MDCC Round 12 Wrap 23/1/16 – 30/1/16
D6’s 23/1/16
(Day Washed Out)
D6’s 30/1/16
D6's played Toronto Workers this weekend at Adamstown No 4 Oval. Toronto won the toss and elected to bat first and with that our bowlers got to work. This week the young guys really showed their talent and with very good bowling kept Toronto to a total of 10 for 106 bowling them out in the 31st over.
Best with Ball: Ryan Stoodley (4-15), Nathan Stoodley (2-13) & Nicholas Stanbridge (2-21).
and again with the bat the guys managed to chase down the total in the 33rd over finishing 5 for 107.
Best with Bat: Nick Hart (34) & Lachlan Price (22)
D4’s 23/1/16
(Day Washed Out)
D4’s 30/1/16
(Match report to come)
A Grade (Managers Report) 23/1/16
(Day Washed Out)
A Grade (Managers Report) 30/1/16
The boys played Warners Bay at Connolly park and surprisingly got sent in on a very good batting wicket. Every one chipped in with runs but the main stayer was opener Craig Plain in our total of 9/210.
Best with Bat: Craig Plain (74), Darren Cousins (22), Rohan Davis (21) & Jason Holt (20).
Warners Bay started the run chase solidly and were 4/100 at drinks how ever with some patients and some good old line and length we rolled them out for 162.
Best with Ball: Adam Britt (4-27), Darren Cousins (2-16) & Lyle McGuigan (2-51)
4th Grade
Day 1: 23/1/16
(Day Washed Out) One day match to be played next week.
Day 2: 30/1/16
This week saw a one day match get underway and winning the toss our 4th graders got to bat first. We found ourselves in a sticky situation when we were reduced to 5 for 26 before 111 run partnership between Rhys Fallavollita & Veral Vishnoi. in Veral's first game back for the club in 6 seasons. this really helped the side get into a position to bat out their 40 overs and with that we managed to scrape a total of 8 for 146.
Best with Bat: Veral Vishnoi (62) & Rhys Fallavollita (52*)
Toronto's batters made a good start and didn't have to much trouble with the run chase in there home conditions however we managed to pick up a bunch of wickets and Toronto finished 5 for 147 with 6 overs to spare.
Best with Ball: Matt Jordan (1-1), Hannah Linsley (1-16), Ian Gray (1-26), Veral Vishnoi (1-27) & Rhys Fallavollita (1-38).
3rd Grade
Day 1: 23/1/16
3rd grade got underway at today play Toronto Workers at Townson Oval and made the most of the opportunity to have the covers on the pitch.
A small delay at the start of the day did not take away any overs and the full 70 overs where completed. Winning the toss our skipper decided to bowl first and try and use the overcast conditions.
The bowlers did a great job putting the pressure on Toronto’s batters and leading the way with the ball Grant Smith took 5 wickets and with support we bowled the opposition out for 60 runs in 30.3 overs.
Best with Ball: Grant Smith (5-14), Jake Miller (2-3) & Pat Fitzgerald (2-27)
With 39 over left to play a 3rd wicket partnership of 61 runs lead the side to first innings points however with a collapse of the middle and lower order losing 8 wickets for 22 runs. Saw our 3rd grade side bowled out for 94, with a lead of 34.
Best with Bat: Pat O'Neill (45) & Zac McGuigan (26)
1 over left we took to the field again and Toronto managed to make it through with no damage.
Day 2: 30/1/16
After last week being the only team to get on over the weekend our 3rd grade side had a chance to push for outright points against Toronto with first innings points already in the bag. Toronto had the chance to control the tempo of the day and managed to declare 9 for 187 with a 150 run lead and 26 overs left to play.
Best with Ball: Jake Miller (3-23), Ryan Mitchison (3-37) & Grant Smith (3-57)
The boys managed to get to a total of 3 for 73 after 21 overs before the game got called leaving the result as it was at the start of the day with our 3rd grade winning on first innings.
Best with Bat: Jake Miller (34*) & Pat O'Neill (23).
2nd Grade
Day 1: 23/1/16
(Day Washed Out) One day match to be played next week.
Day 2: 30/1/16
Road trip to Ron Hill for our 2s made for hard work for our boys after winning the toss we got underway with a steady start before losing 4 wickets with no change in total after this point our boys where very much behind in the game and struggled only managing to being all out for 87 in 33 overs.
Best with Bat: Jono Dunn (23).
Toronto managed the run chase with relative ease finishing 4 for 89 in 23.3 overs. In what was a hard away trip for us.
Best with Ball: Mitch Morgan (3-25).
1st Grade
Day 1: 23/1/16
(Day Washed Out) One day match to be played next week.
Day 2: 30/1/16
Playing at No.1 Sports Ground in this rounds matches the day was turned into a one-day match for our 1s after lasts weeks weather and after the coin toss went the way of Toronto it was our job to field first. Our guys had a good day with the ball and kept the run rate relatively low managing to hold Toronto to a total of 10 for 159 off 48 overs.
Best with Ball: Pat Darwen (4-22), Sam Palmer (2-22) & Courtney Moulton (2-40).
The run chase was not a easy one by any means as we lot wickets through out, we managed to hold composure and chase it down finishing 7 for 160 in 39 overs.
Best with Bat: Pat Darwen (33), Trent Bush (31), Josh Geary (29) & Simon Moore (23).
T/20 Vs University - 24/1/16
Under 15’s
(WON ON FORFEIT)
Denis Broad OAM Cup
Townson Oval was one of only a few Ovals around Newcastle that managed to survive the rain this Saturday and with that today’s T/20 matches got underway with no dramas as well. Winning the toss our DB side was able to bat first and was unlucky with quick wickets falling. The side scrapped hard and managed a total of 9 for 115 from their 20 overs.
Best with Bat: Brad Bannister (26), Dan Andrews (25) & Mitch Morgan (23).
Uni got underway and looked to have the total well in sight but the never die attitude showed through from our players. Our bowlers managed to hold off Uni and in their 20 overs could only reach a total of 9 for 110 giving our boys a well fought victory.
Best with Ball: Brad Bannister (2-13), Dan Andrews (2-17) Adam Walker (1-11), Thomas McKendry (1-17) & Carl Bolte (1-32).
1st Grade
In the final game for today University’s skipper won the toss and elected to bat first and sent our Lions into the field. The day continued to show runs where not easy to come by and our bowlers did well restricting Uni to 9 for 121 off their 20 overs.
Best with Ball: Josh Geary (3-12), Sam Palmer (3-19), Isasc Hillery (1-11) & Trent Bush (1-33).
The chase got off to a good start with our openers making 43 before we lost 4 wickets for 16 runs caused a few nerves however a 5th wicket partnership of 63 managed to steer the side home and the total was reached in the 19th over. We finished 4 for 122.
Best with Bat: Hamish Bartlett (41*), Josh Geary (21), Simon Moore (17) & Jono Dunn (12*).
T/20 Vs Belmont - 31/1/16
Under 15’s
Today was our Old Boys & Sponsors Day at Townson Oval and our Under 15's got to kick off the day against Belmont. Joining with the Kotara Tigers many seasons ago now has proved a fruitful one with the juniors now spreading through out our District and C&S sides and todays side showed there is much more talent on the rise.
Bowling first our Under 15 side did well bowling out the Belmont side in 19.3 overs and holding Belmont to a total of 10 for 103.
Best with Ball: Cormac McHenry (2-17), Joseph Barnett (1-6), Jacklin Andrews (1-6), Harrison Wright (1-9), Zane Leathley (1-12), Oscar Shearman (1-14), Rory Kalnins (1-16)
The run chase was a cracking one as our boys chipped away at Belmont's total. 2 early wickets saw our boys in early trouble before a 54 run 3rd wicket partnership from Skipper Rohan Davis & Rory Kalnins saw the chase settle. Unselfish batting coupled with losing a few runs outs pushing for extra runs saw the game go down to the last ball of the match needing 3 runs to win Joseph Barnett on strike managed to hit a 4 ending the match in entertaining style.
Best with Bat: Rory Kalnins (33) & Rohan Davis (29)
Denis Broad OAM Cup
Our DB side got underway after winning the toss and batting first. 2 early wickets saw our side consolidate with a 90 run 3rd wicket partnership between Scott Montgomery & Carl Bolte. the last 5 overs of our innings saw 50 runs put on and a competitive total of 4 for 135 was reached.
Best with Bat: Scott Montgomery (67) & Carl Bolte (39).
Our bowlers did not start so well with Belmont racing ahead in the early stages of their chase being 0 for 63 after 6 overs. The next over saw our Skipper take the ball and take 2 wickets in a over which halted Belmont's run rate. The bowling was much better in the middle and later stages and the game got down to the last over with Belmont needing 3 runs to win which they achieved finishing 4 for 139.
Best with Ball: Brad Bannister (2-13) & Jake Miller (1-23).
On another day the game could of gone our way but Belmont out played us today.
1st Grade
Last game of the day saw the first grade sides take to the field and after wining the toss we batted first. a steady opening partnership of 67 saw us in a very strong position ready to go big in the middle to later overs. Belmont's bowling finished well and after some tight bowling we finished with a total of 4 for 146.
Best with Bat: Pat Darwen (45*), Josh Geary (36) & Simon Moore (33)
An 89 run 2nd wicket partnership saw Belmont in a strong position in their run chase but after that was broken the game was back in anyones favor. Some big hitting from Belmont however took the game away from us as they finished 5 for 147.
Best with Ball: Josh Geary (2-28) Dave Celeb (1-16) & Pat Darwen (1-36).
