The second leg of two day action produced intense results in round four of the lower grades of the Casey Cardinia Cricket Association (CCCA).
Officer just snuck by Emerald in a B Grade thriller at Rob Porter Reserve.
Chasing 198, the Bullants (9/200) got over the line by one wicket after 65 overs.
Gareth McKinnon was the main man for the hosts as his half century of 64 got the innings on track.
Casey Caldera (32 not out), Peter Quinn (26) and Sam McDavitt (23) were the other notable contributors in the victory.
Lang Lang was no match for Nar Nar Goon as the Tigers never got going and were bowled out for 83.
Lang Lang still occupied the crease for over 55 overs, scoring at a run rate of just 1.5, going down by 154 runs.
Ashley Bailey was outstanding for the Marygoons, posting figures of 4/20 off 22 overs bowled, a spell that included 13 maidens.
Another dominant bowling display at Barton Reserve saw Tooradin record an imposing result over Devon Meadows.
The Panthers were knocked over for 87 as Luke Adams ran riot with 6/16 off 14.4 overs bowled.
Merinda Park survived a nailbiter as Pakenham Upper/Toomuc fell just short in its run chase.
Alex Prendergast got the pursuit going for the Yabbies with the opener notching 47, while contributions from Noah Williams (43) and Ryan Mibus (35) brought the game closer.
Pakenham Upper/Toomuc was all out for 203, leaving it 12 runs shy of the target.
Matt Dennerley took four poles for the Cobras and Brenton Huyskens nabbed three.
C GRADE
An unbeaten century from Christian Elliott was enough for Carlisle Park to comfortably get the job done over Clyde.
Elliott notched the ton off 124 balls, smashing 12 fours in the process, leading the Vikings to 4/219.
Things looked dire for Upper Beaconsfield but the Maroons avoided an outright loss by seeing out the day.
After bowling out Kerala Strikers for 177, Upper Beaconsfield was decimated and rolled for just 44 in its time at the crease.
Villy Vincent posted 5/26 and Sujith Sugathan recorded 4/15 for the victorious Strikers.
The Maroons went in to bat again and staved off the extra points, settling at 0/34.
Pakenham Upper/Toomuc was completely out of its depths at Toomuc Reserve, going down in outright fashion to Pakenham.
After being all out for 48 in the first innings, the Yabbies were knocked over for 57 in the second innings thanks to 4/21 from Tristan Sharp.
The Lions added 16 runs to complete their pursuit of the extra ladder points.
An Indiana Boswell bowling masterclass lifted Kooweerup to a huge victory over Melbourne Sixers at home.
Boswell claimed 6/31 to help roll the Sixers for just 69 as the Demons bagged the 114-run triumph.
D GRADE
A strong innings of 75 from Ashikul Haque couldn’t get Pakenham Upper/Toomuc over the line at Lakeside Oval as Merinda Park got the 135-run win.
A five-wicket haul from Kirti Sharma aided the Cobras in rolling the Yabbies for 193.
Nar Nar Goon achieved the outright result over Cardinia after the Bulls were knocked over again for 51 in the second innings.
Virat Bishnoi bagged 4/23 for the Marygoons.
Kerala Strikers overwhelmed Devon Meadows and bowled over the Panthers for 96, leaving them 266 runs short.
Raju Kuriakose recorded 5/30 while Jismon Joseph notched 3/32 for the Strikers.
A batting collapse from Pakenham saw Officer victorious at Rob Porter Reserve.
The Bullants were defending just 136 but managed to bowl out the Lions for 61.
Brent Pullen and James Quinn took three wickets each to fuel the triumph.
E GRADE WEST
Officer fell short in its pursuit of Carlisle Park’s total as the Bullants were all out for 148.
A strong knock of 44 from Jatinder Johal wasn’t enough with Camden Nutting taking 3 scalps for the Vikings.
Devon Meadows comfortably defended its massive first innings total against Kerala Strikers despite a half century from Danial Tahir.
Lincoln Hepburn was on fire for the Panthers, taking 4/19 while Jason Brzezowski notched three wickets.
Clyde’s bowling attack restricted Merinda Park and boosted the Cougars to a 120-run victory.
Kiran Waghmare’s 4/13 off 15 overs spearheaded Clyde in rolling the Cobras for 108.
Tooradin had the bye.
E GRADE EAST
Ian Crosher and Andrew Ferrier dominated at Worrell Reserve to push Emerald past Officer.
Crosher brought up an unbeaten ton with 113 not out off 174 balls and 19 fours.
Ferrier aided in the chase with 41 not out from 37 deliveries.
Avengers made no mistakes in a massive result over Clyde.
The Cougars were set a massive task of 381, but three scalps from Bharath Nandakumar helped bowl out Clyde for 68.
The Cougars were sent back in as Avengers searched for the outright, but Clyde saw out the day.
Pakenham won against Cardinia via forfeit.
