Philip century lifts Lions to victory CRICKET LVDCL By LIAM DURKIN
ANDREW Philip once again made sure teammates and opponents of this generation will be telling their grandchildren they played with and against a man who could well end his career as the greatest cricketer to ever play for Moe - if he isn’t already. Philip scored his second century for the LVDCL Premier A Grade season, making 103 from 137 balls to see the Lions to victory over JeeralangBoolarra by 82 runs at Ted Summerton Reserve. Not for the first time, Philip was pencilled in to bat at number three but played essentially as an opener as Moe was 1/4 when he strode to the middle. From there, Philip and Riley Baldi (31) combined for a 68-run partnership. Chris Robinson also spent some time with Philip, helping himself to 25 in an 88-run stand for the fourth wicket that went virtually to the end of the 50 over allotment. Philip brought up his ton in the 48th over and the Lions ended at compulsory close a short time later at 5/193. Stan Urbanic took 2/33 for Jeeralang-Boolarra. The Panthers never really got going in reply, and were denied by some work of biblical proportions by Clinton Taylor, who’s day in the field netted 3/10 off nine overs with four maidens, as well as a run out. Fittingly, the man known as ‘The Reverend’ saw that Moe’s prayers of early wickets were answered, as his first scalp came with the score on one and the second on 24. Fellow opening bowler Robert Blunt joined the party soon after, taking a pair of wickets himself. Before too long the Panthers were staring their fate in the face at 6/32, with all six wickets coming thanks to the hands of Blunt and Taylor. Things didn’t improve much for JeeralangBoolarra, who slumped to 8/51. Some late hitting from Matt McGrath, who made 36 not out off 44 balls got the overall score into triple figures, but the Panthers were eventually bowled out for 111 inside 40 overs. Taylor and Blunt proved an effective partnership, taking five wickets and bowling seven maidens between them, with Blunt’s figures reading 2/23. Ash Savige backed up the work of the new ball operators, taking 2/12. CATS had a win for insurance purposes against Raiders. While the result might just add another tally in the W column for now, it could help fifth placed CATS in making sure games in three week’s time do not all of a sudden become ‘must win’ matches to keep their finals hopes alive. CATS compiled 186 batting first at John Black Oval after being asked to have a hit. Tinashe Panyangara proved the backbone of the innings, making an aggressive 84 from 85 balls. The Zimbabwean sent five sixes over the fence in his 104 minute stay, and amazingly, when he was dismissed with the score 6/130, only 46 other runs had come from either teammates or extras. Raiders wrestled back some control after the Panyangara onslaught. Wickets were shared between Liam Maynard, Brayden Hickey and Madura Perera. The Raiders innings started innocuously enough, with the visitors losing only two wickets up to the first drinks break. However, the dismissal of skipper Maynard with the score 2/44 triggered a dramatic middle order collapse. Maynard became Panyangara’s second wicket, and then Tim Hutchinson and Mick Higgins were dismissed within six balls of each other to see the score 5/57. The situation only got worse for Raiders, as young CATS spinner Harry Cooper took the key wickets of Higgins and Perera before tearing through the lower order on the way to his maiden A Grade five wicket haul. At 8/66 the contest was as good as gone, but Hickey provided some late fireworks for Raiders making an unbeaten 20-ball 32 to get the final score to 114. Cooper took 5/52 and Panyangara completed an exceptional day taking 3/19. MORWELL crushed Mirboo North. The city Tigers showed no mercy for their country namesakes, winning by 245 runs. A Nasser Hussain moment at the toss backfired spectacularly for Mirboo North, as Morwell compiled 5/277 after being sent in. Runs came at will, with Blair Clymo, Connor Seymour, Sam Mooney and Jordan Campbell all cashing in. Clymo led the scoring, making 81 after being shuffled down from opening to number five, while Seymour compiled a mature 57. The innings of Seymour was noteworthy as he is still eligible for Under-16 level and looks to be a player for the future. He added 110 with Clymo for the third wicket, while Mooney made 46 off 61 balls and returning captain Campbell ended the innings in ablaze with 34 off 19. There wasn’t much joy for the Mirboo North bowlers, although Logan Anders finished with three wickets. The batting effort for Mirboo North turned into an absolute train wreck, as it appeared they were
LVDCL SCOREBOARD
PREMIER A GRADE ROUND 8 MIRBOO NORTH v MORWELL Morwell Innings K Fortuin ..................... run out (L Anders)..........................................15 S Mooney.................... c I Ul Hassan b S Rogers..............................46 C Seymour.................. c M Woodall b L Anders.................................57 B Clymo ...................... st C Polo b L Anders......................................81 B Mills.......................... c M Woodall b L Anders...................................6 J Campbell.................. not out ............................................................34 S Douglas ................... not out ............................................................15 Extras.......................... (nb 6, w 9, b 1, lb 7).......................................23 Total............................. (5 wickets, 50.0 overs).................................277 Bowling: M Woodall 4-0-0-17, W Lawrey 6-0-0-41, D Banks 9-0-0-42, S Rogers 6-0-1-21, Z Hollis 10-0-0-41, I Ul Hassan 3-0-0-25, L Anders 10-0-3-64, J Piasente 2-0-0-18. Mirboo North Innings Z Hollis ........................ c B Mills b T Pickering .....................................0 I Ul Hassan ................. c J Campbell b T Pickering............................ 11 H Barnes..................... c S Douglas b T Pickering...............................0 J Giardina.................... c B Clymo b T Pickering ..................................1 C Polo ......................... lbw b T Pickering..............................................2 J Piasente ................... lbw b B Mills.....................................................0 S Rogers..................... run out (J Campbell)........................................4 M Woodall................... c J Campbell b R Semmler .............................3 W Lawrey.................... run out..............................................................2 L Anders...................... b B Reside .......................................................2 D Banks ...................... not out ..............................................................0 Extras.......................... (nb 2, w 3, b 0, lb 2).........................................7 Total............................. (10 wickets, 21.4 overs)..................................32 Bowling: T Pickering 10-6-5-5, B Mills 6-0-1-16, B Reside 4.5-0-1-8, R Semmler 1-0-1-1. CHURCHILL v LATROBE Churchill Innings R Wilk.......................... c J Coltman b A Bloomfield .............................1 M Harvey..................... lbw b A Bloomfield ...........................................8 R Velardi...................... c R Chokununga b J Brierley ..........................8 B Mason...................... st A Duncan b N Gomez ...............................12 J Keighran................... c A Duncan b A Bloomfield..............................0 N Duncan.................... c A Duncan b N Gomez ................................12 R Harvey..................... c B Zomer b I Terrick........................................3 I Ahmad....................... c J Coltman b I Terrick .....................................6 S Warr ......................... c B Duncan b I Terrick......................................1 C Williams ................... run out (I Terrick)..............................................2 D Dunne...................... not out ..............................................................0 Extras.......................... (nb 0, w 12, b 2, lb 2).....................................16 Total............................. (10 wickets, 28.2 overs).................................69 Bowling: J Brierley 7-1-1-21, A Bloomfield 8-6-3-11, N Gomez 5-0-2-18, I Terrick 6-1-3-9, T Gamage 2.2-1-0-6. Latrobe Innings A Bloomfield................ lbw b R Harvey ..............................................18 A Meenakshi............... b C Williams .....................................................4 R Chokununga............ b R Harvey.......................................................0 B Zomer...................... not out ............................................................27 B Duncan.................... not out ............................................................10 Extras ......................... (nb 1, w 8, b 4, lb 0).......................................13 Total............................. (3 wickets, 17.2 overs)....................................72 Bowling: R Harvey 8-2-2-13, C Williams 2-0-1-13, I Ahmad 3-0-0-11, J Keighran 2-0-0-19, M Harvey 1.1-0-0-7, D Dunne 1-0-0-5. MOE v JEERALANG-BOOLARRA Moe Innings N Kane........................ c N Thillekarathna b S Urbanic .......................3 R Baldi......................... run out (O Brennan) ......................................31
A Philip........................ c N Thillekarathna b S Urbanic ...................103 J Mitchell..................... c M McGrath b O Brennan..............................2 C Robinson................. b M McGrath..................................................25 A Savige...................... not out ..............................................................8 Extras.......................... (nb 2, w 15, b 2, lb 2).....................................21 Total............................. (5 wickets, 50.0 overs).................................193 Bowling: M McGrath 10-1-1-33, S Urbanic 9-1-2-33, H Hewawasam 10-1-0-31, R McNaughton 4-0-0-29, O Brennan 8-0-1-17, NThillekarathna 7-0-0-25, J Cecil 2-0-0-21. Jeeralang-Boolarra Innings B McCormack............. c R Baldi b C Taylor .........................................9 B Duffy......................... c A Philip b C Taylor.........................................0 B Heath....................... c N Kane b R Blunt........................................12 N Thillekarathna.......... c A Savige b R Blunt........................................3 S Urbanic.................... run out (C Taylor, N Kane)...............................1 H Hewawasam ........... b C Taylor .........................................................3 T Reiske...................... c A Philip b A Savige........................................3 O Brennan .................. c J Mitchell b B Wilson................................... 11 M McGrath.................. not out ............................................................36 R McNaughton ........... run out (R Baldi, A Savige)............................21 J Cecil ......................... c S Spiteri b A Savige......................................1 Extras.......................... (nb 1, w 3, b 2, lb 5)....................................... 11 Total............................. (10 wickets, 36.2 overs)................................111 Bowling: C Taylor 9-4-3-10, R Blunt 8-3-2-23, A Savige 5.2-1-2-12, B Wilson 6-0-1-20, S Spiteri 5-1-0-25, J Mitchell 3-0-0-14. CATS v RAIDERS CATS Innings T Panyangara ............. c B Burrows b L Maynard..............................84 J Keyhoe ..................... c O McColl b H McColl ....................................3 S Gissara .................... lbw b M Perera.................................................4 N Harrup ..................... b B Hickey......................................................12 B Julin ......................... c C Stanlake b L Maynard.............................19 D Keyhoe .................... b L Maynard.....................................................0 C Stewart .................... b B Hickey......................................................24 J Moore....................... c T Hutchinson b B Hickey ............................ 11 E Porigneaux .............. not out ..............................................................7 M Bellingham.............. lbw b M Perera.................................................4 H Cooper..................... run out..............................................................5 Extras.......................... (nb 1, w 9, b 1, lb 2)...................................... 13 Total............................. (10 wickets, 48.1 overs)...............................186 Bowling: M Perera 10-1-2-36, H McColl 10-2-1-33, M Higgins 9-2-0-46, B Hickey 9.1-1-3-40, L Maynard 10-0-3-28. Raiders Innings C Stanlake .................. b T Panyangara................................................7 L Maynard................... b T Panyangara..............................................18 B Burrows ................... run out (NJ Harrup, D Keyhoe) .......................4 M Higgins.................... c T Panyangara b H Cooper..........................14 T Hutchinson .............. c D Keyhoe b T Panyangara ...........................1 M Perera ..................... c S Gissara b H Cooper ..................................9 J Henderson ............... b M Bellingham................................................3 H McColl ..................... st D Keyhoe b H Cooper .................................1 B Hickey...................... not out ............................................................32 C Mills ......................... c B Julin b H Cooper........................................7 O McColl ..................... lbw b H Cooper................................................2 Extras.......................... (nb 0, w 16, b 0, lb 0).....................................16 Total............................. (10 wickets, 32.0 overs)............................... 114 Bowling:T Panyangara 8-1-3-19, S Gissara 6-1-0-14, C Stewart 4-0-0-12, H Cooper 10-0-5-52, M Bellingham 4-1-1-17. TRARALGON WEST v CENTRALS Traralgon West Innings R Wilkie....................... lbw b M Fenech ...............................................4 H Kimpton................... c unknown b R Webber...................................2 T Fitch ......................... c T Hourigan b R Hefer..................................21 I Zafar.......................... c B Doble b M Fenech.....................................4
Shot: Reghard Hefer plays this cover drive during his knock of 30 off 37 balls for Centrals in Saturday’s win against Traralgon West. photograph liam durkin batting on a different surface to the one that had seen Morwell make close to 300. Travis Pickering produced a breathtaking display with the new ball, nabbing the first five wickets to see the home side on its knees at 5/17. Morwell did not let up, with the fall of Mirboo North wickets then reading 6/19, 7/22, 8/25, 9/32 and eventually all out for 32 inside 22 overs. Only one Mirboo North batsman managed double figures, while extras second top scored. Pickering returned the extraordinary figures of 5/5 off 10 overs with six maidens, his second five-wicket haul of the season. LATROBE made an emphatic statement against Churchill. Playing at the neutral venue of Morwell Recreation Reserve, the Sharks won by seven wickets after routing the Cobras for just 69.
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Latrobe got to work after signalling their desire to have a bowl, and struck at regular intervals thanks to the efforts of club legend Anthony Bloomfield. Bloomfield took three of the first four wickets to see Churchill reeling at 4/22. Wild scenes erupted when the left armer found the edge of John Keighran’s bat into the prying gloves of Adam Duncan for a fourth ball globe, sending the Churchill dugout into a state of shock. Izayah Terrick made further inroads for Latrobe, taking three wickets, along with Navin Gomez who took two as Churchill lost their last six wickets for 18 runs. Terrick took 3/9 and Gomez 2/18, but it was Bloomfield who was the most superb, nabbing 3/11 from eight overs with six maidens. The Sharks got the required runs with minimal fuss, and made the short trip home to Peter Siddle Oval even sweeter after securing the bonus point.
J Monacella................. not out ............................................................81 B Edebohls ................. lbw b L Patterson ...........................................15 B Howe ....................... c M Fenech b C Pollard...................................1 L Phillips...................... lbw b C Pollard.................................................0 M Williams................... c R Hefer b C Pollard.......................................2 B Griffiths .................... lbw b R Webber ...............................................0 A Thow........................ run out (T Hourigan)........................................4 Extras.......................... (nb 1, w 6, b 4, lb 5).......................................16 Total............................. (10 wickets, 49.4 overs)...............................150 Bowling: M Fenech 10-3-2-14, R Webber 10-4-2-20, R Hefer 10-2-1-20, L Patterson 10-0-1-42, C Pollard 9-0-3-39, T Hourigan 0.4-0-0-6. Centrals Innings W Henry...................... c J Monacella b B Howe..................................8 R Hefer........................ c & b H Kimpton.............................................30 R Webber.................... c J Monacella b A Thow ................................12 T Hourigan.................. not out ............................................................48 S Gray......................... b A Thow ..........................................................0 E Foley........................ c J Monacella b T Fitch.................................. 11 L Patterson.................. not out ............................................................28 Extras.......................... (nb 0, w 9, b 0, lb 5).......................................14 Total............................. (5 wickets, 39.1 overs).................................151 Bowling: B Howe 9-4-1-19, B Edebohls 5.1-0-0-39, T Fitch 10-1-1-36, H Kimpton 4-1-1-13, A Thow 10-1-2-37, I Zafar 1-0-0-2. PREMIER B GRADE ROUND 8 Thorpdale 139 (Z O’Connell 49, J Durkin 29, C Millsom 21, G Atkinson 5/21, J Pickering 2/27) lost to Moe 6/142 (B Atkinson 44no, J Atkinson 25, S Pickering 3/8). Willow Grove 4/208 (B Hams 99, N Wheildon 56no, K Chandak 26) d Traralgon West 6/143 (S Rasool 46no, T Howe 22, J Coombs 2/13, D Walsh 2/28, L Cumiskey 2/29). Newborough Bulldogs 97 (S Hanning 68, H Van Rossum 5/19, T Spark 2/7) lost to Churchill 7/99 (S Forbes 44no, S Hanning 2/24, D Bremner 2/26). Mirboo North 233 (M Snell 53,A McCarthy 51, J Speed 49, C Schellekens 26, J Seymour 3/36, C Bailey 3/60) defeated Morwell 126 (D Millar 44, A Thomas 3/11, T Basarke 2/26). B GRADE ROUND 8 Trafalgar 6/196 (C Lee 58, C Parnall 47, J Asmussen 35, Z Brown 27no, D White 2/25) defeated Centrals 4/124 (T Morton 43no, M Phoenix 20, C Lee 2/22). Raiders 66 lost to Jeeralang-Boolarra 1/68. Latrobe 119 defeated CATS 68 (individual score details unavailable). PREMIER C GRADE ROUND 6 Yallourn North defeated Churchill on forfeit CATS 8/204 (batting details unavailable, M Giddens 3/34, J Stockdale 2/47) defeated Morwell 159 (C Hill 49, A Kays 37, bowling details unavailable). Moe 2/184 (K de Vent 92, C Veenman 55no, C de Vent 23) lost to Trafalgar 6/186 (A Faltum 38, P Connolly 32, F Dyke 30no, B Claridge 27, M Claridge 27, C Veenman 3/40, S Foord 2/40). Mirboo North 7/132 (S Lawson 51no, P Woodall 31, P Grima 2/10, B Dodd 2/22, N Weatherhead 2/26) defeated Willow Grove 97 (P Grima 47, N Weatherhead 20, D Woodall 3/5, C Pinkerton 3/29, E Woodall 2/15). C GRADE ROUND 6 Newborough Bulldogs 6/185 (SWernham 86,AYoung 43, M Rogers 3/18) defeated Thorpdale-Raiders 133 (K Dron 48, R Attard 20, S Wernham 3/15, P Shrubb 3/31, R Stanyer 2/11, M Tobin 2/37). Centrals 5/101 (B Howlett 32, H Berry 31) lost to Jeeralang-Boolarra 2/109 (C Coster 37, A Parker 36no, R Felmingham 21). Traralgon West 107 (W Griffiths 20, M Glibanovic 3/10, B Hansch 3/30, A Daly 2/12) lost to Moe 6/120 (B Hansch 46no, M Glibanovic 27, S Rogers 2/14, A McConville 2/15). Latrobe 142 defeated Rawson 116 (individual score details unavailable).
Captain Benn Zomer top scored with 27 not out. Lion-hearted Churchill opening bowler Ryan Harvey (2/13) bent his back as always. CENTRALS was the only team to record what could be described as a ‘regulation’ win. The Lions successfully chased the 150 set by Traralgon West at Jack Canavan Oval. A familiar face greeted Centrals bowler Marc Fenech for the first over of the game, with Traralgon West captain Rob Wilkie coming up against his old team. Fenech got bragging rights for the first encounter, trapping Wilkie in front early to see the Eagles slip to 2/16 following an earlier breakthrough by Lions captain/coach Rob Webber. Traralgon West was teetering at 4/50, before a 51 run stand between Josh Monacella and Ben Edebohls took the score forward. Wickets fell at a steady rate around Monacella after Edebohls departed, but the youngster played with a calm head to see his side to a 150 score, and himself to a career-high innings of 81 not out. Corey Pollard took 3/39 for Centrals, supporting the work of Fenech (2/14) and Webber (2/20). Monacella was in the game early with the wicket keeping gloves when the Eagles went out to defend their score, taking a sky ball off the bowling of Brenton Howe to see the back of Wayne Henry. South African Reghard Hefer played a busy hand of 30 from 37 balls, before Traralgon West was able to create an opening. Tye Hourigan cooled proceedings following that period of madness, batting through the rest of the innings to make 48 not out from 86 balls. He and Lachlan Patterson put on a winning partnership of 47 for the sixth wicket, with Patterson again showing he is an underrated batsman, scoring 28 from 21 balls wth two sixes. Thow took 2/37 for Traralgon West and Howe was miserly, taking 1/19 from nine overs. TRAFALGAR had the bye.
