Adelaide Cricket Club defeats Kensington in rematch of last season’s SA grade cricket grand final
A grade cricket side has reversed the result from last season’s grand final, ending the reigning premiers’ undefeated run. Check out all the match reports from a big round of cricket.
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Kensington and Woodville’s unbeaten run is over, while Northern Districts broke through for their first win of the grade cricket season last Saturday.
Several games started later due to overnight rain but all games saw some action.
Check out who did well with bat and ball and what the captains/coaches said about their games.
ADELAIDE 4/228 KENSINGTON 9/222dec
A century from ever-reliable Ben Pengelley paved the way for Adelaide’s win against the previously unbeaten Kensington in a rain-affected clash at Glandore Oval.
Play didn’t start last Saturday until about 2pm because of overnight rain, with an area outside the wicket surrounds needing a top-up of sand to make that part of the ground safe.
Kensington declared at its overnight score of 9/222 and struck on the first ball of Adelaide's innings when Matthew Nobes was trapped LBW.
But that was the end of the highlights for Kensington as Adelaide opener Ben Pengelley took charge with an outstanding 123 off 143 balls, smacking 13 fours and four sixes along the way.
Pengelley put on 138 with Patrick Page for the second wicket and then continued with Cam Valente (37 not out) with 76 for the third wicket.
Pengelley said the victory was set up on the first day.
“I thought it was credit to our bowlers who did a great job restricting Kensington when they batted,” Pengelley said.
“And when we batted we usually are aggressive which helped us chase that score.”
Kensington’s highlights were on day one with Joshua Doyle (78) and Henry Hunt (42) starring with the bat.
Browns coach Russell Thompson said there were no excuses.
“The late start to the day probably didn’t help us,” Thompson said.
“But we just didn’t score enough runs on the first day. “They outplayed us on both days and deserved to win.’’
Best of the Browns’ bowlers were Lloyd Pope with 2/53 and skipper Elliot Opie with 1/40.
NORTHERN DISTRICTS 319 PROSPECT 176
Northern Districts, on the back of captain coach Mark Cosgrove’s 167 off 244 balls, powered to 319 which proved well out of the reach of Prospect at Prospect Oval.
The Pirates fell for 176 in 48.5 overs after stumbling to 5/133 with Ayden Baptista-McGreor topscoring with 61 which included six boundaries.
Northern player/coach Mark Cosgrove said his players deserved a win after putting in a lot of hard work over the past few weeks.
“We played really well, which was nice,” Cosgrove said.
“We actually played well the past couple of weeks but haven’t been able to get over the line so it’s ice to finally get over the line.
“We’ve still got a very young team so it’s about making sure that everyday we are learning and we are going in the right direction, which we are.
“Hopefully we can build on this win and take it into (this) week.”
Cooper Thompson broke the back of the Pirates’ early batting, snaring 3/21, while Cameron Williams was also solid with the ball, finishing with 3/33.
“Everyone played their part,” Cosgrove said. “It takes more than one person to get a score on the board.
“Everyone stuck around (one day one) and showed some fight which was really pleasing. Cooper and Cam Williams bowled really well to nail the win that we deserved to get.”
EAST TORRENS 4/386 PORT ADELAIDE 224
East Torrens claimed its second victory of the season after beating Port Adelaide in a two-day clash at Campbelltown Memorial Oval.
The Reds’ day-one score of 4/386 declared proved way too much for the Magpies who were dismissed for 224 on Saturday.
Jake Lehmann set up East Torrens’ win smashing an unbeaten 201 on day one, while Michael Cranmer enjoyed a top knock with 103.
The hosts’ bowlers continued the good work last Saturday and had Port on the back foot early as the Magpies struggled at 3/53.
Port toiled hard before being dismissed for 224 in 60.3 overs.
Cranmer (3/17) and youngster Joel Size (3/36) were the pick of the Reds’ bowlers.
Port coach Matthew Weeks said the loss of early wickets put the side on the back foot.
“We spoke about laying the foundations early but we couldn’t do that,’’ Weeks said.
“We are fielding quite a young side but with that comes some inconsistencies.
“We haven’t been able to piece together a whole game yet but on Saturday there were several good signs.”
WEST TORRENS 7/232 GLENELG 282
West Torrens skipper Daniel Drew focused on the positives despite his team ending its home clash against Glenelg with a draw last Saturday.
Overnight rain cut the second day’s play by about an hour with Glenelg finishing with 282 after batting for six overs early on day two.
Eagles’ openers Bailey Capel and Thomas Woolford provided an excellent platform for the home team with 69, Capel finishing with 70 to continue his excellent start to the season. Looking a touch shaky at 4/129 Joshua Dascombe (52) and Warren Peters (39) steadied the ship with 89 for the fifth wicket before a couple of wickets fell again.
Stumps were called with 79 overs bowled and the score sitting on 7/232.
Drew said there were a number of positives. despite the drawn game.
“Glenelg probably controlled the game as they batted into the second day and we lost a few overs on that day because of the late start,’’ Drew said.
“But we had several good efforts, Bailey (Capel) has come on leaps and bounds and was really good, while Josh has been a great inclusion for our side.
“It is obviously disappointing not to get a result but a draw was fair.
“I’m really looking forward to a few wins.’’
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 7/215 TEA TREE GULLY 5/349dec
Southern District, on the back of an unbeaten century from Shaun Tanner, held on to draw its match against Tea Tree Gully at Bice Oval.
Damp pitch surrounds delayed the day-two start by about an hour with Tea Tree Gully declaring on its overnight 5/349.
Looking for a bright start the Southern wheels fell off quickly, crashing to 4/10.
But Sunam Gautam and ever-reliable Shaun Tanner set about restoring the innings. Gautam fell for 30 with the score 5/52 but Tanner produced a masterclass, defying the bowling to post 119 not out from 209 balls.
Tanner combined with David Sboro to push the score along, adding 112 for the sixth wicket. Sboro’s knock was important, valuing his wicket with a patient 38 from 138 balls with four boundaries.
Tanner and Lewis Hatchett saw out the Bulls’ bowlers to finish the day on 7/215 from 82 overs, Hatchett showing great concentration in his 64 balls faced.
Tea Tree Gully used nine bowlers with four of those taking wickets.
Both sides took five points from the game as the Stingrays finished the round in sixth place.
ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY 4/406 WOODVILLE 259
Woodville’s unbeaten run came to and end when it found Adelaide University’s 406 too big a target to overhaul
Resuming at 0/6 on day two the visitors were in big trouble at 2/6 but gradually the team found a couple of handy partnerships to keep pushing the score forward.
Mitchell Fuss led the charge with 80, Jacob Dickman belted 12 fours and a six in his 62, while Will Foley made 42.
While Ben Wakim (158), Will Bosisto (131) and Jake Weatherald (73) proved a thorn in Woodville’s side with the bat there also was no respite with the ball as Bosisto took 3/20 off 10.4 overs, while Bailey Wightman bowled well to snare 4/91.
WOMEN’S WRAP
Kensington continued its stranglehold on the women’s Twenty20 competition by securing two wins in back-to-back matches on Sunday.
The Browns are three wins clear on top of the ladder and are certain to secure a spot in the grand final later this month with just two rounds remaining.
They made 6/108 – led by a superb 67 from Eliza Doddridge – and then bowled Southern District out for 92 to take the points in their opening match of Sunday’s double-headers.
Kensington then restricted Northern Districts to 5/99 in the afternoon match and chased it down with five overs to spare, finishing on 1/101.
Sturt defeated West Torrens in the other early match before the Eagles were beaten again by Southern District in the afternoon.
The Stingrays are second on the ladder and will secure a spot in the grand final alongside Kensington if they can beat Sturt at Bice Oval this Sunday.
THIS WEEK
■ Port Adelaide v Sturt @ Port Reserve
■ Woodville v East Torrens @ Woodville Oval
■ Kensington v Adelaide University @ Parkinson Oval
■ Northern Districts v Adelaide @ Salisbury Oval
■ Glenelg v Prospect @ Glenelg Oval
■ Tea Tree Gully v West Torrens @ Pertaringa Oval
■ Bye – Southern District