Wallington’s Damien Howsam and Matt Sampson-Barnes both blasted rapid-fire centuries to give their side a shot at outright points in BPCA A2 Grade on Saturday.
The pair put on 161 for the third wicket against Newcomb as the Wallabies cruised to 6-293 before Sampson-Barnes called a halt to the innings in the 49th over.
Opener Howsam smacked 109 from 118 deliveries and sent 17 balls to the fence while captain Sampson-Barnes also hit 17 boundaries on his way to 114 from 110.
Damien Biemans put the finishing touches on the innings with a hard-hit 35 from 28.
Ranasinghe Sarangagith toiled hard for the Bulls and took 3-54 from 10.2 overs.
In reply, Newcomb is 5-50 and staring down another outright defeat unless rain intervenes or its batters can dig in.
Shaun Johnson was looking good for his 20 off 43 for the Bulls, but Dane Wise-Graham entered the fray and took 4-16 to have Wallington well placed for all 10-points.
All 10 wickets in C Grade were taken by two bowlers who are over the age of 50.
Wallington dismissed Anglesea for 190 with Murray Biemans snaring 4-60 from 16 overs and Jason Stewart reminding everyone of his class taking 6-39 from 11.5.
In-swing bowler Raghav Mehra kept things tight at his end, conceding just 25 from his 15 overs while Riley Morrison did the same, conceding 36 from 13.
Mark Stoneham, another player over the age of 50, was Anglesea’s top scorer with 61 from 100 balls while Jake Findlay made 50 from 102.
Wallington’s D Grade side had a bye and will travel to St Leonards in round 8 to face the Saints.
