The A’s got their first win of the season with a comprehensive victory over Truro at Truro. Tanunda went into the day 253 runs in front and with 9 wickets to get. An excellent bowling performance saw us take another 16 wickets on the day, not quite enough for an outright win, but an excellent day out all the same! Truro could only manage 52 in their first innings, with Mitchell Boschen taking five wickets and Shaun Akkerman four. Truro reached 7 for 100 in their second innings, with Dylan Abinett making up for not getting close to bowling in the first innings, picking up four wickets, Mitchell Boschen taking another two wickets with Brett Grocke chipping in with the other wicket to fall. Barossa Valley Toyota MVP goes to Mitchell Boschen for his 7 wicket performance.

The B’s took to the TCG to chase down Gawler Central’s challenging total of 219. Unfortunately Tanunda were never in the hunt on a two paced Tanunda Pitch, with Blake Lockett and Sam Cox putting on the biggest partnership of the day to avoid the follow on with Blake ending on 43 not out. Jon Farley showed all how to value your wicket, making 21 in an equivalent number of overs. The visitors had another hit and ended the day on 3 for 45, with Blake Lockett, Sam Dunn and Toby Mifflin each taking a wicket. Tanunda Clubhouse MVP goes to Blake for his contributions with both the bat and the ball over the 2 weeks.

The C’s headed to Kapunda High School and came home with a tight 20 run win. Absolute star of the day was Danny Reu, proving you don’t need to be able to run to play great cricket, hitting a cracking 100 and also taking 3 wickets (getting to the game on time looks to have helped). Darryl Hean continued to dominate the A4 competition making 40, with Luke Shearer taking 4 wickets on debut for the Magpies. Rogash Windows MVP is an easy one, with Dan Reu taking the gong.

The D’s had a real father / son feel to it with 3 Dad’s having a game with their lad, which is what it’s all about really (overall we had 6 father and son pairs playing seniors on the weekend). Despite some confusion regarding the game not being a 20/20 game (with the run rate being very impressive, and the rate at which we got out depressing!) we managed to put together a tricky total of 128, and even managed to bat for 28 overs in the end. Rob Henschke was best with the bat with a crafty 26 not out, with another of the Dads, Dan Eggelton making 16. Kyle Graetz chimed in with 14, with a number of other bats getting into double figures. In reply it was game on until a couple of Truro’s key bats lost their wickets in quick succession, with Tanunda bowling out the visitors for 91 in the 28th over. Dan Eggleton and Kyle Graetz completed their fine all round days by taking 3 wickets each, with good support by all other bowlers. Great to not only see that D’s getting their second win of the years. Tundarri Sales and Service MVP goes to young Dan Eggleton who should hopefully be able to walk again by the time this goes to press.

The Under 16’s had a tough day at the office with a one day game at the TCG, with Lyndoch batting first and being 0/146 after their 25 overs. With the bat, after a bright start the loss of steady wickets saw the boys be dismissed for 111. Top scorers James Madden 30 and Nic Burton 27. Plenty of hard work will be needed in the nets this week to get us back on track. It is also great to see so many under 16s playing senior cricket, which is great for the future of the club.

The Under 14 Whites headed to Greenock and came home with a comprehensive 65 run win, bowling Greenock out for only 45. Jackson Doherty was the star of the day taking 4 wickets, with Zac Portlock, Angus Blieschke and Will Meyer each taking a wicket. Well done boys.

The Under 14 Blacks also had an excellent away victory, easily accounting for Lyndoch at Lyndoch, bowling the home side out for 53. Skipper Oscar Harms bowled an exceptional spell, ending with 2 for 5 off of five overs. Hugh Smart also took two very economical wickets, with Aaron Bert, Luca Whitelum, Will Parker and Harry Collins each taking a wicket.

The Under 12’s played Angaston at Faith on a warm “summer’s” morning. Jordan and Malakai opened the batting and had a good partnership of 11, with great boundaries coming from Jordan, Malakai, Hayden and Jack Collins. Hayden and Jack were the best of the bats with 10 and 11 runs respectively. Excellent bowling from Coan and Hugo resulted in catches by Samuel and Jack Collins. Good to see the Jack Underwood back out on the field. He continued to bowl leg spin with good effect. The boys fielding continues to improve, with plenty of enthusiasm and encouragement on the field was great to see. This week’s Amanti Pizza award went to Hugo Schild, with the McDonald’s Award going to Hayden Spehr.

The Under 10’s played a shortened game in the heat of Friday night against Light Pass at Faith. Great improvement continues to be shown every week in both our batting and fielding, with everyone valuing their wickets. Best with the bat was Sam Roestenberg who hit an excellent 4. The team’s bowling performance was outstanding, with all bowlers concentrating on line and length rather than long run ups and fast wides! Chloe Rosenzweig, Harry Robinson, Darcy Thomson and Ben Swan all took a wicket, with all players fielding with a real hunger for the ball. This week’s Amanti Pizza award went to Darcy Thomson for an excellent effort in the field and with the ball, with Sam Roestenberg’s effort with the bat seeing him awarded the McDonald’s Award.