Marks & Easterbrook claim five wicket hauls

Emerson Marks has made light work of the North Sportsman’s batting line-up, taking 5/16 from 11 overs as East Gambier put themselves in the box seat in its two-day Barber Shield contest.

North was only able to make 99 and East, despite losing Dion Stratford (17), is well on its way to first innings points sitting a 1/27 at stumps.

After a match to forget the previous round for Penola, at the weekend, the Eagles found their mojo.

In the previous round against East Gambier Penola made 63 across two innings but the top order well and truly got the job done against the South Gambier bowling attack, making 260 with Jack Mullan leading from the front with a well-compiled 74.

Lewis March (39), Drew Clayfield (36) and Michael Waters (32) provided good support and were it not for a damaging spell from Stephen Easterbrook, that saw him claim five Penola scalps, the scoreboard damage could have been worse.

The run chase started shakily for South, finishing 1/7 at stumps.

Mil Lel won the toss in its clash with West and opted to send the Roos in and restricted them to a chaseable 156.

Jack Blackwell top scored with 58, with some late resistance from Sam Coxon (22) also helping make West’s total something the Roos bowlers could defend.

And defend they did, as Mil Lel slumped to 7/39 as Bray Stephenson and ripped through the top order, with good support from Sujith Nikethana – both bowlers finishing with two wickets apiece.

Plenty of highlights in junior ranks as well with Brodie Pfitzner compiling a stunning, unbeaten 112 in O’Donoghue action, smashing the game high total from just 41 balls in an innings that included 11 sixes and eight fours.

Tayte Virtanen was the star with the ball in Hall Trophy action taking an astonishing 5/1 from his four overs.

MOUNT GAMBIER & DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS

TWO DAY FIXTURES

BARBER SHIELD

• East Gambier v North Sportsman’s
  • North Sportsman’s 1st innings 99 (B. Robinson 25; I. Mulraney 10no.; E. Marks 5/16)
  • East Gambier 1st innings (in reply) 1/27 (D. Stratford 17)
• South Gambier v Penola
  • Penola 1szt innings 260 (J. Mullan 74; L. March 39; D. Clayfield 36; M. Waters 32; S. Easterbrook 5/38; A. Vause 2/28)
  • South Gambier 1st innings (in reply) 1/7
• West Gambier v Penola
  • West Gambier 1st innings 156 (J. Blackwell 58; J. de Jong 23; S. Coxon 22; T. Smith 5/31; J. Miller 4/44)
  • Mil Lel 1st innings (in reply) 7/39 (C. Hicks 12; N. Walters 11no.; B. Stephenson 2/10; S. Nikethana 2/19)

CROUCH SHIELD

• Mil Lel v East Gambier
  • East Gambier 1st innings 250 (N. Virtanen 2/24; S. Grigg 2/27; D. Whitehorn 2/38)
  • Mil Lel 1st innings (in reply) 0/5
• Kongorong v Glencoe
  • Kongorong 1st innings 8/376 (B. Long 99; R. Lucas 90; T. Bellinger 57; D. Evans 2/68)
• North Sportsman’s v South Gambier
  • South Gambier 1st innings 133 (J. Geary 61; S. Fisher 2/22; N. Mark 2/11; M./ Walters 2/24; D. Poyner 2.25)
  • North Sportsman’s 1st innings (in reply) 0/61 (Z. Clark 48no.)

COX BROS SHIELD

• Mil Lel v Tarpeena
  • Tarpeena 1st innings 107 (N. Humphries 39; S. Just 22no.; S. McCracken 3/17; J. Haggett 2/29)
• Mil Lel 1st innings (in reply) 2/90 (V. Patel 60no.; B. Williams 2/27)

O’DONOGHUE SHIELD

• West Gambier v South Gambier
  • West Gambier 1st innings 8/153 (J. Bald 32no.; T. Rothall 24ret.; J. Prior 22; J. Maxwell 3/16; J. Miller 2/9; A. Page 2/5)
• Mil Lel v Penola/Naracoorte
  • Mil Lel 1st innings 3/327 (B. Pfitzner 112ret.; A. Virtanen 51; R. Lucas 29ret.; K. Mulraney 26ret.; R. Grigg 24no.)
• East Gambier v Millicent
  • East Gambier 1st innings 98 (no details available)

HALL TROPHY

• Penola/Naracoorte v South Gambier
  • South Gambier 1st innings 2/151 (J. Geary 32ret.; K. Maxwell 29ret.; S. McBain 18ret.)
• Gambier Centrals/West Gambier v Millicent
  • Millicent 1st innings 6/173 (R. Lindner 37ret.; P. Duldig 26ret.)
• Mil Lel v Mount Burr
  • Mount Burr 1st innings 100 (N. Wright 34; C. Bromley 20no.; T. Virtanen 5/1)
  • Mil Lel 1st innings (in reply) 1/26