Round 4 Match Summaries

ROUND 4 SUMMARY: SENIORS: Another mixed bag in Round 4 for the East boys, with 2/4 sides winning their games. The First XI were hosting a firing Diggers Rest C.C at home in round 4, again falling short against one of the benchmark sides in the B grade competition. Last years B Grade Grandfinalists were too good for fill in Captain Jessy Carroll and the boys, defeating us by 5 wickets. Junior star Brandon Nicholls top scoring with 27 runs for the losing side. A different tune however for the Second XI, comfortably overcoming Diggers Rests D grade side, returning home with a 98 run victory. Junior stars shining yet again, with U16’s players Dylan Featon (66 not out) and Jacob Grant (33) doing the damage with bat in hand. Jacob also doing the damage with the ball, taking a season best 4 for 7 from 6 overs. F Grade (3rd XI) continued their climb up the ladder by dismantling Wallan on their home turf, walking away 98 run victors – making it two successive big wins. Sent back a grade to find form with the bat, Tim Jenkins did exactly that scoring a solid 56, backing up his 41 from the week before. Mark Wilkins returned to form, scoring 47 before a lazy shot drew him agonisingly short of his first half century for the season. Nathan Penticoss returned to form at Greenhills, collecting a stump-shattering 3/7 from his 7 overs. Our Forth XI slumped to their third consecutive loss, going down to Rupertswood C.C by 5 wickets. A broken thumb gave club President Keith Osborne a rare opportunity with the ball, taking 2/7 in his second game for the season. B GRADE: East Sunbury C.C – 10/126 def by. Diggers Rest C.C - 5/127 D GRADE: East Sunbury C.C – 7/173 def. Diggers Rest C.C – 10/75 F GRADE: East Sunbury C.C – 9/168 def. Wallan C.C – 9/70 H GRADE: East Sunbury C.C – 6/127 def by. Rupertswood C.C 5/135 JUNIORS: Earlier in the day, Under 16’s gun Dylan Landt fell short of the first club century for the season, bowing out for 91 in a hard hitting display. Sam Warrick did all the damage for U16’s Green, picking up 4/14 in his sides second win for the year. Jack Dillon also scoring 71 not out the week before. Our under 14’s collected another win, and our under 12’s fell short. U16’S BLUE: East Sunbury Blue – 9/157 def by. Bacchus Marsh Green 6/159 U16’S GREEN: East Sunbury Green – 8/183 def. Bacchus Marsh Blue 10/110 U14’S: East Sunbury C.C – 3/132 def. Diggers Rest C.C 10/83 U12’S: East Sunbury C.C – 10/122 def by. Romsey C.C 6/135 For full match details, jump on to: http://mycricket.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/clubresults.aspx?entityid=15674&id=CLR