All-rounder Sebastian Greely has inspired his Kyabram Black team to a 26-run-win against Rochester in round three of Goulburn Murray Cricket Under-12 competition.
Greely struck four boundaries in his unbeaten 25-run, 17-delivery total and later took two wickets as Kyabram Black batted after winning the toss and finished with 2-126 from 20 overs.
A highlight of his innings came when he struck three boundaries in a single over.
Greely and team captain Anthony Evans (22 not out, including two boundaries), headlined the innings for Kyabram Black and Rhys Parsons (18 not out).
Rochester was all-out for 100 in reply, its innings dominated by an unbeaten 53 runs (from just 48 deliveries) by rising star of the competition Judd Cuttriss. Cuttriss struck seven boundaires and along with brother, Orly (13), were the only two batters to hit double figures.
Greely took 2-7 from his 2.4 overs, supporting Flynn Burrows (2-3) and Heath Ogden, who was the other Kyabram Black bowler to claim multiple wickets.
– Kyabam Fire Brigade White was sent into bat by Tongala after it won the toss in a match at Brose Reserve last week.
Xavier Dodos (11) and Jack Miller (12) supported top scorer Aidan Greiner (18 from 22 deliveries, with one boundary) as the Fire Brigade team scored 4-114 from 20 overs.
Daniel Napolitano was not out on seven at the end of the Fire Brigade innings as Tongala’s Olivia Smith was the pick of the Tongala bowlers with 2-12 from three overs.
Tongala’s bowlers struggled with their direction and extras accounted for 40 runs of its opponent’s total.
Tongala lost a wicket with the second delivery of its innings and was 2-19 soon after as Couper Williams (21 not out from 30 deliveries, with five boundaries) shone as a beacon in an otherwise disappointing innings.
Caleb Marsh and Liby Williams spent extended periods of time at the crease in support of Couper Williams, but Tongala was 5-46 at the end of its 20 overs.
Xavier Dodos, Ashton De Pasquale, Jack Miller and Tyler Carmody all took wickets for Fire Brigade.
– At Cooma Fire Brigade Red sent their Kyabram Red opposition into bat after winning the toss of the Twenty-20 match.
Red scored 6-112 on the back of a run-a-ball 36 from Riley Nicholson that included five boundaries a a six. He had support from Jack Halstead (18) and Alby Halstead (15).
Six Kyabram Red bowlers took wickets before they turned their hand to batting and finished a 12-run winner by not losing a wicket in the run chase.
Billy Isaac hit six boundaries in his unbeaten 30, while Jonty Sefton (18) and Finn Guiney (14) also starred with the bat.