A CONSISTENT performance with both bat and ball has seen Geelong’s Premier Men’s Firsts beat Fitzroy Doncaster to remain in the finals hunt.<\/p>\n
In a two-day home clash split across last weekend, the Cats won by a single wicket and moved up to 11th spot with three matches to play.<\/p>\n
After being sent in to bat first, the Lions faced some early trouble but steadied to finish all out for 251 after 80 overs.<\/p>\n
Thomas Neate took three wickets for the Cats, Nathan Harper and Josh Garner added two each and captain Joshua Larkin, Zane Attard and Lincoln Koliba all took one apiece in a well-spread attack.<\/p>\n
Set a target score of 252, the Cats went in to bat and struggled early, sitting at 4-80 as Liam Blackford was dismissed.<\/p>\n
A crucial 76 runs from Josh Larkin and an unbeaten 62 by Eamonn Vines saw them hang on to secure a gutsy win.<\/p>\n
Geelong will host 14th-placed Dandenong across the next two weekends and will take plenty of momentum and confidence into the clash following their efforts against the Lions.<\/p>\n
A win could only see them move up one spot, but this would put them into the finals picture as the pointy end of the season approaches.<\/p>\n
The Seconds also enjoyed a tight victory that places them in sixth spot, whilst the Thirds and Fourths both went down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A CONSISTENT performance with both bat and ball has seen Geelong’s Premier Men’s Firsts beat Fitzroy Doncaster to remain in the finals hunt. In a two-day home clash split across last weekend, the Cats won by a single wicket and moved up to 11th spot with three matches to play. After being sent in to […]<\/p>\n