Andrew Dishot cuts high and hard in his innings of 31 for the A Res last Saturday.
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Coming up against reigning premiers Rovers, Yarra’s twos were sent in to bat.
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It was clear that Fraser Smart had spent his Christmas break on the treadmill running hard between wickets and putting away the bad balls.
Unfortunately, wickets fell at regular intervals and if not for a small partnership with Buerckner 6/69 at drinks could have been a lot worse.
Dishot and baseball star John Taylor got to work putting on an extremely important 52 run partnership.
At the arvo tea break Yarra finished all out 141.
Dishot and Nehal Tahir started well with the ball with no luck. Hill opened the account with a nice catch by Tom Lovell in the gully.
John Taylor hits high and hard over square leg during his innings of 35.
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Tj Docking was again superb with the ball supported by the pace of John Taylor, unfortunately wickets were few and far between rovers chasing the total with 6 overs remaining.
Road trip to Benalla this weekend looking to get back on the winners list.
B grade win convincingly
Yarrawonga Mulwala 1/48 def Delatite 9/42.
Jack Connell late cuts this delivery for runs in his innings of 18 for the B Grade.
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This week B grade took on Delatite in a clash between 1st and last and it showed. Delatite won the toss and elected to bat first.
Jyda House and Josh McCabe opened up bowling tight line and length with Jyda taking 2-4 off his 5 and Josh bowling without luck.
Next to bowl was Gary Browning who once again was the pick of the bowlers as he ripped through the Delatite innings taking 5-19 off 5 overs to have Delatite in trouble at 7-37.
The last two wickets fell to a smart runout from Lach Phillips and Ethan Thorpe got one to jag back to have Delatite all out for 42.
About to position the ball in between the fielders is B Grade’s Mitch Pettit in his unbeaten knock of 15.
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After the break Jack Connell and Mitch Pettit were given the task of chasing down the small total and both looked good as they got themselves in punishing anything short. The two put on a partnership of 36 before Jack Connell held out in the deep for 18 which brought Ethan Thorpe to the middle.
Thorpe and Pettit cruised to the small total with Thorpe finishing unbeaten on 12 and Pettit 15 not out as well.
Another big win for B grade who take on Merton at Mulwala next week.
C Grade just fall short
Greta White 10/172 def Yarrawonga Mulwala 8/163.
On a warm Saturday afternoon, the Lakers rolled into Moyhu to take on Greta, fuelled by dreams of cricketing glory and probably a few pre-match meat pies.
Greta won the toss and opted to bat, a bold move considering the fierce glare bouncing off Ben “Chrome Dome” Pickering’s scalp.
The elder Pickering opened the bowling attack, with ‘Chrome Dome’ delivering three maidens in a row—an achievement that left the crowd wondering if the ball was covered in Velcro.
It didn’t take long for the two bald warriors to combine for the first wicket, proving once again that less hair equals more precision.
Lakers debutant Jack Hudson got his maiden wicket early, a momentous occasion for him, though probably less so for the poor batter he dismissed.
Greta’s Craven decided to play a game of cat and mouse with ‘Chrome Dome’, surviving two absolute sitters on 10 and 21.
Ben might’ve dropped those catches, but he didn’t drop his shiny dome—it gleamed in the sun like a lighthouse guiding Greta to safety.
Craven made a tidy 98, though rumours suggest he was just avoiding raising his bat for a century because he wanted to keep it humble.
Kade Michael was the pick of the bowlers, snagging 4/25 and possibly Greta’s last shred of confidence.
Greta finished on a very respectable 172 all out.
The Lakers’ opening pair, Blocka (Wilson) and Slim Shady (Hargreaves), strolled out to chase the target.
Things started solidly until 3 quick wickets had the Lakers wobbling harder than a pub stool (Boorahman) at closing time.
Enter Hawk, who looked calm, composed, and completely convinced he was Steve Smith reincarnated swapping gloves every 10 deliveries.
Hawk kept the crowd entertained with some exquisite shots and several dramatic glove changes—surely inspired by some deep method acting.
On 49, he raised his bat to the crowd as if he’d hit a century… only to edge the next ball straight to slips.
If that isn’t peak cricket drama, the scribe doesn’t know what is. Next up was the Boorahman Beast (Leeburn), who swung for the fences with an 18 off 15 blitzkrieg, proving that sometimes, brute force is the answer.
Meanwhile, Slim Shady batted with the patience of a saint until he, too, fell on 49.
Unlike Hawk, he didn’t raise his bat—clearly, a man of mystery. The rest of the batting lineup contributed less than an expired membership card, and the Lakers fell short by 9 runs.
The match ended in high spirits, with both sides heading to the pub for a few celebratory raspberries before the rain sent everyone scurrying to the Boorahman Hotel.
Because if you can’t win on the field, at least you can dominate the post-match banter. See you all next week at the MCG of the bush Stan H.
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