Round 1. 9th - 16th October

Scores

After a disappointing start to round 1 last week due to rain, clear blues skies allowed for a full day's play and some good competitive cricket for the second week of round 1.

At Hewett Oval
A Grade vs Panorama

Saturday's "one day match" produced the closest first innings result since the win over Coromandel Ramblers by one run in 1996/97.

Nathan Roxby in his debut match for the club turned in a fine performance with 4 wickets while the 87 game veteran Mark Eglinton in his first match as captain cleaned up the tail with three wickets.

Chasing 134 to win, the innings got the start it needed with a quickfire 23 from Andrew Langmaid and a solid 35 from the President Mark Wicks who succeeded in striking only the second six in his illustrious 116 match career. A third wicket partnership of 47 between Wicks and Eglinton saw Coromandel move to 2/81 before a collapse of 7/30 left the home side requiring 23 runs from 4 overs with only one wicket in hand. It was at this point that the latest generation of the Magarey Dynasty strode to the crease and together with Andrew Alderson produced a last wicket partnership to guide the team to an exciting one wicket victory.

On a statistical note, Nathan's 4/39 are the best bowling figures by a player on debut for Coromandel in an A grade match since 1971.

Panorama 9/133 (N. Roxby 4/39, M. Eglinton 3/34)
Coromandel 9/134 (M. Wicks 35, A. Alderson 34*) Scoreboard

At North Haven Football Club
B Grade vs North Haven
Defending their score of 176 in the first week, the B Grade bowled well to restrict North Haven to 155

Coromandel 8/176(A. Magarey 66)
North Haven 155(G. Wannan 4/41) Scoreboard

At Blackwood Hill Oval
C Grade vs Warradale

Captain Mike Matthews won the toss and elected to field and the decision appeared to be a very good one as Warradale struggled to 3/23 after 20 overs at drinks. This was mainly due to some fast, accurate bowling from Tristan Graham (who is trying to impress the A Grade selectors) and Greg Kearsley, whose medium pacers were testing out the reflexes of keeper Matthews standing up at the stumps.
After drinks, the bowling continued to be tight as Warradale struggled to reach 50 in the 31st over but it was at this point that the middle order batsmen picked up the pace and reached the century off the second last ball of the innings.

Chasing 103 to win from 40 overs, only "Blue" Matthews seemed determined enough to stay at the crease long enough to score the required runs. From a position of strength at 2/53, the middle order and tail collapsed and the side fell 8 runs short of a win with 23 balls still remaining.

Warradale 6/102 (T. Graham 2/35)
Coromandel 95 (M. Matthews 42) Scoreboard

At Cowandilla Primary School
D Grade vs Western Youth

The D Grade always faced an uphill battle after being dismissed for only 81 in their first innings.
The veteran Ken Rowe carried his good bowling form from last season to pick up three wickets.
Encouraging debut performance by star of the future David Whiteway in scoring 14* to follow up his one wicket and sensational catch at short cover.
Of course, I should say something about the second career wicket of Matthew Bubner, ... but I won't.

Coromandel 81 (J. Magarey 23)
Western Youth 5/110 (K. Rowe 3/39)
Coromandel 2/77 (M. Lemmey 26) Scoreboard

A Grade vs Panorama

B Grade vs North Haven

C Grade vs Warradale

D Grade vs Western Youth

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