Magpies wings clipped in one-sided cricket two-day semi-final
CRICKET FINALS: Met-Easts were unstoppable in the semi-final against Magpies. Daniel Pollock and a host of other players starred for the Trojans in their massive win. Get all of your two-day semi-final results including top performers here.
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CRICKET: Met-Easts will carry their red-hot form into the TCI two-day A-grade grand final this weekend after a dominant 285 run win.
The Trojans put the Magpies to the sword in a one sided affair after a fantastic all-round team performance.
Sent into bat after losing the toss, Mets declared at 9-346 at the end of day one.
Souths collapsed under the pressure of well-round bowling attack led by Dan Pollock and were all out for 61.
“We batted really well and set up a really good platform,” Met-Easts captain Pollock said.
“We buried them on the first day.
“When we sent them in to bat we got an inkling right away that they were looking to force the draw.
“Everyone was on and we just bowled really well and in good areas.
“We had 100 overs to bowl them out so we knew if we just kept it tight and kept on the pressure we’d get the result.”
Result: 9-346d vs 61
Player of the match
Dan Pollock: Captain fantastic, Pollock came in at three, scoring a nice 85 off 96 deliveries, getting there with 10 boundaries and two maximums. Pollock also pitched in with the ball snagging 3-9, and seven maidens from his 11 overs. To cap it off, he also took a catch in the field.
Top performers
Met Easts
Darren Koch: Opening the batting and setting the tone, Koch scored 90 runs from 190 balls. He hit 11 fours and was undone by the bowling of Liam White.
Dan Pollock: 85 runs, 3-7, one catch.
Souths
Rahul Suresh: The pick of Souths bowlers he took 3-74 from his 13.4 over spell.
Lachlan Ireland: At number two, Ireland had a brief stint at the crease smashing 12 from eight balls. He hit three fours in the process.
Reserve-grade – Met-Easts (W) vs Wests
Result: 149 & 0-45 vs 69
In another dominate display Met-Easts made light work of a strong Wests side booking their place in the final against Souths this weekend.
Winning by 80 runs in what was almost a repeat of last year’s grand final, Met-Easts put on a bowling clinic.
After their team scored 149 in their first innings, Kharn Millward and Darryl Petit tore through Wests batting line-up
“Thanks to key partnerships from Andrew (Young) and Ross (Milton) in the middle and Paul (Toohey) and Ben (Jeffery) towards the tail we had a defendable total on the board,” Met-Easts player Jacob Fry said.
With only one player scoring in the double digits, Wests couldn’t cope with Met-Easts relentless good length bowling and pressure.
Sent back in to bat, Met-Easts decided to bat Wests out of the game with Matty Boyle and Jacob Fry standing firm at the crease, both ending the match not-out after facing 25 overs.
Top performers
Met -Easts
Andrew Young: Providing a base for his side, Young scored 34 from 98 deliveries. With five fours, the opening bat had a good partnership with Ross Milton.
Kharn Millard & Darryl Petit: Taking 4-27 from his 15 overs, Millard bowled seven maidens. Petit also took four wicket with figures of 4-19 after 12 overs. He bowled three maidens.
Wests
Scott Schultz: The only player in the Wests line-up to crack the double digits he scored a courageous 34 from 42 coming in at number eight.
Jake Gill: Off his seven overs Gill took 3-18 with one maiden.
B-grade – Highfields (W) vs Wests
Result: 211 & 3-102 vs 106
Winning the toss and putting up a comfortable 211, Highfields came out strong in the first innings with a number of players contributing with the bat.
“200 plus (runs) is usually a good defendable total in B-grade,” Highfields president Tony Morrish said.
“The boys decided to bat them (Wests) out of the game as they had finished above us in the table.”
With openers Brendan Galvin and Riley Canning scoring 73 runs between them, Highfields got off to a great start in their first innings.
Ultimately being bowled out after 65 overs, and bowling Wests for 106, Highfields father and son duo – Riley and Damien Canning put together a 75 run partnership to take the game out of Wests hands.
Top performers
Highfields
Riley Canning: Scoring 34 in the first innings and making his first 50 for the club with 52 not-out in the second, Canning had a dominant two days with bat in hand.
David Rix & Peter Spence: Rix finished with figures of 3-20 off his 10.5 overs bowling three maidens. Spence took 3-24 from his 10 overs and also bowled three maidens.
Wests
No MyCricket entry.
C-grade – Diggers (W) vs Wests
Result: 6-189 vs 182
Playing out a nailbiting clash, NBD came out victors in a seven run victory over Wests.
“I won the toss and sent them in to bat,” Diggers captain Wayne Hamlet said.
“I knew I had a few more batters coming the following day so we wanted to get them in first.
“We took some early wickets but then at drinks they had got out to 2-122.
“After the break some of our young fellas started to bowl really well and that was when we took those remaining wickets for not much.”
Continuing his great run of form, Anthony Guse spent the entire innings at the crease having faced a monster 225 deliveries.
Guse was helped out by number eight Briac Williams after a few quick middle order wickets. Williams added a match defining 43 not-out from 46 deliveries.
“Once we passed them (Wests) and there wasn’t much time left they pulled the pin,” Hamlet said.
Top Performers
Diggers
Anthony Guse: Guse’s batting heroics paved the way for his side’s victory. Finishing the match 65 not-out after 225 deliveries, he hit eight fours along the way.
Daniel Faulkner: The pick of the bowlers, Faulkner took 5-44 from his 14 overs bowling one maiden.
Wests
Doug Arthur: The opening batter notched up an admeriable 53 from 159, with four boundaries and one maximum.
Gregory Williams: Coming in at number three and joining Arthur at the crease, Williams scored 69 from 109 balls, smashing five fours and three sixes.
Photos from Met-Easts vs Souths Magpies semi-final
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