By Garry Nicholls
Lusatia Park’s attention turned to the two-day format for this game and playing against East Ringwood on their home ground, Lusatia Parl won the toss and sent them in.
In hot conditions, Terry took the first wicket at 7, the runs were moving along slowly and at tea after 41 overs they were 2/103. After tea with 8 wickets in hand, the home side were looking to build a hefty target by the end of the day’s play. Terry came on for his second spell and took the wicket of Gray who had made a solid 78. With 10 overs left and wickets in hand, the remaining batters started to open up and attack the bowling, finishing at 9/259. Lusatia Park’s bowlers tried their best in the hot conditions with Terry taking 3/50 and Jordy who just missed out on a hatrick taking 3/59. With 80 overs to face next week the task is certainly not beyond them.
The 2nd XI played Kilsyth at home, the visitors winning the toss and electing to bat. Lusatia Park struck early with Viren taking a wicket in his 1st and 4th over and Bhavin in his 3rd to have them in trouble at 3/18. The visitors steadied and put on a partnership of 55 for the next wicket until Stephen Morgan took the wicket of Woolhouse for 56. They lost wickets steadily after that and finished all out for 171 in 56 overs, Morgs the best of the bowlers taking 4/46 and Vire taking 3/39. With 26 overs remaining in the day’s play, Lusatia PArk looked to see out the remaining overs with minimal damage losing just the one wicket, Mick Dwyer for 35, the n.o. batsmen PB on 48 and Sumant on 38. With 80 overs to play next week, they’ll be looking to build a big lead.
The 3rd XI played Heatherdale at Wesburn oval no.2 and the visitors batted first, putting on a 1st wicket partnership of 59. They kept building a target steadily and finished their 36 overs at 7/208, the best of their batters J.Box 52 retired, R.Larkin 44 and A.McKenzie 37. Best of the bowlers was Stu taking 2/50. Lusatia Park then took to the crease looking to chase down the target but lost their first 2 wickets for only 19. The next wicket fell at 61 but then lost another 3 wickets while adding only 38 to the target. The task proved too much in the end finishing the innings at 7/169 with Corey top scoring with 52 retired, Ben Sharman 30 and Stu 28 n.o.
Unfortunately the 4th had the opposition forfeited and the weather wasn’t on the side of the ladies competition on Sunday.
Last Tuesday the T20 side hosted Yarra Junction. The visitors won the toss and selected to bat, they started off well with an opening partnership of 55 when Terry got the 1st wicket of Ryan Carter who was scoring well 33 off 15 deliveries. Wickets started to fall reasonably quickly with Yarra Junction being bowled out for 98 in the 14th over. Terry ended up with 3 wickets, Tyson and Alex ended up with 2 each. In come Lusatia Park’s openers batting well together with a 50-run partnership before Mick Nicholls was dismissed. Not long later Tyson. Alex came in batting well however we started losing a few wickets The boys did well to reach the target in the 15th over. Top scorer was Alex with an unbeaten 26. This Tuesday sees the side travel to Healesville to see if they can keep up their winning form.
