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28 BENDIGO ADVERTISER Monday October 16, 2017 bendigoadvertiser.com.

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SPORT BENDIGO DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Dragons fire with bat


Tough
chase
ahead for
Roos
ROUND 2
BY LUKE WEST

S
ANDHURST blasted
its highest Bendigo
District Cricket
Association score for
more than a decade against
Kangaroo Flat on Saturday.
In the clash of two round
one winners at Dower Park
the Dragons made the most
of the invitation to bat first,
plundering 8-360 off their
85 overs.
The Dragons’ score is
their highest since round
four of the 2006-07 season
when Nick Scullie belted an
unbeaten 225 in their 5-493
against Bendigo at the QEO.
Coming off a first-up
win over reigning premier
Eaglehawk, the Dragons’ FRONT FOOT: Bendigo United opening batsman Nick Williamson during his knock of 52 against Bendigo at Harry Trott Oval on Saturday.
mammoth score featured
four partnerships of at least for the first wicket, picking Josh Williams – returning the
ROUND 2
50 and three half-centuries. up from where they left off best figures of 3-28.
The Dragons’ three top State of Play last week with their 170-run Williams snared his first
scorers were a trio of their ■ Sandhurst 8-360 v opening stand in the A grade wicket when he
recruits in young gun Todd Kangaroo Flat second XI. bowled Collinson.
Murphy, Nayana Palamand- ■ Strathfieldsaye 9-279 v Higgins, Chant, Keighran Nick Farley (1-12 off 12),
adige and Ash Gray. White Hills and stand-in skipper Liam Rhys Smith (1-19 off 11)
Murphy – who has ■ Golden Square 9-224 v Smith (31) were all dis- and Andrew Smith (0-17 off
recently been selected in Strathdale-Maristians missed in the 30s for Square, 12) were all economical for
the Cricket Australia XI ■ Huntly-North Epsom which had gone to the tea the Hawks, whose 85 overs
for the Under-19 National 7-201 v Eaglehawk break 2-134 off 48 overs. included 28 maidens.
Championships in De- ■ Bendigo United 215 v Leg-spinner Cameron • Bendigo United was the
cember – showed his class Bendigo 0-0 Taylor was the chief wick- only team bowled out after
with a polished 86 off 114, et-taker for the Suns, picking it was dismissed for 215 in
including 10 boundaries, up 4-95 from a marathon the 81st over by Bendigo at
after coming in at 2-72. Six Kangaroo Flat bowlers 35 overs. Harry Trott Oval.
Opener Palamandadige took wickets, but only Dylan THREE WICKETS: Bendigo opening bowler Bailey Fellow spinner James The Goers fought back
followed up his round one Klemm (3-53 off 15) claimed Goodwin snared 3-34 off 10.4 overs against Bendigo Vlaeminck (2-51 off 20) also with the ball after Bendigo
knock of 57 with 85 off 134 multiple scalps. United. The Redbacks were bowled out for 215. picked up two wickets, as United openers Mark Di
(nine fours) before he was Meanwhile, Sandhurst’s well as running out Smith. Fede and Nick Williamson
the third wicket to fall with batsmen also took apart White Hills. Winter-Irving’s scalps Sam Johnston (0-25 off 12) batted into the 30th over
the score on 132. Kangaroo Flat’s bowlers in Devanny struck 16 included the first three wick- was wicket-less, but inflicted together in putting on 83 for
And the hard-hitting Gray the second XI at Weeroo- boundaries in his 245-ball ets – Zoltan Smyth (2), Greg the run-outs of Chant and the first wicket.
scored at better than a run- na Oval. knock, with his innings the Lyon (18) and Felmingham. Wood, with his dismissal of Di Fede (37 off 86) was
a-ball in making an unbeat- And it was a former Roo standout among plenty of • Strathdale-Maristians Chant from a direct hit. the first wicket to fall, while
en 52 off 50 (six fours). who did the bulk of the starts for the Jets. fought back to restrict Gold- • Huntly-North Epsom Williamson scored his
The key partnerships of damage for the Dragons in The Jets had six other en Square to 9-224 at Wade compiled 7-201 against maiden A grade half-century
the Dragons’ innings were their score of 9-421. players score in double fig- Street in a battle where Eaglehawk at Huntly. with 52 off 128.
53 for the second wicket Tyler Hinds – who crossed ures, but the next best score two brothers are opposing The backbone of the Captain Leigh McDermott
(Palamandadige and Sam from Kangaroo Flat to Sand- behind Devanny was the 22 coaches – the Suns’ David Power’s innings were (42 off 69) and recalled
de Silva, 17); 60 for the hurst during the off-season made by Pat Felmingham Bakes and Square’s Rob- knocks from recruit Sand- veteran Wayne Fidler (28 off
third (Palamandadige and – smashed 234 off 201 balls. and Jack Stubbs. bie Bakes. un Ranathunga, Brodie 79) were the other players to
Murphy); 103 for the fourth The left-handed opener No.3 Felmingham didn’t After winning the toss and McRae and Josh Collinson, make more than 20 for the
(Murphy and Taylor Beard, crunched 27 boundaries require any running, with batting Square was well- playing against the team Redbacks, who having been
37) and 70 for the sixth (Gray and five sixes in his club his 22 runs all coming placed at 2-137 in the 50th he won a premiership with 3-165 lost their last seven
and Craig Howard, 38). record score. courtesy of four boundaries over with Zane Keighran (37 last season. wickets for 50 runs.
“It was a complete batting • Strathfieldsaye captain and one six. off 59) and Tim Wood (26 off Those three combined to Bendigo’s Bailey Goodwin
performance today,” Drag- Ben Devanny scored his Having one stage been 7- 49) both set at the crease. add 134 runs for the third finished the innings with
ons’ captain Howard said. sixth career century for the 178, teenager Jed Rodda (15) However, they both fell and fourth wickets that took the consecutive wickets
“It was tough going early Jets after coming in with his and veteran Chris Cullen with the score on 137 to the score from 2-37 to 4-171. of Alistair Leech (1) and
because the wicket was a bit side under early pressure (16) played fine supporting spark a slump of 4-19 for Ranathunga put a high first-gamer Jordan Quirk (0)
soft and Darby Semmens (7) against White Hills. roles to Devanny to help the Square as it became 6-156, price on his wicket, facing as part of his return of 3-34,
and Nayana did a great job The Jets were 2-25 when Jets add another 101 runs. with Josh Baird (17 off 27) 160 balls in making 62, while while spinner Tom Hart
to get through the first 10 Devanny began his innings, White Hills’ captain Mitch and Grant Connelly (0) also McRae spent 129 balls at (3-62 off 22) also took three
overs. All the batsmen took but he was still at the Winter-Irving claimed the dismissed soon after. the crease for his 39 and wickets, two of which came
their time to get in and were crease at the end of the day, season’s first five wick- Earlier, inclusions Jake Collinson scored 34 off 59. in his first three overs.
able to score quite freely for unbeaten on 116 to guide et-haul with his bag of 5-74 Higgins (33 off 93) and Kyle The Hawks used eight The Goers were 0-0 off
most of the day.” Strathfieldsaye to 9-279 at off 24 overs. Chant (33 off 98) put on 59 bowlers, with the seventh – one over at stumps.

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