Collendina bounced back to form with an eight-wicket win against Winchelsea.
In a bizarre turn of events at the finish of the match, star Cobra all-rounder Stan Grazotis was left stranded on 99 when stumps were pulled despite there being provisions for a two-day game to conclude at any time after a side has claimed six points.
However, to focus solely on that would be doing Grazotis a disservice. He took 5/33 from 20 overs in Winchelsea’s innings of 180 all out and then followed up with what should have been a deserved century in a player of the match performance.
Angus Peters took three wickets on day one and the Snakes were 2/33 at one stage in reply, but an unbroken 150-run stand for the third wicket on day two between Grazotis and Corey Walter (57 not out) gave their side the six points.
Collendina sits in fourth place on the ladder and faces fifth-placed Surf Coast next round.
Collendina defeated arch rivals Ocean Grove in C1 Grade with a superb 100 from Jack Thomson leading the way.
Dina made 4/276 batting first with Des Every making 44 and Harrisyn Wingrave hitting a fine 75. Thomson and Wingrave shared a whopping 207-run stand for the third wicket.
In reply, Grove made 9/201 with two wickets each to Byron Hansford, Jacob Irwin and century maker Thomson.
Collendina defeated Queenscliff in C2 Grade.
Paul Wursthorn took 4/16 in bundling the Coutas out for 69 and Sam Tucker top scored with 42 in the Cobras’ 2/115 declared.
Queenscliff fared much better with the bat the second time around and was 3/115 when stumps were pulled.
Collendina remained undefeated in D Grade with a win against Wallington in which James Molloy made a wonderful 110 not out from just 89 deliveries.
The Snakes then defeated Barwon Heads with David Worn contributing a brilliant 101 retired while Paul Donald dug in and valued his wicket with 34.
