The heat is on but the ladder is set

IT was always going to be a steep hill to climb, the 334 runs Workmens had set Town.
Town succumbed in the 55th over with 194 runs against it name, nowhere in sight of the peak.
Jake Burge gave it a good crack hitting the top score of 45 and Scott Browne’s 32 wasn’t far behind.
Missing was the calibre of some of Workmen’s bigger hitting batsman and four of Town’s were cleaned up for ducks.
The tail didn’t wag at all with the final three batsman called to the crease departing without making one run between them.
Zane Macdermid with 3/31 (12) took care of the top order and Liam Sawyer also with three wickets 3/21 (6.3) was on song.
Lochlan McLean took two wickets 2/69 (17).
Nerrena came out on top of MDU with a solid batting performance from all six who occupied the crease.
The best of them was Wayne Telfer who made 87 not out.
Extra cheers for high scores on a day when it was nothing short of sweltering out in middle.
Nerrena finished at 6/254 after its 75 overs were up.
Mark Kewming was the only multiple wicket taker for MDU with 2/52 (11).
Inverloch accounted for the Imperials.
The Imps sent the Stingrays into bat which might actually have given Inverloch an advantage.
Nathan Brayley’s 63 was the top score and included six fours and two sixes.
Joseph Courtenay made a 39 which featured five fours.
The Stingrays 8/195 (40) included 24 extras and in reply the Imps made 131.
Phillip Island was kept in check by OMK.
The Diggers lead the competition with only one loss for the season with one round to go and kept the Sharks well at bay.
Russell Cleeland opened the batting and posted the top score for Phillip Island (29).
After its 40 overs it was 9/119.
Kris Kerr with 4/23 (8) and James Peterson 3/29 (8) were the best of the Digger’s bowling attack.
For its part, the Diggers had six bats to spare cruising to victory at 5/189 (40).
Connor Epifano with 2/19 (3) was the only multiple wicket taker for the island.

Red hot: Fifty one year old Wayne ‘Tex’ Telfer set up a Nerrena win with a grinding 87 before succumbing to Saturday’s stifling heat. More photos online at www.mdphotos.net

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