Three senior wins and a successful chase from the combined U17s made it a strong Saturday for the Dinos. Daniel Harrison took five wickets for the 1sts, Josh Walker helped the 2nds home, and Josh Fothergill’s unbeaten half-century led the 3rds to their second win.
1st XI v St Albans Breakwater - GCA 4 1st XI, Round 4
St Albans Reserve
Newcomb & District 0/84 (13.1 overs) defeated St Albans Breakwater 10/94 (27.5 overs), reaching a revised DLS target of 84.
Daniel Harrison led the bowling with 5/25 from six overs, including three caught-and-bowled dismissals. He also held a catch off Jake Baker to finish with four catches for the innings.
Anthony Quarrell took 3/6 from just 1.5 overs, while Cam Egan claimed 1/15 and Baker 1/13. After choosing to bowl, the Dinos dismissed the home side for 94.
Set a revised target of 84 from 24 overs, Quarrell and Huey Nield completed the chase without losing a wicket. Quarrell finished 47 not out and Nield unbeaten on 27, with the target reached in the 14th over.
2nd XI v St Albans Breakwater - GCA 4 2nd XI, Round 4
Grinter Reserve
Newcomb & District 5/124 (24.5 overs) defeated St Albans Breakwater 6/136 (33 overs), reaching a revised DLS target of 123.
The 2nds recovered from 3/22 to secure another win at home.
Matty Penman made 40 from 49 balls and Harvey Cliff contributed 28 from 30, adding 55 for the fourth wicket. After both were dismissed, Josh Walker and Rueben Brady saw the chase through. Walker finished 31 not out from 26 balls, with Brady unbeaten on four.
Earlier, Benjamin Miles took 2/24 from five overs. Walker, John Elliott, Dyson Agiejew and Penman claimed a wicket each after St Albans Breakwater won the toss and batted.
The Dinos reached their adjusted target with 13 balls remaining.
3rd XI v Newtown & Chilwell 5th XI - Men OD2, Round 2
Grinter Reserve
Newcomb & District 2/135 (34.4 overs) defeated Newtown & Chilwell 10/132 (36.5 overs) by eight wickets.
Josh Fothergill and Marcus Pearson put on an unbeaten 121-run partnership after the Dinos lost both openers with the score on 14.
Fothergill finished 54 not out, including eight boundaries, while Pearson remained unbeaten on 42 as the 3rds completed the chase with eight wickets in hand.
The bowlers had shared the work earlier. Max Troop took 3/33, Matthew Grills returned 3/10 from four overs, and Daniel Whitworth finished with 2/9. Manu Sehajpal contributed 1/19 from eight overs as Newtown & Chilwell were bowled out for 132.
Newcomb & District/Geelong City U17 v East Belmont - U17 Everett, Round 3
Grinter Reserve
Newcomb & District/Geelong City 2/117 (24.1 overs) defeated East Belmont 3/114 (25 overs) by eight wickets.
The combined U17s completed a successful chase with five balls to spare.
Jack Northfield retired unbeaten on 34, hitting four fours and a six. Aryan Gulati finished 32 not out, while Cooper Giuricin-Webb made 16 and Rueben Brady was unbeaten on 16 when the target was passed.
With the ball, Northfield took 1/19 from five overs and Brady returned 1/27. Max Troop conceded just three runs from his three overs, including a maiden, to help keep East Belmont to 114.
Scores and statistics are from PlayHQ.