Hallora fight hard to move into four

Target too much

Drouin 6/355 Garfield/Tynong 10/311

Drouin’s whopping total of 355 proved to be just too much for Garfield/Tynong with the Titans falling 44 runs short in a tightly contested match.

Drouin gained the upper hand early with Sam Romari (4/83) ripping through the top order.

A spirited fight back from Glen Johnston (70) and Brayden Ridler (42) saw the pair add 72 for the fifth wicket.

At 6/190 the target seemed a long way off but Wayne Danks was undeterred. In a beautifully measured innings Danks (81) took the visitors to within sight of victory before being the last wicket to fall.

Gavin Mills made the important breakthrough claiming the wicket of Danks and finishing with 3/39. (cc)

Jindivick hold on

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Jindivick 5/256 (cc) def. Yarragon 10/226

Jindivick took the points over Yarragon in an entertaining contest on the Panthers home ground.

Defending a modest total the Jumping Jacks struck early before allowing a partnership to form between danger man Jake Green (28) and top scorer Carlo Ierfone (45).

Three wickets in the space of eight runs saw the visitor even up the contest before a typically stoic knock from John Malacarne (28) gave the home side a sniff of victory.

Dale Norton (36) launched a final salvo from number 10 but it was not quite enough as his side finished just shy of the target.

Wickets were evenly shared amongst the bowlers with Leif Rasmussen (2/19), Anthony Maguire (2/55), Shane Hoskins (2/22), and Daryl Bagnall (2/11) all contributing.

Aaron Larkman was never far from the action finishing the day with five catches.

Bulls win big

Bunyip 10/342 def. Neerim District 10/144

Resuming at 3/24 the Stags struggled to get going with wickets falling at regular intervals.

Davin George (34) was the mainstay of the Neerim innings with handy starts from Ryan Parker (20) and Anthony Hart (19) adding respectability to the scoreboard as the Bulls recorded the biggest upset of the season.

Davis and Harry McConnell lead the charge with the new ball, Davis snaring 4/36 and Harry complimenting the previous week’s century with 2/46.

Marcus Haddrick chimed in with 2/22.

Western Park’s Will Hendrikse gets set to drive as Ellinbank/Warragul wicketkeeper Bryce Joyce watches on. For a full junior cricket report, read the West Gippsland and Baw Baw Trader.

Jack McDopnald (middle) had the backing of teammates Matthew Roberts and Jacob Konstanty as he waited for his turn to bat during the under 14 match against Ellinbank/Warragul; Photographs: Paul Cohen.

Warragul’s Ty Miller hits out during the division six match against Drouin.