By Kane Latham
CARDINIA flexed its muscle before the finals defeating the hapless Catani outright, Kooweerup got over the line against Tooradin, Pakenham Upper/Toomuc recorded a solid win knocking Upper Beaconsfield out of the finals and Beaconsfield cruised to victory against Officer in the final round of the WGCA for 2010-11.
Resuming at 4/39, Catani tried to fight, but was bundled out for just 144 runs in 41 overs in its second dig, leaving a lead of only 137 runs and the dangerous Cardinia plenty of overs to get the runs. Mark Evans fought hard with the bat, contributing 38 not out, but wickets kept falling around him.
Matt Celima found some much-needed form with the ball, taking 3/20 from six overs, and Jason Fisher picked up 2/14 from seven.
Pushing for the outright result to cement second place and a vital home final, Cardinia sent in veteran Ben Darose to open the batting with John Nooy. They wasted no time and reac hed 139 for no loss in just 26 overs to get Cardinia the full 20 points.
Darose finished on 90 not out, including 12 fours and one six, while Nooy scored a typically solid 40 not out, with three fours.
The result sets up a Cardinia-Kooweerup showdown in the semi-final.
Resuming at 3/18 and needing a win to take the fourth finals spot from Tooradin, Upper Beaconsfield’s first partnership for the day between Chris Pentland and Julian Bayard looked promising, until Pentland became the second of Jack Ryan’s five wickets, taking the score to 4/40.
From there, only Scott Pitcher (24) and Julian Bayard (26) showed any true fight, as Jack Ryan and Chris Smith showed they would be a real force in the coming seasons.
Jack Ryan in a fine spell took 5/35 from 21.2 and almost single-handedly ended Upper Beaconsfield’s finals aspirations. Chris Smith swung the ball both ways to finish with 3/47 from 18.
Chasing 184 for victory, Kooweerup got off to a disastrous 1/1 start when Matt Davey was caught behind off the bowling of Steve Hamill.
Mick Giles was in typical form and, after being dropped, slammed 60 runs to make Tooradin pay, before Brenton Adams got him, caught and bowled.
At tea, the score was 5/123 and the game was in the balance. Leigh Paterson looked shaky at the start, then hit the ball to all parts of the ground, scoring 55 and steering his team to victory with six wickets down, before some late hitting from Ben Miller (38) took Kooweerup’s score to all out for 237.
Brenton Adams took 4/62 for Tooradin and Steve Hamill picked up 2/34. Upper Beaconsfield’s loss to Pakenham Upper/Toomuc sets up a Beaconsfield-Tooradin showdown.
In a one-dayer, Beaconsfield took on Officer, batting first and posting 6/211 from its 40 overs. Brad Miles hit 41 and Kris Fletcher and Ryan O’Connor found form, scoring 52 and 50 respectively.
For Officer, Kable Dowsett took 3/37 from seven overs.
In reply, Officer managed 163 runs, Adam Reid top-scoring with 30 as Jason Dodd picked up 4/27 from his eight overs.
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Clyde narrowly lost to Merinda Park, chasing the small total of 116 runs for victory but falling for 107. Jess and Shannon Mathers took 5/49 and 5/43 from 34 and 32 overs respectively, knocking Clyde to bottom spot and relegating it to Sub-District next year.
Resuming at 2/33, a lead of three runs, Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll batted well to reach 206 runs before being dismissed. Austin van Strijp and Daniel Glen worked hard with the bat, making 45 runs each, and Sam Vanderzalm chipped in with 29 runs down the order to help the Goon to the competitive total.
Dom Paynter bowled well for Pakenham, taking 4/71, while Dale McCraw was reliable as ever, taking 3/29.
With 177 set for outright victory, Dom Paynter and Russell Lehman got the Lions off to a great start, 25 and 34 respectively, before Sean Gramc hit 10 fours on his way to 59, guiding his side to the outright points in 27 overs for the loss of five wickets.
Set 253 for victory, Emerald did everything in its power to get there against the strong Devon Meadows side, but fell just short, dismissed for 240 runs in 70 overs. Anthony Flint scored 39 at the top of the order and Gary Scott made 50. Nick Kearton topped off a great personal game with 72 runs.
For Devon Meadows took 4/41 from 15 overs.
Resuming at 3/22 against Nyora, Lyndhurst batsmen David Clifford and Mark Henry formed a strong partnership, taking the score to 133 before Clifford was dismissed for 43. Henry went on to make 78 runs, helping his team to 160.
Nick Fairbank picked up 4/62 from 24 overs and Troy Ferguson took 4/10 from 5.2.
With 20 runs for victory, Nyora passed the target with ease, losing just the one wicket.
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SFX came into this week needing an outright, or for Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll to lose, and it took matters into its own hands. Having Cranbourne Meadows at 2/35, only 43 runs from Shane White was slowing down the SFX train, as it dismissed Cranbourne Meadows for 116. Aaron Warn led the way with 6/40.
With a lead of 125 runs, SFX sent Cranbourne Meadows in to bat again, and dismissed it in 19 overs for 107 runs, enough to give it the outright and pinch back the fourth finals spot.
Anthony Shepherdson guided his team to the victory with 5/27 from six.
Having already gained the points last week against Tooradin, Lang Lang resumed at 4/144 looking to make a big total, but Tooradin bowler Daniel Quinn had other ideas, taking 7/59 from 22.3 overs. Nick Beale finished his home-and-away season well, adding 43 not out to his runs tally.
Resuming at 1/34, Beaconsfield went down to Cardinia, managing only 180 chasing 224. Ben White worked hard at the top of the order with 31 and Jarred Williams contributed the same at the bottom of the order.
Ryan de Reus claimed 4/52 for Cardinia, helping it to the win and securing second spot.
Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll will be disappointed to miss out on the finals even though it defeated Gembrook. Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll made declared at 9/155, Noel O’Brien and Sam Pullen making 38 and 31 respectively.
Jeremy Everett took 5/65 from 21 for Gembrook.
Sent in Gembrook batted well to finish on 3/60, ending Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll’s finals hopes. Tim Gray scored 38.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:B GRADE
Pakenham Upper/Toomuc cruised to victory over Kooweerup, passing the required total of 117 for the loss of only five wickets. Richard Fromhold led the way with 46. Mick Glasscock took 3/36 from 12 overs.
Devon Meadows got over the line against Beaconsfield, finishing at 9/147 from 74.1 overs. Darren Cooper’s 35 helped Devon Meadows to a victory.
Ben Martin took 4/30 from 23 for Beaconsfield.
Upper Beaconsfield jumped its way to the top of the ladder with an outright victory over Tooradin. Resuming at 3/105, Upper Beaconsfield declared at 7/180 with Matt Scanlon making 43.
Darren Mantel took 3/45 from 13 for Tooradin. Trying to avoid the outright, Tooradin had no luck and was bowled out for 85 in 45.1 overs. Mick Freeman made 32. Kyle Gibbs did the damage with the ball, 4/11 from 13 overs.
Resuming at 0/2 and chasing 139 for victory, Merinda Park was bundled out by Emerald for 88 runs in 63 overs. Glenn Maunder and Rodney Smith did the damage with the ball, taking three wickets each.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:C GRADE
Catani showed what it was capable of, bowling out Officer for 86 off 46.4 overs with David Spierings and Dave Tobin taking three wickets each.
Putting Officer back in, Glenn Longmuir made 41, helping his side avoid outright. Officer finished at 4/94.
Chasing 200 runs against Cardinia, Cranbourne Meadows was bowled out for 98 runs in 37 overs. Ben Richards made 60 and Kyle Braid-Ball took 5/36 off 10 for Cardinia.
Putting Cranbourne Meadows back in, Cardinia’s Chris Lemmon and Adam Hobson took three wickets each, helping their side dismiss Cranbourne Meadows for 79 in 21.2 overs.
Paul McCutcheon made 41 but could not avoid his side getting defeated outright.
Lyndhurst only just got over the line against Pakenham, being bowled out for 99 while chasing 96 for victory. Malan Weththasinghe made 25 for Lyndhurst.
For Pakenham, Rylan Dunn took 5/27 from 22.1 overs.
Clyde’s 138 proved enough to defeat Pakenham Upper/Toomuc, which was skittled for 113. B. Goodman took 5/29.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:D GRADE
Nyora manage only 186 runs in 51.1 overs chasing Beaconsfield’s 319. Luke Tagliaferro top-scored with 51 and James Peck took 5/59 off 13 for Beaconsfield. With 17 overs to go, Matt McBride took the long handle to Nyora, smashing 87 runs and helping his side to 4/123.
Resuming at 6/22 chasing 53 for victory, Pakenham was knocked over for just 34, thanks to 8/15 from Luke Doedens. Batting a second time, Emerald was 8/81, with Andrew Morris making 28 runs.
Kooweerup bounced back after its bad performance, chasing down 194 and finishing with 8/212, with Cameron Moore making a fine 117. Jeff Gillespie took three wickets for Merinda Park.
Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll chased down 139 runs comfortably, finishing with 5/173 from its 70 overs. Greg Ball made 54, Mick Lewis retired hurt on 34.
John Baker and Jon Rewell took two wickets each.
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Devon Meadows scored only 141 runs from 80 while chasing 170 runs for victory. Captain Mark Hosking did all he could with 68 but to no avail. Bradie Gledhille took 5/26 from 27.
Lang Lang gained outright points against Clyde, with 9/188. Richard Adderly scored 30 and Jack Hazendonk picked up foujr wickets for Clyde.
Lang Lang then pushed hard, and bowled Clyde out for just 33. Wayne Atta picked up a handy 5/12 for Lang Lang, winning it the match.
Tooradin only just got over the line against Upper Beaconsfield, passing the total with nine wickets down. Shane Sutton made 33 at the top of the order and Brendan Jones steered his side to victory with 23 not out. Lachlan Henstock almost won his side the game with 6/32 from 14 overs.
Chasing Merinda Park’s 110 runs, Emerald did it with relative ease, making 6/121 before declaring. Andrew Rolfs top-scored, making 25 before he retired hurt.
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Emerald was defeated outright by Pakenham Upper Toomuc. PUT declared overnight, then bowled out Emerald for 78 runs, an overall lead of 15 runs. PUT passed that for the loss of just one wicket.
Needing 212 for victory against Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll, Gembrook did it with relative ease, as Anthony Williams and Dean Allcot scored 77 and 63 not out respectively, passing the total with just four wickets down.
Beaconsfield narrowly got over the line against Lyndhurst, finishing all out for 149 runs chasing 128.
Nic Macente top-scored for Beaconsfield with 47 runs and Maha Mendis took three wickets for Lyndhurst. Pakenham passed SFX’s total of 192 for the loss of nine wickets in a close game. Shannon Hayhow top-scoring with 40, Scott Kunziak claimed 3/31 for SFX.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:G GRADE
Upper Beaconsfield set Clyde a competitive 9/161 thanks to 51 not out from Jason Southgate. Robert Burns took 5/26 for Clyde. Clyde passed that in the 34th over thanks to 51 not out from Brendan Derozario.
Cardinia amassed a huge 5/259 from 35 overs, thanks to Travis Bowen (51 not out) and Luke Plummer and Roy McCabe with 50 not out each.
Cranbourne Meadows managed only 7/120 in reply, Andrew Hunt making 49 runs.
Beaconsfield posted 7/139 from 35 overs against Nyora, Wayne Holden top-scoring with 36 runs. In reply, Nyora scored 9/154, Mick van Weel making 51 not out. Wayne Holden finished a good personal effort with three wickets.
