Tocumwal A-grade hosted Barooga at Tocumwal Recreation Reserve on Saturday and unfortunately for the team they didn’t get the desired result.
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Batting first, Tocumwal were bowled out for 65.
It was a challenging day with the bat, and the team just weren’t quite able to build any long-lasting partnerships.
Barooga set the standard with some very consistent bowling.
In reply, Barooga managed to chase down the target, finishing at 5/66.
However, the Tocumwal group showed plenty of fight and made the visitors work for their runs.
A special mention goes to James Winn and James White, who both made their A-grade debuts over the weekend.
Congratulations to both boys on reaching this milestone.
It's always great to see players earning opportunities at A-grade level and continuing to build the future of the club.
While it wasn't the result the group was after, there were still positives to takeaway, particularly the determination shown by the bowling and fielding, and the opportunity to welcome two new A-grade players.
The boys will look to take these positives into next week, continue working hard and bounce back stronger.
Final score: Tocumwal 10/65 (25.3 overs) def by Barooga 5/66 (12.5 overs).
B-grade
On Saturday Tocumwal had Nathalia at Yalca.
Nathalia won the toss and elected to bat first.
The Tocumwal team put in a solid effort with the ball with not much going their way.
Andy Arthur and Archie Chellew started our bowling off with Andy getting the teams only wicket for the day finishing with 1/26 off his 8 overs.
Amal Ma also bowled economically, conceding just 17 runs from five overs, including two maidens.
Everyone that bowled did a great job.
Nathalia finished 1/218.
Brandon Meloury and Archie Chellew opened our batting and were out there for 30 plus overs playing all the right shots but finding all the fielders at the same time.
Brandon top-scored with 60, while Archie contributed 35.
Adam Hughes 16 not out and Shaun Goldman 1 not out finished us off 2/124.
Unfortunately for Tocumwal they just couldn't find the gaps to get to the total.
The team is super proud of everyone's effort and a big shout-out to the juniors for stepping up and helping out every week.
It was a tough afternoon for the team, but they will be right and will keep showing up.
Juniors Sam White and Lucas Grieves played their first B-grade game, and were both among the top bowlers.
Final score: Nathalia 1/218 (40 overs) def Tocumwal 2/124 (40 overs).
C-grade
The day started off with Tocumwal’s C-grade losing the toss and hosts Cobram elected to bat.
Peter Lankester opened the bowling with some tight bowling and unplayable balls finishing with 0/2 off his five overs.
Toby Chappell finished with 2/14 off 5 with Cobram putting on a convincing 169 giving Tocumwal a decent score to chase.
The innings didn't start great with Toby being caught in the first over which brought the two Petes together.
They got to work with putting a respectable partnership of 66 before Peter Lankester was caught on the boundary for his 40 runs.
Pete Harrison dug in and kept the score ticking over with wickets falling steadily around him until he fell short of his 50 on 48.
Cam Dickins played a quick cameo with a quick 14 before being caught in front of his stumps.
Another great effort by everyone for the day.
Special mention to Sam Borg and Joel Harrison and Paul Borg for filling in and helping the team out.
The team hope they enjoyed the game.
Under-17s
Katunga at home won the toss and chose to bowl.
Archie Chellew (24) and Jimmy Winn (18) once again got us off to a great start before both were dismissed within a few overs of each other.
A few quick wickets brought Kohen Haddrell to the crease, with Lucas Baron (21) batting with patience to support Kohen from the other end.
Kohen finished with a brilliant 86 runs to bring the team to 179, all out after 32 overs.
Katunga were sent back in to bat the remaining overs, losing three quick wickets for only eight runs before the game was called short due to poor light.
Heading in to bowl, all bowlers bowled tight lines and took steady wickets to keep Katunga’s score low and stay on top of their batsmen.
Archie Chellew (2/4), Chase Dickens (2/3) and Kohen Haddrell (2/2) were the pick of the bowlers.
This led to Katunga being bowled out for 52 after 29 overs.
It was a great all round effort from the boys.
Final score: Tocumwal 10/179 (32 overs) def by Katunga 10/52 (25 overs).
Under-15s
Tocumwal Post Office Bloods under-15s have come away with a hard-fought first-innings win at home over Katamatite in their two-day fixture, and came within a few wickets of an outright.
The Bloods set the game up with the ball on day one, bowling Katamatite out for 80 in 32.2 overs.
It was a genuine team effort with seven bowlers sharing the wickets.
Sam White (2/7 off four overs) and Oliver East (2/8 off six overs) led the way, with Archer Chellew, Harrison Wilson, Joel Harrison and Nate Dickins picked up one each, and Lucas Bell finished the innings off with a wicket from the second ball of his spell.
The fielding was just as sharp.
Lucas Grieves took two catches and combined with Harrison Wilson for a run out, while Samuel Borg also held a catch.
Patrick Edis (20) and James Bray (15) were the only Katamatite batters to get going.
The reply didn’t start as planned, with the Bloods slipping to 3/37 at stumps on day one and leaving themselves plenty of work to do.
Vice-captain Daniel Burn steadied the ship on day two with a composed 40 off 44 balls, including four boundaries, and Lucas Grieves chipped in with 15.
Katamatite’s Mitchell Carr bowled superbly to finish with 3/10 off six overs and kept the game tight to the very end.
The Bloods lost three wickets with just one run needed before finally getting over the line.
Charlie Wilson was the glue, batting through to be 16 not out off 42 balls, and the Bloods were eventually dismissed for 123, a lead of 43.
With time still in the day, the Bloods went for the outright and nearly pulled it off.
Captain Archer Chellew was outstanding with 4/8 from six overs and Lucas Grieves backed him up with 2/8 from six, including three maidens, as Katamatite stumbled to 6/46 before time ran out.
Daniel Burn was named player of the match for his innings of 40 when it mattered most.
An honourable mention to Charlie Wilson, who batted exactly the way the coaches have been asking all season and showed what patience at the crease can do.
Well done to everyone involved on a great win and a real step forward for the group.
Under-13s
The team had the bye.
Under-11s
No report supplied.
Final score: Finley 2/136 (20 overs) def Tocumwal 10/64 (20 overs).