The Cessnock District Cricket Competition completed round 10 last Saturday, with a fourth grade century providing the individual highlight of the week.
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Greta/Branxton fourth grade batsman James Thomson came in at the fall of the first wicket and blasted 23 boundaries on his way to 111 against Supporters Club at Miller 1.
On the family orientated front in the very same match, in what must be an association first - Supporters Club’s Minter sextet consisting of father Scott and five sons Jordan, Kobe, Lebron, Terrell and Isaac all took the field.
In first grade Mulbring kept their unbeaten run in check by defeating arch-rivals Bellbird by 65 runs at Carmichael Park.
Batting first the Marlins accumulated nicely, as has been the case all year, to finish with 6-184 from their 40 overs. Drew Olsen returned to form with 56 at the top of the order, with Mick Mascord (39), Nigel Callan (33no), skipper Cameron Ross (17) and Josh Lewis (14) all contributing.
Ben Troke was the best of the Bellbird attack with 2-28 off 10, with Matt Tomlinson (2-37 off 10) also bowling a tidy spell.
The home side were 1-42 after eight overs in reply, but crumbled to lose their next five wickets for just 23 runs, and mountain proved too steep to climb as they were eventually bowled out in the 34th over for 119.
Jason Orr wasted no time with his 34 opening up, with Ben Fairlie (33) and Matt Tomlinson (17no) the only other batsman to reach double figures.
Matt Zechel’s match winning performance with the new ball saw him rip through the Tiger top order to finish with 4-8 off 10 including a remarkable seven maidens. He received support from Ross (2-24 off 7) and Sam Apthorpe (2-13 off 3.4).
Supporters Club also remained undefeated at the equal top of the ladder after disposing of Greta/Branxton fairly convincingly by 85 runs at Baddeley Park.
Skipper Troy Culley won the toss and elected to bat, with the Goannas accumulating nicely to close their innings at 7-196. Culley led from the front at the top of the order with a hard hitting 65.
He received good support from Mick Gates who played a sensible 39, with Nathan Stapleford (29no), Pete Brennan (24) and Greg Brodie (18) all scoring freely.
Former Goanna Ryan Eagles was the pick of the Greta/Branxton attack with 3-18 off 4, with Martin Shearer (2-32 off 10) and skipper Brent Watson (2-49 off 10) picking up a brace of wickets each.
The Blues were out of sorts in reply and were never really in the hunt. They were all out in the 29th over for 111.
Eagles completed a good all-round game with his team’s top score of 33, while Nathan Holz (31) and Joey Butler (17) were the only other batsmen to reach double figures in an otherwise dismal looking card.
Andrew Nicolai bowled beautifully on the unpredictable deck to finish with 4-27 off 10, with left arm orthodox bowler Jordan Goldman supporting well with 2-39 off 6.
In the final game of the round Peden’s Hotel tasted its first victory of the season by blowing Wine Country off the park by nine wickets at East End.
Wine Country batted first and received the full compliment of overs, but could manage just 8-139 due to some very tidy bowling and fielding from the home side.
Brendan Briedenhann was the Wood Ducks’ best with 34, Stephen Hedger and Matt Lighfoot made 21-apiece, with Matt McCarthy making an unbeaten 16.
Dale Johnston (3-40 off 10) and skipper Matt Hopley (3-44 off 10) picked up a treble of wickets each for the Piranhas.
The home side reeled in the modest target in style in reply, reaching it in just the 15th over after losing just the one wicket.
Skipper Matt Hopley capped a fine all-round match winning performance with an unbeaten 85 off just 41 deliveries, including half a dozen maximums. Opening partner Mark Crowfoot made 25, with Johnston cutting the ribbon with 18no.
Dave Farrell (1-42 off 3) was the sole wicket taker for the Wood Ducks.
Second Grade
Greta/Branxton 9/201 (Anthony Brunsdon 43, Darren Thomson 34, Brett Bridge 28, Trent Fuller 26, Dave Condran 22, Dylan Lipscombe 16, Nathan Velt 15, C. Babic 4-40 off 9.5, J. Jackson 4-41 off 10) defeated Denman Hotel 96 (M. Gillis 17, J. Jackson 16, J. Skelton 13, B. Martin 12, Dave Condran 3-18 off 6, Mark Peace 2-24 off 6).
Peden’s Hotel 9/179 (J. Barry 82no, C. Beer 31, D. Campbell 17, J. Williams 17, Marc Staib 3-28 off 6, Nathan Davey 3-34 off 10) defeated Wine Country 112 (Marc Staib 30, Jason McMichael 21, Nathan Davey 20, Peter Davis 13, J. Jones 4-25 off 7.4, J. Gunther 3-22 off 10, J. Williams 2-3 off 3).
Supporters 6/231 (Mitch Woodbury 81, Brendan Kennedy 75no, Andrew Fensom 25, Tyler Wade 25, Shane McLachlan 2-39 off 10) defeated Mulbring 9/153 (Peter Robertson 67, William Watson 18, Shane McLachlan 17, D. Arnold 4-18 off 8).
Chelmsford Hotel 123 (Craig Corrigan 30, Brad Hanlon 28, Aaron Follan 21, Tae Rowsell 16no, Stef Durie 6-26 off 8, Craig Schumacher 2-43 off 6) defeated Bellbird 88 (Matt Fairlie 28, Stef Durie 23, Craig Schumacher 16, Tae Rowsell 3-28 off 7, Aaron Follan 3-13 off 7).
Third Grade
Supporters 4/126 (A. Sweeney 52no, N. Taylor 26, F. Sharpe 24no, W. Harris 2-26 off 6, T. Apthorpe 2-13 off 4) defeated Wine Country 107 (Zac Ellis 35no, Ethan Ellis 14, Bailey Vanlaarhoven 13, F. Sharpe 4-22 off 6, A. Sweeney 2-22 off 6, J. Larson 2-19 off 6).
Laguna 135 (M. Barrow 31, J. Bailey 26, M. Dixon 21, M. Harrison 4-22 off 7.5, N. Hearn 3-34 off 10, A. Duff 3-22 off 7) defeated Bellbird 83 (Matt Shreiber 31, Paul Lynch 17, J. Bailey 4-18 off 8, T. Williams 2-29 off 10, J. Cleary 2-19 off 4).
Greta/Branxton Blue 5/129 (Andrew Wright 46, Ben Lahey 17, Craig Gillings 16, Stephen Peel 14no, Mal Hedger 12no, Steve Daunt 2-14 off 6, Will Young 2-26 off 7) defeated Greta/Branxton White 121 (Logan Millard 34, Jamie McNamara 30, Neil Bird 30, Stephen Peel 5-31 off 8.1, James Shoulders jnr 2-16 off 6, Pat Nugent 2-15 off 6).
Denman Hotel bye.
Fourth Grade
Greta/Branxton 3/234 (James Thomson 111, Ben Ciba 51, Anthony Lawrence 29, Will Howden 15, Scott Minter 1-58 off 9, Jesse Ballenden 1-46 off 10, Nick Gibbs 1-54 off 10) defeated Supporters 8/205 (R. Bradley 71, Jesse Ballenden 48, K. Minter 15, Anthony Lawrence 2-18 off 8, Phil Aughey 2-40 off 7, James Thomson 2-39 off 7).
Wine Country 3-87 (Alessandro Ganino 47no, K. Jordan 2-19 off 9.5) defeated Peden’s Hotel 81 (S. Capararo 17, K. Jordan 15, J. McNeil 12no, Tallon Howson 4-37 off 10, Alessandro Ganino 3-13 off 6, B. Morris 2-10 off 6).
Bellbird 171 (S. Anderson 68, J. Field 44, T. Yates 18, Adrian Kirkham 4-35 off 6, Lloyd Duggan 2-33 off 8, Jack Kirkham 2-17 off 4.2) defeated Mulbring 46 (Jack Kirkham 18, K. Piper 3-14 off 7, H. Cameron 3-25 off 7, C. Delaney-Dunn 3-3 off 2).
Points Tables
First Grade: Mulbring 52, Supporters 52, Greta/Branxton 43, Bellbird 40, Wine Country 40, Peden’s Hotel 39.
Second Grade: Bellbird 54, Supporters 54, Chelmsford Hotel 53, Denman Hotel 43, Mulbring 42, Greta/Branxton 41, Peden’s Hotel 42, Wine Country 39.
Third Grade: Bellbird 57, Greta/Branxton Blue 53#, Laguna 53, Greta/Branxton White 46, Denman Hotel 32#, Supporters 37#, Wine Country 35.
* Peden’s Hotel withdrawn from competition from 25/11/17.
# bye received, 0 points awarded.
Fourth Grade: Wine Country 51, Greta/Branxton 50, Mulbring 50, Bellbird 39, Supporters 39, Peden’s Hotel 35*.
* Lost points 18/11/17 due to third grade forfeit.
Club Championship: Supporters 438.93, Bellbird 424.13, Greta/Branxton 398.03, Mulbring 355.13, Wine Country 354.53, Peden’s Hotel 333.60.
Club Championship Formula:- First Grade x 3.73, Second Grade x 3.0, Third Grade x 1.5, Fourth Grade x 0.7.
NB: Only Greta/Branxton Blue third grade team contributes to club championship points.
