Deason delivers solid innings

WILL Deason batted out the innings for Kingower in its victory over Arnold.,

Deason top scored with 67 runs before he was stumped by Phil Scholes.

With Kingower already securing victory, the home side declared after a whisker more than 33 overs.

Deason had faced 109 deliveries in his stint at the crease.

Opening partner Matt Rowe contributed 32 runs before caught by wicketkeeper Scholes

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off a Wendels delivery. Wendels was one of eight bowlers used by Arnold for the afternoon and returned the best figures of four maidens, a wicket and nine runs.

Rowe’s dismissal brought Blake Pickles as sidekick to Deason. But Pickles went chasing his share of the action, knocking up 15 runs off just 12 deliveries before caught by Phil Davies off a Cam Hancock delivery.

Kingower was 2-106 and Jayden Leach teamed with Deason in the final drive to victory.

Arnold had earlier made 109 including a solid 40 off 49 balls by skipper Cam Dale.

Opener Scholes was dismissed for a duck second ball while Metelmann and McCullough went in consecutive balls sent down the wicket by McNeill.

At 4-43, the woes continued straight after when Pickles came in with a targeted delivery and had Anderson out for six.

When Dale was dismissed, Arnold was 6-96 with the tail adding another 13 runs.

day when Shelton put bat to a Darcy Wood delivery.

It was left to Will Holt to seal the win as he added 13 runs to the score before caught by Harry McKinley off a delivery by youngster Lonsdale lining up for his second game of the day.

Wedderburn remains half a game clear as ladder leaders while Bridgewater, sitting in third spot, is one game clear of last season’s premiers Arnold.

The Bulls have the bye this weekend with key games making ladder changes possible.

Boort plays its first game at home for the season against Arnold - a home win will all but seal a finals appearance.

And Wedderburn is at home to Kingower. The winner taking top spot.

Bowling averages

Ladder

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Wedderburn v Kingower Boort Yando v Arnold Bridgewater

O M R W B Av Str

Tom McKinley (Bridgewater) 68 10 215 20 5/22 10.75 20.40

Kyle Simpson (Kingower) 75 14 267 20 4/10 13.35 22.50

Fergus Bear (Boort Yando) 69 4 326 19 5/49 17.16 21.79

Jayden Leach (Kingower) 69.5 25 130 18 3/17 7.22 23.28

Blake Pickles (Kingower) 64.2 7 265 15 3/34 17.67 25.73

Batting averages

M NO HS Runs Av

Braydon Welsh (Kingower) 9 2 133* 413 68.83

Harry McKinley (Bridgewater) 10 2 110 348 43.50

Will Deason (KIngower) 10 1 67 235 26.11

Matthew Rowe (Kingower) 10 0 54 230 23.00

Tom Kirk (Wedderburn) 6 3 112* 230 76.67