U14’s – Grand Final Bound!!
Our U14’s have beaten Centrals today to advance to next week’s Grand Final.
Moe batted first and in the format the juniors run, batted 20 of their 40 over innings first. Centrals then bat their full 40 in 2 parts separated by the lunch break, before Moe bat their second 20 overs.
MOE INN (Part 1)
Moe lost an early wicket (Shields 4) before posting a strong 2/92 from their first 20. Kye Micallef made 26 off 54 balls whilst Noah Keltie was 35* and Darby Higgins 4* at the changeover. Gamage & Pettie each had a wicket for the Centrals Lions.
CENTRALS INN (Part 1 & 2)
Keltie (1/11 off 5) & Brady Cake (1/20 off 7) each took an opening scalp in back to back overs to have the hosts 2/15. Rajapakse (16), Dissanayake (14) & Speairs (20) added 48 across two partnerships with one loss – Dissanayake to Blake Savige – before Micallef took two wickets in two balls just before the break to have Centrals sitting precariously at 5/67 off 20 at lunch.
It was slow going for Speairs and Howlett (3) adding 16 from 7 overs after the break before Adrian Nardone (1/15 off 3) got the 6th wicket. Davidson (1) became Savige’s second scalp the following over. Speairs & Pettie (9*) added 16 for the 8th wicket before Savige (3/16) dismissed Speairs. A Sam Shields run out (Thow 0) became yet another case in the scorecard of a wicket falling the over following the previous dismissal. Extras top scored with 26.
Centrals closed 9 out all out for 101 from 32.2 overs, setting Moe 10 runs to win off 20 overs, with 8 wickets in hand.
MOE INN (Part 2) – Resuming at 2/92.
3 runs to Keltie & 4 extras saw Moe move to 2/99 before Higgins (4) became Gamage’s (2/25) second scalp. Keltie (38 off 65) deserved a red ink, but fell on the first ball of the following over to Speairs, caught by Davidson. Speairs was then on a hat trick, with O’Brien gone first ball, caught by Howlett and Moe had lost 3/0 to be 5/99. Blake Savige (0*) survived the hat trick before Brady Cake (4*) wrapped up proceedings with a boundary at the other end, and announcing Moe as U14 Grand Finalists. Speairs and Gamage took two wickets each for Centrals.
Congratulations to Centrals on a great season themselves finishing the H&A season in 2nd and thanks for their hospitality hosting today’s match.
Moe proceed to play either Ex Students or Boolarra on the Labour Day Public Holiday Monday at Latrobe’s Maryvale Reserve.
Well done boys! Go The Mo!
