Great to see all sides back on the park this week after the unplanned mid-season break.
A quick plug to kick things off – the C’s are playing on the turf at Tanunda this week for the one and only time this season on Saturday and are celebrating by cooking the BBQ after the game. The invitation is out for players, their families and friends to come along – please bring chairs and a table to eat at if you’re that way inclined, nibbles and a salad to share would be greatly appreciated. The hill bar will be open and serving the sponsors product from about 4pm – so please get along! Those ex players who haven’t ventured out for a brew under the brolleys, this might be the week for you!
Onto the cricket…
The A’s took on Greenock at the TCG and came home with the points in a very close encounter. Greenock batted first and amassed a respectable 8 for 167 in their allotted overs. Pick of the bowlers was Luke Samain with 3 wickets, Connor Peacock chipped in with 2 wickets, whilst Shaun Akkerman and Pete Mernagh each got a wicket.
In reply we were in early trouble with quite a few of the top order failing to entertain the crowd. Nathan Justin played a vital hand to right the ship ending up with 47, Connor Peacock and Shaun Akkerman showed their all-round abilities, hitting 36 and 32 respectively, with Lachy Scott-Hoy getting 27. We ended up on 169 in a nail biter. The win sees the lads hold onto the vital top 2 position.
Barossa Valley Brewing A grade player of the week goes to Connor Peacock for an excellent all-round effort with both bat and ball.
The B’s headed to South Gawler looking to defend their excellent score of 260. Unfortunately the old adage ‘catches win matches’ came into play – with Tanunda putting down a number of chances across the day, which helped the home side secure an unlikely victory, ending the day at 6 for 282. Sam Dunn was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 26, Sam Cox also picked up two wickets, with Steve Lewis and Jon Farley chipping in with a wicket a piece. The good news for the lads is Freeling also copped a loss on the weekend, meaning the winner of Tanunda versus Freeling at Faith over the next couple of weeks will determine who takes 4th spot.
Innovative Eye Care player of the week goes to young Sam Dunn for his efforts with the ball.
The C’s took on fellow top 4 side Mallala at Faith East. Yet another fine bowling performance saw Tanunda restrict the visitors to only 124. Mark Hoklas took 4 wickets with Paul Healy, Chris Collins and Andy Edwards taking 2 wickets each. An excellent chase comfortably secured the points, with Tanunda taking the win with 6 wickets tucked in the shed. Dan Reu and Matt Fechner topped scored with 30s, with Mark Hoklas also making 22.
Mark picks up the Ultimate Engineering C grade player of the week and Mia Pizza MVP to boot. The C’s hold onto top spot – neck and neck with Lyndoch on the charge to the finals, with the last round match against Lyndoch at Faith next week looking set to decide who gets the minor premiership.
The Under 16’s headed to Eudunda to take on Kapunda/Eudunda in a one day contest. Tanunda won the toss and sent the home team in. Tanunda held the home side to 87 off their 25 overs. Aiden Radzevicius the star with the ball with the excellent figures of 4 for 11, Nic Burton getting 2 for 21, Will Loffler 2 for 25 and Liam Burchard 1 for 5 off 5 overs. Unfortunately the chase wasn’t what Tanunda were hoping for, with Will Loffler the only one to do any damage with the bat, making nearly half of the teams score with 31. Tanunda ended our allotted overs at 8 for 68. We’re still well in the hunt for finals – all the best this week lads.
The Under 14 Blacks took on Lyndoch at Tanunda and easily took the points. Tanunda made 7 for 95 off our allotted overs, with a solid bowling effort seeing the home side dismissed well short of the target, dismissing Lyndoch in the 24th over for 58.
The Under 14 Whites headed to Stockwell to take on Light Pass. Light Pass batted first and made a solid 4 for 78 off their allotted 25 overs. Best with the ball were Jackson Gray with 2 for 7, Jake Hartigan 1 for 13 and Will Parker 1 for 4. Tanunda chased down the target, with Brodie Robinson top scoring with an excellent 25, with Brodie Smith, Jackson Gray and Lachlan Miller each contributing double figures.
Finally the young U12’s were back in action, after fires, heat and rain this was the first game in some 4-5 weeks and like the morning were a little “cold” to start. With captain Thomas Roe winning the toss and electing to bowl young Hugo Schild was the standout with some key wickets. Extras were again unfortunately high with a number of wides however a clean over by Ben Mernagh was noted with the Team Man award. Batting was never in doubt with a great opening stand by Luca Whitelum and Coan Linke (MVP) who was elevated up the order. Overall a solid game and with only 2 games the lads are eyeing off a clean end to the season.
Apologies No under 12 black details this week.
Looks like a ripper weekend coming up for cricket – here’s to a weekend that see’s the Magpie come out on top in all grades, or on the front foot leading into the last Saturday before finals.