By David Nagel
There were some great individual efforts and some tight contests in CCCA Lower Grades on Saturday.
Rod Downes (136) and Ravindra Singh (103) made centuries in D Grade for NNG/Maryknoll and Officer respectively, while David Joseph (6/12) took bowling honours for Kerala Strikers in D Grade.
Sebastian Mueller-Schmuki (6/51) was hot on his heels for Emerald in B Grade, while three other bowlers enjoyed valuable five wicket hauls.
Hiren Patel (Pak. Upper/Toomuc One-Day) claimed 5/27 and Virat Bishnoi (NNG/Maryknoll B) 5/39, while Daniel Quinn (Tooradin A) was the chief destroyer, taking 5/44 in a losing cause against Cardinia.
The Bulls won that match outright, a feat matched only by Pakenham in D Grade…who defeated Officer.
The tightest match of the day took place at Pakenham Upper, where the Yabbies defended their 163 from day one against Pakenham (162).
Ryan Yeates (3/14) and Bailey Smith (3/34) were the heroes for the Yabbies, while lower-order runs to Jarrod Palin (27) almost got the Lions across the line.
Cardinia (132) also snuck across the line in C Grade against Kooweerup (129), with a tenth-wicket partnership between Lachlan Boswell (4) and Ryan Webster (5 not out) getting the Bulls the choccies.
CCCA LOWER GRADES – 50S AND THREE FA’S
BATTING
Rod Downes NNG/Maryknoll D 136
Ravindra Singh Officer D 103
Travis Welsh Cardinia A 88
John Simpson Clyde A 84*
Jordan Jansz Devon Meadows C 84*
Jarratt Eastburn NNG/Maryknoll D 84*
Joel Avard Clyde A 80
Harpreet Gandhi Kooweerup D 76
Dean Lyddy Carlisle Park C 71*
Vishavjot Singh Devon Meadows One-Day 71*
Arun Krishnamoorthy Avengers Red One-Day 70*
Emmanuel Megee Officer C 65*
Craig Dodsworth Clyde E 64*
Mitchell Kleinig Devon Meadows A 63*
Manoj Samarakoon Melbourne Sixers One-Day 62*
Steven Russell Clyde B 61
Paul Hart Pakenham E 61*
Brayden Browne Cardinia C 60
Sean Hinkley Carlisle Park C 56
Pruthvi Shivamurthy Avengers One-Day 56*
Stefan Jarosz-Setiawan Upper Beaconsfield One-Day 56
Ashley Embelton Clyde E 54
Nilesh Hewage Lang Lang One-Day 53
Ben Knowles Clyde One-Day 53
Michael Coull Merinda Park One-Day 52
BOWLING
Davis Joseph Kerala Strikers D 6/12
Sebastian Mueller-Schmuki Emerald B 6/51
Hiren Patel Pak. Upper/Toomuc One-Day 5/27
Virat Bishnoi NNG/Maryknoll B 5/39
Daniel Quinn Tooradin A 5/44
Ryan Gomez Merinda Park One-Day 4/10
Praveen Harapanahalli Avengers One-Day 4/23
Trent Wheller Cardinia A 4/48
Mitchell Kleinig Devon Meadows A 4/58
Mach Shrestha Kerala Strikers D 3/10
Jason Brzezowski Devon Meadows E 3/10
Jack McDonald Pak. Upper/Toomuc E 3/11
Ryan Yeates Pak. Upper/Toomuc B 3/14
Joel Anderson Kooweerup A 3/23
Lincoln Hepburn Devon Meadows E 3/27
Gurpreet Singh Cranbourne Meadows A 3/30
Vishavjot Singh Devon Meadows One-Day 3/32
Brannon Harrison Kooweerup A 3/34
Bailey Smith Pak. Upper/Toomuc B 3/34
Shamendra Kannangara Melbourne Sixers C 3/34
Russell Jenkin Merinda Park C 3/36
Ryan Little Cardinia A 3/37
