After a couple of weeks off the A’s headed to Truro and had a good day out. Truro won the toss and send Tanunda in hoping to use bowler friendly conditions to their advantage. A good batting performance saw Tanunda amass a very competitive 257, with Lauchy Scott-Hoy leading the way with 77, with excellent support from skipper Pete Mernagh with 65. Hugh Rogan overcame no one telling him he was playing A grade to make an excellent 38, with Brett Grocke also making 30. In reply Tanunda have an early scalp, with Mitchell Boschen taking the scalp of one of Truro’s key batsmen first ball of the only over we bowled for the day. Good line and length bowling should see the A’s bag their first points for the year. NGJ Accounting player of the week is Lauchy for his excellent innings.
After a huge effort by the curator to get a pitch up for cricket in recent weeks, the A2’s were the first to enjoy the turf at Tanunda for the year. We won the toss and sent Gawler Centrals in to see what the deck would do. A solid batting performance by the visitors racked up 219 by the end of the day, with the best with the ball for Tanunda being skipper Toby Mifflin with 3 economical wickets, Blake Lockett also picking up 3 scalps. They were supported by Kieren Smith and Aiden Radzevicius with a wicket a piece. Patient heads should see a very interesting afternoon of cricket at the TCG this weekend. Rogash Windows player of the week goes to Toby for his display of quality outswing bowling.
The C’s took on Lyndoch at Faith with most of last week’s team dancing the day away at Peter Lehmann’s, or having a look at a variety of spots along the Murray! Tanunda won the toss and had a bat compiling a very competitive 6 for 180 on a slow Faith Oval off our allotted 40 overs, with Liam Boschen kicking his year with a crafty 50 well supported with 40’s from Bob Smart and Craig “You do the best with what you’ve been given” Smith. A ripper of a game followed, with Lyndoch passing our score in the last over, close but no cigar as they say. Liam Boschen had a great all-round game with 2 wickets, Kyle Graetz and Nat Geue also chipping in with 2 wickets. Paul Healy woke up for long enough to take the remaining wicket to fall. Tanunda Foodland MVP goes to Liam Boschen for his fine return to cricket. After 2 close loses in a row the C’s will be looking forward to the winners list this week.
Unfortunately the number of players unavailable meant of forfeit for the D’s, and a damp pitch at Tanunda led to the Under 16’s now playing a 1 day game against the arch rivals from the North on Saturday.
The Under 14 Whites took on Greenock at Greenock and didn’t quite manage to bat out our allotted overs, ending the day on 110. Jayden Birchard was the star with bat with 35, supported by Dylan Birchard with 15, Nick Mills and Riley Westbrook both making double figures. Good luck defending the total this week boys.
The Under 14 Blacks took on Lyndoch at Lyndoch put on a great display of team batting making 5 for 175. Hugh Smart managing to outscore his Dad, top scoring with an excellent 44 not out, Jonah Whitelum showed that the batting genes have definitely flowed through the generations making 42 and Oscar Harms proving that great leg spin and wrong ‘un bowling isn’t the only thing he packs each Saturday morning making 37. A very defendable score with good bowling.
The Under 12’s played Greenock at Faith on a cold, windy morning. Jordan captained the team this week and chose to bat given the mild conditions. Some good boundaries were hit by Jack Collins, Coan, Malakia, Hugo and Hayden. The highlight of our batting innings was a great batting partnership from Coan and Malakai put on 18 runs. Best with the ball were Harmon and Sydney, with the team all bowling a good line and length, which help restrict the flow of runs. Liam and Samuel stepped up with wicket keeping duties this week and both kept well. McDonalds Award went to Jordan Rosenzweig with the Amanti Award going to Sydney Pick.
The Under 10’s were also on the road, taking on Freeling at Freeling Primary School. Skipper Mitchell Radzevicius won the toss and liked the idea of batting first. All batsmen showed great respect to the opposition bowlers and getting the rewards from valuing their wicket which is excellent to see. Tanunda’s young bowlers also showed that they are quick learners, concentrating on line and length. Best of the young bowlers being Darcy and Harry, with Nick “Sneaky” Holmes taking his second stumping in 2 weeks. Awards this week went to Harry and Nick for their continued improvement and passion for the game.
Stay cool, and with 9 teams on the park this week, see you at an oval in our beautiful Barossa!