Led by Harpreet Singh and Manu Mohan, Waratahs hammered Kinross in the 10th round of Orange District Cricket Association’s third grade premiership, maintaining their place in the top four as the Christmas break looms.
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Singh pummeled a stunning 116 and Mohan blasted his way to 80, the pair adding a swashbuckling 144 for the third wicket as their side rocketed to a whopping 6-314 from their 40 overs.
The duo scored at well above a run-a-ball as Waratahs left the students needing almost eight-an-over from the word go, with Dennis Cyriac also pitching in with a quick-fire 50 at the end of the innings.
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Predictably that proved too big a task for Kinross as they finished 130 short, valiantly fighting their way to 9-185 in reply at Sally Kennett Oval.
The victory was Waratahs’ third on the trot leading into next Saturday’s opening rounds of the third grade Twenty20 tournament, and leaves the sky blues in a good position to have a serious crack at their first title since 2015-16 in the new year.
Spring Hill (159) knocked off Cavaliers (159) on the weekend as well while Centrals (137) fell 31 short of a chasing victory over reigning champions and competition leaders Orange City (168).
Jack Radnedge produced a player-of-the-game effort for the Warriors, knocking up what proved to be a crucial 20 from numbers 11 and then taking 4-18 from seven overs after opening the bowling.
Cavaliers looked as though they were seriously beginning to hit their straps after shooting to the second grade lead with an outright win, then another victory, but their run of form was stopped be Centrals on the weekend.
The maroons still sit on top of the table heading into next weekend’s final round of 2018, but the second-placed red and blacks closed the gap to one point with Saturday’s 46-run victory.
Ben Winslade (31) led the way for Centrals, with skipper Kyle Nonnenmacher (27 not out) chipping in from number 10 as his side posted 9-125 at Moulder Park.
Roshan Eiseman (4-25) and Matt Burgess (3-11) then made sure Cavaliers’ chase never really got going, combining to snare the maroons’ first seven scalps for just 32 and leave them reeling.
Cavaliers’ tail did wag, but they still only managed to add another 47, falling for 80.
In Saturday’s other second grade game Kinross (8-134) kept CYMS (124) winless.
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