BOTH Lang Lang senior sides put in disappointing efforts with the bat in round five, with the highlights being two half centuries plus to Rogan Fraser and Ross Douglass.
Both the Swamp Tigers’ junior sides acquitted themselves well in their respective games.
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Chasing 322 made by Beaconsfield the previous week, Lang Lang was determined to get the points, but got off to a bad start losing Sean Hassett in the first over without scoring.
The second wicket fell not long after with the score on 17 after Colling bowled Brian Christensen for only 11.
The in-form Rogan Fraser joined Gareth Andrews, who was showing Stoic resistance at the crease, and the two put on 65 runs for the third wicket.
This ended when Fraser was dismissed for 51 in another good performance with the bat with his half-century coming from a perfectly timed cut shot.
With the team score on 88, the defiant Andrews was caught behind for 14 after batting for 27 overs in what was a patient innings.
Ross Douglas and Nic Beale were intent on giving Lang Lang the ascendancy in the match and both were batting well and Lang Lang went to the tea break in a good position at 4/142 off 42 overs.
After the resumption of play, Douglas and Beale both batted brilliantly and put on a stand of 102 runs for the fifth wicket, with Douglas being dismissed for a season-high 59, including six boundaries in a very good captain’s innings.
As so often happens in cricket after a good partnership, Beale was out only seven runs later for a well-compiled 43, to have Lang Lang 6/197 and still with 24 overs to face.
However, the remaining Lang Lang batsmen failed to capitalise on the good start given by the top order and the team lost its last five remaining batsmen for only 13 runs to finish all out for 210.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:F GRADE
In a game that meant so much for Lang Lang, it was a disastrous day, being beaten outright by Upper Beaconsfield.
In the first innings Lang Lang only made 69 with the evergreen veteran Richard Adderley leading the way making 20, with Scott Renden the only other player to get into double figures, making 10.
Unfortunately the second innings was more insipid than the first, with Lang Lang being dismissed for only 41 with captain Wally Brenner making 22 including five boundaries.
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Playing Devon Meadows away, Lang Lang batted first with the two openers Jacob Pringle and Dylan Diehl both batting well, putting on 36 runs for the first wicket with Jacob making 17 and Dylan 13.
Joe Dalgleish batted very well in making five and keeps improving.
Zoe Stephens hit the ball hard, making 10, with Mark Yanz making 32 retired.
Reilly Andrews once again batted for more than 10 overs in a determined effort with Jackson Tribuzi making seven and Mitch Virtue seven not-out.
Phil Raso batted very well before being run out for 17.
Lang Lang made 147 with the coach very pleased as the team once again batted for its allotted 40 overs.
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Playing Devon Meadows at home, Lang Lang bowled first with Dan Kelly taking three wickets in a good bowling display.
Peter Clay, Chris Raso, Aaron Laidlaw and Steve Brenner all got a wicket each.
Lang Lang made 79 with Brent and David Miller 19 and 10 respectively with Dan Kelly and Griffin Shepherd both making nine and Heath Clarke eight.
