Division 1

Ellinbank 5/235 def by Buln Buln 4/238 An enthralling season of fantastic division one matches continued at the weekend, with Buln Buln ousting Ellinbank from top spot in an incredible match of the round.

After losing the toss and being sent in, the usually potent Lyrebird top order was subdued by Will Robertson early in the innings as he castled the out of form Wilson Pollock for one and caught the edge of Corey Jagoe’s bat for a duck.

Jack Armour (16) was the next to follow, caught by Robertson off the bowling of rival Sean Masterson as Buln slumped to 3-42 in the 16th over.

Brent Eastwell was joined by Cal Stewart at the crease as they pushed the score to 61 shortly after drinks before launching an incredible assault. The boundaries simply weren’t big enough for Stewart, as he blasted the ball over the field, while Eastwell managed to get bat on ball extremely efficiently.

Stewart passed 50 off his 56th delivery, before eventually reaching an incredible 105 just seven overs later as Robertson finally dismissed the English superstar after an innings which included four towering sixes.

Eastwell continued to a terrific 93*, while Bryce Monahan made a whirlwind 17* as the Lyrebirds romped to a score of 4-238, well and truly putting the Eagles on the back-foot.

However, Ellinbank has proven this season that they are the kings of the chase, and a steely resolve evidenced by their coach Ben Spicer allowed them to stay in the game despite the early losses of Troy Ferguson and Matt Farthing before the score reached 10, as Ricky McKerrow (2-25) ran rampant with the new ball in hand.

Spicer (43) and Nick Fairbank (45) continued their formidable partnership which has won Ellinbank several fixtures this season, combining to reach 93 before both were dismissed either side of drinks as Bryce Monahan (2-40) swung the match on its head.

This brought Sean Masterson and Daniel Pandolfo to the crease with an almost impossible task however, the pair threw caution to the wind and batted the Eagles back into the contest.

The pair each reached half centuries before the last two overs, when the match once again seemed lost with 35 required. However, the pair hit a host of boundaries to keep things tight, but Pandolfo (67) was dismissed off the