EMERALD’S Agrade team lost three quick wickets to go down to Devon Meadows by one run on Saturday.
The Bombers were chasing 210 for victory and put up a brave fight in the disappointing loss.
Mark and David Alenson got Emerald off to a solid start, but they both lost their wickets before the score was on 30.
Brodie and Quenten Lucas then put together a good partnership and took the score to 63 before Quenten was out for 23.
Brodie was out just after tea for 30 then Andrew Walker and Andrew Ferrier put the Bombers in the box seat when they brought the score to 4/166.
Walker was out for a great 52 and Ferrier followed soon after for 24.
From there the Bombers cruised to within three runs of the total thanks to Wes Wright and Aaron Cameron’s 18, but it then lost 3 quick wickets to fall short.
B GRADE
Emerald bowled Merinda Park out for 220 last week and got off to a bad start with the loss of two early wickets.
James Litterbach and Tim Sproule then batted the Bombers back into the game with an 80run stand.
Sproule was dismissed just before tea for 36.
After tea Emerald lost three key wickets including that of Litterbach, who made another good total of 56, to put the score at 6/123.
Jay Kleinsmit (13) and Euan Thoms (25) also batted well together, but both went out after getting good starts.
After 65 overs the bombers were bowled out 30 runs short of the target for 190.
D GRADE
Chasing the 220 made last week by Pakenham, Emerald lost an early wicket then Corey Sweeney came in and made a quickfire 28.
Jarred Gillespie was looking good at the other end and was the fourth out in the 35th over and with the score on 67.
Lee Ligtermoet and Keiran Thoms batted well before Ligtermoet was out for 38.
Dan Leversha joined Thoms at the crease and the pair brought the score to 5/170 and Emerald looked in the box seat.
However after Thoms was out for his maiden 50, the Bombers collapsed to be all out for 187 after only 54 overs.
E GRADE
Playing against Tooradin, the Bombers were chasing 233 and got off to a good start with Chris Alenson and Mick Vanleewen.
Alenson was out in the 16th over for 17 and from there Vanleewen had good partnerships with Zeb Quigley and Andrew Alenson, but the Bombers could never really get on top of the bowling as wickets fell in constant intervals.
Vanleewen was out for 39 and Mark O’Brien 36 and put on a good stand with Tom Baldock who made 18 but it wasn’t enough as Emerald was bowled out for 174 in the 67th over.
F GRADE
The oneday team played Upper Beaconsfield and had another good win.
Bowling first it did well to dismiss Upper Beaconsfield for 69.
Trevor Tilly got the best figures of 3/4 off three overs, while Geoff Worrell bowled well to get 2/13 off five overs.
In reply Emerald passed the runs with four wickets down.
Geoff Worrell made 29 opening and Darren Fellows 20 and Kevin Stapleton 35 notout and Gary Santini 46 notout were the top scorers as Emerald made 8/173 off 31 overs.
UNDER 17 BLACK
Emerald only made 93 last week and the game looked lost when Pakenham resumed in the morning at 1/28.
However a great spell of bowling from Rob Wynne and good support from Dan Leversha, Euan Thoms and Cailin Parker saw the Bombers bowl them out for just 56.
In the five overs Wynne bowled, he got 3/4, while Leversha got 2/29 off his 8 overs.
UNDER 15 BLACK
Emerald made 164 last week off its 40 overs and this week managed to bowl Upper Beaconsfield out for 112 .
The Bombers gave everyone a bowl and the pick were Liam O’Sullivan (2/11 off five overs) and Tye Johnstone (2/9 off four overs).
UNDER 15 RED
Last week the Red’s made 7/102 off 40 overs. This week in the field they fell just short with NNG making 127 off its 40 overs.
Jarryd Dondfirs was the best bowler with 3/20 and was well supported by Mike Dompietro who got 2/16 off six overs.
UNDER 13 REDBACKS
The two Emerald teams battled it out in a grudge match.
Last well the Redbacks made 112 with Thomas Murray 29 and Nathan Copey 25 the best scorers.
Nathan Bownds with 3/3 was the best bowler.
This week the Bushrangers just got over the line making 135.
Nathan Bownds made 25 notout and Ashley Strong made 22.
For the Redbacks Trent Rolfs with 1/16 and Daniel Cann 1/11 were among the best bowlers.
