Dobbin helps Drysdale to victory

Drysdale remained in touch with the BPCA top four with a thrilling two-wicket win against Anglesea.

In a Saturday/Sunday fixture on December 13 and 14, Anglesea never really got going after being sent in.

A 55-run stand between Sam Weight (41) and Ben Harcombe (38) had the Seas 2/68, but it was slow going.

Blake Dobbin sent down 15 overs and took 3/13, including 10 maidens, and Hayden Eddy took 2/19 from 11 to have Anglesea all out for 129.

After losing an early wicket, Jason Malcolm (21) and Ron Peillon (35) put on 51, but at 6/73, victory was still a long way off.

Eddy made a valuable 35 and Drysdale was 7/117 when he departed. Soon after it was 8/124 when debutant Noah Innes was dismissed. Innes may have made a duck, but that doesn’t tell the story of the previous 23 deliveries he kept out to be there with Dobbin.

With help from No 10 Josh Williams, who survived 13 deliveries, Dobbin was able to carry the Hawks to victory with an unbeaten 29.

Harcombe had a stand-out game, taking 3/44 from 19 overs.

BARWON Heads went to the break unbeaten with a 64-run win against Barrabool.

Also a Saturday/Sunday fixture, the Seagulls made 228 batting first with Matthew Bode (67), Lewy Hyland (63) and Max Melzer (45) the architects.

Luke Clint’s off-spinners yielded 5/72 from 23 overs to keep the total down from what it could have been.

On day two, the Heads’ attack was at its miserly best.

Sema Kamea grabbed the first three wickets in a fiery opening spell while Darcy Hewitt (1/35 from 21 overs) was a willing ally at the other end.

Left-arm spinner Sam Schaller’s first 59 deliveries did not yield a single run and he would eventually take 3/24 from 18.4 overs while young leggie Angus Mackie snared 2/18 from 11.

Archer Jaques (48) offered resistance in the middle order for the Bulls, but they never looked like hauling in the total, being all out for 164.

LOCHIE Philp made a stunning 160 for Queenscliff in a final total of 8/279 against Armstrong Creek. Philp’s 220-ball stay at the crease contained 21 boundaries and a six. Titans skipper Daniel Maclean sent down 32 overs and took 5/101 with day two to be played on Saturday 20 December.

JORDY Graham did it again, bowling an even longer spell and taking one more wicket than last round’s 7/47 from 27.4 overs. The left-arm wicket machine took 8/80 from 37.5 overs against Inverleigh and played a key role in having the Kookaburras all out for 144. David Peel (48) top scored, but Graham’s superb line and length proved difficult to negotiate. The game resumes on Saturday 20 December.

ARMSTRONG Creek made a mammoth 3/479 that contained some hefty partnerships against Barrabool in C Grade.

Captain Cameron McPherson and Abid Latif (68) put on 121 for the opening stand, but a 291-run stand for the second wicket took complete control of the game.

McPherson’s 181 came from as many deliveries and contained 21 boundaries while Nic Johnson made 160 from 114 balls with 24 fours and a six.