Wallington holds the upper hand against Collendina on day one of its Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A2 Grade game.
Led by a superb 91 from Sven Burluraux, Wallington was all out for a hefty 230. Collendina is 11 without loss in reply.
Burluraux and last-round centurion Damien Howsam added 42 for the opening wicket before Howsam was caught at mid-off by Noah Jeffrey off the bowling of Angus Peters.
Dane Wise-Graham lifted the tempo with 23, but at 4-112, Collendina was back in the contest.
The introduction of crafty medium pacer Dean Britt slowed the innings down and captain Nathan Frye also bowled well.
Britt would take 3-60 from 18 overs while Frye took 2-18 from 11.2.
Burluraux was eventually out nine shy of a deserved century and Shaun Biemans continued his improvement with a handy 34 in the middle order.
Young leg-spinner Jeffrey picked up 3-43 from 12 for Collendina.
Both teams would be reasonably satisfied with their efforts.
Wallington’s 230 is an imposing total to chase, but Collendina applied the brakes when the total looked like it was headed for more than 250.
Frye and Richie Peters will resume next week with all 10 wickets intact and 220 runs to win.
Spinner Jacob Gasier put Collendina in a winning position in B2 Grade, taking 4-18 to help rout Ocean Grove for 68.
Left-arm seamer Dave Treharne took 2-8 from 12 overs and Harrisyn Wingrave 2-16 from nine.
The Cobras are 16 without loss going into day two.
It was a different story in C Grade with Collendina all out for 63 (Jack Wood 15) against Barwon Heads and in reply, the Seagulls have nine wickets in hand and need only 13 more runs.
Queenscliff defeated Collendina by nine wickets in D Grade.
Dina made 6/151 with Grant McIntosh making 47. Queenscliff got the required runs in 27 overs, losing one wicket.
