Young proves as consistent as ever

Penola won the toss in its clash with North Sportsman’s at Marist Park and after sending the home side in and dismissing them in the 35th over for only 107, the Eagles would have been well pleased with its place in the contest.

But as North’s lowly total suggested, good bowling combined with the tough batting conditions, was always going to make scoring tough and so it proved as North secured the win by dismissing Penola for 77 in the 33rd over.

Tim Young looks set to be as reliable as ever, taking a game high four wickets, taking two top order scalps and then cleaning up the tail in a six over spell that conceded only nine runs.

Elliott Fisher (2/9) and Mitch Lewis (2/23) chipped in as well and were it not for Lewis March (24) and Mick Waters (24), the Penola scoreboard would have made for even more depressing reading.

Bredon Smart’s 4/11 was the standout in terms of Penola’s bowling attack.

East Gambier made somewhat light work of West Gambier, sending the Roos in on the Malseed Park deck and dismissing the strong batting line-up for 126 in the 34th over.

It started off promisingly with Justin de Jong’s 45 from 40, but it fell away quickly and were it not for a middle order cameo from Sam Hunt (25) the total may have been even less challenging.

It was Emerson Marks doing the damage with 4/18 from his eight overs, dismissing the dangerous Jake Blackwell and Sam Willis cheaply as part of that wicket haul, while Alex Hentschke (2/15) put a stop to any late hitting from Trent Badman and Shane de Jong.

At 3/53, East’s run chase looked a little shaky but Marks and Hentschke combined to rescue the innings with a valuable 51 run stand and then veteran Dion Stratford put the result beyond doubt with a swashbuckling unbeaten half century off only 29 balls, including six boundaries and three sixes.

RESULTS

BARBER SHIELD

North Sportsman’s 107 (I. Mulraney 33; B. Smart 4/11; J. Doyle 2/22; G. Merrett 2/31) d Penola 77 (M. Waters, L. March 24; T. Young 4/9; E. Fisher 2/9; M. Lewis 2/23)

East Gambier 6/175 (D. Stratford 55no.; E. Marks 46; A. Hentschke 28; B. Stephenson 2/12; J. de Jong 2/19) d West Gambier 126 (J. de Jong 45; S. Hunt 25; E. Marks 4/18; A. Hentschke 2/15)

NO RESULTS AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH GAMBIER V MIL LEL

CROUCH SHIELD

North Sportsman’s 5/174 (T. Cull 21; K. Goodes 14no.) d Glencoe 2/173 (C. Hill 71; M. McIntyre 34; B. Payne 31no.; J. Matthews 25no.; J. MacLean 2/41)

West Gambier 156 (L. Rothall 42; E. Brook 27; T. Richards 18no.; R. Flamank 2/31; S. MacDonald 2/32) d East Gambier 9/147 (C. Lynch 67; A. Thomson 48; J. Carey 27; E. Brook 3/9; L. Rothall 2/37; K. Badman 2/28; N. Easterbrook 2/13)

South Gambier 7/150 (J. Geary 43; J. Hollis 40; K. Maxwell 30; M. Sims 12no.; T. Grigg 3/39; T. Rowland 2/9) d Mil Lel 7/148 (C. Wehl 51no.; T. Grigg 25; K. Mulraney 21no.; E. Hunt 2/29; K. Maxwell 2/13)

Gambier Centrals 9/160 (J. Burston 64; H Sanders. J. Thompson 23; K. Vanderhorst 4/33; A. Maidment 2/18) d Kongorong 90 (K. Vanderhorst 42; A. Harding 18; M. Fox 2/10; J. Phipps 2/8; H. Sanders 2/7; B. Barker 2/14)

COX BROS SHIELD

Mil Lel 8/104 (J. Lamont 46; J. Sanders 15; L. Richards 3/12; A. Richards 2/27) d Tarpeena 3/103 (A. Carter 42no.; L. Carson 23)

Yahl v Gambier Centrals (abandoned)

O’DONOGHUE SHIELD

No match details available

HALL TROPHY

Mil Lel 4/87 (H. Virtanen 20ret.; P. Freebairn 14ret.) d South Gambier (P. Sigley 11ret.; A. Sims 11; P. Freebairn 2/2; T. Cox 2/9)

Gambier Centrals 7/58 (B; Lock 16ret.; H. Milne 8; J. Flier 7no.; M. Hales 2/6; T. Ryan 2/7) d Millicent 9/51 (C. Bromley 8)

Penola/Naracoorte 8/103 (A. Bald 16no.; H. Batt 15; J. Manninen 11; T. Peucker 2/11) d Kongorong/East Gambier 2/89 (T. Peucker 17ret.; C. Gordon 16; Z. Angelino 15ret.; N. Clark 11ret.;

SIMS SHIELD

Millicent 7/100 (P. Duldig 29no.; J. Rowe 22no.; R. Lawlor 19ret.; J. Hamilton 15; B. Baxter 2/11) d Penola 5/76 (T. Kidman 18ret.; J. Manninen 14ret.)

North Sportsman’s v Penola (abandoned)

Glencoe v Mil Lel (abandoned)

West Gambier v Gambier Centrals (abandoned)