Cricket keeps going

Healesville 1st XI team from the weekend. (Supplied)

By Josh Handasyde, Michael Davern, Matt Wilkinson and Chris Handasyde

U12-3 Healesville 67 defeated by Bayswater Park 4/95

Arthur Coleman 14*, Ryder Hudson 13, Kael Senti 2/10

U12-7 Healesville 4/101 defeated Mt Evelyn 5/91

U14-3 Healesville 3/150 defeated Montrose 6/78

With a bounce back match required after a disappointing loss to Wonga Park, the team was sent into the field by Montrose with Summer Caldicott picking up the first wicket in the second over.

With balls landing agonisingly short of fielders and in gaps with dropped catches a theme for the day, the bloods couldn’t quite get the breakthroughs but Montrose were struggling to punish the bloods by putting it on the scoreboard.

Mika Kerst ruing the four dropped chances off his bowling quoting “I should be winning the league right now”.

Louis Keath got on a hat trick but failed to convert with the hat trick ball going for a boundary.

The Bloods would eventually restrict Montrose to 6/78, a very gettable target.

Harry Duff and Harry Thomas would open for Healesville with Thomas unfortunately hitting one straight to cover to be removed for a duck.

Duff would make a solid 20* with Max Ferris making a lustful 25* and loved every second of it. Raff Morcombe would smash 38* to see the bloods over the line, with both teams agreeing to continue, James Howden would knock up 24 off 16 and Mika Kerst and Aeden Senti seeing the game off finishing on 14 and 10 not out respectively.

A good bounce back win for the team and hoping to continue the form.

U14-7 Healesville 4/168 defeated Ainslie Park 4/130

Sam Hyndman 36* and 1/6, Taylor Caldicott 29* and 1/8, Tully Ellis 19, Kael Senti 14*, Monty Forbes 10* and 1/3

U16-4 Healesville 6/99 defeated by Hoddles Creek 4/165

Cooper Bell 31* and 2/32, Sam Keath 16, Sam Drummond 12*

1st XI Healesville 4/205 defeated Templeton 4/204

On the road against Templeton in what felt like a must win match for the team looking to get off the 0-2 canvas.

Losing the toss and being sent into the field, it was slow going early before Josh Handasyde got the first breakthrough taking a blinder off his own bowling to give the bloods their first.

Templeton would then get on top of the boys with wickets hard to come by with Templeton batting well finishing up on 204.

A good run chase required and the boys fired up Handasyde and Zinghini went about their work before Josh mistimed one to mid off.

Max Minney and Zinghini would then bat well before Minney was dismissed for 37.

With the runs flowing the bloods started feeling increasingly confident with the evergreen Ash Hamer doing his thing and the tiring Nick Zinghini making runs at ease.

‘Zinger’ would eventually be caught on 82 with 24 runs required, Hamer would soon follow for a well made 40.

Tom Handasyde at the non strikers end watched Luke Chandler smash two boundaries in three balls to give Healesville the win with 14 balls to spare.

The win puts out season back on track with Lilydale at home the next match in their fixture.

2nd XI Healesville 6/162 defeated Lilydale 161

This week on a fine Saturday for cricket the 2XI took on Lilydale at the complex.

Lilydale won the toss and elected to bat first.

Again this week openers Beau Hawkins (2/24) and Max Wallace (3/41) struck early with Beau cartwheeling the stumps and also snicking one to Harry for a caught behind and Max trapping one plumb LBW all in the first six overs.

At 3/54, we were off to a good start but Lilydale developed a bit of a partnership and started getting a few runs on the board until some good line and length bowling from Jack Drummond (1/24) and Brodie Grace (1/25) brought the run rate right back down with Jack breaking the partnership with a caught and bowled that he looked for any body else to take took a nice catch himself and Brodie striking two balls after drinks with the score now on 5/100 at 20 overs we were in a good position.

Dylan Edwards (3/22) had a turn with the ball again striking early in his second over and Max Wallace coming on for a second spell getting a wicket on the first ball and both bowlers taking the last four wickets in quick succession bowling Lilydale out for 161.

With the total being set, Kris Andersen (12) and Mark Powell (16) opened up the batting looking comfortable at the crease and look to be scoring runs with ease when Kris was trapped in front of the stumps for LBW.

There was a few quick wickets lost in Max Wallace (4), Mark Powell (16) and Michael Davern (15) when Riley Cameron (39) and Denzel Parsens (26*) steadied the ship for us with some smart batting to get us back on track until Riley unfortunately chopped one back onto himself and onto the stump leaving us 4/129 in the 26th over.

With 33 runs left to win and losing another wicket, Denzel finished off not out with Beau Hawkins (8*) hitting the winning runs in the 32nd over giving us the win by four wickets.

3rd XI Healesville 6/251 defeated North Ringwood 7/210

Healesville 3XI hosted North Ringwood this week in what was a run fest for the top of the ladder clash Healesville won the toss and decided to bat, Grant Braden continued his emphatic form with his second ton in as many weeks with a blistering 128 off only 68 balls.

With massive contributions from Sam Keath 50*, Ben Mackey 18 and Cooper Bell 15*, the Bloods posted 251 for the bulls to try and chase down Our bowlers battled all day with the lightning quick outfield, Sam Drummond was everywhere in the field as well as bowling six great over (2 for 28) North Ringwood went down swinging posting a massive total of 7 for 210.

Healesville winning by 41 runs

4th XI – No game over Melb Cup Weekend

5th XI Starts its season on Saturday 9 November – this is a 10 game competition (all one day games) – playing six games before Christmas, have January off, then four games in February.

Please come down to Queens Park for training on Thursday night 5.30pm to 7pm if you are interested or contact Chris Handasyde 0422 231 260.