Star Cobra A Grade bowler Andy Higgins destroyed the Coutas’ batting line-up with a brilliant five-wicket haul on Saturday.
Higgins finished with 5-23 from 15 overs as Collendina rolled Queenscliff for only 84 from only 49 overs.
Collendina coach Corey Walter said Higgins had been unstoppable with the ball after the gun all-rounder had claimed 13 wickets from his last three matches.
“The last three games he has been unreal for us,” Walter said.
“He has bowled really well … obviously he’s batting really really well.
“His bowling is just starting to click – it is really starting to come together for him in the last three games.”
Collendina bowling ace Charlie Lamb, playing in only his second game since round four, finished with 1/12 from 12 overs.
Veteran Cobra Jye Hearps (2/16) picked up two scalps from his 10 overs.
“Charlie was super and was hard to get away and Jye bowled really well into the breeze,” he said.
Wicket-keeper Max Sutton grabbed three catches.
Junior Couta player Tom Bakker (24) top scored for Queenscliff amidst the carnage.
In reply Collendina was 1/71 from 22 overs at stumps and was closing in on victory.
Corey Walter was unbeaten on 34 not out, while fellow opener Cameron Kavailiunas (35) got the Cobras off to a flyer.
Ladder leader Collendina is expected to face cross town rivals Ocean Grove in what would be a mouth-watering knockout semi-final this month.
The Cobras have defeated the Grubbers twice this season in rounds one and four.
“If it is Ocean Grove we play in the semi-finals – we have played them twice we know they are a good side,” Walter said.
“We are fully confident on our home deck if we play to our best ability we will be a pretty hard team to beat.”
Newcomb’s elite B Grade team has already surged to victory in its two-day clash against Collendina at Erwin Reserve.
Batting first the Cobras were all out for only 80 and in reply Newcomb was 7/153 from 25 overs at stumps on day one. Sam Tucker was the most successful Cobra bowler with his figures of 3/20 from eight overs.
Ross Norman hit an impressive unbeaten 123 as Collendina posted 5/233 from 60 overs in C Grade.
Wallaby bowler Brendan Hicks took 2/35 from 13 overs.
Collendina 1 scored an eight-wicket win over Wallington in its D Grade one-day clash at home.
Batting first Wallington compiled 7/136 from 40 overs and in reply the Cobras won with 13 overs to spare to finish at 2/139 from 27 overs.
Cobra Mark Fletcher was the most successful bowler with 3/39 from eight overs.
Collendina 2 won by five wickets against Queenscliff.
Queenscliff was all out for 69 from 24.2 overs, while the Cobras finished at 5/77 from 17.4 overs.
