Ballan CCricket lub

Under 11 Seniors

Ballan 4/74 def Napoleon Sebastopol 6/51

Ballan batted first with Layla Shugg and Kiara Grigg opening. Both were strong in defense and they picked up some very handy runs. The next pair of Ned Conroy and Rhys Vella continued well, pushing the score with some clever running between wickets, Ned made 19 with 3 boundaries.

Katie and Ed Bayard got together with Ed top scoring with 26 with 3 boundaries. There running between wickets was very good. The last pair, Bridie Grigg and Olivia Dowling, did what they were asked, that was try and not go out.

Bowling – N. Conroy 1, K. Bayard 1, Kiara Grigg 1, Ed Bayard 3

Under 13

Ballan 2/113 def Mt Clear 7/112

"Although we didn't get the six points, the game was played with finals intent," he said.

"We certainly need to get a few things right heading into the last game and we're confident the boys are ready to take full responsibility for what lies ahead.

"We're fully committed leaving no stone unturned, particularly with our preparation,"

Wheelahan concluded his Round 16 brief acknowledging the effort of the Reds recovery, eventually reeling in the Lions total after a scare of their own.

"All credit to Wendouree and Heath Pyke's unbeaten 80 to steer them home," he said.

For the record, it was the fifth time in nine innings this season Pyke has remained unbeaten. As a result, the Reds wicketkeeper batsman boasts a healthy 87.5 average from his ten games.

*Don't forget Saturday February 25th - Darley (Parwan) Cricket Club's 40th Anniversary night of nights at the Public Hall, Main Street Bacchus Marsh. For last chance tickets, phone Rod 0400 611 310.

Results

BCA 1st GRADE - (Round 16)

Darley 169, Overs 60.5, Dr Locke 39, H. Wickramasinghe 31. Wendouree 8/170, Overs 73.5. M. Ekanayake 5/45.

Batting - Sarah Burton 32 retired not out, Clover McIlwaine 18 retired not out, Oscar Britt 13 retired not out, Eamon Grigg 13 retired not out

Bowling - Mikey Rawlins 1/7, Jackson Letcher 1/9, Clover McIlwaine 1/12, Mabel Ayres 1/20, Callum Lister 1/23

Under 15

Ballan/Brown Hill 150 lost Creswick 8/209

Bowling - Riley Storer 2/17, Charlotte Wallace 0/9, Jai Singh 0/16, James Bayard 0/22

Batting - James Bayard 3, Charlotte Wallace 1, Jai Singh 0, Riley Storer 0 not out

Under 17

Ballan 58 lost Wendouree 144

Bowling - A Britt 4-0-11-3, M Hoey 6-1-13-3

Batting - N Loft 20, R Lister 13

Ballan First XI (BCA 2nd Grade)

East Ballarat 204 def Ballan 129

Week 2

Darley lost by 2 wickets.

BCA 2nd GRADE - (Round 12)

Buninyong 105 & 8/99, Overs 43. B. Ward 2/11, M. Seager 2/14. Darley 5/250, Overs 60. A. Morton 90*,J.Murphy 51, L. Cornford 34.

Darley WON on 1st innings.

BCA 3rd GRADE - (Round 12)

Darley 185, Overs 54.1. J. Spence 53. Lucas 8/366, Overs 75.1. J. Martindale 4/55, G. Martindale 3/40.

Darley lost on 1st innings.

BCA 4th GRADE - (Round 12)

Darley 88 & 7/106 Overs 40. B. Densley 37, T. Gallagher 25. Brown Hill 181, Overs 50.5. P. Jarvinen 3/42, J. Hynes 3/47.

Darley lost on 1st innings.

BCA 5th GRADE - (Round 17)

Golden Point 6/222, Overs 40. A. Bird 2/36.

Darley 85, Overs 28.2. B. Azzopardi 30.

Darley lost on 1st innings.

Women's League - (Semi Final)

Macedon 5/138, Overs 30.

Darley - In progress.

Batting - Mick Nolan 42, Ryan Lister 29, Jack McGregor 23 Ballan entered the second week in the difficult position of being 2/12 having faced 8 overs last week.

Unfortunately for the boys some tight bowling and fielding from East put the pressure right onto Ballan with consistent wickets falling early to see ballan in real trouble.

Jack McGregor battled hard at the top of the order to give Ballan a chance. But it was an absolutely fantastic innings by young gun, Ryan Lister, in the middle order which gave a better looking scorecard. Lister and Micky Nolan, who again was brilliant, put on a much needed partnership to get a respectable total on the board.

Unfortunately, things just aren't clicking for Ballan at the moment and they found themselves again on the losing side.

Ballan 2nd XI (BCA 4th Grade)

Ballan 10/367 lost Coronet City 9/376

Batting - Param Singh 128 not out, David Leach 74, Max Burton 33, Glenn Easterbrook 19

Bowling - David Leach 13-3-3-68, Max Burton 6-0-1-17