ducks.

Scott was Korumburra’s top bowling performer, taking 3/37, with two wickets taken by Owen Maskell.

Korumburra’s Shayne Harland opened well with 30 runs, and third bat Jacob Wrigley put 57 runs on the board.

Forty-one runs were contributed by Scott.

However, OMK’s Hayes and Maskell ensured Korumburra would not threaten the Diggers’ score by taking three wickets each.

Korumburra fell short when it was bowled out 10/179.

Leongatha Town had the round 11 bye. 

C Grade, Division 2

Upsets shake C2 

GLEN Alvie took the points from top of the table Inverloch on Saturday.

Glen Alvie started on its winning way by winning the toss at the Inverloch Recreation Reserve.

Choosing to bowl first, David Harris and Warren Stewart went into bat for Inverloch.

The pair made 41 and 79 respectively, which helped drive the score to 2/194.

The two wickets were taken by Glen Alvie bowlers Tai Bolding and Kent Anderson.

Inverloch played out its 35 overs and swapped over.

Owen Luff was quickly dismissed for two runs for Glen Alvie, but David Hynes and captain Ian Thorn put the away team back on the winning path.

Hynes retired not out with 67 runs and Thorn made 82 runs.

Daniel McGuirk made 11 runs before he was bowled by Michael Asbury and John Cuttriss saw out the innings with Thorn, making 20 runs.

Glen Alvie’s winning score was 2/196 off 30 overs.

Steady MDU too strong

MDU also had an exciting win over second-placed Phillip Island.

Phillip Island won the toss at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve and chose to bat.

John Manning and Peter Francis opened well for Phillip Island, making 21 and 53 runs respectively.

Third bat Steven Niven added 30 runs and tailender Jon Parry finished strong with 22 not out.

For MDU, Stephen Riley had the best bowling figures, taking 3/23.

Simon McRae and Kurt Sinclair claimed a wicket each.

Phillip Island was then sent out to defend 5/172.

Dismissing captain Dale Thomas and Tim McGrath for 17 and nine respectively might’ve been a confidence boost for Phillip Island, but MDU played a steady innings that would be enough to make it over the line.

Glen Cocksedge top scored with 38 runs before he was bowled by Michael Cleary, and Craig Hoober made 25 runs before his wicket fell to Francis.

Sinclair and McRae finished off the innings for MDU, making 32 and 26 not out.

In the 33rd over, MDU had the win with a score of 4/176.

Nyora forfeited its game against Koonwarra/LRSL.

OMK had the round 11 bye.