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The Moorabool News – 8 February, 2022 Page 21
Lion’s emphatic response Darley Cricket Club – By Todd Whelan Darley has passed its first acid test without star batting allrounder Danza Hyatt with a morale boosting 112 run win over Buninyong at the weekend. Classy opener Dilon Chandima (112) guided the Lions to 6/192 in trying conditions before the bowlers skittled the visitors for just 80. The satisfaction and relief shown by Chandima as he notched up his second century of the season was palpable. The little master hurried through for a quick single before an elated ‘fist pump’ gave every indication of how much this innings meant to an otherwise unflappable talent, renowned for going about his business. The Lions were in trouble early after losing Brodie Gellie (0) and Brodie Ward (3) cheaply before an in-form Hasi Wickramasinghe (44) joined Chandima for a match-winning 114 run partnership. At one stage the Lions were eyeing off a total in the 220 range but were restricted to 192 on the back of some tight bowling in the latter overs. Quick wickets for the Lions in their response with the ball would go a long way putting the asking target beyond reach - and again, coach Brian Wheelahan wasn’t to be let down. When ‘evergreen’ seamer Benny Longhurst struck with the score on eight, the Lions never looked back. The visitors struggled to 24 before the rot set in. The Lions took 4/0 to have the (then) sixth placed Buninyong reeling at 5/24. Longhurst (3/27) and Mitch Ward (2/4 off six overs) did all the damage before Chandima (2/13), newcomer Jake Oorloff (2/7 off five overs) and Rahmatullah Khwaja (1/15) chimed in with confidence building returns of their own to finish off an elongated tail. Wheelahan was proud of his boys first up following the departure of Hyatt. “While I thought we left 30 (runs) out there, are philosophy is we make our totals enough,” he said. “Dil’s knock was all class and Hasi continues his solid form. “The chemistry those two Sri Lankan boys share came to fruition with that valuable 100 plus partnership.” According to Wheelahan, the bowling group continue to impress and reap rewards off their own selfless nature. “The bowlers were super again, they don’t care who takes the wickets,” he said. “Benny keeps taking the big scalps and Mitch Ward bowled with some serious heat dismissing former BCA Medallist Liam Rigby.”
Wheelahan said the most pleasing aspect of the bowling performance was their ability to bowl in partnerships and the response from the entire group when youngster Jake Oorloff took his two wickets. “The vibe was electric when the boys got around Jake to celebrate,” he said. “Morale is high and we want to continue our momentum and winning form.” The reigning dual Premiership coach also made special mention of the performance of Andy Pickett behind the stumps. “Andy was clean as a whistle for us on a difficult deck and was rewarded with four dismissals,” Wheelahan said. “He has worked his backside off on his wicket-keeping skills and really complements our bowling group.” The Lions are on the road this Saturday for a tough assignment against fourth placed East Ballarat. RESULTS BCA 1st GRADE - (R13): Darley 7/192, Overs 50. D. Chandima 112, H. Wickramasinghe 44. Buninyong 80 all out, Overs 35.5. B. Longhurst 3/27, M. Ward 2/4, J. Oorloff 2/7. Darley won by 112 runs - (Darley now 2nd). Round 11 BCA 2nd GRADE): Lucas 186 all out, Overs 43. Dr Locke 4/26, W. Johnson 4/27. Darley 5/187, Overs 41. R. Hoey 63, E. Thewma 63. Darley won by 5 wickets - (Darley now 14th) BCA 3rd GRADE: Coronet City 7/142, Overs 40. J. McKerrow 2/15, L. Jordan 2/26. Darley 7/143, Overs 36.3. C. Salisbury 46*, L. Jordan 19. Darley won by 3 wickets - (Darley now 10th). BCA 4th GRADE: Darley 9/176, Overs 40. T. Gallagher 74, B. Densley 43. Mt Clear 2/180, Overs 29.5. Darley lost by 8 wickets - (Darley now 9th) BCA 5th GRADE: Ballarat-Redan Green 7/189, Overs 40. W. Kilmartin 2/22, J. Hunt 2/30. Darley 181 all out, Overs 36.2. D. De amyand 46, K. Bessell 32. Darley lost by 8 runs - (Darley now 11th). U/17 - 2ND XI - (R5) Darley 4/259, Overs 23. J. Fawcett 51*, R. Hoey 50*, J. Hunt 46. Buninyong 4/101, Overs 23. P. Jarvinen 2/11. Darley won on 1st innings - (Darley now 1st). WOMEN’S LEAGUE - (R8) Darley 56 all out, Overs 13.2. T. Morrissey 27. Lancefield Black 1/64, Overs 8. (Darley lost on 1st innings - Darley now 3rd).
Ballan Cricket Club
Newcomer to the club this season, Parham Singh, top scored with 30 runs and took 2/11 with his bowling for Ballan's 2nd XI. Photos – CHRIS THOM
Matthew Golding took 4 catches as wicket keeper for the 1st XI.
Results – Week ending Sunday 6 February Under 11s: Ballan 5/150 def Mt Clear 12/77 The Ballan team’s fielding reached another level with seven run outs amongst the 12 wickets. Our brand-new players Ava and Layla Shugg made a great contribution, Ava 1/8 and 5 runs while Layla Shugg was involved in a very good runout and made 3 runs. Mickey Rawlins top scored with 30 runs, took 2/4 and a runout. Ned Conroy made 23, took 1/16 and a good caught behind. Cooper Olthof and Charlie Black both made 20 runs, Cooper Olthof took a run out while Charlie Black ran out two players. Banjo Luke made 16 runs and also took a run out. Lachie Olthof made six, he bowled very well with 2/5 and a run out, Kiara Grigg bowled well, only giving away four runs for her two overs. Under 13 v Brown Hill (R9): Ballan 2/109 def Brown Hill 5/89. Batting - Beth Davenport 17 Ret. n.o, Clover McIlwaine 16 Ret. n.o, Sarah Burton 11 Ret. n.o, Eamon Grigg 10, Max Farrell 5, Jai Singh 4 Ret. n.o, Angus Tranter 3 Ret. n.o. Bowling - Clover McIlwaine 1/2, Angus Tranter 1/2, Eamon Grigg 1/7, Oscar Britt 1/11, Jackson Letcher 1/16 Batting first, Clover McIlwaine and Sarah Burton set a great foundation for the team before they both retired. Eamon Grigg and Max Farrell then continued to accumulate runs for the team before Beth Davenport came to the crease and worked her way into an impressive innings also retiring not out. The bowling innings started off rough with the opposition’s opener attacking hard, the team held their nerve, continued to encourage each other as the opening bowlers, Jackson Letcher and Charlotte Wallace continued to toil away. Clover McIlwaine and Eamon Grigg then began their spell bowling super tidy and both picking up wickets. Other highlights of the innings were Beth Davenport’s wicket keeping, Angus Tranter’s tidy bowling getting him his first wicket and Oscar Britt also picking up his first wicket.
Photos - Tim Saultry / sportingherald.com.au
Under 15 v Buninyong (R6) Day 1: Batting - Noah Pace 16, Sarah Burton 13n.o, Josh Singh 15, Tom Norman 11, James Burton 8n.o. Bowling - Angus Britt 2/15, Sarah Burton 1/2, Eamon Grigg 1/9, Jai Singh 1/14. Ballan 3/101. Buninyong 6/103. The game resumes next week at Victoria Park 1 at 8.30am. Under 17s v Ballarat-Redan: Bowling - Ben Conroy 2/17, Jake Wernicke 1/17. Batting - Matt Golding 16, Kobe Heafield 15. Ballarat-Redan - 5-118. With 119 to chase down, Heath Doherty (13), Matt Golding (16) and Kobe Heafield (15) set a foundation for the chase, but constant wickets stunted the run chase. A late flurry from Jake Wernicke (14) and George Muir (14) was all in vein as the team fell 27 runs short. 4th GRADE: Ballan 2nd XI v Buninyong (R11): Batting - Param Singh 30, John Costello 27, Jake Wernicke 10 n.o. Bowling - Shane Newton 2/0, Param Singh 2/11. Buninyong - bowled out in the 34th over for 93. Ballan - started the run chase strongly with an opening partnership of 45 between Max Burton and John Costello before Burton fell, and then Costello shortly afterwards with the score on 49. Enter Param Singh, who timed the ball well and picked up plenty of boundaries on the fast Victoria Park outfield, his innings consisted of 3 fours and 2 sixes in quick time. His partnership with Jake Wernicke resulted in Ballan cruising to victory in the 22nd over. 2nd GRADE: Ballan 1st XI v Wendouree Kobe Heafield got the bowling off to a good start once again with two early wickets, Lachie Snaith and Ben Loughnane took two wickets each before David Gardiner came in and cleaned up the tail with three wickets. Wendouree - 128. With the bat a good opening partnership of 43 between Mark Kennedy and Lachie Snaith started the innings well before three quick wickets fell bringing Jack McGregor and Heath Doherty to steady the ship, but both fell in succession and the clumps of wickets proved too much for the Ballan batting order as they fell 16 runs short of their target.