After dismissing Tatura for a moderate 138, Kyabram lost just three wickets in covering the visitors’ score in 27 overs in the 45 overs clash at the Kyabram recreation reserve.
Bowling spearhead Sam Langly and first change bowler Charlie McLay had the Tatura batsmen on the back foot from the start after the visitors had won the toss and elected to bat.
Medium pacer McLay picked up 4/29 off 7.4 overs and paceman Langley 3/47 off eight overs as the Tatura innings folded in 38.4 overs.
Kyabram’s English recruit Elliott Griffiths again impressed with his left off spinners, which reaped figures of 2/28 off eight overs, while Billy McLay picked up the other wicket at a cost of 15 runs off six overs.
Blake Armstrong with 35 off 54 balls with four boundaries offered the most resistance to the Kyabram attack.
In reply, Kyabram’s openers Cade Mueller and Billy McLay gave their side another positive start with a 34 runs stand before McLay was dismissed.
Cade Mueller went on to make 59 off 53 deliveries with 10 fours in another dominant knock to continue his good start to the season.
He and veteran Paul Parsons, who made 25 off 30 deliveries with three boundaries, put on 56 for the second wicket stand, before skipper Kyle Mueller (22 not out) and young recruit Gus Byrne (11 not out) added the 39 runs needed to secure the win.
Spinner Krrish Patel picked up 2/28 for Tatura.
Kyabram’s toughest early season test starts this Saturday when it meets another of the unbeaten sides Central Park St Brendan’s at Shepparton’s Deakin Reserve in the start of a two-day clash.
B-grade
Kyabram’s B-grade side is also on a winning streak, claiming an emphatic win over Shepparton Youth Club United in their clash at Princess Park.
Kyabram opener Tim Nelson top scored with 44 and handy contributions from emerging youngsters in Mason McDonald (21) Alec Maguire (23), Rhys Parsons (25) Riley Nicholson (17) and Anthony Evans (23) swelled Kyabram’s score to 221 off 41.3 overs. Skipper Nic Chambers also chipped in with 20.
Then Kyabram’s attack led by Nicholson with 4/33 off 8.4 overs and Jason Parsons with an economical 3/15 off nine overs dismissed S/YCCU in 39.4 overs for 153.
E-grade
Kyabram’s E-grade team completed a hat-trick of wins for the club at senior level with a 94 runs triumph over Pine Lodge.
Batting first openers Lachlan Dennis with 55 which included 6 fours and 2 sixes and Flynn Burrows (34) got Kyabram’s innings away to a good start before Jonathan Hipwell, with a top score of 51 with 7 fours and 2 sixes, and Lucy Parsons, with an unbeaten 17 with three boundaries swelled Kyabram’s score to 3/214.
Parsons then led Kyabram to victory with the ball, taking 3/10, with Xavier Graetz the other multiple wicket taker with 2/1.
Under-16
Kyabram’s Under-16 side notched a four-wicket win over Tatura to start a good weekend for the club.
Riley Nicholson with 32, opener Rhys Parsons (26 retired) and Curtis Wickham (18 not out), helped build a healthy Kyabram score of 6/141.
Then the Kyabram attack led by Toby McKiernan with 3/7 restricted Tatura to 6/93 off its 20 overs.
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