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5 March 11

Premier
Resuming at 3/18, the Maroons were set on a win and a spot in the finals but it was not to be. The Maroons were bundled out for 97 runs. Julian Bayard (26) and Scott Pitcher (24) were the top scorers with Ben Henderson finishing 10 not out.

Although a disappointing end to the season the Maroons overall performance for their first year in the top grade was pleasing. Five junior players made their Premier division debut this season and all bodes well for the coming years.

B Grade
Matt Scanlon’s men continued on their winning way snatching an outright victory against Tooradin. The Maroons declared at 7/180. Matt Scanlon making 43, Xavier Gargan (32) and Will Haines 10 not out.

Bowling again Matt Scanlon completed a great day picking up 2 wickets. Xavier Gargan, Will Haines, Shawn Hassall and Andy Haythorpe each collected one. Kyle Gibbs again shone with the ball picking up 4/11 from 15 overs, including 10 maidens. Tooradin were dismissed for 85 and the Maroons snatched top spot on the ladder and a home final next week.

E Grade
In a thrilling game at Rutter Park the Maroons could not stop Tooradin. Tooradin had cruised to 1/57 when Lachlan (Nugget) Henstock was brought into the attack. Lachlan picked up the next four wickets to have Tooradin 5/68. Hayden Dooley then chipped in with a wicket and Tooradin were 6/68. Lachlan Henstock struck twice again and the score had limped to 8/81.

That was to be the last wicket before Tooradin had passed the score. Tooradin finished the game at 9/110 in the 69th over. Lachlan Henstock finishing with 6/32 from 14 brilliant overs. A close loss should make the team hungry for some success next week when Peter Astle’s men play Emerald in the Semi-final.

G Grade
Playing Clyde again, the Maroons batted first and started well. Sean Young (27) was the first batsmen out with the score on 62. Jason Southgate retired on 50 (His second for the season). Shane Gitten (30) was the next man to go and the maroons were cruising at 2/119. The maroons lost wickets steadily after this and finished on a healthy 161 from their 35 overs.

Clyde chased down the total in the 34th over for the loss of 4 wickets. Stuart Black 2/30 was the main wicket taker.

Dave’s men will be playing Clyde again in the Semi Final and will be looking go one better.

Under 17
Resuming at 1/2 the Maroons lost Ben Amos early when the score was on 10. Taylor Joyce and Jack Brown then saw the Maroons to a comfortable victory. Joyce was the only other wicket to fall when he departed for a well made 39. The start of the day was Jack Brown who retired on 50 including a six and showing some of the class he is known for. Well done Jack. Andy Kay (8no) and Will Haines (19no) saw the overs out with Upper Beaconsfield finishing 3/141 from 45 overs. The team finished the season on top of the ladder and will host Beaconsfield in the semi-final.

Under 13
The Under 13 Maroons team will be playing in the Semi Final at Beaconsfield on Thursday and Friday Night and players and supporters are encouraged to attend.

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26 February 11

Premier
Playing PUT in an important match for the Upper Beaconsfield 1st XI, the Maroons got off to a great start. Chris Pentland continued his stellar year with the new ball picking up the fist two wickets to have the Yabbies 2/17. Paul Matthews then struck collecting Chris Sharpe and the Maroons were well on top. Scott Pitcher came into the attack and picked up the important wicket of Chris Smith. Ben Henderson replaced Paul Matthews with immediate results and PUT was stumbling at 5/57. Scott Pitcher then picked up the last 5 wickets. He finished with the fine figures of 6/69 from 25 overs. PUT made a competitive 161 thanks to some late hitting from Andrew Hilder.

The Maroons had 9 overs to bat and PUT got the early wickets they were looking for. Dave Taylor was out for 2 and when John Simpson was run out for zero after a nasty mix up and the Maroons were reeling at 2/8. Taylor Joyce was then out on the last ball of the day with Maroons finishing 3/18. The chance to keep their finals hopes alive rest in their hands.

B Grade
The B grade juggernaut continued on its winning way, already gaining first innings points against Tooradin. Once again the bowlers destroyed the opposition. Xavier Gargan and Jayden Joyce opened the bowling and took control of the game. Xavier picked up the first 2 wickets and the Seagulls were 2/17. Kyle Gibbs replaced Xavier with immediate results. Jayden Joyce then executed a magnificent run out throwing down the stumps from side on and when Gibbs picked up his second wicket (2/12) in the same over and the Maroons were well on top with Tooradin at 5/33. Xavier Gargan returned and destroyed the lower order. Xavier finished with 5/17 from 13 overs. Shawn Hassall also chipped in with one wicket and Tooradin were all out for 68 in the 37th over.

Craig Haw and Brendan Hennessy opened the batting and the latter was the fist man out for 19 runs. Craig Haw (23) was then next to go when the score was 65. Dave Mitchell (26) was the last man out when the score was on 78. Skipper Matt Scanlon finished the day on 26 not out and Xavier 14 not out saw the maroons cruise to 3/105.

E Grade
Playing on the slow Rutter Park ground the Maroons got off a bad start limping to 4/19. Things didn’t get much better and when the Maroons were 9/71 their chance of respectable score looked slim. However with the tall and young Chris Cutler batting at number 11 and the not so tall and not so young Rob Hansen batting at number 10 all was not lost. The two combined to put on 36 valuable runs. Rob was the last man out making a valuable 16 runs. Chris Cutler was the top scorer finishing 24 not out and the only batsmen to hit a boundary. The Maroons were all out for 107.

With six overs to bowl the maroons struck with the veteran super star Richard Edwards picking up one wicket to have the home team 1/8 overnight. With the game still alive the Maroons can still ensure their spot in the final.

G Grade
Playing the powerful Clyde outfit, the Maroons lost the toss and were asked to bowl. The Maroons were unable to get an early breakthrough, Jason Southgate, picking up their first wicket when the score was on 95. However wickets fell regularly after this and Clyde finished 7/162 from 35 overs. Shane Gittens collected 3/22 and Kevin O’Connor also picked up 3/26.

The Maroons then didn’t get off to the best of starts with Sean Young the only batsmen in the top 4 to reach double figures. Sean top scoring for a well made 39. Damien Holland (14) and Su Le (18) batted well in the middle order and Leigh Gittens finished 23 not out. The Maroons finishing all out for 140 in the 33rd over. The boys will be keen to reverse the results when the two teams meet again next week.

Under 17
After two weeks off the under 17 teams were keen to get onto the park for a game. Upper Beaconsfield was asked to bowl. In an even bowling performance the Maroons dismissed Officer 67 runs. Jayden Joyce (2/12) and Taylor Joyce (2/15) were the multiple wicket takers. Jake Cameron, Will Haines and Kyle Gibbs each picked up one wicket.

Upper Beaconsfield was required to bat for 5 overs finishing 1/2 with Luke Duffy unlucky to be out on the last ball before stumps.

Under 15
Playing the top placed Pakenham side, Upper Beaconsfield got off to bad start with wickets falling early. Brett Hamilton (7) showed some resistance and Tom McKenna made 11 and Alex Merry finished 12 not out. The maroons were all out for 52.

The Upper Beaconsfield bowlers were unable to make early inroads into the Pakenham line up. When play finished Pakenham was 2/59. Lachlan Harrison and Jordan Whalley each picked up one wicket.

Under 13
An undermanned Upper Beaconsfield side made 80 against Emerald. Sam McDavitt top scored with 17 runs including 2 fours. Jaxon Dooley 16 and Cody Stickley 8 both batted well. Emerald reached 0/21 from 12 overs.

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19 February 11

Premier
Resuming at 5/46 the premier team were precariously placed in their match against Tooradin. Dan Brennan and Luke Pitcher easily took the score past the Tooradin total to keep their finals hopes alive. Luke Pitcher was the first man out making a solid 22. Dan Brennan was the next to follow for a mature 26 runs. Luke Willis came and went. Ben Henderson and Scott Pitcher then put on 31 runs with both batsmen getting some valuable time in the middle, Ben making 12 runs and Scott the last man out for 21 runs. The maroons reached 124 runs on the very slow ground

Bowling again things did not get much better. Tooradin stumbled to 4/28 from 46 overs before stumps were drawn. Scott Pitcher 3/5 from 17 overs and Luke Pitcher 1/7 from 6 overs were the wicket takers.

B Grade
In another important game for the Maroons, Upper Beaconsfield destroyed the top placed Beaconsfield batting line up. Kyle Gibbs and Xavier Gargan were unstoppable with both bowlers picking up 4 wickets. Xavier 4/25 from 11 overs and Kyle 4/16 from 11 overs. Will Haines 1/0 grabbed the last wicket and Beaconsfield were rolled for 55 runs in 28 overs.

Beaconsfield was put in again and Will Haines opened the bowling and collected 2/10 from 8 overs. Andy Haythorpe was the other wicket taker. The win puts them back in the four.

E Grade
Defending 204, Upper Beaconsfield put in a solid performance dismissing Officer for 148 runs. Lachlan Harrison was the chief destroyer with the ball picking 5/42. Chris Cutler 2/31 also bowled well. Nathan Dooley and Lachlan Henstock also chipped in with one wicket each. This moves the Maroons into third spot on the ladder.

G Grade
Upper Beaconsfield batted first Jason Southgate (22) and Sean Young (25) put on 58 for the opening stand. Captain Dave Bond top scored with 45 and Slawek Kwasnievoski made 26. The maroons finished 7/156 from their allotted overs.

Slawek Kwasnievoski tore through the Beaconsfield middle order to collect 4/13. Sean Young collected both openers with 2/21. Stuart Black and Shane Gittens each picked up one wicket. Beaconsfield was dismissed for 111 in the 29th over.

Under 13 White
Upper Beaconsfield batted out the 25 overs finishing 5/71. Sam McDavitt top scored with 14. Jaxon Dooley 9 runs and Lachlan Daniels 9 not out were next best with the bat.

Upper Beaconsfield got off to a fantastic start picking up the first 2 wickets before a run had been scored. They then had Officer 4/4, 5/5, 6/6. Officer then got their innings on track thanks largely to 45 not out from Dylan Hayes. Sam McDavitt picked up 4/5 (all bowled) Michael Jennings 2/7 was the other main wicket taker. Kyle Bliss, Jaxon Dooley and Peter Jennings each got one wicket. Officer finished on 9/89

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12 February 11

Premier
In an important game for Upper Beaconsfield First XI against Tooradin, Upper Beaconsfield won the toss and elected to bowl. It soon turned out to be the right decision as the maroons tore through the Tooradin line-up. Chris Pentland and Dan Brennan opened the bowling and both were unlucky not to collect a wicket. The first wicket to fall was that from a clever run out by Luke Pitcher after the Tooradin batsmen had a brain explosion. Ben Henderson (1/3 from 7 overs) was then brought into the attack and trapped the dangerous Callum O’Hare and Tooradin was 2/31. Scott Pitcher brought himself into the attack with immediate results picking up 2 wickets in 2 balls and Tooradin slumped to 4/38. Scott ended the day with 3/18 from 13 telling overs. Paul Matthews and Luke Willis combined to collect four wickets. Paul finishing with 5/11 from 7.1 overs. Tooradin were all out for 63 runs.
Things didn’t start well for the run chase when they lost a wicket in the first over before a run had been scored. Upper Beaconsfield limped to 5/46. Dan Brennan (6) and Luke Pitcher (2) are the not out batsmen.

B Grade
Playing the top side Beaconsfield, the Maroons batted first and were bowled out in the last over for the day. Craig Haw continued his impressive season, opening the batting and making 63. Dave Mitchell batting at number three made 22. Nicky Fabien put on 33 important runs late in the innings. The maroons finished with a respectable 190. The boys need to bowl well to keep their finals hope alive.

E Grade
Playing Officer the Maroons batted first and got off to a brilliant start. Lachie Henstock and Shawn Hassall put on 105 before Lachie was out for 30. Shawn followed shortly after for a well made 69. Peter Astle made 20 in the middle order and the Maroons declared at 9/204 in the 57th over. With 10 overs at Officer they were unable to get the important breakthrough and Officer will resume at 0/10 next week.

G Grade
Upper Beaconsfield won the toss and elected to bat first against Beaconsfield. Shane Gittens top scored with 45. Sean Young who opened the innings was the next best batsman with 23. Dave Bond and Stuart Black both finished with 15 runs. The Maroons wer bowled out in the 34th over for 135.
Shane Gittens and Su Le opened the bowling and both picked up one wicket and were very economical. Paul Ridsdale collected 2 wickets. It was Stuart Black with 5/14 from 5 overs, who was able to put the brakes on the Beaconsfield batsmen and Beacosnfield finished at 9/116 from their 35 overs. This continues their impressive form making it 6 in a row.

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8 January 11

Maroons Crush Bullants

Premier
Finally the Upper Beaconsfield Cricket Club returned to their home ground and the 1st Eleven made the most of it with a convincing win over Officer.

Upper Beaconsfield batted first. Julian Bayard was the first to go with the score on 12. John Simpson and Chris Pentland put on 86 runs before Simpson was out for 35. Pentland was the next man out making 68 runs. Luke Pitcher was run out 41 runs and Dave Taylor was not out on 21 at the end of 40 overs. The maroons finished 6/209.

Upper Beaconsfield then tore through the Officer line up dismissing them for 77 runs from 29 overs. Scott Pitcher was at his usual destructive best picking up four wickets. John Simpson collected 2 wickets. Jayden Joyce, Daniel Brennan and Chris Pentland each collected one wicket.

B Grade
Deavon Meadows won the toss and elected to bat first. Upper Beaconsfield took wickets at regular intervals dismissing Deavon Meadows for 134 runs in the 39th over. Paul Matthews was the chief destroyer picking up 4/32 from 8 overs. Taylor Joyce picked up 2 wickets with Xavier Gargan, Will Haines and Matt Scanlon each picking up one wicket.

The Maroons batting got off to the worst possible start losing their first wicket before a run was on the board. However after this the Craig Haw show began. Craig blasted 11 fours and 3 sixes on his way to a magnificent 83 runs. Taylor Joyce made 34 as the pair put on 116 runs. The maroons passed the score in the 20th over for the loss of just three wickets. The finisher Dave Mitchell (9n.o.) and Mr Reliable Brendan Hennessy (1n.o.) saw the maroons over the line.

E Grade
Upper Beaconsfield batted first and was in trouble early at 3/20. Nathan Dooley and skipper Peter Astle set about restoring the innings. The pair put on 68 runs before Peter was out for 17 Nathan Dooley was next to go for a well made 50 runs which included 2 sixes and 4 boundaries. The international man of mystery John Kett blasted 27 runs which included 2 sixes and 3 fours. The maroons were dismissed for 174 runs in the 33rd over. Hayden Dooley was left stranded on 23 not out.

The Maroons then tore through the Clyde line up. Nathan Dooley was devastating picking up the first 5 batsmen. Nathan finished his impressive game with 6/29 from 8 overs. Shane Gittens picked up 3/12 off 8 overs. Richard Edwards was the other wicket taker he collected 1/3 from 1 over picking up Clydes chief run maker Paul Barter. Clyde was dismissed 73 runs.

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18 December 10

Haines Six Wickets Destroys Lang Lang

Premier
Having Kooweerup 2/33, the Maroons needed to be at the top of their game to keep the match alive. With injuries to John Simpson and Chris Pentland during the week, the bowling stocks were somewhat depleted. Skipper Scott Pitcher led from the front and produced the bowling he is known for. He bowled unchanged producing the outstanding figures of 32 overs, 12 maidens 3/53. Johns Simpson, with an injury, bowled 13 superb overs for 5/36. Kooweerup passed the Maroons score 7 wickets down and was bowled out for 159.

B Grade
A waterlog pitch allowed for no play. The maroons had already won last week.

E Grade
In a superb bowling performance by the maroons the E Grade team bowled Lang Lang out for 69 runs in 31 overs. Nathan Dooley and Will Haines opened the bowling and set about destroying the Lang Lang line up. Nathan Dooley 1/27 bowled well and Will Haines 6/27 was the chief destroyer. Rob Hansen then chipped in with 3/11 from 6 probing overs.

G Grade
With the G Graders finally getting another game they batted first and amassed 7/240 runs from 35 overs. Jason Southgate at the top of the order retired on 52 and Dave bond was 41 not out at the close of the innings.

Shane Gittens opened the bowling and took 1/5 from 3 overs and Sean Young 1/9 also bowled well. Wickets were shared amongst the bowlers. Merinda Park were bowled out for 93 runs.

Under 11 (White)
A brilliant performance by the under 11 white was cut short by a huge hail storm. Playing against the very strong Nar Nar Goon side the Whites were on fire until the storm finished play. The team managed to secure 10 Nar Nar Goon wickets when the score was just 24 runs.

Ryley Pentland achieved the amazing figures of 4/2 and just missed out on a hat trick when he cleaned bowled 2 batsmen in consecutive balls, before again knocking over the stumps 2 balls later. Sinclair Laird also claimed 2/5 and was involved in a direct hit run out, whilst the other wicket takers were Billy Gerrerd-Kett 1/1, Josh Daniels 1/1 and Jack Kiker 1/2.

The young side continues to improve every week and is competing brilliantly against much older and bigger children.

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11 December 10

Gibbs Leads B Grade to Victory on Day One

Premier
Playing Kooweerup for the second time in as many weeks, Upper Beaconsfield was sent into bat. Dave Taylor and Chris Pentland started quickly and
moved the score onto 33 before the latter was out for 16. Taylor was the next batsmen out with the score on 55. From that point the only other batsmen
to show any resistance was John Simpson who top scored with 46. The Maroons were bundled out for 125. Shane Dole returned the outstanding figures of 1/2
from 11 overs, including 9 maidens.

Having 16 overs to bowl the Maroons kept the game alive. Daniel Brennan and Ben Henderson each picked up one wicket and Kooweerup reached 2/33 before stumps were drawn.

B Grade
With B grade also playing Kooweerup the Maroons ripped through the opposition bowling out Kooweerup for 64 runs. Paul Matthews opened the bowling and picked up
2 wickets. Xavier Gargan also grabbed 2 wickets. Kyle Gibbs returned to form with the ball and was almost unplayable picking up 4/6 from 10 accurate overs.

The Maroons had 27 overs to bat. Brendan Hennessy and Lochie Henstock opened the batting and set about chasing down the score. With both batsmen striking the ball well
Henstock was the only wicket to fall with the score on 63. Brendan Hennessy finished with 37 not out and the maroons gained first innings points finishing the day 1/74.

E Grade
Having lost to Lang Lang last week The Maroons were keen to reverse the tables in this weekends’ clash. On a slow ground the Maroons almost batted the day out reaching
109 from 67 overs. Rob Naismith and Hayden Dooley both top scored with 19. Rob Hansen compiled a patient 15 at the top of the order. An interesting days cricket looms next week.

G Grade
G Grade won due to forfeit by Merinda Park

Under 17
The under 17 team finally hit some form and tore through the Gembrook batting line up dismissing them for 18 runs. Jake Cameron was impressive with3/4 from 8 overs. Kyle
Gibbs with 3/1 from 6 overs returned to form. Taylor Joyce was the other wicket taker.

The Maroons reached 2/76 when play finished. Taylor Joyce retired on 53. Hayden Dooley made 10 and Simon Prowse (4) and Andy Kay(1) are both not out.

Under 15
Also playing Gembrook, Upper Beaconsfield was bowled out for 127 from 35 overs. Alex Merry top scored with 31. Lachlan Harrison made 28 and Luke Whitworth got amongst the runs making 14.

With two overs to bowl at Gembrook Upper Beaconsfield were unable to get a break through and Gembrook reached 0/2.

Under 11 (White)
The Upper Beac under 11 white team ventured out to Nar Nar Goon and batted first. The team did extremely well, as they were up against the best bowling attack they had faced this
year, however, they did well for the majority of the innings protecting their stumps and running extremely well between the wickets. Josh Daniel was the leading run scorer with
9, whilst Josh McKenna and Tamsyn Pentland batted well together getting 5 runs each.

After a short break the whites had their turn to bowl against the excellent Nar Nar Goon batsmen. Again the team did really well trying to restrict the talented opposition with some
accurate bowling and excellent fielding. Dylan Clutterbuck and Josh Daniel both returned figures of 2/5 to be the main wicket-takers with Tamsyn Pentland and Robby Burrell both
taking 1/4. Ryley Pentland did an excellent job behind the stumps taking 2 catches, whilst Sinclair Laird was also brilliant in the field getting a run out and taking a fantastic catch.

It was a very tight game which came right down to wire and was the team’s best all round effort for the season against the toughest opposition they have come up against.

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27 November 10

Rain... Again!

Many games were again washed out due to rain. Luckily a few teams got out on the ground.

Under 17
The under 17 side playing the top placed Marygoons lost the toss and were asked to bowl.

Jake Cameron opened the bowling and picked up 1/23 from his 8 overs. Will Haines was again the pick of the bowlers 1/16 from 6 accurate overs. Andy Kay and Taylor Joyce were the other wicket takers. Nar Nar Goon finished with 4/149 with Sam Vanderzalm retiring on 52. 14 wides contributed to the score. The maroons batting will need to be at its best on day two.

Under 15
Upper Beaconsfield won the toss and elected to bat first. Wickets fell at regular intervals throughout the innings. Tom McKenna was the batted superbly before run out for 36. There were a total of three run outs for the innings which impacted on the score. The team reached a modest 83 runs. Requiring to bowl 12 overs at Nar Nar Goon Alex Merry picked up a wicket to have the Marygoons 1/33.

Under 13 (White)
Playing Emerald at Emerald, the whites bowled first. Sam McDavitt continued his good form from last week picking up 4/12 from five blistering overs. Jaxon Dooley bowled tight picking up 1/3 from four overs. Lachlan Daniell collected 1/10 from four overs. Cody Stickley, Kyle Bliss and Patrick Coughlin all bowled well without success. Emerald reached 7/136 at the end of the innings.

Under 13 (Maroons)
The Maroons also playing against Emerald turned on an amazing performance with the ball with all bowlers returning outstanding figures. Grayson Rhoades, Corey Joyce, Travis Bindley and Chad McDonald each picked up 2 wickets. Fraser McGill and Trent Archer both chipped in with one wicket. Emerald was dismissed for 49 runs. The Maroons batted for 7 overs and are 0/20 in reply.

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20 November 10

The Silver Fern Fires with the Bat

Premier
After winning the toss and electing to bat, the 1st eleven were all out for 200 runs in the 77th over. Julian Bayard again performed well at the top of the order making 39 runs. Daniel Brennan top scored with 42. Nick Fabian, making 27 in his debut in the Premier Division side and Scott Pitcher (26) put on valuable runs in the lower order. A disciplined bowling performance on day 2 will be required.

B Grade
Upper Beaconsfield batted first. Shawn Hassall opened the batting and made 25. Andy Haythorpe batting at number 5 made a nice 44 runs and mister consistent Brendan Hennessy crafted another score in the 30’s finishing with 34. The team finished all out for 173.

E Grade
After losing the toss Upper Beaconsfield were invited to bat. On a slow ground scoring was difficult. The first boundary was not hit until after the tea break by Kim Hassall in his first game for the year. The highlight of the day was captain, Peter Astle, who showed superb concentration and delicate touch to carry his bat for the entire innings and finishing with an unbeaten 76 runs and a very sore body.

G Grade
Playing Deavon Meadows for the second time this season the result was almost exactly the same the team coming off second best by 15 runs. Shane Gittens top scored with 27. David Owens and Sean Young both made 17 and Jason Southgate 15 were the best of the batsmen. Shane Gittens also picked up 2 wickets while Sean Young, Stuart Black and Shaun Packer each picked up one.

Under 17
Playing at Lakeside the under 17 team bowled first and restricted Officer to 101 runs off their 25 overs. Will Haines was the best of the bowler finishing with the superb figures of 2/8 from 5 overs. Jayden Joyce and Kyle Gibbs were the other wicket takers. Set four runs an over to win the boys made hard work of it but were eventually able to haul in the total in the 24th over. The only batsmen to show any resistance was Jayden Joyce who made 36 runs.

Under 15
Winning the toss and batting first the boys got off to a solid start. Matt Charlesworth compiled 21 to be the top scorer. Lachlan Harrison (19), Alex Merry (10) also batted well. Upper Beaconsfield finished with 91 from the allotted overs. Wickets were hard to come by as Pakenham passed the score with the loss of one wicket and finished 4/148. Tom McKenna collected 3 wickets and Brett Hamilton picked up the other wicket. Luke Hiam bowled well retuning 0/3 from 3 overs.

Under 13 (White)
Being set 147 to win was always going to be a tough ask with the white side down 3 players. The openers Peter Jennings with 14 And Lochie McKenna 15 got the boys off to a great start with the score on 39 when the first wicket was lost. A couple of quick wickets fell before Kyle Bliss 12 runs and Sam McDavitt 17 runs put on 36 run partnership. Michael Jennings was left stranded on 1 with the team making 94 in reply.

Under 13 (Maroon)
In a thrilling encounter at Officer the Maroon team snatched victory by 7 runs. Chad McDonald was the leading wicket taker with 3/10 from 4.5 overs. Max Symons picked up 2/3 from 4 tight overs. Corey Joyce, Jack Kett and Travis Bindley each picked up one wicket. Travis was instrumental in the win taking a match winning catch at the end of the game. With plenty of catches being put down some fielding practice may be a feature of training this week.

Under 11 (White)
After a fantastic performance against the very strong Emerald team last week, the Whites were a little off their game this week and didn’t concentrate as well in the field. Dylan Clutterbuck was the only bowler to get 2 wickets with 2/14, whilst the only other wicket takers were the Pentland brother/sister combination with Ryley getting 1/3 and Tamsyn 1/6. There was a few good run outs and catches, however, they didn’t field as well as they had been.

When the Whites had their turn to bat, they also lost more wickets than they had been in the previous weeks, with Emerald bowling very accurately. Robby Burrell and Lochie Amos were the main scorers with 10 runs each, whilst Josh Daniel also chipped in with 8 runs.

Thank you very much to Emerald for 2 well played weeks of cricket.

Under 11 (Maroon)
Captain Chet Leverett won the tossand elected to bowl. The wickets were shared amongst the bowlers. Darcy Haw picked up 3 wickets all bowled, Jordi Adem bowling two batsmen out and Jarrod Butler also picking up 2 wickets. Kyla Jones took a lovely catch in gully.

Batting second the team continued to show much improvement in all areas. Loud calling between the wickets and backing up were highlights. Aaron and Jarrod Butler made a fantastic 22 run partnership Kyla Jones showed her skills with the bat contributing to a 17 run partnership with Darcy. Special thanks to the parents, Craig, Brea and Russell for helping out off the field.

20/20
The Maroons got off to a flying start with Chris Pentland making 30 before being out in the third over. John Simpson made 54 and Daniel Brennan 40 were the best of the batsmen. Matt Scanlon was the last man out from the last ball of the innings after smashing 2 sixes in the final over. The team made a competitive 180.

After claiming the prized wicket of Ben Maroney from the 3rd ball of the game Pakenham struggled to put together partnerships with wickets falling at regular intervals. The skipper, Scott Pitcher, led from the front with a sensational spell of bowling finishing 4/10 from his 4 overs. Jayden Joyce and Dan Brennan each picked up 2 wickets.

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12 November 10

Friday Night is a Great Night for Cricket

Unfortunately all games scheduled for play on Saturday were all abandoned due to rain. Luckily for a few teams playing on Friday night the rain was yet to hit.

Under 13 (Maroon) vs Officer Green

The maroons travelled to Officer and won the toss and elected to bat. Max Symons opened the batting and remained not out making a superb 36. Corey Joyce continued with his good form batting at number 7, finishing with 32. Jack HAW made 15 and Nathan Mete chipped in at the end with 11 runs. The team were all out for 132 and it will be a great contest next week. Good Luck boys.

Under 13 (White) vs Officer Gold

Playing at Lakeside the white team were asked to bowl after losing the toss. In an entertaining game of cricket Officer finished with 8/138. Peter Jennings bowled well a finished with 2/7 from 4 overs. Both wickets were bowled. Jaxon Dooley was unlucky not to get a wicket finishing with 0/4 from 3 overs which included a maiden. Lachlan McKenna also picked up a wicket. In an outstanding individual performance Sam McDavitt picket up 3 wickets, one catch and was involved in 2 run outs. Sam was involved in the first six wickets to fall, well done Sam. With sensible batting the boys can reel in the score

Under 11 (White) vs Emerald

In a very high standard of u/11 cricket the Upper Beac White had to battle hard against Emerald who bowled extremely well. It was very difficult to score runs against the excellent bowling, however, Ryley Pentland and Jack Kiker both top scored with 7 runs with Billy Gerrard-Kett and Josh Daniels also doing well with 6 runs each. The Emerald bowlers were fantastic, however, some of their catching was absolutely brilliant and they set the standard high in the first 20 overs.

After watching the very impressive Emerald side the Upper Beac Whites were inspired and they put in their best bowling and fielding performance of the season. Ryley Pentland managed 2/1, with Jack Kiker 2/6 and Josh Daniel 2/6 the other multiple wicket-takers. Sinclair Laird also bowled brilliantly with the Emerald batsmen unable to score any runs from his 2 overs. The highlight of the match, however, was the excellent fielding of the Upper Beac side. They had been working on backing up throws and their catching and they did both extremely well. Billy Gerrard-Kett was fantastic with the gloves, whilst Sinclair Laird also took 2 great catches.

It was a great game of cricket with both sides performing very well.

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6 November 10

Magnificent Century by Lachy Harrison

Premier Division

Upper Beaconsfield travelled down the hill to take on traditional rivals Beaconsfield in the battle of the Little Ashes.

After being asked to take to field by Tigers' skipper Justin Stanton, the Maroons struggled throughout the day as the Beaconsfield batsmen piled on the runs.

Unfortunately for the Maroons, some solid bowling performances weren't backed up by the fielders as several catches went down throughout the afternoon.

Daniel Brennan bowled superbly taking 2/50 from 16 overs, while skipper Scott Pitcher also toiled hard for his side to take 1/81 from 23 overs.

New recruit Ben Henderson was impressive during his seven over opening spell with two catches being dropped as he went on to take 0/21 from seven overs.

All credit must go to the Tigers' batsmen who did a superb job to bring up 6/306 from their 80 overs.

The Maroons will need to be at their best next week to chase down the total, however, if they can bat out their overs, the score is certainly not out of reach.

B Grade

Upper Beaconsfield compiled a handy 9/201 playing at Lakeside. Nicky Fabien and Luke Duffy opened the batting and Nick was the first man out making 26. Xavier Gargan top scored with 47. Luke Duffy showed patience compiling 37 and Brendan Hennessy continued his good form with the bat to finish the day on 31 not out.

E Grade

Merinda Park sent Upper Beaconsfield into bat on the slow Lyndhurst Secondary College Ground. Upper Beaconsfield lost the first wicket with the score on 19.

When 14 year old Lachlan Harrison strode to the crease batting at number 3, the game changed.

Lachlan Henstock and Lachlan Harrison put on 86, before Lachlan Henstock fell for a well made 30. Lachlan Harrison at this time was 49 not out and was joined by Craig Haw in his first game for the club. These two put on a massive 147 run partnership.

Lachlan Harrison displayed powerful hitting with elegant placement to bring up his maiden century. He continued on before finally being dismissed on 129, which included 13 boundaries. This makes Lachlan one of the youngest centurions at Upper Beaconsfield.

Craig Haw made a stylish 89 and Rob Naismith finished with 26 not out. Upper Beaconsfield making 6/324.

G Grade

The new look G grade side batted first and at the close of the innings made 8/134. Shane Gittens top scored with 40. Su Le made 23 and the reliable Stuart Black finished with 17.

Devon Meadows passed the score 7 wickets down. The wickets were shared around by the maroon bowlers with the Gittens brothers, Su Le, Jason Southgate and Dean Olsson each getting one wicket . Stuart Black finished a solid day with 2 wickets.

Under 17

BYE

Under 15

Chasing the Beaconsfield Tigers 6/162 was always going to be tough. The young side did value their wickets and only lost 4. Alex Merry made a fine 35 not out. Lachlan Harrison made 28 and Brett Hamilton made 15 not out.. The maroons made 4/118

Under 13 (White)

Making 102 last week against the Yabbies and having them one wicket down the Under 13 whites were unable penetrate the middle order. Sam McDavitt, Kyle Bliss, Michael Jennings each picked up one wicket. Cody Stickley picked up his first wicket for the club and was the only bowler to bowl a maiden over. Well Done.

The boys batted for another 6 overs and Jaxon Dooley followed on form his 30 not out last week to end up on 6 not out.

Under 13 (Maroon)

Having been set 107 by Officer the Upper Beaconsfield maroons reeled in the score 5 wickets down. Finishing the evening 8/162. At the top of the order Nathan Mete made 18. Chad McDonald made 16 all in boundaries. Trent Archer(20) and Andrew McDonald also batted well. Corey Joyce made a fantastic 33 retired batting at number seven.

Under 11 (Maroon)

Captain Jock Wright-Smith won the toss and elected to bowl Will Morgan and Daniel both bowled well each picking up a wicket and Jarrod Butler threw down the stumps to get a run out. Jarrod also bowled well and was unlucky not to get a wicket. Over all the bowling was much improved with wides and no-balls well down.

Darcy Haw and Lachlan Jones batted well putting on an 11 run partnership.

Thanks to Sharna and Riley PERKINS for filling in at the last minute and the parents Kyla, Craig and Russell for helping out.