AGAINST top team Cardinia Tooradin lost the toss and was sent into bat on a slow ground.
After a solid opening partnership of 33 Aaron Avery was dismissed for 12 and when Callum O’Hare went for 20 Tooradin was 2/35. The bowling was hard to score from and at tea Tooradin had slumped to 5/63. Sean Baker scored 18 before he was dismissed and eventually Tooradin was all out for 101 from 69 overs.
In reply, Tooradin had Cardinia 1/17 with Steve Hamill taking the vital wicket of Mark Cooper before stumps.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:SUB-DISTRICT
Tooradin played St Francis OC at home and was sent in to bat in cool conditions. Dean North (22), Dave Freeman (20) and Chris Brennan (19) all had reasonable starts but at tea Tooradin was 5/92. Another wicket took the score to 6/100 in the 47th over.
Aaron Brooks joined Kane Latham and played a majestic innings of 51 from 54 balls to see the score move to 7/174 before he was dismissed. Aaron’s innings included seven fours. Kane gave very steady support to make 34. From 9/183 veterans Rory Alder and Rick Holland took the score to 217 with a 34-run partnership.
St Francis OC faced one over and was 0/7 at stumps.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:C GRADE
Top team Officer won the toss at Rutter Park and sent Tooradin into bat. Early wickets saw the score tumble to 4/57 before Darren Kernot joined Andrew Sparks and at tea the score was 4/95 from 36 overs. When Darren was run out for 16, Grant Kernot joined Andrew and they added 21 runs before Andrew was dismissed for an excellent 78 runs (three fours). Tooradin was all out for 143.
In reply, Officer is 2/28 from 17 overs with Greg and Dale Bethune taking a wicket each.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:E GRADE
After winning the toss against top side Pakenham Upper/Toomuc Tooradin’s top order batted fairly poorly and could blame poor shot selection for many of the wickets, including several skied shots. Opener Shane Somers made 20 and Joel Mitchell batted nicely for his 22. At 8/91 Matt Burridge (24) and Shane Hook (5 n.o) showed determination to put together a 34-run partnership for the ninth wicket. With only 125 to defend, the Gulls were led by Daniel Quinn who took 3/7 off 11 threatening overs to have the Yabbies 3/26 in reply.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:UNDER 15
Tooradin travelled to Kilcunda Bass, lost the toss and bowled on a damp ground. Dylan Sutton took the first wicket when he bowled an opener with the score on 20. The next wicket was a freakish catch, when Dylan Sutton dropped a catch in gully only to see Tom Cam run from point and catch it before it hit the ground.
Andrew Proctor took the next important wicket after drinks with Brad Lenders taking a catch behind. Wickets continued to fall with the spinners doing the damage: Nic Simpson (3/3), Jasper Donaldson (1/10) and Rohan Simpson (1/0). Andrew Proctor took 2/12 off six overs. Kilcunda Bass was dismissed for 97 in 37 overs.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:UNDER 13
Playing the Beaconsfield Tigers at Tooradin, the Tooradin bowlers gave away 51 extras and enabled their opponents to reach 9/130 and at the end of 40 overs.
Owen Johnstone got the side away to an excellent start when he bowled both openers and finished with 2/13. Rohan Simpson took 3/11 and again bowled well. Callum Underwood took 1/7, Tom Evans 1/9 and Bailey Webb 1/6.
@BT Sub Sport Gaz:UNDER 11
Playing at Nyora Tooradin showed improved bowling and batting. Ned and Alex took two wickets each. New player Callum Dawkins took his first wicket. Brad Butler had two direct-hit run-outs. In reply Tooradin scored its highest total for the season: 57. Brad and Ned had an opening partnership of 34 and Callum hit two fours in his innings.
