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A GRADE - ROUND 6 DAY ONE MAFFRA V SALE Maffra, 1st innings B Sly....................c Jones b Glover.........................5 H Shingles ..........c&b Glover ................................15 B Harrington........b Wolmarans...............................8 L Hopkins............c&b Jones.................................17 D Freitag .............b Raidal.....................................18 N Wozniak...........lbw b Raidal ..............................17 M Eastham .........c Padula b Dobson...................17 N Hibbins ............not out.......................................60 B Durrant.............c Wolmarans b O’Brien ..............7 J Pendrick ...........c Padula b Jones......................12 A McKenzie.........c&b Jones...................................6 Extras..................(nb 2, w 0, b 3, lb 1)....................6 Total......................................................................188

Sale bowling: G Wolmarans 13-2-1-34, H Glover 10-4-2-25, B Jones 14.2-3-3-31, T Dobson 11-2-1-27, M Raidal 8-1-2-24, C Nel 18.1-6-0-27, M O’Brien 5-0-1-16

ROSEDALE-KILMANY V LONGFORD Longford, 1st innings

A Tyson ...............b Hangan ....................................7 W Sutton .............run out (Pryse [sub])...................0 S Dean ................c&b Rowley.................................7 J Price .................b Hangan ....................................1 J Wynd ................b Rowley ...................................14 L Knight...............c R Diamond b Rowley ..............0 L Floyd ................c Scott b Love...........................14 S Lucas-Laws.....run out (Wright).........................13 C Osborne ..........b Rowley .....................................0 R Sidhu ...............c Freshwater b Rowley...............7 M Murphy............not out.........................................5 Extras..................(nb 0, w 0, b 4, lb 3)....................7 Total........................................................................75

Rosedale-Kilmany bowling: B Scott 7-2-0-11, N Hangan 12-4-2-17, D Rowley 13-4-5-21, I Love 7-1-1-18, R Diamond 0.5-0-0-1

Rosedale-Kilmany, 1st innings (in progress) B McDonald........b Price.........................................2 B Scott.................c Walker b Price........................12 M Walters ............c Murphy b Price.........................5 I Love...................c Sutton b Murphy ......................3 R Diamond..........c Wynd b Price..........................43 C Freshwater ......not out.......................................11 N Hangan............not out.........................................0 Extras..................(nb 0, w 0, b 4, lb 2)....................6 Total.................................................................... 5/82

Longford bowling: J Price 12-4-4-24, L Floyd 4-0-0-15, M Murphy 3-0-1-9, A Tyson 2-0-0-12, J Wynd 2-0-0-16

BUNDALAGUAH V COLLEGIANS Collegians, 1st innings

Z Hurley ..............c Aponso b Smith .....................39 T Morrison...........b Spoljaric.................................79 A Burgiel .............c Sharma b Lay ..........................7 C Morrison ..........b Spoljaric.................................10 T Dessent ...........c Dimarco b Sharma ..................7 H Anderson.........c Spoljaric b Sharma................41 N Hurley ..............c Anderson b Sharma ..............18 S Anderson .........c Anderson b Sharma ..............24 J Malone .............lbw b Sharma .............................0 N Whitford ...........c&b Spoljaric...............................1 M Nicholls ...........not out.........................................2 Extras..................(nb 1, w 0, b 8, lb 2)..................11 Total..................................................................... 239

Bundalaguah bowling: S Spoljaric 27-6-3-52, L Wrigglesworth 5-1-0-18, K Sharma 26-2-5-93, H Anderson 1-0-0-13, E Aponso 8-1-0-27, B Smith 7-1-1-21, C Lay 2-0-1-5

Bundalaguah, 1st innings, in progress

J Langshaw.........b Hurley.......................................0 C Smart...............not out.........................................1 T O’Reilly.............lbw b Whitford .............................0 J Dimarco............not out.........................................1 Extras.......................................................................0 Total.......................................................................2/2

Collegians bowling: N Hurley 1-1-1-0, N Whitford 1-0-1-2

BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG V STRATFORD Stratford, 1st innings B Dinnings ..........c Outhart b Hurst......................16 C Aurisch.............c Randle b Marshall .................15 J Rietschel ..........b Bolton...................................107 J Tatterson...........lbw b Pang................................27 B Channing.........c&b Bolton ..................................3 B Walker..............c Outhart b Pang ......................32 H Tatterson..........lbw b Bolton ..............................30 E Albrecht............b Hurst ......................................12 S Anstee..............c Outhart b Hurst........................6 S Pendergast ......c Lobley b Hurst..........................0 Z Waixel ..............not out.........................................0 Extras..................(nb 0, w 2, b 2, lb 5)....................9 Total..................................................................... 257

Boisdale-Briagolong bowling: L Hurst 14-1-4-51, R Marshall 9-1-1-26, N Pang 26-6-2-80, 30.3-3-3-93 Second Grade: Collegians 208 (L Panwar 48, A Kuizenga 3/26, W Robinson 3/45, J Kelly 3/54) v Maffra 0/5; Sale 8/208 (A Nicholas 56, N Nikolajew 2/31, M Templeton 2/57) v Bundalaguah (yet to bat); Stratford 119 (JH Rietschel 51*, B Reid 5/28) v Rosedale Kilmany 2/45 (S Treasure 27*). Third Grade: Maffra 142 (B Lanigan 53) v Collegians 0/24; Heyfield 114 (R Smith 25, C Hudson 4/32) v Sale 5/12 (C Berryman 3/5); BoisdaleBriagolong 40 (A Vogt 4/22, M McMaster 3/7) v Longford 4/116 (A Vogt 50, M Murphy 2/23); Wurruk 140 (L Tourtoulas 39, N Tourtoulas 37, S Hettiarachchige 7/36) v Nambrok 0/2; Stratford 166 (S Williams 48, W Gray 3/22, B Gieschen 3/45) v Bundalaguah 1/7 (N Thomas 1/5); Rosedale-Kilmany Bye. Fourth Grade: Bundalaguah Yaks 4/219(cc) A Day 53, G Wrigglesworth 52) def Wurruk Windies 120 (W Breddels 57); Sale White 5/162(cc) (L Lyndon 44, K Bottrell 2/34) def Sale Black 131 (L Bates 50, C Howard 4/17); Longford 7/162 (L Grosveld 51, D Ross 3/29) def Rosedale-Kilmany 8/160(cc) (D Ross 50, E Hussain 2/25, J Kerton 2/36); Bundalaguah Bulls 79 (A Bradley 50, J Pearson 2/3, B Darlington 2/33) def Heyfield 72 (J Nikolajew 27, A Begbie 4/19, B Fuller 2/9); Maffra 9/164(cc) (A Parker 41, C White 3/22, W Cooke 3/36) def Wurruk Toads 9/44 (M Allman 3/0, C Kelly 2/1, S Cordias 2/12); Collegians 172 (S Fyfe 51) def Stratford 9/164(cc). Under 16: Bundalaguah 1/103(cc) (C Morris 25, T Boyd 1/11) def Stratford 94 (T Boyd 22, J Hare 3/11, O Simpson 3/12, H Rowley 3/20); Collegians 4/93(cc) (R Wilson 30, J Westland 2/5) def Maffra 72 (J Westland 19, R Wilson 2/11); Longford 4/106(cc) (C New 21, M McMaster 20) def Rosedale-Kilmany 6/72 (A Wright 31, B Nicholls 27, N Singh 3/21); Sale Bye. Under 14: Wurruk/Maffra 9/69(cc) (B Rowley 20, J Duffield 3/3) def Sale 39 (C Young 3/5, C Kelly 3/6); Heyfield RK 6/81(cc) (M Birss 19, H Whitford 3/23) def Collegians 6/64(cc) (O Sullivan 26*); Bundalaguah 5/94 (C Johnston 21, J Lenehan 20) def Longford 2/76(cc) (J Gibb 35); Stratford Bye.

Just one GCL match able to go ahead

Liam Durkin

WET weather left a dampener on Gippsland Cricket League action. All Round 3 matches in senior men’s were cancelled on Sunday. The same fate met the Under 18s. The only match to go ahead was Sale-Maffra and Leongatha District in the Under 13 Development League. Leongatha made the journey to Stephenson Park to play the Sharks on the hard deck. A tight match ensued, with the visitors winning by 10 runs. Batting first, Leongatha closed at 5/116 off 40 overs. Top run-scorers were Ty Debono and Cooper Newman, who scored 42 and 34 respectively. Sale-Maffra started well in reply, getting to 41 without loss, but a steady fall of wickets from there meant they found themselves short at the finish. A lack of conversion hurt the Sharks, with three of the top four batsmen all getting past 10 before going out. All going well, the next round of Senior GGL will be played on Sunday, December 4. Matches scheduled are: Sale-Maffra vs Latrobe Valley (at Sale Oval), Bairnsdale vs Traralgon (at Lakes Entrance) and Warragul vs Leongatha (at TBA).

Limited WBBL a ction

Liam Durkin

THE Women’s Big Bash League made its way to Gippsland last weekend. The Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades, Brisbane Heat and Perth Scorchers all descended on Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe for the final two rounds of the regular season. Unfortunately, poor weather ruined much of the on-field action, ending on Sunday in anti-climactic fashion, with the Stars match not seeing a result. There was however some feel-good stories out of the weekend. Stars skipper Nicole Faltum returned home, while former Traralgon District player Erica Kershaw won Player of the Match honours in the Renegades win over the Scorchers on Sunday. Kershaw saved the day, coming in at number five with the Renegades 3/15 chasing 46 in a match reduced to eight overs. The left-hander clubbed 34 off 18 balls, with five fours and two sixes, to see the Renegades over the line with three balls to spare. The result meant the Scorchers could not make finals. Talk about an ignominious way to go out - imagine flying three hours from Perth to Melbourne, driving to a town 150 kilometres away, and then having your season finish in an eight over game. Cricket really does have a way to keep you grounded: two years ago Scorchers wicket-keeper Beth Mooney scored 78 off 54 balls in front of more than 85,000 people in a World Cup Final. On Sunday she made a first baller in front of about 50 people in Moe. The Melbourne Stars enjoyed a win on Saturday, defeating the Scorchers by six runs. Batting first, the Stars compiled 8/179 from their 20 overs. Runs at the top of the order from Lauren Winfield-Hill (36), and Sophie Read (24) laid a strong platform, allowing Bess Heath to come in and score 27 off 16 balls later in the innings. Batting at six, Faltum played an elegant ramp shot for four, before being caught at cover point after slicing a drive trying to force the issue in the last five overs. The Scorchers need 15 runs off the last over to win, but the Stars held their nerve, denying their opponents to secure the points. With no finals spot to play for, the Stars were at least able to restore some pride. On Sunday, the Stars were scheduled to play finals-bound Brisbane Heat. Inclement weather delayed the start-time, and reduced the game to a ‘10/10’. Brisbane scored 5/104 from their 10, and then bowled 3.5 overs at the Stars before the game was abandoned. At that stage, the Stars were in a promising position at 49/1. With plenty of time to kill before the game waiting for a start, Faltum was seen conversing

Perth Scorchers wicket-keeper Beth Mooney and Melbourne Stars captain Nicole Faltum.

Photo: Liam Durkin

with family and friends over the fence, while Heat players threw the state’s code ball around. In a nice touch, Melbourne Stars players and staff went around to Faltum’s parents’ house in Moe for a bit of a get-together over the weekend. As the Moe games were the last leading into finals, the final four was officially decided. Sydney Sixers finished six points clear on top, followed by Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes. The Sixers look like they will take some beating, and boast a seriously star-studded team that includes Alyssa Healey, Ash Gardner, and the world’s most perfect person, Ellyse Perry. In the wash-up, the Stars ran sixth of eight teams, but were only two points off qualifying for finals. With the majority of players still under 23, including Faltum, the skipper said it boded well for the future provided they kept the current squad together. “We’ve performed really well over the whole season, the wins and losses and the ladder doesn’t really reflect our season,” she said. “I think we’ve performed really, really well with bat and ball. We’ve been disappointing in games that’s for sure but with an extremely young side we’ve done really well and am really proud of that.” To give you an idea of just how young the Stars are, only four players on the roster are actually old enough to drive hire cars when the team travels interstate (25 being the required age). As WBBL athletes are semi-professional, Faltum will now return to playing grade cricket. Away from cricket, the 22-year-old works for an accounting firm and studies business. Now that the WBBL season is over, the opportunity could also be there for Faltum to come back and play a game for little old Trafalgar Cricket Club. Clearances are open until Christmas Nic ...

Veteran cricketers in Adelaide

THE Gippsland Goannas have seven players representing Victoria at the Over 50 National Cricket Championships, which are currently in Adelaide. Anthony Bloomfield, from Latrobe Cricket Club, has been selected in the first team as an all-rounder. He is an opening batsman and an opening bowler. Brenton Howe, from Traralgon West, has been selected in the Vic 2 team as an opening bowler and handy batsman. Brad McDonald from Catani, and Mirboo North’s Steve Rogers, have been selected for the Vic 3 team. Brad is a top order batsman and Steve is a medium pace bowling all rounder. Rodney Jones from Sale, an opening bowler who is a handy batsman, and Mirboo North’s Chris Anders, a wicke- keeper, have both been selected in the Vic 4 team, while Sale’s Geoff Wells, a batsman/ wicket-keeper, has been selected in the Vic 5 team. There will be four Goannas representing Victoria in the Over 60 National Championships, with Ray Smith from Churchill selected in the Vic First XI, as a prominent top order batsman. These will take place in the Barwon region from November 27 till December 1. Peter Anton (Toongabbie), Neil Meredith (Traralgon) and Ray Floyd (Sale) will play together in the same side in one of the lower divisions. The Goannas also had five cricketers represent Victoria in the recent Over 70 National Championships. Kevin Lanigan was captain of the Division 1 First team, which made over 200 in each of the first two games. Ian Gibson was wicket-keeper and Ian Southall opened bowler in this side. Unfortunately they were one wicket short of defeating Queensland in the final. After an early collapse, Vic Blue reached 133, only for Queensland to pass them nine down in the last over. Gordon Cowling opened the bowling for the Vic 3 team in Division 2, and former Goanna Fred Debono was in the same side. Their team won the first game by four wickets, and the second by 10 wickets. Game 3 against Queensland No.2 team was a washout, and Vic 3 had a better percentage, so were to play ACT No.1 team in the Second Division final. After a wet pitch delay, the final got off to a midday start, with ACT winning the toss and asking Vic Blue to bat. This was to be a major decision in the result of the game. The Vics batted out the 37 overs allotted, to reach a modest score of 9/109. In reply, ACT was 0/16 from 10, but collapsed, giving the title to Victoria. The Vic Blue side in Division 3 also played off for the title, against SA3. In another low scoring close match the Vics prevailed 5/106 to 7/104. On the local front, the next game for the Over 70s will be Sunday, December 4, when the Over 50 side is also due to play away against Geelong.