South Road Cricket Club’s Section Nine side wins after scoring 6/296 – one year on from being bowled out for two
An Adelaide cricket team was bowled out for just 2 a year ago. Now it has has turned its fortunes around, making a whopping 6/296 to secure its first win in more than 400 days.
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Here is what caught our eye at the weekend:
ROADIES’ REVIVAL
Here’s a lesson in not giving up.
South Road’s ASCA Section Nine side has done it rough in recent times – the low point being dismissed for two in January last year.
So no one gave it much hope of chasing Port Noarlunga’s 9/240, a score 92 runs bigger than of South Road’s in the past two seasons.
But Christian Kloeden smashed 135 to help his side to a fairytale victory, finishing on 6/296.
Kloeden’s knock was the third-highest score in Section Nine this season.
It was a remarkable result for South Road, which had lost its past 18 games.
South Road’s most recent win before Saturday was against Kenilworth in November 2017.
Its losing streak included being dismissed for two in 11 overs against Sheidow Park in January last year.
Only one of South Road’s 10 players scored that day – No. 9 Chris Boyd with one – and nine made ducks.
The total was believed to be a record low in the 119-year-old association.
Peter Fosdike played in Saturday’s win and the day the team was dismissed for two, and knew a victory was a possibility on Saturday.
“This time we definitely had belief,” Fosdike said.
“We were happy with how we bowled on a 39, 40-degree day to keep them to a reachable total.
“We won the toss and chose to bowl because we knew we had a good bat coming for the second week.
“We were confident we could make the runs.
“It was the first win since my very first game three seasons ago.
“Everyone was rapt.”
Fosdike said South Road’s turnaround had come from more help with coaching and the assistance of veteran players.
Its side last year included about three players with experience, several in their first season and a teenage girl.
All out for 2? Local cricket club sets new record with a scorecard that needs to be seen to be believed https://t.co/hNLVMn8qNI pic.twitter.com/AmFVSJUooT
— Patrick Keam (@patkeam) January 16, 2018
“It’s a much better balance of experience and junior players – it’s a good mix,” Fosdike said.
“We’ve got three or four players with 15 plus years experience and they provide that knowledge to help the younger players.”
Playing on a damp turf pitch, instead of the usual hard wicket, South Road appeared in trouble early when opener Jonathan Finch was removed for a three-ball duck.
His partner, John Wood, followed for six.
Kloeden and youngster Daniel Ewers then put together a 132-run stand.
Ewers, who also played the day South Road was all out for two, made a career-high 35.
Aslito May (35) and Nicholas Bohn (34) chipped in, while May also took 4/28 with the ball.
RECORD-BREAKING BATS
Jake Winter and Kelvin Smith are not just content with being the leading run scorers in grade cricket, they have started breaking records.
Glenelg skipper Winter, No.1 with 951 runs at 105.67 this season, made an unbeaten 129 against Northern Districts on Saturday to pass the most runs made by a Seahorses player in a single season.
It was the opener’s fourth ton of the summer.
West Torrens captain Smith is the only player with more centuries this season after he notched his fifth against Port Adelaide on the weekend.
Smith’s 112-run knock was his 13th hundred for the Eagles and moved him into outright first on the club’s all-time leading century-maker list.
He moved past Ron Hammence, Alan Shepherd and Lauren Ebsary, who all made 12 tons for Torrens.
Smith, who has played three fewer matches than Winter due to Redbacks commitments, has 856 two-day runs for the summer at 142.67.
BUFFALOS ‘PITCHING’ IN
Adelaide players took matters into their own hands on Saturday when they arrived for their grade cricket match at Campbelltown Memorial Oval and found a damp pitch.
Sitting on 1/151 chasing East Torrens’ 196 and eager to get day two of the clash underway, the Buffalos brought out leafblowers to help get the deck ready for play.
Adelaide went onto declare at 3/236 and take first-innings points.
The Buffalos then went to Facebook after the match to make their feelings known with a cheeky caption.
ATKINS’ AVALANCHE
We have a new highest score for the season.
Northern Knights’ Peter Atkins scored more than most teams as he pounded Craigmore’s bowlers in Para Districts Cricket Association Grade Two with 275.
In an extraordinary avalanche of runs, he led his team to a mammoth 5/488.
Craigmore had earlier managed to recover from 4/28 to 245, which at the time appeared a par score.
WICKETS TUMBLE
In PDCA Grade One, it was instead a wicket-fest.
Salisbury West batted first for a shaky 166, but Justin Davies’ 8/59 from 21 overs helped stop Craigmore short at 131.
Things turned quickly, as Salisbury collapsed to 8/70 and Tyson Richard took 7/25 from 12 overs.
Yet another twist came when Travis McIntyre rescued the innings, belting 74 not out from 64 balls with seven fours and six sixes.
TRIPLE CENTURY
The runs flowed in Turf’s C1 competition after Brahma Lodge set Prince Alfred Old Collegians an under-par 179.
Alexander Marantos made 172 not out (25 fours, one six) and Ben Hook scored 169 (19 fours, five sixes).
The pair combined for a monstrous stand of 330 for the third wicket.
PAOC finished 3/397.
SHARMA’S KNOCK
Some extraordinary batting in the PDCA under-16s set up Salisbury West for a big win. Soloman Sharma pounded 169 (20 fours, three sixes) to lead his side to 5/320.
Just as amazing, for junior cricket, was featuring in two century-plus stands with Michael Allan (64) and Lochlain Young (55).
YES HE KANCK
The Adelaide & Suburban Twenty20 semi-finals were played during the week and Coromandel Ramblers looked to have thrown a chance at claiming the title away.
The ICC Sharks rolled the Ramblers for 99.
But Ben Kanck had other ideas.
His 4/6 from three overs culled the Sharks for just 74.
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