Collendina got good value out of it’s newest recruit, Jimmy Bartell proving he’s a gun on the cricket as well as the footy oval.
The Brownlow Medalist put in a solid day of fielding, 17 off five overs and took a catch in the A Grade Harmony Day match against Newcomb.
Rounds 4 and 5 have seen some mixed results at the Snake Pit, but the boys from Collendina look to be hitting some form after an inconsistent start.
A Grade
The A’s are looking to for some solid batting to bring home the points after bowling Newcomb out for 187 at home on Saturday. Things started off well with Newcomb slumping to 5-80, before some dogged resistance from the Bulls lower order forced the Cobra bowlers to work hard for their wickets in a long day in the field. Ewan Handley was the pick of the bowlers with 3/13, while new recruit Brendan Hall showed plenty of promise for the rest of the season with 2/31 in his first outing for Collendina.
In round 4 the Cobras travelled out to Barrabool and went down in an entertaining game dominated by the batsmen. Barrabool batted first and carted their way to 3/259 from only 40 overs. The Collendina bowlers didn’t fair too well, but Ewan Handley and Dan Earley were the pick of the bowlers with some tight stuff.
Fast runs were required, and Ben Ricardo jumped out of the blocks, hitting regular boundaries along the ground on his way to a superb 85. Luke Buckland (27) joined him in the middle order and at 3/130 with the scoreboard ticking along at 6 an over, Collendina looked a chance to pull off the big chase. Ricardo fell with the score on 165, and Rich Peters took over, carting 44 to take us past the 200. The required run rate crept up to 9 per over, and wickets began to fall in the lower order. In the end we were lacking a big hitter at the bottom as we failed to hit the boundaries and finished 11 runs short of victory in an excellent effort with the bat.
B Grade
B grade look set for a big win against Newcomb after carving their way to 318 on Saturday. Almost all of the top order fired, with Mark Johnston (68) smashing his third 50 of the season to lead the cobras. Dave Treharne (48), Cam Kavaliunas (45), Tom Grbac (38), Chris Pitfield (32) and Cal Hodgkinson (31) ensured that the scoreboard kept ticking throughout the day, and with a strong bowling lineup at his disposal, captain Peter Mohr will be on the attack from ball one next week.
In round 4 The B’s knocked off Barrabool in another strange game. Collendina bowled first and rolled Barrabool for 94, thanks to excellent spells from Cal Hodgkinson (2/10) and Peter Mohr (3/18). The run chase sounded easy in theory, but we managed to collapse our way to 7/37 on the back of some average batting before Paul Liistro arrived at the crease and set about saving the side. Des Every provided some support with 15, but it was Liistro’s 48 that single-handedly dragged the Cobras past the target with less than an over to spare. Liistro showed plenty of maturity in a last wicket partnership of 30 with captain Mohr (1*) that finally sealed the game for the cobras.
C Grade
C Grade’s year started poorly, but the young side is starting to find some form as the season unfolds. In round 5, Collendina bowled well to finish off Newcomb for 162, thanks largely to a brilliant 6/65 from Brett Pearson. The chase started off reasonably well with the Cobras getting to stumps with 1/20 on the board. Sensible batting will be required, and a lot will rest on the young shoulders of Andy Higgins and twins Andy and Tim Devereaux if the Cobras are to post their second win.
In round 4 the C’s finally broke the duck against Barrabool. Bowling first, Dan Worn put in a typically miserly spell to pick up 3/12, and the rest of the bowlers kept things tight after that, restricting the Bulls to 6/138 in the 40 overs. Andy Devereaux picked up 2/31 with his spin.
Devereaux then backed up his bowling with some excellent batting from number 3, batting through the innings for 60 not out and taking us to victory. Minor supporting roles were played by Jarrod Sing (18) and Dan Sharp (15) along the way. Tight bowling from Barrabool made sure the Cobras had to earn the win in the closing overs, but with only 6 wickets down the Cobras were able to run out winners in a tight contest.
D Grade
The D’s capped off Harmony Day with a crushing victory against Newcomb. Skip Irwin fired out the Bulls top order with 4/54 and they never recovered, posting 110. Rick Ninness (59*) and Mark Fletcher (55*) made light work of the target, passing the Newcomb score without the loss of a wicket. The win came at some cost to the Cobras, with a number of aging bodies succumbing to injury in the quest for victory; Fletcher bringing up his 50 with the aid of a runner as he twanged both hamstrings while jogging a single.
In the previous week, the D’s played the traditional Sunday grudge-match against Ocean Grove at the snakepit. Wayne Blyth made a welcome return to form with the bat, opening up with 31 and getting us off to a good start. Bart Sagor posted 20, and Rick Ninness made 22 from number 4. At 3/80 the game looked to be in the bag, but then the boys tried their hardest to undo all the hard work and collapsed to be 8/97. Unlikely hero Skip Irwin somehow managed 20 to add some respectability to the total and the Cobras posted 131.
Ocean Grove were in all sorts of trouble after Irwin (3/17) and Jason Branagh (3/15) ripped through the top order. They managed to limp to 101, with Bomber Worn also picking up 2/8 along the way. The surprising news was that Bart Sagor and Wayne Blyth somehow managed to take three catches each in an outstanding display in the field.
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