By Ian Ferguson
SEVERAL under17 players reached 50 runs or better for their teams on Saturday morning.
They included Tom Carlyle (Beaconsfield Tigers), Sam Jenkins (Lang Lang), Marcus Beaver and Michael Theodoridis (Merinda Park), Chris Chilcott and Flynn Visser (Pakenham), Ricky Campbell (Cardinia), Madison Andrews (Beaconsfield Bandits), Jack Carson and John Bright (Kooweerup) and Jarred Thompson (Tooradin).
Best under17 bowling figures were by Cardinia’s P. Monckton, who snared 4/18 from eight overs.
UNDER 15
Scores were tied at the end of the under 15 game between PUT Yabbies and the Beacy Eagles.
Many players scored 30 or better, while Catani’s Ben Ahern reached 45. Tom Marks (Officer) and A. Krishana (Beacy Minors) both scored halfcenturies.
UNDER 13
Merinda Park probably established a new junior runmaking record when it smashed 7/307 from 307 deliveries against Cardinia.
Jason Pongracic scored a superb 82 notout from 56 balls (an innings that included a six and 11 fours) and Simon Spencer stroked nine boundaries when he reached an undefeated 57 from 40 deliveries.
The best feature of the game for the hapless young Bulls was the magnificent catch taken by Jeremy Monckton.
The best bowers at under13 level were the Beacy Tigers’ Mitch Johnson (4/8 from three overs) and Anthony Bradwell from the Nar Nar Goon Whites who snared 4/10 from three overs.
