A century to Shannon Bowen has taken Nursery Ridge to a premiership win over Nangiloc in the Red Cliffs Cricket Association A Grade Grand Final at the weekend.
A GRADE. Sponsored by The Red Cliffs Club Inc.
Nangiloc v Nursery Ridge. Played at Quandong Park Onion Patch.
Nursery Ridge won the toss and bowled. At tea Nangiloc were 5/81 with Cameron Peters 51no. Then the collapse happened all out 116 in the 50th over (Cameron Peters 66, Peter Wight 19. Shannon Bowen 6/33 off 15 overs, Noel Douglass 2/17 off 8 overs.)
Nursery Ridge started well but then lost two wickets on 26, then finished the day on 3/40 off 18 overs. (Anthony Shaw 18, Shannon Bowen 7no.) Nursery Ridge continued on Sunday only loosing one more wicket in passing the Nangiloc score. Shannon Bowen & Frank Dichiera put on a partnership of 135 for the 4th wicket before Frank was caught on the boundary for 49, Shannon went on to reach his century and was 112 at tea when Nangiloc conceded. Nursery Ridge 4/217, Shannon Bowen 112no, Frank Dichiera 49, Kane Douglass 21no.
Nursery Ridge won on the 1st innings by 6 wickets.
“ B” GRADE. Sponsored by Benetook Auto’s
Walpeup/Underbool v Nursery Ridge. Played at Quandong Park Turf 1.
On Saturday Nursery Ridge won the toss and batted. They were all out in the 35th over for 114 (Haydn Falconer 34, Stephen Begg 27, Grant Pollock 13. Jordan Harker 3/24, Anthony Wisneske2/14, Tim Vallance 2/14, Mal Crothers 3/34) Walpeup/Underbool took only 27 overs to pass this score loosing only 4 wickets 4/115 (Shannon Blanthorn 35, Anthony Wisneske 30, Jordan Harker 20no)
Walpeup/Underbool won by 6 wickets.
Walpeup/Underbool v Nursery Ridge. Game 2. Played at Quandong Park Turf 1.
On Sunday Nursery Ridge again won the toss but this time bowled. Walpeup/Underbool off their 36 over 6/186cc.(Daniel Pryse 64, Tim Vallance 54. Brett Anderson 4/34) Nursery Ridge in their innings were all out 133 in the 34th over (Grant Pollock 36, Brett Anderson 23, Jarrod McGlashan 11. Daniel Stone 6/28)
Walpeup /Underbool won by 4 wickets, to win the premiership for 2011/2012 two games straight.
“C” GRADE. Sponsored by The Red Cliffs Focus Group.
South West v Nursery Ridge. Played at Quandong Park Onion Patch.
South West won the toss and bowled. Nursery Ridge started badly loosing their 1st wicket on 4 then the 2nd for 15. At stumps they were 9/131 (Mitch Shaw 22, James Hamilton 22, Liam McGlashan 20, Daniel Case 16, Jett Taylor 15. Lachlan Hillier 4/26)