Geelong aims to keep pace as Premier men face Melbourne

THE Geelong Premier Men’s fixture with Melbourne has been reverted to a one-day clash this Saturday, November 15, after heavy rain caused last weekend’s matches to be cancelled.

The Cats sit fifth with a 2-1 record in the 18-team competition, while Melbourne are atop the ladder with a 3-0 record.

A win would see Geelong remain in check with the top sides in the competition one month in, setting them up for a better finish than last season, where they finished 12th.

They will look to fine tune their bowling attack that allowed Prahran to chase down their solid score of 337 in Round 3. Young gun and Victoria squad member Oliver Peake will hope for a better innings after being bowled out for a duck in the loss.

Melbourne enter the match in blistering form, passing Casey South Melbourne’s total of 306 easily as they finished the win on 7/346 from just 65 overs. Their batting attack includes promising youngster Campbell Kellaway, who retired on 30 runs from 32 balls.

Geelong’s Seconds will also play Melbourne in a one-day clash at Albert Ground and can remain undefeated with a win.

Four wickets each for Oliver Haberfiedl and Zane Attard saw the Cats bowl Prahran out for 180 in round three, 146 runs shy of their impressive declared total of 326.

The Thirds take on Melbourne at home and can also remain unbeaten with a victory. An 89-run contribution from Ted Bain saw them defend their total of 286 last round against Prahran.

The Fourths will hunt for their second win of the season, also taking on Melbourne at Beaumaris Secondary College. They went down convincingly in Round 3, also to Prahran.