Central Park-St Brendan’s dominate with the bat again

Fitzgerald was sent back to the sheds by seamer Ramadan Yze for just a pair of runs, but as Billy McLay came to the middle, the Bombers were set for a grand stand at their home ground.

Parsons and McLay would produce a 103-run partnership before Parsons was dealt a low-skidding delivery from Thomas Mellington that would trap the half-ton scorer leg before wicket, out for 61.

McLay would continue to get busy with the bat though, and while the wickets of Kyle and Cade Mueller fell at 147 and 186 for 13 and 19 respectively, McLay would dig out a team-high score of 84 before being bowled by Dwain Vidler in the final over.

That wicket was Vidler’s first of the game, but the gun bowler would claim another three in the final five balls to spark energy into the Tigers before the innings break, as Kyabram’s push for a score of 200 fell five runs short.

“To be honest we held our nerve pretty well,” Tigers coach Tyler Larkin said.

“We tried to limit the damage in the last 15 overs and I thought we were able to do that okay.

“It was a pretty ominous total but we felt like we could chase it.”

In similar fashion to his round one performance, Rhiley Lau kicked off the Tigers with a bang, scoring 12 runs off the first over with three shots to the boundary, but would fall just a couple overs later for 16.

However, again likewise to CPStB’s round one display, Tyler Larkin would come in at first drop and put runs on the board, this time alongside Mitchell Brett.

The pair would work in tandem to tally a 90-run partnership, before Connor Hayes would also continue where he left off after last week’s unbeaten effort.

Larkin would put the Bombers to the sword with 12 fours and a maximum on his way to 86, before McLay took off the bails with a pearler delivery.

“It’s nice to get runs early in the season, it doesn’t really faze me how early I need to come in,” Larkin said.

“It’s good times when our top four are making the runs and that’s how you expect teams to make bulk runs.”

With seven overs to play and just 23 runs to get, the Tigers were in the box seat to cruise home.

In his second Haisman Shield game, Nate Yze played the team role rotating the strike with the in-form Hayes picking gaps at ease.

A four off the first ball of the 44th over would seal Hayes’ second not-out fifty in as many weeks while also bringing a second win home for the Tigers with 11 balls to spare, and seven wickets in hand.

With yet another dominant batting display, the Tigers are firmly first on the ladder with a quotient remaining above three, as the yellow and black are yet to lose more than four wickets in a game this one-day season.

Next up, CPStB face Waaia in round three in what shapes as an enthralling clash, with last year’s minor premier and in-form team of this season challenging the defending champions on their home turf.

“We are absolutely (excited for the challenge),” Larkin said.

“They’re the benchmark side, and even though they lost to Mooroopna they always get up and about to play us, so we can’t wait to take them on at their home deck.”

Kyabram will travel to Kialla Park Reserve to play Old Students next week.