Ballan Cricket Club in action!

BALLAN Cricket Club’s game of the week was the under-fifteens’ round six match against Golden Point.

Ballan (129) defeated Golden Point (87) with batters, Clover McIlwaine (52), Kori Davenport (13 n.o), and Jackson Letcher (nine.)

 

Bowlers were Clover McIlwaine (six overs, 3/10), Sarah Burton (six-point-four overs, 2/7), Riley Storer (four overs, 2/8), and Jackson Letcher (four overs, 1/21).

Day one saw a great team effort in the field with two valuable run outs care of Banjo and JB.

Tight bowling from Sarah and Eamon built pressure directly onto the opposition, along with Riley who picked up two wickets.

 

A solid opening batting start saw off the opposition’s opening bowlers as Clover and Sarah put on a 31 run partnership before Sarah popped one up to be caught.

Eamon quickly followed when a defensive shot went back under his bat. Enter Jacko where his efforts and training had paid off, playing balanced genuine cricket shots putting on a 43 run partnership with Clover before having one go through the gate with three balls left to play in the day.

Clover kept her head all the way through the innings batting to be 29 n.o.

On day two, the team were in a great position to get their first win of the season. The team decided that they’d go for it.

 

Captains Sarah and Clover took the ball, Sarsey set super aggressive fields with three slips and a gully, short cover and short mid-wicket. Then the girls went to work, Clover bowling fast, full and straight to get three wickets and Sarah using her variations and landing her balls well to pick up another wicket for the team.

Golden Point managed to add nine runs to their score from day one and Ballan had them all out inside 33 overs.

Heading in to bat, Clover and LJ started well before LJ, after playing with such discipline, played across a delivery to be LBW.

 

Kori came to the crease with a sprained ankle to partner Clover to her maiden 50, before retiring on 13.

The remaining wickets fell cheaply and Banjo remained not out after bravely facing 15 balls from Golden Point’s quicker bowlers and getting his first run in under-15s

Under 13s

Ballan 3/71 defeated by Brown Hill 4/128

Bowling

J Fenwick 2-0-3-1

L Shugg 2-0-7-1

K Grigg 3-0-20-1

Batting

E Bayard 14 no

N Conroy 13 no

J Mullane 8 no

Ballan Senior Women

Ballan 7-86 def by Brown Hill 1-87

Batting

Kori Davenport 30

Summer Dehnert 29 no

Bowling

Kate Grigg 2-0-12-1

Emma Anderson 2-0-0-5

Ballan 1st XI (BCA 2nd Grade Div 1)

Ballan 7-285 def Bacchus Marsh 3-200

Batting

Michael Snaith 105

Ryan Lister 51

Jack McGregor 26

Bowling:

Michael Snaith 8-1-1-23

Hayden Micallef 9-0-1-35

Mason Currie 7-0-1-31

Under 15s

Ballan 3-76 trail Golden Point 6-78 at stumps (continues next week)

Batting

C McIlwaine 29 no

J Letcher 9

Bowling

R Storer 4-0-8-2

S Burton 3-1-2-1

J Letcher 4-0-21-1

Senior 2nd XI (BCA 5th Grade)

Ballan 2nd XI 6/267 lost to Ballarat Fire Brigade 4/332

Bowling

John Costello 3/54

Param Singh 1/47

Batting

Max Burton 109* not out

Matt Ayres 33

Josh Singh 31

James Somers 30

Param Singh 23

Senior Women rained out.