Hartley v La Salle Hornets
A fine individual bowling performance by Hartley's Josh Blanchard secured a win for the Hartley team on Saturday, November 16.
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Hartley had been sent into bat first and racked up a total of 7/141. Mitchell Blanchard was best of the batsmen (44), with support from Zach Jones (19), Chris Keller (15*) and Warren Stevens (12).
La Salle's Luke Brown was doing some damage with the ball, taking 3-36 from his seven overs. Wickets also went to David Wheeler (2), and Anthony Brown.
None of La Salle's batsmen got the chance to get too comfortable at the crease in their innings. Josh Blanchard demolished 5-19, while Mitchell Blanchard was also in form, taking 3-26. Zach Jones joined in the fun, taking 2-28.
Opener Lachlan Yates top-scored for La Salle on 27, but his batting partners did not stick around. Matt Hazell and Lachlan McMahon were the next best, making 10 runs each.
The team finished on 96, giving Hartley the win.
Lidsdale v Lithgow Valley
A century by opener Ben Sheehan set the stage for a big win for Lithgow Valley on Saturday.
Sheehan smashed 112, while teammate Daniel Stern made 55 as the team climbed to an innings total of 239.
Emmet Freeman was the best of Lidsdale's bowlers, finishing with 3-43, while Brendan Roach, Chris Redding and Nick Bender all claimed two, and Dom Dellabosca finished with one.
In reply, it was a slow start for the Lidsdale team. Chris Redding made 17 batting at number two, but some very cheap wickets left the team in trouble.
Brayden McCann (20) and Anthony Dellabosca (31) made a very late fight-back, but the team finished with 113, well short of the required total.
Valley's Brad Luka impressed with a four wicket haul, with fellow bowlers Aron Crowder, Nic Kenniff and Connor Roebuck all claiming two scalps each.
Lithgow Cougars v Portland
It was a very short and sweet affair when the Cougars met Portland on Saturday.
Sam Cameron was the only batsman to make a dent when Portland opened the batting, finishing on 25 not out, but we couldn't keep his batting partners.
The team finished on 41 courtesy of the bowling of Jon Cronin, who claimed the majority of the wickets.
The Cougars picked up the required runs in seven overs.
Three wickets fell on the way to the total, however, which were picked up by Joel Cameron (2) and Connor Miles (1).
The duck pond
La Salle's Josh Amos ended up in the duck pond, bowled for no score in his match against Hartley.
There was a trio of Valley batsmen in the pond this week, with Eli Felton, Nicholas Gardner Miller and Trent Bunting all failing to score.
Lidsdale opener Brendan Roach was bowled for a duck while teammate Blake Bender was caught and bowled courtesy of Aron Crowder.
Portland's Isaac Fardell, Brendon Miles and Connor Miles all fell without score.
DRAW
Round 6 on November 23:
- Portland v Hartley at Turf 3/Glanmire No 4
- Lithgow Valley v La Salle Hornets at Conran Oval/MJ1
- Lithgow Cougars v Lidsdale at Turf 1/Glanmire No 2
Ladder
- Lithgow Valley Cricket Club 35
- La Salle Hornets 27
- Lithgow Cougars 20
- Hartley 19
- Portland 16
- Lidsdale 13
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Kirsty Horton
A journalist with 15 years of experience, Kirsty Horton has been the editor of the Lithgow Mercury newspaper and a journalist for mastheads including the Great Lakes Advocate, Nambucca Guardian News and Moree Champion. She is now a member of ACM's features and special publications team.
A journalist with 15 years of experience, Kirsty Horton has been the editor of the Lithgow Mercury newspaper and a journalist for mastheads including the Great Lakes Advocate, Nambucca Guardian News and Moree Champion. She is now a member of ACM's features and special publications team.
