By Bryce Edwards
Wandin 1st XI vs Warrandtye 4th XI.
Wandin 1st XI played away at Warrandyte High School against their 4th XI.
Wandin’s Captain David Thorne lost the toss and was sent in to bowl.
It would be a tough contest with the ball as the ground was very small but Wandin was up for the task.
Jamie Oakley and Daniel Trembath would open the bowling and it was Daniel who would get Wandin’s opening wicket with his second ball which was the start Wandin was hoping for.
From there the wickets would fall often with Warrandtye struggling to put together long partnerships but the pick of the bowlers was Hamish Lammot taking 5 wickets for the day and with a super run out by Rod Aitken, Wandin would bowl Warrandyte out for 136.
As Wandin had failed in their first 2 rounds chasing down totals, it wouldn’t be an easy task.
Rod Aitken and Jamie Elliot would get Wandin off to another great start with the bat.
Wandin’s first wicket fell with Jamie Elliot on 15, but that brought in Tim Thorne, who would go on to make a quick-fire 40 odd. After Thorne was caught, that brought in Jamie Oakley who would bat with Rod until Wandin manage to pass Warrandyte’s total in 22 overs with Rod making 50 not out.
It was a great run chase by Wandin and a well-deserved win.
F grade Wandin 2nd XI v Seville 4th XI
Seville would travel up to Wandin in perfect conditions. Seville would win the toss and have no hesitation in batting first. A steady start saw Seville 1/40 after just six overs, key wickets to opening bowlers M Polido 3/20 and T Cumberland 2/32 saw the next four overs yield 4 wickets for 8 runs.
Unfortunately for Seville, the change of bowling didn’t bring a change of luck and L Curwood 4/9 and R Vallance 1/11 finished off the visitors for 79 in the 18th over. H Beers top scored with 20 for Seville.
Well on top at the break, Wandin would lose just the three wickets on route to victory. L Faulkingham 34 and M Owens 29* would be the top run scorers for the home team.
Unfortunately, the 3rd XI and Women’s side had to forfeit due to a combination of Covid and players being unavailable.
