It was a thriller at Yea with Seymour getting over the line by just five runs.
Batting first, Seymour lost its first three wickets at the hands of youngster Tom White, who was the pick of Yea’s bowlers with 3-17.
Luke Woolan (48) and Jack Hesse (44) got Seymour back on track with a vital partnership, putting up a respectable total of 8-149.
Yea struggled to gain momentum in its run chase until Andrew Butterworth came to the crease, joined shortly after by Cam Armstrong.
Following Armstrong’s dismissal, Yea’s lower order continued the fight but left too much to do late in the game, and despite Butterworth finishing unbeaten on 44, they were unable to get over the line.
Lachlan Drummond was the pick of Seymour’s bowlers with 3-16, while Braidon Horkings also chipped in with two wickets.
Avenel 62 (T Stefanos 17, K Winnell 6-19, T Dundon 3-5) def by Tallarook 7-204 (L Watts 123, T Dundon 35no)
Coming off a tough match last weekend, Avenel was keen to make amends as they took on the undefeated Tallarook at home. They made a solid start to the game, picking up a couple of early wickets, placing the reigning Premiers on the back foot.
Enter Lachlan Watts, who single-handedly took the game away from Avenel in a classy and chanceless knock of 123 off 103 balls, including 11 fours and two sixes.
He was supported by Tarkyn Dundon who held up an end, finishing 35 not out off 80 balls, in Tallarook’s total of 7-204.
Avenel never got going in its run chase as Kal Winnell put in a dominant performance with the ball, ripping the heart out of the middle order to finish with 6-19. Dundon capped off a strong all round performance with 3-5 off his six overs as Tallarook continued its unbeaten start to the season.
Pyalong 5-183 (J Pryor 50, M Ryan 39, D Fountain 2-31) def Puckapunyal 9-182 (N Bennetts 59, C Davies 29, A Ryan 3-28, A Pratt 3-44)
Pyalong picked up another win to remain in second place on the ladder but by the tightest of margins in a one-run victory over Puckapunyal.
Sent in to bat, Pyalong’s top and middle order all got starts with Jamie Pryor (50), Mitchell Ryan (39), Zane Ryan (36) and James Hadjiloukas (29) contributing to a strong score of 5-183. For Puckapunyal, Danny Fountain was the only player to claim multiple wickets.
In reply, Puckapunyal made a solid start through Charles Davies (29) and Nicholas Bennetts (59) but wickets fell at regular intervals as the game tightened up. Three wickets each from Anthony Pratt and Alexander Ryan proved crucial for Pyalong, as they were able to keep Puckapunyal to 182, falling agonisingly short of a second win in a row.
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Seymour 8-186 (B Gordon 55, J Gram 29, M Steiner 2-11, H Steiner 2-20) def Yea Tigers 9-98 (M Steiner 29, A Armstrong 16, D Murphy 3-0, J Abeywardane 3-35)
Tallarook 8-81 (K Minter 20, B O’Donnell 17, J Kanters 4-8, D Dinesan 2-29) def Avenel 79 (S Harding 31, A Kent 16, R Downie 3-10, F Melville 2-2)
Puckapunyal 8-121 (J Nipperess 35, V Agnew 26, J Hil 4-32, P Reynolds 3-22) def Pyalong 118 (M Wilkins 47, D Sowden 28, J Nipperess 4-25, P Brennan 2-20)
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