Castlemaine District Cricket Association A Grade sides completed their round 11 two-day fixture on Saturday. A Reserve played one-day matches in round 16, B Grade contested round 12, the Women’s teams contested round 7, and C Grade (Under 16) wrapped up round eight two-day clashes.
Highlights of the round were Barkers Creek B Grade batsman Bodhi Robinson’s 165 against Mia Mia, which help secure Barkers the win. Maiden Gully A Grader Brett Haw was the pick of the bowlers taking 6-28 against Castlemaine United at the Camp Reserve.
Local cricket fans are reminded that the T20 grand final between Pool A winners Muckleford and Pool B winners Newstead has been rescheduled for this Thursday February 20 and will now be played at Newstead starting from 6pm.
Saturday’s results were:
A GRADE
Newstead 8-170 (Sam Winnard 43 not out, Ian Garsed 42; Jayson Glenister 3-44) defeated Guildford 10-169.
Harcourt 10-176 lost to Muckleford 8-271 (Daniel Peckham 101 not out, Ryan White 39; Scott Foxall 2-24).
Castlemaine United 10-74 (Darin Rush 29; Brett Haw 6-28, Adil Ali 3-25) defeated Maiden Gully Lions 3-66 (Private Player 44, Leigh Draper 26; Charlie Warren 4-22, David George 3-57) in a low scoring affair.
Barkers Creek had the bye.
A RESERVE
Maiden Gully Lions 9-164 (Robert Douglas 41; Levi Bruce 2-14) lost to North Castlemaine 8-229 (Jamie Allan 81, Mitchell Hancock 34; Connor McKenzie 2-8).
Taradale 2-87 (Lyndon Vearing 29) defeated Castlemaine United 10-86 (Oliver Grainger 19; Private Player 5-25).
Newstead 5-94 (Ciaran Gardner 38 not out; Steve Paine 3-23) defeated Harcourt 10-90 (Thomas Gibbs 36 not out; Kristopher Bagley 5-9, Ciaran Gardner 3-9).
Campbells Creek Colts 10-171 (James Collie 59, Leigh Walker 36, Brad Sturgess 29; Rhys Ashen 5-25, Cale Polson 3-39) lost to Heathcote 6-172 (Brad Rowe 61, Liam Hubble 31; Tayler Walsh 2-24).
Muckleford had the bye.
B GRADE
Muckleford 7-171 (Samuel McGee 66, Jack Smith; Steven Curnow 3-15) lost to Taradale 6-179 (Justin Hancock 51 not out, Joshua Mould; Brent McGuire 3-24).
Hepburn 0-172 (Ashley Lovick 75 not out, Lindsay Olver 44) defeated Campbells Creek Colts 5-168 (Patrick Jones 45, Mark MacDougall 38; Nathaniel Lowe 4-23).
Guildford 0-73 (Angus Mychajlyszyn 42 not out, Jordan Cochrane 24 not out) defeated Newstead 10-71 (Adam Sewell 21; Leigh Williams 4-14).
Barkers Creek 10-272 (Bodhi Robinson 165, Jackson Byrne 53 not out, Mark Noonan 34; Max Murray 3-31) accounted for Mia Mia 7-254 (Seamus 75 not out, Nathan Sims 48).
Castlemaine United had the bye.
WOMEN’S
Castlemaine United 87 (Samantha Brasher 18 retired not out; Jane Furze 3-2) lost to Barkers Creek 111 (Gabrielle Smith 15 not out).
Campbells Creek Colts 130 (Louise Simpson 19 retired not out, Jane O’Donohue 18 retired not out; Evie Nuttall 2-4) defeated Castlemaine United Gold 82 (Jesse Curran 10 retired not out; Indiana McKenzie 2-13).
Guildford 63 (Lucinda Lowe 3-2) lost to Hepburn 121 (Danni Kraak 14 not out; Molly Kennedy 2-16).
Newstead 133 (Eve Righetti 19 retired not out, Dawn McNabb 17 not out) defeated Muckleford 66.
C GRADE (Under 16s)
Campbells Creek 10-82 (Reuben O’Sullivan 3-9) lost to Castlemaine United Gold 8-221.
Colts Phelans 10-142 defeated Carisbrook 8-132 (Axel Purcell 38; Alex Burrows 3-15).
Muckleford 10-133 lost to Maryborough 6-155 (Keegan Doherty 53 retired not out, Oliver Cassidy 51 retired not out; Levi Mason 4-15).
Castlemaine United Blue 5-216 defeated Newstead 8-91 (William Garsed 33; Alfred Chaffey 3-10).
Barkers/North/Harcourt had the bye.
