The CVRCC A grade boys started the ball rolling nicely in game 2. After being washed out in week 1 our boys fronted at Hawthorndene Oval against our nemisis Western Youth in a one day fixture. After an early wicket veteran Dave Benson 47 and stand in captain Josh Haussen steadied the ship. After a 60 run partnership Haussen departed the scene and an all to familiar Ramblers collapse followed. Only Gormlie and Veroude chimed in late in the inning to see the Ramblers through to 133. This total should have been within the reach of Western Youth however a devastating opening bowling combination of Caleb Blesing 5 for 24 and Jeff Stanley 4 for 18 ripped the heart out of a meek WY batting attack. A great effort by our boys that sees CVRCC fill top place with 2 wins and 0 losses.
The B grade fronted to Southern at Serpentine Reserve, where CVRCC, thanks to Kingsley Smith with 5 wickets held Southern to a modest 173. Sean Conlon and Leigh Porter opened the innings with the words of the skipper ring in their ears, "do not invent shots play with in your limitations and see us to 60 runs with no loss. That they did with Conlon 47 and Porter 21 falling quickly after reaching the 60 runs. Jono Hilditch followed quickly and it was left to Benson and Davenport to see the innings through to drinks. With 30 overs left 90 runs were required and it wasn't until 2 runs before the victory that benson fell on 31. Davenport remained not out on 59 as the Ramblers banked its second pre-Christmas victory in a row. We must now consolidate with a win against Cove in round three. The B grade are in third place with a very handy quotient.
The C grade sadly were never in the contest at Weymouth Oval against a very good ICC Shark outfit. Chasing a mammoth 334 the Ramblers were bowled out still 200 runs shy for 134. Only the father and son combination of Brett Chilton 25 and Ben Chilton 34 put up any real resistance to the ICC attack. Restricting runs next week will be a priority for the C grade. The C grade are now anchored to the base of the table with 0 wins and 2 losses.
The D grade played out a nail biter at Kenilworth Oval against Adelaide Cavaliers. Our boys posted an average 198, but were out 7 and a bit overs from the end of the day and this gave the cavaliers a huge advantage. After a brisk start the Ramblers took some quick middle order wickets, however it was not quite enough as the Cavaliers reached 9/200 to win by just one wicket. Higgins shone with the ball taking 3 for 39, Pownceby was handy with 2 for 20 and Eitzen made it a good double by taking 2 for 29 to add to his 44 runs. A good effort by the lads but it shows why we all need to bat our full compliment of overs. Another 7 overs of batting would have won CVRCC the game. The D grade are in fifth place with 1 win and 1 loss.
Lets see everyone get to practice this week to work on our game. There is a huge improvement to be had in all grades whether it be in batting bowling or fielding.
Until next time..... Go Ramblers
Steve Davenport
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