Ballan Cricket Club

Ballan 1st XI (2nd Grade) (R15)

Ballan 165 lost East Ballarat 3/167

Batting – Lachie Snaith 37, Mark Kennedy 26, Jack McGregor 23, David Gardner 19

Bowling – Ryan Lister 1-20 off 2, George Muir 1-10 off 2, David Gardiner 1-22 off 3

Ballan 2nd XI v Creswick (R13)

Ballan 8/110 lost Creswick 4/210

Bowling – Mack Popple 2/28, Max Burton 1/29

Batting – Ned Loft 42, Max Burton 21

Creswick won the toss and elected to bat first.

Opening bowlers Eli Muir and James Burton got Ballan off to a tidy start keeping the run rate low.

Mack Popple, coming on first change picked up two wickets in his 1st over, LBW and then caught behind, to put Creswick on the back foot temporarily.

Unfortunately, with early multiple dropped catches off John Costello in his first over, this resulted in a 126 run partnership that was only finally broken in the 32nd over by an in-swinging yorker from Max Burton that took leg stump out of the ground.

A late run out to dismiss the Creswick captain on 98 by Michael Vallance, the fielding highlight.

Creswick finished on 4/210.

Chasing the big target, Ballan could not quite keep up the required run rate.

With wickets falling regularly, only a 40 run partnership between Ned Loft and Max Burton.

Ned Loft, batting at first drop, compiled a fantastic 42 before stumbling, falling over and getting run out in the 33rd over of the innings.

More wickets fell and after a final late flourish from Glenn Easterbrook, who hit a great pull-shot off the last ball of the innings for four, Ballan finished on 8/110.

Next week – Ballan 2nd XI play Brown Hill at Brown Hill.

To read the full story – Simply click on the following link

https://issuu.com/themooraboolnews/docs/mn_2022-02-22/21

in the 22 February 2022 edition
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