Round of upsets ahead of finals
Yarragon needed early wickets and they got them courtesy of Lleyton Smith (3-39) and Gamini Kumara (4-21) who reduced Hallora to 6-49 as only James Vela (21) was able to make any reasonable contribution to the cause.
Grant Duncan (18) and James Williams were left with the repair job, however they found resistance in the miserly Nuwan Perera (2-9) as the going got tight at the back end of the innings.
Fighting innings from Craig Byrnes and Aidan Phillips weren’t enough, as a costly run-out courtesy of Smith, whose contributions proved vital, as well as outstanding death bowling meant Hallora fell to 102 all out, as Yarragon left with the crucial six points.
Hawks on rebound
Drouin 2/146 def Ellinbank 144 Drouin has easily accounted for Ellinbank, making it two from two since the Christmas break.
Bowling first at the Recreation Reserve against a potent Ellinbank batting line-up, the Hawks were able to make early in-roads via Jamie Glen, who picked up the key wickets of Ben Spicer (5) and Matthew Farthing (9) to set the tone for the rest of the day.
Troy Ferguson (36) and Nick Fairbank (25) were able to restore order in the innings with their experience, however, were removed shortly after one another to expose the middle order, which soon collapsed.
Trevor Gardiner (3-22) continued to prove his all-round prowess since returning, while Dale Weller (2-24) churned out another fine spell as only Will Robertson (27) was able to contribute to push Ellinbank to 144 all out.
In reply, Drouin simply had no issues with the chase as the Ellinbank bowling attack lacked firepower.
Jonathan Bell (50) and Damon Healy (30) blasted their team into an unassailable position, while Sam Wyatt (35*) outlined his representative potential with another fine knock, as Drouin past the total two wickets down with plenty of time to spare, placing themselves second on the one-day ladder in the process.
Rapid century for Sheehan
Jindivick 170 def by Western Park 9/291cc Danny Sheehan continues to prove age is no barrier, marking his promotion up the order with a rapid century against the struggling Jindivick.
The Jumping Jacks won the toss and sent Western Park in a decision that seemed justified after removing Jason Croft (11) and Sam Batson (0) as well as the dangerous Sanjaya Gangodawila (37).
Luke Hume (3-45) did the damage, however the next 20 overs weren’t so kind to the home team, as Sheehan and Leigh Diston combined for a 152-run partnership, which included eight sixes between the pair.
Diston (62) was finally removed by Greg Interlandi (5-50), who took season-best figures as he cleaned up the tail, while Sheehan (103 off 82) went on his merry way to record his first century since his return to cricket.
Zane Harper (41) finished off the innings with a flighty cameo, as the Warriors amassed 9-291.
In reply, Jindivick were never a realistic chance, as Hussain Ali (50) and Dananja Madushanka (36) made the best of the situation with some excellent ball striking.
Troy Lehman (3-35) was the pick of the bowlers, as Joel Batson, Tyler McDonald and Sanjaya Gangodawila all picked up multiple wickets as Jindivick were all out for 170.