Sport
22 December, 2022
Ton for Tharaka
POMBORNEIT’S Tharaka Sendanayake continued his fine form with the bat last weekend, smashing an unbeaten 109 for the Bulls.
POMBORNEIT’S Tharaka Sendanayake continued his fine form with the bat last weekend, smashing an unbeaten 109 for the Bulls.
Sendanayake found the Cobden wicket very much to his liking on Saturday, continuing on from where he left off in the Twenty20 grand final, scoring with ease from the first ball.
Cobden at Cobden was always going to be a formidable opponent and the home team was well on top early, reducing the Bulls to 6/54
Sendanayake proved the shining light once again for the visitors; well supported in partnerships of 73 with Danussika Bandara and 50 with Tom Darcy, on his way to his first ton.
His innings of 109 from 106 balls included 15 fours and a six.
Sendanayake’s innings brought praise from team captain Grant Place, who described him as being in the best form of his five years at the club to date
“I was impressed with how he (Sendanayake) led from the front with positive play when his team was in trouble early on,” Place said.
In reply, Finn Tolland broke through early, taking his first division one wicket before spinners Bandara and Sendanayake locked the Cobden batters down and took regular wickets.
Sendanayake rounded out a fantastic game, taking 3/25 off his 10 overs while Bandara finished with figures of 2/17 from 10.
Stephen Hill also chipped in with two wickets as Pomborneit dismissed Cobden for 145 to record a 60 run win.
In division two, Pomborneit hosted Princetown.
The home side sent the visitors in to bat and opening bowler Gavin Reynolds broke through early before a 43-run partnership for the second wicket had the Bulls on the back foot.
Stephen Walters took the second wicket at the end of his tight spell of 1/21 from eight overs with the new ball.
Regular wickets continued to fall as Ned Uren, on debut for the club, and spinner Sam Whytcross both halted the scoring.
Uren impressed with 5/19, along with Whytcross who took 2/38 as the Bulls bowled Princetown out for 135.
A 39-run partnership from Charlie Voutier and Wes Lenehan, in good time, gave Pomborneit the momentum, with veteran Luke Reynolds guiding the team to a four wicket win with an unbeaten 46 from 75 balls.
Division three enjoyed a rare turf game, facing Terang at Terang.
The Bulls had Terang all out for 124 in 38 overs.
Donnie McInnes was the best of the bowlers, passing 150 career wickets for Pomborneit in his 2/15 from eight.
Junior player Ben Whytcross took his first senior wickets with 2/20.
In reply Pomborneit finished an agonizing two runs short, all out for 122.
A second wicket partnership of 77 between Whytcross, who top scored with a career best 46, and Mark McInnes, who made 34, was the only substantial partnership of the innings as the rest of the order was unable to offer much resistance.
In the women’s division, both Pomborneit teams were defeated last Sunday.
Pomborneit Gold and Bookaar had a tight, low scoring tussle at Frederick Street.
Gold restricted the home team to 3/63 from their 20 overs but fell short in reply to be all out for 53.
Rachel Dendle top scored with 12.
At Pomborneit, Stoneyford batted first and made 6/96; Lily Van Es continuing her great form with the new ball, taking 3/10 from four overs.
In reply the Maroon team fell short by just four runs and was all out for 92.
Opener Janelle Whitehead worked hard for her 26 off 48 balls, with teenagers Lily Van Es 14 and Emily Norman 9 the other main contributors.