Wallington began the new season with a spirited run chase that resulted in a win against Portarlington.
Due to round 1 being a washout, round 2 on Saturday October 12 was the first hitout for all teams and the Wallabies would have been happy with their A2 Grade performance.
Port won the toss and batted first and had good contributions from Riley Illingworth (30) and Cam Gourley (27), but at 5/99 the Demons were looking at a sub-par total.
Stephen Illingworth then resurrected the innings with a superb unbeaten 84 from 73 deliveries. He hit 10 boundaries and two sixes and had terrific support at the other end from David Hambrook, who finished not out on 27 from 43 balls.
The pair shared an unbroken partnership of 91 for the sixth wicket to push the final total up to a very competitive 5/190.
Adam Southorn took 3/37 from eight overs for Wallington while Dane Wise-Graham kept things tight with 1/23 from eight.
At 3/45, Wallington was in a bit of strife in its run chase although Sven Burluraux made a handy 22.
When Southorn departed for a well made 34, Wallington was 5/111 and Port was on top.
Wise-Graham (44 from 43 balls) and Billy Gravett (32 not out from 23) took the score to within six runs of victory, but the Wallabies eventually got home with two balls to spare and seven wickets down.
For Port, youngster James Tilders picked up 2/23 from eight tidy overs.
Wallington was too good for Drysdale in C1 Grade, making 139 batting first with Murray Biemans top scoring with 32 from 31 balls late in the innings. Matt Gordon’s 4/24 from eight overs was the highlight for the Hawks.
In reply, Drysdale finished at 9/104 with Adrian Millard getting 38 with Dale Palmer and Damien Biemans each snaring three wickets.
Barwon Heads thrashed Wallington in C2 Grade with Tom Andrew taking four wickets in helping the Seagulls dismiss Wallington for just 41. The Heads got the required runs in 11 overs, losing one wicket with Mark Howard not out on 27.
Winchelsea won a high-scoring D Grade encounter after Wallington made 4/232 batting first. The top four all got past 40 with Shaun Robinson (47), Matthew Shipsides (45), Mark Johnson (45) and Chris Jackson (42 not out) all batting well. However, Winch chased the total down with seven balls and three wickets in hand.
