We have a scoreboard! Many thanks to Ultimate Engineering for a terrific job on our new scoreboard – fantastic for players and spectators to be able to keep up with what’s going on in the middle from all parts of the oval. For those spectators who spent Saturday at home watching the Ashes – head to the oval next time where you can watch the Aussies take on the ole enemy whilst sitting under the umbrellas on the hill and watching cricket live on the TCG – a fantastic way to spend a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the Barossa.
The A’s headed to the TCG on Saturday looking to defend a very respectable score of 9 for 262, and did it in style, bowling out Mallala for only 103. Luke Samain was the star with the ball showing that Mitch Boschen won’t be the only bowler to take 7 wickets in an innings this season, with Mitch chipping in with 2 wickets and Wayne Akkerman taking the other wicket. We had 24 overs in the 2nd dig and ended at 7 for 71. Dylan Abinett the only one to do any damage ending with 19 not out. Barossa Valley Toyota player of the week goes to Luke for his match winning bowling performance, with Brett Grocke a close runner up with his contribution of 83 last week, vital to setting up a winning score. Keep those wins coming boys!
The B’s were at Angaston looking to defend 132, but never really were in the hunt. A few of the Angaston bats showed us how to build an innings, with our score passed only 3 down, ending the day at 9 for 271. Sam Cox bowled well all day, carrying the attack with 25 overs resulting in 4 wickets (and a number of venomous bouncers), Kieren Smith’s toiled hard showing great variety of medium pace, off spin and the one leg break to take 2 wickets, Sam Dunn continues to show great promise bowling a couple of great fast spells resulting in a wicket. Jon Farley showed he could have turned the match if brought on earlier taking the wicket that slipped through the teams’ hands a few times throughout the day at the end. Special mentions to Tony Swan for 17 tight overs and a speckie to end the day and to Kym Farley for throwing the body on the line in the field. Barossa Valley Brewing player of the week goes to Sam Cox for his efforts.
The A4’s took on Gawler Centrals at Faith, with the visitors making a respectable 167. Mark Hoklas best with the ball with 4 for 22, Chris Collins 2 for 16, with Darryl Hean, Brodie Smith (more wickets in senior cricket Dad!) and Tim Brooks (wasted for all this time behind the stumps it would seem…) all taking a wicket. Showing the sides’ improvement this year, not only did we chase down the score, we did it well, reaching the target only 4 wickets down. Danny Reu continued his excellent form with 68, Tim Brooks showing he’s a genuine all-rounder with 35, as did Mark Hoklas with 20. Craig Smith ran out of overs on his way to another century at Faith. Innovative Eye Care player of the week goes to Mark Hoklas for his contribution with bat and ball, with Danny Reu an unlucky 2nd. Another team making an excellent start to the year!
Mia Pizza MVP goes to Luke Samain for his 7 wickets – a rare achievement – great to see two of them in the A’s already this year!
After making a modest 9/128 last week, the under 16s bowled great line and length bowling to restrict Kapunda/Eudunda to 6/118. Wickets were shared around, Ben Biagi 2/23, Sam Dunn 2/20, Will Loffler 1/15 and James Madden 1/17. A superb team effort by all the boys to secure a second win in 3 games. The team now heading into 3 one day games before Christmas full of confidence.
The under 14 blacks had a tough game against top team Sandy Creek over the past 2 weeks, giving the boys the chance to play against some hard hitting and tight and accurate bowling attack. Although we came up a bit short, the improvement can be seen each week. Will Meyer and Aaron Bert put together a good partnership with excellent running between the wickets being a highlight. Looking forward to playing Nuriootpa next week with local pride on the line.
The under 14 whites travelled to South Gawler to defend their total of 141. At 20 overs South Gawler were 2 for 53 and the lads were in with a great chance of another win. Unfortunately some dropped catches in the last 20 overs may have cost them the opportunity for a victory with South Gawler making 7 for 155 off their 40 overs. The bowlers tried hard with Brodie Robinson and Jackson Docherty taking 2 each, and Lachlan Miller, Jake Hartigan and Will Parker taking one each.
The under 12 blacks had an early start with the long road trip to Riverton Primary School this week. This week’s Captain Tyson Graetz lost the toss and the team took to the field. Good consistent bowling again this week by Blake Dahlitz taking 2 wickets combined with a great bowling effort by the rest of the team kept the opposition to only 64 runs with 6 different wicket takers for the day! This week’s top batsmen were Jordan Rosenzweig, who top scored for the day, with Jaden Graetz and Hayden Spehr following not far behind. A good effort by all with this week’s awards going to Spencer Reimann and James Roehr.
For the under 12 whites, captain, Tomas Heuzenroeder won the toss and elected to bat. The team showed that “practice equals performance” with the running between wickets and backing-up “Dave Warner” like. Mitchell Manning had a great game, albeit for the opposition to support numbers and Malakai Gaskin bowled well when focussed on line and length. Thomas Rowe (MVP) was consistent supported by young quick Jack Collins (Team Man). Again a few chances were grassed which will remain a training focus this week.
Pre-Christmas wins are crucial as the year heads towards finals… best of luck to all teams this week and we look to continue our strong start to the year as a club.