Ballan Cricket Club

Under 11
Ballan White v Ballan Blue

Highlights from Blue team included Elsie Shugg, the team’s youngest player, top scoring with 5 runs; Jack Mullane took 3 wickets from his bowling and Layla Shugg involved in three runouts. White team saw Kiara Grigg get her highest ever score with a massive 17; Angus Muldeary took 3 wickets and Oscar Phillips two.

Final Score – Ballan Blue 8/59 def Ballan White 7/46

Under 15
Ballan 7/139 lost Beaufort 5/155

Batting – Clover McIlwaine 50 n.o, James Bayard 24 n.o, Oscar Britt 11 Retired n.o, Riley Storer 9, Mickey Rawlins 7 Retired n.o
Bowling – Clover McIlwaine 2/15, Jackson Letcher 1/10, Tyler Bruning 1/7, Riley Storer 1/15, Kori Davenport 0/6.

After being bowled out on Day One of the first Two Day game last week, the Beaufort coaches offered the option to return this week and play a fresh one day game.

Although Ballan lost, the coach was very pleased how the team bounced back this week.

Ballan 1st XI (BCA 2nd Grade Div 1) Day 2
Ballan v Bacchus Marsh
Ballan 201 def Bacchus Marsh 174

Bowling – Kobe Heafield 27-5-3-40, Jack Jarvis 20-3-4-67, Lachie Snaith 14-1-3-21

With a rapid start Ballan progressed the game with four early wickets, seeing Bacchus Marsh 8/68 at drinks. Both openers bowled very tight with numerous unplayable deliveries, a mammoth effort from both Kobe Heafield and Jack Jarvis.

The last two wickets became a matter of patience, as Ballan bowled a great line and length and gave nothing up, whilst the Bacchus Marsh 8th wicket partnership, hung around for 30 odd overs, putting in around 80 runs, it wasn’t until Jack Jarvis came back on with the wind, that the breakthrough came.

Lachie Snaith picked up the last wicket a few overs later to end the innings and come away with the win.

Ballan 2nd XI (BCA 5th Grade)
Ballan 6/112 lost VRI Delacombe 2/117

Batting – Matthew Shugg 55, Jake Wernicke 21*, Michael Vallance 17
Bowling – Jake Wernicke 5-1-11-1, James Somers 3-0-19-1, John Costello 2-0-5-0