Premier A Grade Match Day Result 11/01

Premier A Grade Match Day Result 11/01

15th January 2025

 Premier A Grade –  Centrals v Moe 

A warm start to cricket in 2025 with a storm abandoning at least 11 games mid match across the league (possibly more with some scores not entered). In the divisions our 1st & 2nd XI’s play in, 3 of 4 games in each didn’t get results.

Moe sent Centrals in and got off to a flyer. Williamson 1 out to Aaron Johnstone, Gray (0) & Hourigan (0) both bowled by Keenan Hughes to have the hosts rattled at 3/4. Littleton (23) was next to go, dismissed by Laytten Smith at 4/31, quickly followed up by Ritvik having Pollard (1) caught behind.

Lachlan Speairs made a steady 59 off 149 balls, increased in the latter part of his innings, pushing Centrals to 128 with three balls in the 50 overs remaining. Gamage 15 was the only other Centrals batter to reach double figures. Hughes finished with 4/28, Smith 2/29 with single wickets to Johnstone, Ritvik, Jordan Shields (1/21) & Jarryd Atkinson (1/17).

With the storm looming, if 20 overs were reached for a result to be achieved, the DLS target would’ve been just 32 with 0 wickets down. If Moe happened to lose a few wickets which they did, the par score at 3 down at 20 overs would’ve been 50. Evan Sheekey (11), Shields (2) & Andrew Philip (8.) all fell before the match was abandoned at the 12 over mark, Moe sitting 3/22. 

A crucial match but no change on the ladder as a result of the draw. Centrals remain 4th & 2pts ahead of Moe (5th). The distance behind 3rd grew with Morwell getting the win over Raiders completed. CATS sit 6th, 2pts behind Moe after the game with Students ended abandoned also.

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