It wasn’t pretty, but Collendina worked extra hard to defeat Inverleigh in round 7.
Needing a win, the Cobras regained their spot in the top four with a heart-stopping three-wicket triumph.
Inverleigh took 37 overs to be all out for 87 with spin twins Stan Grazotis and Jacob Gasior each taking 3/9. Jack Every was also good with 1/13 from eight overs.
In reply, Collendina had Corey Walter to thank for the win.
Showing terrific leadership, Walter batted through the innings in a calm and collected knock to finish on 44 not out.
At one stage Dina was 7/63 and far from home, but youngster Jack Thomson dug in with Walter and made 10 not out from 27 balls to get the Snakes home with three wickets and a touch more than five overs to spare.
Collendina racked up a win against Inverleigh in C1 Grade with Zac Muir bowling beautifully with the new ball to take 3/23 while Aidan Foard took three late wickets. Skipper Dean Britt was superb with 1/12 from eight overs. Oliver Terhorst top scored with 44 and Jack Wood contributed an important 31.
The Cobras threw the ball around in C2 Grade and restricted Anglesea to 9/168. Eight bowlers were used with Jacob Irwin and Dave Treharne both taking 2/25. Garry Wingrave then smacked six sixes on his way to 85 to get Dina over the line. Wingrave has made 310 runs this season at an average of 77.5.
Collendina stayed on top of the D Grade table with a hard-fought win against Ocean Grove. Jye Hearps took three wickets and Craig Goodger made 69 not out. David Worn passed 300 runs for the season with 49.
