COLLENDINA A Grade remains in the box seat for victory in their two-day clash against Barrabool despite a resilient batting performance from two Barrabool junior cricketers on Saturday.
The ladder leaders bowled out Barrabool for 154 from 74.3 overs at Collendina.
The Collendina bowling trio of Andy Higgins (3/29), Dean Britt (3/20) and coach Corey Walter (3/51) all took three wickets apiece.
Walter said he was pleased with the day one outcome.
“I would have taken 150 every time at the start of the day – when you get to that 68 and 69 over mark you sort don’t want to go into before stumps,” Walter said.
“The pleasing thing is we bowled out Barrabool on day one.”
At 7/98, the Bulls lower order bats were well led by impressive junior Tom Scott (26) who top scored for the visitors.
Scott shared in an eighth-wicket 41-run partnership with fellow youngster Finn McCombe (20).
Both Scott and McCombe play Under 15s cricket at the Bulls.
“A couple of their kids batted really well to their credit at the end,” Walter said.
“They did really well.”
The Cobras, who were without Charlie Lamb and Nathan Walter, need 155 for victory this Saturday.
In B Grade, Collendina opener Michael Godfrey smashed an impressive 130 in their two-day clash at Bellarine Secondary College’s Ocean Grove campus against Jan Juc.
Godfrey shared in a 76-run partnership with Alastair Grant (24) while teammate Ashley Denneman scored 34.
The Cobras finished at 7/256 from 75 overs.
Collendina finished day one at 7/146 from its 60 overs in their two-day clash against Barrabool at Barrabool Oval.
Cobra veteran Jamie Brennan top scored with 48.
Barrabool cricketer Roger Roba who was given a guard of honour in his 300th game for the Bulls, finished with 1/5 from 5 overs.
Collendina (1) cruised to a nine-wicket victory over St Leonards (2) in their one-day match thanks to a five-wicket haul from Cobra Mark Fletcher at Charles McCarthy Oval.
Fletcher finished with 5/20 from six overs.
St Leonards (2) was all out for only 51 for 20.2 overs.
In reply the Cobras finished at 1/61 from 10 overs.
In other D Grade one-day games, Collendina (2) won by 63 runs against Drysdale at St Thomas Catholic Primary School.
Batting first, the Cobras were all out for 165 from 38.2 overs.
Collendina batsman David Farrell top scored with 58, while teammate Sam Hughes had a good game with both bat and ball after scoring 48 and finished with 3/7 from 6.2 overs.
In reply, Drysdale were dismissed for 102 from 30.2 overs.
