UNDER 15s
THE Collendina Under 15s made the trip into town to take on St Albans/Breakwater. St Albans/Breakwater won the toss and sent the Cobras into bat. Xavier Norman and Izaak Terhorst opened the batting and the start was solid with Terhorst being dismissed with the score on nine.
The wickets began to tumble and the Cobras soon found themselves in trouble with the score on 4/16. A stabilising partnership was needed, Norman was still at the crease and he was joined by Sam Donegan. This pair took the score to 74 before Donegan was dismissed for a very solid 21. More work was needed to get to a competitive score.
Zak Poynder – in his Under 15 debut joined the determined Norman and this pair put on 31 with Poynder being dismissed for a well-made 10 and the score on 6/105. Norman – in an innings-saving knock – had to be retired when he reached his half century in the 50th over. An incredible performance. The Cobras made it to 8/128 off their 55 overs.
Day two saw Brodie Muscat and Isaac Hale open the bowling in trying conditions. With the wind blowing and the temperature low, the bowling would have to be tight to keep St Albans/Breakwater under 128. They started well, keeping the score to 0/11 after 8 overs. The wickets weren’t tumbling but the bowling was tight.
The first wicket didn’t fall until the score was on 65 with Ned Poynder combining with Xavier Norman. Poynder was the Cobras only multiple wicket taker finishing with the figures of 2/15 off 4.5 overs when he also took the game’s last wicket. The wickets were shared amongst the Cobras with all other wicket takers taking one each. Isaac Hale finished with the figures off 1/6 off 8 overs, Sam Donegan 1/16 off 4, Mitch Wingrave was solid with 1/16 off 5, Zak Poynder took 1/16 off 4 and Luke Donegan took 1/24 off 5 overs. In poor conditions for bowling, fielding and umpiring, the effort was great. St Albans/Breakwater passed the total in the 49th over.
UNDER 13s
The Collendina Under 13s played host to Wallington/Drysdale at the Snakepit. The Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
Max McLachlan and Ted Farrell opened the batting but Farrell was dismissed early. McLachlan was solid with a well made nine. He was assisted by Koby Welch (6), Jack Every (6) and Tom Gross (7) who all batted well. After their 26 overs on day one the Cobras found themselves on 7/78. The bowling was kicked off by James Devine and Tom Gross. Devine was superb with a fine 2/8 off 4 overs. The only other wicket taker for the morning was George Every with the figures of 1/4. All other bowlers were economical without luck. Wallington/Drysdale, after their 26 overs on day one were 3/76. Two runs behind on the score board but with plenty of wickets in hand.
Day two saw the Cobras continue their innings with the game in the balance. George Every was dismissed early with the score on 79. Two wickets left and only three runs ahead of the Wallaby/Hawks, things were looking grim. Harrison O’Neill and Nick Gibbon came to the crease and were amazing. O’Neill finished not out on a fine 29 and Gibbon’s 30 helped the Cobras to a great total of 9/181. The Wallington/Drysdale combination were now on the back foot and needed 106 off 26 overs. Riley Hynson bowled well and took the vital wicket of Lochie Wilson with the help of a fine Baxter Stephensen catch. He finished with the figures of 1/12 off 4 overs. Nick Gibbon and Liam Duckett also took one wicket each with the help of James Devine’s and Harrison O’Neill’s sticky fingers. The tight Cobras bowling restricted the opposition to a total of 6/130. A big win for Collendina.
