VECC team reports week two

VECC Junior & Senior Match Reports Week Two 18/10/2008

Juniors

Super 8’s no match reports for weeks one & two

Match report Under 11 Hurricanes vs Belmont Gold played 11/10/2008
Valentine won the toss and sent Belmont in to bat. When Sam Kirk-Reeve took a wicket with the first ball of the innings we knew we were in for something special. Our main bowlers (Sam, Thomas, Ruan and Khyran) kept the runs (and the extras) to a minimum. They were well assisted by the other bowlers and the pressure was on the Belmont batters.
Khyran and Brad got us off to a great start in the batting. Khyran hit the ball to all parts of the field. Brad partnered Khyran well before being run out. Nicholas, Lloyd and Josh Guides helped Khyran reach his half century with only three overs left. Sam Kirk-Reeve and Thomas saw out the innings without losing their wicket and Thomas hit the winning run.
A great game played in great spirit. Our new players stood up and made their mark.
Valentine Eleebana 5/113 defeated Belmont Gold 4/108.

Match report Under 11 Hurricanes vs Colts played 18/10/2008
Valentine lost the toss and were sent in to bat. Nathan and Mitchell hit the ball to all parts of the field, mostly to the boundary. Nathan scored 44 runs (10 boundaries) and Mitchell scored 66 runs (14 boundaries). Ruan came in third and kept the innings together ably partnered by Khyran then Brad (Brad scored his first boundary).
Even though our bowlers tried hard they were no match for the Colts batting. Nicholas' effort to run out their opener was fantastic.
Our fielding was not as good as it could be. Despite that we were competitive and did not give up.

Valentine Eleebana 3/181 defeated by Colts 1/192.

Regards,
Tina Pickering Vice President VECC Juniors

VECC Under 12’s First Division Two Day Game v Charlestown

See the report & Photos on the blog spot

Under 13’s Division Two (round two) v Belmont

Dave talk about Karma, our first game we had 9 players and got flogged, the second game, they (Belmont) had 8 players and we flogged them. Add to this Belmont’s bowling attack, which was very average at best. We lost the toss and were sent in. We made a shakey start, as one of our openers Sam Jenkins was give out stumped after he had kicked the ball back to the wicketkeeper, after the ball was dead. This bought Mark FINDLAYSON to the crease, he and James MAHONEY took advantage of some very ordinary bowling and posted a 80 odd run partnership. James fell at 26, after which Frazer Price scored a quick 20 before being bowled. After our 30 overs Mark was 83 not out and Brendan Schrader 5 not out, with 28 extras. Our opening bowlers had Belmont 4 for 43 after 10 overs before they started scoring, after 26 overs Belmont were 7 for 122 all out. The best of our bowlers was Kurt Hodson, 2 for 28, and 1 wicket a piece for Luke Walker, Courtney Moulton, Frazer Price and James Mahoney. Courtney took two nice catches and Mark and snappy stumping off Frazer. Our fielding was not the best, several dropped catches and 29 extras with our bowling. The boys were pretty happy with their win, dispite Belmont being 3 players down, but thats cricket this time it worked in our favor. Once again the guys had fun in the field with more banter and a few more saying eg, "Hey boys this batman could not hit water if he fell out of a boat " "This guys has had more missus then Henry VIII" and the James Mahoney classic, "This guy has had more leaves then a eighty foot tree." All in good fun and looking foward to our next game with the leaders Warners Bay. Angus Joseph will be back, giving us 12 players for the rest of the season. M.V.P points.

First game
Courtney MOULTON 3 pts, Luke WALKER 2 pts and Sam JENKINS 1 pt. Second game
Mark FINDLAYSON 3 pts, James MAHONEY 2 pts and Frazer PRICE 1pt. As picked by our scorers Jill, Russel and Gareth. Written by Wayne MOULTON

UNDER 14 DIVISION TWO
GAME TWO
VS NEWCASTLE CITY

Again the team had to field with the dew on the grass, but this time the opposition had won the toss, and this time the result was different – a convincing victory to the Grizzlies, the win being set up by a fine bowling display and then followed up by some steady, thoughtful batting.

Again, it was the opening bowlers who laid the foundation for the win. Ben Jenkins carried his form from the week before, immediately finding a good length and bowling quickly as well. His first three overs were maidens, with one dropped catch, as was his fifth. His only blemish was a slightly wayward fourth, where three short balls were sent away. At the other end, Josh Parsons totally mesmerised the opposition top order. He tossed his deliveries into the breeze, and they could not handle the resultant in-drift and bounce, the bounce assisted by his high action. His four overs were all maidens, and he also picked up two wickets. City never recovered, as they were 2 for 8 from the first 9 overs. The other bowlers carried on – Mark Rumford bowled three tight overs, and Mackenzie Morison tied up the middle overs with figure of 1 for 7 off five overs. Eli Love (0/9), Nathan Birt (0/5) and Matthew Mascord (3/12) also bowled well, as did Liam Guest who bowled very quickly to finish with 3 for 13 off 5 overs.

The fielding was excellent. Nathan Birt caught three (he should have had five!) at short mid off, Adam Gunster one at slip, Josh Parsons a flyer at fine third man and Mitch Brown continued his good form behind the stumps with a comfortable pouch. The outfielding was also excellent, the boys running down every thing in the heavy grass. Eli Love, Tim Rodgers and Mackenzie Morison were leaders in this area.

The Grizzlies reply was led initially by Mark Rumford (15), who reluctantly opened, but who batted with composure and patience. After the early loss of Mat Mascord, Nathan Birt (10) joined Mark for a productive partnership. The two were well on top of the run rate when both were dismissed within minutes of each other. It was left to the hard hitting Mackenzie Morison and Liam Guest to see the Grizzlies home, the winning runs being hit in the 25th over. Both these batsmen concentrated hard, hitting the loose delivery but treating the bowling with respect. Mackenzie’s six was a highlight, and the two chances he gave were on the boundary. He was dismissed for 24 after the victory was achieved, leaving Liam unbeaten on 30, a dominant innings which ensured the victory

Match Points
2 Josh Parsons, Liam Guest
1 Mackenzie Morison, Ben Jenkins

Valentine Eleebana Seniors
The Valentine Seniors are on fire with 3 teams winning this weekend. The B5 Gold team made it debut and again the weekend saw another 2 centuries from players within the club. That makes 4 centuries in the first 2 rounds.

GRADE AR2Valentine Eleebana 6-211 (A fitzhenry 107,P Gray 33,S Evans 2-59,K Burrows1-28) d Redhead 133 (S Evans 27,M Taylor 19,J Wallace 5-31,A Fitzhenry 2-27)GRADE B5Wallsend RSL Jnrs 5-131 (S Marshall 68no, G Schrader 2-29) d Valentine Eleebana 128 (N Babic 36, G Schrader 6-32)GRADE C3Valentine Eleebana 8-165 (G Ridd 51, M Collins 40, G.Boyd 3-36, K Zimmermain 2-33) d Elliotts Lambton 162 (S Johnson 45, G Boyd 27, G.Ridd 4-3)GRADE C3Valentine Eleebana 2-240 (I Davies 122 not out, D Prisk 95) d Belmont DCC 122 (D Jackson 4-58)GRADE D6Bar 121 3-70 (A Wivell 36no, R Kennedy 3/16) d Valentine Eleebana 69 (S Gustard 19, C Blackord 7-18)