By Justin Flynn
Opener Shaun Fankhauser’s run scoring spree continued on Saturday January 7 as Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association resumed after the Christmas and New Year break.
Fankhauser made his second century of the season for Ocean Grove and has scores of 34, 5, 47, 30, 108, 57 and 106 not out this season for a total of 387 runs at an average of 64.50.
Ocean Grove won the toss and batted against second placed Jan Juc with Fankhauser and captain Dan Roddis (33 off 36 balls) getting the side off to a great start with a 63-run opening stand.
Nathan Taylor chipped in with 29 at No 3 and Fankhauser continued to bat through the innings to remain undefeated on 106 from 121 deliveries.
The final score of 6/188 was impressive, but it would require a solid bowling effort against the Sharks’ batting
Jan Juc’s innings never really gathered any momentum despite starts from Iva Priest (35) and Nick Hyden (33) as youngster Bailey Le Maistre took his best ever A Grade figures of 5/25.
Le Maistre’s nagging little medium pacers were instrumental in dismissing the Sharks for 133, 58 runs short.
The loss meant Jan Juc went from second to fifth on the ladder while the Grubbers are now inside the top four.
St Leonards broke through for its first win of the season, upsetting giant killers Inverleigh.
Inverleigh had claimed the scalps of Anglesea and Jan Juc before the break, but the Saints proved too good in a low-scoring game.
Shanaka Kethbevilage was the difference between the two sides with 4/32 for St Leonards.
Barrabool moved into second spot with an impressive win against Queenscliff.
Mitch Potter (46) and Lachie Kidd (44) got runs for Queenscliff in its innings of 8/161, but the Bulls chased down the target with seven wickets and almost five overs to spare.
Aaron Pickering smacked 49 not out from just 29 deliveries and Jack Purcell batted through the innings for 48 from 83.
Anglesea got back onto the winner’s list with a five-wicket win against Armstrong Creek.
Paceman Darcy Elliott took 4/16 in dismissing the Titans for 96 while Brett Venables conceded only six runs from eight overs.
