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15 December, 2022
Carisbrook maintain A reserve lead for Christmas
The final full round of A reserve for 2022 was played last Saturday, with four games completed. In a battle between the top two teams in the competition, Carisbrook eased their way to a seven-wicket victory over Colts Phelans at Hedges Oval with...
The final full round of A reserve for 2022 was played last Saturday, with four games completed.
In a battle between the top two teams in the competition, Carisbrook eased their way to a seven-wicket victory over Colts Phelans at Hedges Oval with five overs to spare.
Colts made a steady start after losing their first two wickets for just nine runs, with the partnership of Rhys Wagstaff (54) and David Forde (49) putting on 76 for the third wicket. However, Forde’s dismissal triggered a mini-collapse, with Colts losing their next three wickets for 28 runs.
Wagstaff’s departure, with the score on 141, saw Colts eventually lose their final five wickets for just six runs.
James Adam was critical throughout the back end of the innings, finishing with 3/15 off six overs, while Dean Nalder was crucial during the middle stages, finishing with 3/20 off his eight overs.
In response, Daniel McGregor got Colts off to the perfect start when he was able to remove Brian Knight and Martin Mark with the score on 14.
But the partnership of William Coutts and Jarryd Coghlan were able to get to work and keep Carisbrook in front throughout, putting on 96 for the third wicket. Coghlan would reach 60 before being dismissed by McGregor for his third wicket, but Coutts (42 not out) and Nalder (30 not out) were able to guide Carisbrook to their total, finishing on 3/153.
McGregor was Colts’ best bowler, finishing on 3/20 off eight overs.
Clunes were able to take advantage of Colts’ loss without bowling a single ball — their game against Natte Yallock was called off, with the Swans forfeiting, helping move the Magpies to second.
Maryborough moved into fourth place on the ladder courtesy of a 33-run victory over Laanecoorie Dunolly at RL Williams Oval.
The Owls batted first, and despite losing the early wicket of Bradey Tranter for just five runs, were able to get off to a solid start thanks to Sam Thomson and Jacob Glen, putting on 75 for the second wicket. However, Glen’s dismissal triggered a middle-order collapse, with the Owls losing their next four wickets for 17 runs.
Mick Malik was able to guide the Owls to 150 thanks to his top-scoring 51.
While expensive, Isaac Scott was their chief wicket-taker, finishing with 3/46 off six overs, with Nick Earl and Thang Nguyen took two wickets apiece.
Maryborough were able to stifle Laane’s batting lineup in response, with good bowling from Oliver Cassidy in particular (finishing with 1/9 off eight overs) helping their cause. Laane were never able to get ahead of the run rate, and a steady flow of wickets did not help them. Ben Smith top-scored with 24, while Nguyen finished on 20 not out, but Laane were only able to muster 6/117 off their 40 overs.
Jasper Trickey finished with 2/14 off five overs, while Malik backed up his solid work with the bat, taking 2/28 off seven overs.
Talbot ended the round hot on the heels of the fourth-placed Owls courtesy of a four-wicket victory over Avoca at Talbot Recreational Reserve.
The Bulldogs batted first, and the duo of Nathan Holland and Nathan Lester were looking good, putting on 61 for the second wicket. Lester’s removal on 36 however seemed to change the game, with the run rate slowing down following his dismissal.
Holland carried the bat throughout his innings, finishing on 45 not out to top-score as the Bulldogs ended their innings on 5/138.
Karl Gunther was Talbot’s best performer with the ball, taking 2/25 off seven overs.
Avoca got off to the perfect start with the ball, taking the wickets of James Tung and Jesse Smith with the scoreboard on 16. But Jack Kender and Gunther were able to put together good innings, with Kenden making a quickfire 69, while Gunther would eventually finish on 44. They were crucial to the Yabbies eventually chasing down their target with 93 balls to spare.
Benjamin Morganti was their best performer with the ball, taking 3/52, while Rory Wilkinson took 2/17.
MKM kept their finals chances alive with a solid eight-wicket victory over Beaufort.
With the Crows winning the toss, they were looking to put together a good score as they batted first, but it was not to be — the Mill were able to take their first seven wickets while conceding just 25 runs.
However, the combination of Simon Grant and David Morse were able to give the Crows at least something to defend, putting on 31 for the eighth wicket, as they were eventually bowled out for 68.
Bradley Reeves was the Mill’s best-bowler, finishing on 3/6 off 5.4 overs, while Mohammed Haseeb Khan was also prolific, finishing with 3/21 off six overs.
The combination of Lewis Patten and Craig Horner was able to guide the Mill towards their total, with Horner top-scoring with 30 and Patten finishing on 25. They were able to reach the Crows’ target with 84 balls to spare.
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Maryborough were sent in by Carisbrook last Saturday afternoon, and will begin day two of their match-up by defending 170.
Trickey, much like his A reserve game, enjoyed a solid outing for the Owls, retiring not out on 50, while Thomson (23 retired) and Cassidy (20 retired) also had good knocks.
Jett Purcell was Carisbrook’s most economical bowler, finishing with 1/7 off two overs.
Laanecoorie Dunolly will start day two looking to defend 182 against Colts Phelans, with some solid scores across the board helping their cause.
Joe Lovel helped anchor the start of their innings, finishing on 36, while Thang Nguyen was able to push the pace, scoring 41. There were also solid scores from Scott, who finished on 23, and Cooper Willoughby, who scored 20.
Riley Govan was economical with the ball, finishing with 1/12 off his six overs to lead the way for Colts.