Kendall Jennings, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper
Local doctor, Tharindu Uyanage, will be missed at the hospital and the cricket field. Yet, he has left the pitch in style, collecting the highest batting score against Kerang with 39 runs, capturing 3 wickets from his 7 overs and 5 balls, and taking a catch in the field.
Round three of the NDCA season saw Kerang host Barham at Kerang while Koondrook faced Murrabit at Koondrook.
Kerang won the toss and chose to bowl. Will Lake was the first wicket to fall (9 runs from 9 balls) being caught by Ryan Dee off a ball from Declan Hogg. Chameera Akurugoda made 26 runs from 34 deliveries before being caught by Jack Whorwood by a ball from Tyler Schmidt. Dean McGowan made 37 runs from 59 balls.
Chameera Akurugoda and Shravan Manne captured 2 wickets from their bowling. Akurugoda also bowled 2 maiden overs while Manne caught the golden duck of Tyler Schmidt. Tharindu Uyanage and Jack Thrum captured three wickets, with Uyanage bowling one maiden over.
Cody Storm, Will Lake, Chameera Akurugoda and Shravan Manne all grasped a single catch in the field.
Barham won the match by 52 runs, Kerang 125, Barham 8-177, a grand farewell stint for Tharindu Uyanage.
In the Koondrook match, Nathan Henry (42) and Brent McKnight (45) strongly contributed to Murrabit’s 35-run victory over Koondrook. Koondrook won the toss and elected to bowl. Brian D’Silva captured 3 wickets. Bailey Laursen, 2 wickets and a maiden over. Marc Laursen (2 maiden overs) and Steven Farrant took one wicket each. Garner Smith and Bailey Laursen grasped 2 catches each, while Kynan Laursen and Brian D’Silva caught one.
Murrabit’s Simon Kelly was lethal with the ball, snagging 5 wickets for his 8 overs and catching 2 on a Koondrook scorecard containing 3 ducks (Garner Smith, Aiden Thompson, Bailey Laursen) and a golden duck (Lachlan Laursen). Blake Watts, 2 wickets and a maiden over. Brad Hein one wicket and a maiden over, and Zeb Hein one wicket. Captain and keeper, Tim Millard, caught one and had a stumping. Brad Hein, Brent McKnight and Sam Copland also caught one each. Final score Murrabit 7/183 defeated Koondrook 9-148.
This week’s games:
Friday night, December 3
SHDCA
U16s Murray Raiders Vs Woorinen – Day 2 (Murrabit Recreation Reserve – 5:00pm)
BKJCA
U16s Barham Vs Koondrook at Barham (Barham Recreation Reserve – 5:00pm)
Saturday, December 4
NDCA U13s
Kerang Vs Murrabit (Kerang – East Turf – 8.45am)
Nondies Cohuna Vs Boort Yando (Cohuna 2 – 8.45am)
BKCC – Bye
NDCA A Grade – Bye
Sunday, December 5
U13s (Alan Garden Reserve, Swan Hill – 10am)
U18s boys rep game (Kerang – East Turf – 10am)
U21s female rep game (Koondrook Recreation Reserve – 10am).
This article appeared in The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper, 2 December 2021.
