A big weekend of cricket for our mens senior teams with the 2nd week of 2 day matches and 1st and 2nd grade t20’s getting underway on Sunday.
1st grade began the day in pursuit of sunny coast’s 302 at 2 – 9 at GMP1 and got off to the ideal start getting through the the 1st session unscathed with night watchmen Paddy Dooley and Sam Truloff puting on a 97 run partnership when Dooley was removed lbw just after lunch by Alecz Day for a patient 25 from 117 balls to leave wests 3 for 105 with Truloff being 70 not out at lunch. Allrounder Steve McGiffin then came to the crease and provided fantastic support in building a partnership with Truloff to ensure wests could chase the total in the last session. Truloff and McGiffin put on a century stand of 133 with Truloff bringing up his 2nd century in 3 bats for the season and McGiffin passed 50 for the 5th time this season across all forms. When McGiffin was removed caught at gully for 77 wests were 4 – 238. Ben Maynard then came to the crease with work to do and joined Truloff for a partnership of 65 to snatch wests first 2 day win of the season. Truloff finished 170 not out and Maynard 20 not out.
Wests took on Ipswich on Sunday at Souths in the 1st of 2 t20s and were on the backfoot early and then were set a mammoth 201 for victory. Dooley, McGiffin, Doggett, Watterson and Paulsen all took one wicket apiece. Wests made a horrible start with the bat being 3 – 31 with Smith, Paulsen and Truloff all going early. West never recovered being all out for 124 with McGiffin top scoring with 29 from 24 balls.
The boys backed up well in the 2nd game vs Gold Coast back at GMP1, wests bowled first and knocked over gold coast for 100 with some outstanding catches from Sippel and keeper Snell. McGiffin 3-11 , Paulsen 3 – 6 and Doggett 1 -11 were the pick of the bowlers. In reply wests chased the total easily with the loss of 4 wickets, Brendan Smith top scored with 35 from 21 balls.
2nd grade has a narrow 2 wicket loss to Sunshine Coast up the coast after wests posted 288. Dupinder Singh 2 – 53, Tom Whitney 2 – 49 and Lachlan Thompson 2 – 49 were the pick of the bowlers.
They then took on ipswich in the 1st of the t20s and had a convincing win after posting 8 – 148 with Sam Dennien top scoring with a brisk 45 from 21 and he was well supported by Nick Vellacott 37 from 26. They then skittled the hornets for 89 with Darcy Murphy doing the major damage with 3 for 12 from 3 overs and spinner Luke Penn taking 3 – 22 from 4 overs.
3rd grade went down to Sandgate on GMP2 after being all out for 104 in pursuit of Sangate’s 246. Lachie Biggs batted patiently for 29 off 108 to be the only real positive from wests innings.
4th grade had a big win over Sandgate after wests declared at 5 – 296 after Varinder Singh’s splendid 164 from the first week, wests knocked over the gators for 88 with Cam Stewart taking a crazy 4 – 3. Wests then sent Sandgate back in chasing an outright victory with Sandgate finishing the day 7 – 189.
5th grade played out a hard fought draw after finishing the day 9 – 197 with Thomas Hastle making 58 off 104 to ensure wests held on for the draw.
6th grade had a 1 wicket win over Sandgate after running down the gators first innings total of 141, wests declared at 9 for 161 with Robbie Young top scoring with 75 from 80 balls. Sandgate were then all out for 89 in their 2nd innings, with Nick Purser taking 6 wickets for the match.
