KILCUNDABASS and Nyora both gained significant breaks on the points table from their nearest Bgrade opponents after gaining impressive outright victories in round one.
KillieBass declared its innings closed at the start of the day on 8/71 and registered a crushing blow to Pakenham when it wiped out the Lions in their second innings for the dismal total of 61.
Darren Crawford scored 12 not out, but the remaining Pakenham batsmen failed to cope with the fiery pace of Paul Cornelius and Dean Pipicelli who snared 5/15 and 2/11 from their respective nineover spells.
The Sharks then continued their ferocious form by scoring the 60 runs required for outright points without losing a wicket, with Craig Hart registering an undefeated 40.
Nyora gained a firstinnings lead of 16 runs when it was dismissed for 102, with Cranbourne Meadows allrounder Josh PaxtonWhite collecting the fine figures of 4/25 from 15 overs.
The host bowlers again excelled when the visiting Rebels were routed in their second innings for 51.
Paul McCutcheon scored a gritty 17 not out, but his teammates had no answer to the impressive bowling of Nick Fairbanks who captured a superb 5/17 from 11 hostile overs. Ben Hackett then reached 19 not out when Nyora scored the 37 runs required for maximum match points.
Nar Nar GoonMaryknoll crushed the Merinda Park B grade team by a mammoth 233 runs. The Cobras were writhing after being shot out for 80 in their first innings, but staved off outright defeat after reaching 3/32 by stumps in their second dig. Adam Cooper (4/17 from 13 overs) and Brendan McGrath (3/17 off 15.5 overs) caused the firstinnings collapse.
Beaconsfield easily accounted for Tooradin by 135 runs in its Bgrade clash.
Andrew Sparks and Grant Kernot, who scored 73 and 30 respectively, batted well for the Seagulls.
Jarrod Williams produced a pleasing bowling performance, claiming 5/70 from 17 consecutive overs for the winning Tigers.
The Cardinia Bgraders were too strong for PUT that fell short by 57 runs after being dismissed for 160.
John Wallin scored a hardhitting 63 for the Yabbies, but persistent bowling from Matt Adlam (3/22 from 11 overs), B. Welsh (3/24 off eight overs) and Nathaniel Wade (3/39 from 11 overs) proved too much for the host batsmen.
Nick Fromhold scored a breezy 19 and snared 3/28 from eight overs when the Bulls reached 6/160 in their second innings.
C GRADE
Catani enjoyed a crushing outright victory against Nar Nar GoonMaryknoll.
Geoff Pimm scored 43 when the Goon registered the modest total of 103 in its first innings but noone came to the fore when they collapsed for 63 in the second dig.
Luke Failla claimed the astonishing secondinnings figures of 8/30 from 11.5 overs, while Jamie Lehman (4/23 from ten overs) and cagey skipper Tim Miller (3/5 off three overs) made significant inroads for Catani in the first innings.
Peter Quinn followed up his firstweek century with the eyecatching bowling figures of 5/48 from 18 overs when Officer accounted for Gembrook by 67 runs.
James Quinn joined in the family spoils by collecting 3/56 from 14 overs, while Anthony Williams and Craig Heppell both scored 40s when the Brookers totalled 189.
Lang Lang comfortably defeated the Upper Beaconsfield Cgrade team by 71 runs after a trio of 16yearolds rescued the Swamp Tigers from a perilous situation on the ‘Swampies’ own ground.
A halfcentury from Sam Cole and useful contributions from Ricky Caddell and Sam Jenkins enabled Lang Lang to surge to a total of 198 after being a shaky 5/61.
John Kett and Rob Hansen both captured three wickets for the Maroons.
Kooweerup accounted for Devon Meadows by 62 runs in a highscoring encounter on the lightningfast Demons’ home ground.
Panther pair Tony Scott and Mick Clouter scored 58 and 50 respectively when the Meadows totalled 275, while Jack Carson captured 3/50 from 12 overs for the host team.
The Lyndhurst Vikings got home by just two runs in an exciting game.
A. Myers (47) and Kellie Shields (34 not out) enabled the Vikings to reach the winning total of 184, but Cougar bowlers Simon Rogers (3/17) and N. Miles (3/26) made the home side earn its closely fought victory.
D GRADE
Emerald gained crucial outright points against Cardinia.
The Bombers totalled 137 in their first innings, ran through the Bulls’ batting herd for 78 in their second dig and then notched the necessary 47 runs needed for the outright win for the loss of only three wickets.
Glen Maunder bowled tidily to snare 3/20 from nine overs for the victors, while Craig Bell (52 runs) and the evergreen Wayne Snooks (match bowling figures of 8/76) were two Cardinia players to acquit themselves well.
A fighting innings of 61 from S. Sinclair and a useful 35 from Jay Viney enabled the Cranbourne Meadows team to narrowly defeat Tooradin by 19 runs. Young Seagull Mitch Adderley bowled impressively to capture 6/55 from 23.3 overs
Pakenham managed to avert outright defeat at Merinda Park, but the Cobras struck with impressive venom to win comprehensively by 183 runs.
Matt Ursell scored a determined 40 not out in the Lions’ first innings, while match figures of 4/31 from nine overs resulted in the Cobras’ Jace Field being the game’s leading bowler.
PUT accounted for Clyde by 26 runs.
Adrian Grey finished with the memorable figures of 6/4 from ten overs to clinch a Yabbies’ win, his young teammate Blake McGrath scored a pleasing 40, while Clyde’s best bowler was Mick Bishop, who captured 5/45 from 13 overs.
Mick Payroli, with bowling figures of 7/57 from 18 overs and a firstinnings score of 18, did his best for Nar Nar GoonMaryknoll, but the Nyora team still prevailed by 58 runs.
Cornelius Samuel batted well for his match aggregate of 96 runs, while Kevin Toogood captured 5/31 in the Goons’ second innings.
Beaconsfield defeated KilcundaBass by 53 runs, thanks to an encouraging bowling performance from Jayden Mack, who captured 4/41 from 13 overs. Glenn Connell top scored for KillieBass with 35.
E GRADE
Adam Richmond and senior debut player Michael Ralph continued their good batting form from last week in Tooradin’s winning encounter with Merinda Park.
Richmond went on to score an excellent 110, while his 15yearold teammate contributed a stylish 92. In Merinda Park’s second innings Chad McKie reached 83 not out when the Cobras compiled 1/123.
Lyndhurst easily defeated Beaconsfield by 109 runs, due largely to a halfcentury from S. Lee, and Devon Meadows overwhelmed an undermanned Lang Lang by 122 runs.
The Panthers’ Brett Vance, who scored 40 not out and captured 4/31 from ten overs, was the dominant player in the game.
JUNIORS
There were some excellent performances when the season started on Saturday.
Many under17 batsmen retired after scoring twenties, while Nyora’s Luke Ferguson and Emerald Black’s Ali Semaiha and Beaconsfield’s Jayden Mack all scored 30s.
Beaconsfield bowler Tom Bennett snared the outstanding figures of 5/11 from four overs, while Nar Nar GoonMaryknoll bowler Nathan Van Steensel claimed 3/5 from his four overs.
Many batsmen also retired after scoring twenties in under15 ranks and T. Lehman (Catani), S. Renden (KilcundaBass), A. Churchill (Devon Meadows) J. Payroli (Nar Nar GoonMaryknoll) and Alex Benbow and Adam Young (both from the Beaconsfield Eagles) all captured three wickets in their fourover spells.
Clyde accounted for Tooradin by nine runs in their under13 fixture with the Cougar duo of E. McLean and J. Brown both retiring after scoring 16 and 15 respectively.
The Seagull trio of K. Thompson, D. Sutton and T. Findlay all scored 15 not out.
