Sport
13 December, 2024
Mixed results for Bulls
WITH the Cobden pitch declared unsuitable by umpires, last Saturday’s division one match between Cobden and Pomborneit was called off.
This was the only scheduled senior game not played last weekend.
Pomborneit’s division two team batted first in its match against Cobden at the Cobden Tech School oval, making 9/152 from their 40 overs.
The opening pair of Matt Richardson and Charlie Voutier put on 73 for the first wicket before both were dismissed in consecutive overs.
Skipper Richardson was out for an innings top score of 37 from 50 balls, while Voutier made a patient 15.
Other contributions came from Luke Reynolds with 22 and Ben Whytcross with 17; regular wickets keeping the Bulls run rate down.
Cobden challenged at times in the run chase, but the Bulls put in arguably their best bowling effort of the season to dismiss the home team for 115 in the 37th over.
Opening bowlers Max Rees (0/15 from five overs) and Stephen Hill (3/14 from eight) were particularly impressive, as was Sam Darcy with a tidy 1/12 from 5.4 overs.
Young spinners Fletcher Tolland and Josh Reynolds bowled very well in tandem.
Tolland took two wickets and conceding a miserly 18 runs from his eight overs while leg-spinner Reynolds had his best wicket haul at senior level with 4/45 from eight overs.
The Bulls recorded a 37 run win.
Pomborneit’s division three team could only muster 112 batting first against Ecklin at the Terang number two ground.
Tim Whitehead top scored with 38 from 56 balls.
Despite some good bowling from Tayla Reynolds (3/29 from eight overs) and a lively spell from Brady Bernoth (2/20 from five overs), Ecklin passed the Bulls score six down in the 27th over.
A new team played on Saturday, with a Pomborneit division four team playing against Simpson at MCP Oval.
A father/son combination and a mix of recently retired and long retired players banded together and had a five-wicket win over the visiting team.
Simpson was bowled out for 92, with junior player Bailey Fox, 70 year-old Pomborneit debutante Adrian Bignell and former Bulls’ Mark Boyd and Les Harrison taking two wickets each.
Openers Wes Lenehan (19 from 39 balls) and Mark Boyd (23 from 39 balls) got the team off to a great start.
Bailey Fox made it a great all round game with 17 from 38 balls, getting to bat with his father Darren Fox, who impressed with 15 from 24 balls on his Pomborneit debut.
Skipper Jimbo Reynolds, with four not out, and Matt Barber, with 13 not out, steered the team home in the 28th over to round out an enjoyable day for all involved.
The Pomborneit Gold women scored a 19 run win over Birregurra at Birregurra on Sunday.
Jess Moulden led the way with the bat for Gold with an unbeaten 38 from 18 balls in the team total of 7/98 from their 20 overs.
The home team made 7/79 from their 20 overs in reply.
Tayla Reynolds backed up her three wickets in division three on Saturday with 3/20 from four overs.
The Pomborneit Maroon women were well beaten by Apollo Bay at MCP Oval.
Tiffany Hay top scored with 18 not out from 57 balls in Maroon’s 3/60.
Teenager Isabella Wain was the best of Maroon’s bowlers with 1/20 from four overs in the visitors score of 2/135.
In junior cricket, the Pomborneit Gold under 17 girls had a 21-run win over Tomahawk Creek at Irrewillipe on Sunday.
Jada Mahony scored 31 retired from 15 balls in Gold’s 5/101 batting first.
The home team replied with 6/80, Meg Nolan impressing with the ball, taking 2/17 from four overs.
The Pomborneit Maroon under 17 girls were well beaten by Apollo Bay at MCP Oval.
Several unavailabilities saw five under 13 girls play for Maroon; four of them debuting at under 17 level.
Pomborneit’s under 17 boys had a 42 run loss to Colac at MCP Oval on Tuesday night.
Spinners Fletcher Tolland (4/9 from five overs) and Josh Reynolds (2/9 from five overs) were superb and played a big part in restricting top the ladder Colac to 9/99 from their 30 overs.
The junior Bulls’ batting was poor in reply; all out for just 57, with Ben Whytcross the best of the batters with 23 from 29 balls.
In under 16 boys cricket, Pomborneit posted 8/173 batting first at Timboon on Sunday.
Josh Reynolds (51 retired from 39 balls) and George Sadler (50 retired from 54 balls) both made their first half centuries at under 16 level.
Heytesbury/Princetown proved hard to get out but the junior Bulls bowled economically, restricting the home team to 5/72 from their 35 overs.
On Friday night Pomborneit’s under 14 boys had a tight eight-run win over Apollo Bay at MCP Oval.
Sam Tolland and Bailey Fox took two wickets each in the visitors’ score of 9/97.
Pomborneit made it to 6/105 from their 30 overs.
Bailey Fox retired on 23 from 24 balls and Miller Murphy with 15 not out from 27 balls, the best of the batsmen.
Also on Friday night, Pomborneit’s under 13 boys hosted Camperdown at Waldig Oval in South Purrumbete.
Camperdown made 2/86 from its 24 overs.
Pomborneit replied with 5/112 from its 24 overs, new player Freddie Weatherly made 23 retired, Crawford Dunn made his first 20 retired and Jamie Gardiner batted well for his 17 retired.
In under 13 girls cricket, Pomborneit had a 28 run loss to Tomahawk Creek at MCP Oval on Sunday.
The visitors posted 4/110 batting first, Emily Reynolds with 2/5 from three overs, Scarlett Whitehead with 1/5 from two overs and Pippa Murphy with 1/8 from two overs were the wicket takers.
In reply the Pomborneit girls made 5/82 from their 20 overs.
Emily Reynolds and Zoe Unwin made nine each and Pippa Murphy with seven were the top scorers.