Above: Pakenham Upper-Toomuc under 14 wicketkeeper Liz Bardwell in action against Clyde on Saturday.ALTHOUGH losing on first innings to Beaconsfield last week, Pakenham Upper-Toomuc fought well in the field on Saturday to restrict the Tigers to 237.
Ben Keane bowled well for the Yabbies to claim 4/53 and Jason Wingrove 2/46, Chris Buckland 3/48 backed up his good work.
Despite patient efforts from Glenn Kilburn (38) and John Miller (23), the second innings ended on 111 and Pakenham Upper-Toomuc lost outright.
The Yabbies congratulated Tiger Brad Miles on his century.
C GRADE
Already having first-innings points and resuming at 1/162, Brett Carey (51) and John Fleming (29) batted well.
Matt Crawford (52) and Chris Sharpe (83) added 134 for the fourth wicket.
Zac Clough (48), Tyson Carey (22), Chris Smith (28) and Tyson Goldsack (18) all got among the runs as the Yabbies amassed 7/352 in a strong performance.
D GRADE
Chasing Clyde’s 170, Pakenham Upper-Toomuc battled hard, but fell short by 14 runs.
Justin Harris (38) and Nick Black (27) shared a 55-run partnership for the third wicket and Adrian Grey (24) revived the Yabbies hopes later, but to no avail.
Brett Maddock made 12 and Frank Scartuchio was 12 not out.
Being a player short both days proved costly for the team.
E GRADE
Pakenham Upper-Toomuc gained first-innings points against Gembrook, scoring 165 runs.
Youngster Luke Gunton top scored with 64, sharing a 57-run partnership with his father, Chris (35).
The Yabbies strove for the outright win, but fell a couple of wickets shy.
The Brookers were 5/69 at the close, Ben Jarred (2/13 off 11) the pick of the bowlers.
Singles went to Damien Garth, Nick Fromhold and Terry Bowler.
F GRADE
The game at Pakenham Secondary College ground was called off due to the state of the ground and pitch.
This match will be played on 10 December and further home matches will be played on Sundays at Pakenham Upper, subject to opposition clubs’ approval.
UNDER 14 BROWN
Pakenham played Clyde at home, lost the toss and was asked to bowl.
On a wet outfield PUT bowled a good line length throughout the innings to keep Clyde to 6/117 at the end of its first innings.
Bowling for the Brown were R. Bardwell 2/6 off 12, L. Bardwell 1/6 off 12 and J. Bardwell 1/6 off 14.
Batting for Clyde was J. Avard 30 not out, D. Hadfield 18 and A. Ballard 18.
UNDER 12 GOLD
Pakenham Upper didn’t have a good day, being bowled out for 100 and held together by an excellent 46 by Alex Nooy and 10 to both Ryan Louch and Casey Thomsen.
Harley Pope moving up the order made one, Kim Bardwell three and Daniel Hill batted for a long time for a well-made one.
UNDER 12 BROWN
Pakenham Upper played the Beaconsfield Tigers away and fielded quickly getting two wickets.
Due to the weather the game was called off and Beaconsfield was 7/83.
The top bowlers were Brad Taylor 2/5, John Shearer 1/6 and Jake Burge 2/5.
CLUB NOTES
The club sent best wishes to Matt Price and Carla Cox who were married in Pakenham Upper at the weekend.
