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Kori and Erin led the match with 34 runs between the wickets, which was followed up with 24 runs by Sami who was bowled out on four.<\/p>\n
Summer joined Kori in the eighth over and both saw out the innings with scores of 38 and 39 respectively. With a score of 125 to defend, Emma and Mariah kicked off bowling.<\/p>\n
The first wicket fell in the fifth over, caught-and-bowled by Summer. Despite bowling tight lines, Mabel was unable to get a wicket.<\/p>\n
Sav took a catch at square leg, with Erin bowling at her best all season. The third wicket to fall was another caught-and-bowled, this time to Emma taking a screamer.<\/p>\n
At the game’s last two overs, Golden Point needed 13 runs to win, but tight bowling and great fielding resulted in a five-run loss.<\/p>\n
Ballan faced Mount Clear again in a 25-over game after their last match, originally meant to be a two-day 50-over clash, was cut short due to rain with only nine overs played.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mount Clear came out swinging, despatching BCC’s top order quickly, leaving the team’s middle and lower order to get them over the line.<\/p>\n BCC reached 46 in the final over. Riley Storer and Jackson Letcher batted for more than 10 overs each, with Riley taking the team’s top-scorer position with 13.<\/p>\n Mount Clear showed no mercy once Ballan took to the field, reaching the target in only the fifth over with no wickets down and then batting on.<\/p>\n Despite the loss, a highlight for the team was Banjo putting on the gloves for a clean catch and finishing off a fine throw from Eamon for a run-out. Sarah got some consolation, dismissing one batter for a duck.<\/p>\n The team’s next game will finish the season away with a two-dayer against Ballarat-Redan at Alfredton Recreation Reserve.<\/p>\n Clashing against second-placers Dunnstown, Ballan’s senior firsts were summarily beaten with 2-75 against 10-73, with the opposing team playing at top form.<\/p>\n In fourth place, BCC will need to win in the final home-and-away round to retain finals hopes against third-placed Burrumbeet.<\/p>\n Ballan’s senior seconds performed solidly against Bacchus Marsh, which was restricted to 177 despite strong opening and final partnerships.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But BCC held its ground with regular breakthroughs through the rest of the innings.<\/p>\n The highlight of the game saw veteran part-timer and BCC photographer Chris Thom bring in a two-wicket haul (2-15 off seven overs). James Burton and Michael Vallance snared a few wickets each, while father-son bowling duo Stu and Eamon Grigg sent the eighth-wicket bat back on his first ball.<\/p>\n Openers Max Burton and Matt Shugg put on a fast 53-run partnership before Matt fell on 16.<\/p>\n Max Burton was taken out one shy of his half-century after a solid partnership with James Somers, who contributed a personal best for the season with 44.<\/p>\n His second partner Matt Ayres added a valuable 43, with the team totalling 176 by the time he was out. BCC was five wickets down in the 31st over.<\/p>\n The team currently sits in fifth position with two rounds left.<\/p>\n Under-13s<\/p>\n Ballan 4-92 defeated by Wendouree 2-202<\/p>\n Bowling<\/p>\n L. Shugg 1-30 off 3 overs<\/p>\n H. Squires 1-20 off 3 overs<\/p>\n Batting<\/p>\n E. Bayard 20 not out<\/p>\n L. Shugg 17 not out<\/p>\n Senior Women<\/p>\n Ballan 2-125 defeated Golden Point 3-120<\/p>\n Batting<\/p>\n S. Dehnert 39 not out<\/p>\n K. Davenport 38 not out<\/p>\n Bowling<\/p>\n S Dehnert 1-9 off 4 overs<\/p>\n E. Anderson 1-17 off 4 overs<\/p>\n E. Phillips 1-20 off 2 overs<\/p>\n Under-15s<\/p>\n Ballan 46 defeated by Mt Clear 4-154<\/p>\n Batting<\/p>\n R. Storer 13<\/p>\n E. Grigg 9<\/p>\n Bowling<\/p>\n E. Bayard 1-13 off 3 overs<\/p>\n O. Britt 1-13 off 2 overs<\/p>\n S. Burton 1-13 off 2 overs<\/p>\n Ballan Senior 1st XI (BCA 2nd Grade Div 1)<\/p>\n Ballan 10-73 defeated by Dunnstown 2-75<\/p>\n Senior 2nd XI<\/p>\n Ballan 5-179 defeated Bacchus Marsh 8-177<\/p>\n Bowling<\/p>\n Chris Thom 2-15 off 7 overs<\/p>\n Michael Vallance 2-39 off 8 overs<\/p>\n James Burton 2-35 off 6 overs<\/p>\n Batting<\/p>\n Max Burton 49<\/p>\n James Somers 44<\/p>\n Matthew Ayres 43<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LAST week saw highs, lows and excitement for Ballan Cricket Club which included three losses and two wins \u2013 one by the senior women in a nailbiting last-over thriller. The under-13 team struggled once again against a top-four side in Wendouree. Very strong batting led to a massive total of 202, with all bowlers except […]<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/02\/IMG_7614_65444.jpg\")
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