By Justin Flynn
Barwon Heads opener Jason ‘Jacko’ Mallett batted the entire innings for Barwon Heads on day one of its Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A2 Grade match against Collendina.
Mallett made an unbeaten 169 in the final total of 4/333 and hit 21 boundaries during his 233-ball innings.
Fellow opener Ben Harris made 42, Max Melzer hit a patient 38, Darcy Hewitt was busy with 32 and Charlie Hurst made 29, but it was 42-year-old Mallett’s day in front of a big crowd past players day on a fast outfield at RT Fuller Oval.
Drysdale is on the verge of outright points against Newcomb.
Newcomb leads by one run with three second innings wickets in hand and the Hawks should wrap the outright up within the first hour this Saturday.
Paceman Blake Dobbin was the star with 6/14 in the Bulls’ first innings.
Wallington needs 156 runs this week against Winchelsea.
A 76-run last wicket stand between Matt Partridge (52) and No 11 Dean Hampshire (29 not out) gave the Blues a genuine shot at winning.
In A1 Grade, Jack Purcell’s stunning 157 has carried Barrabool to 3/265 against Ocean Grove.
Purcell and skipper Kane Pickering (59) put on 178 for the opening stand for the Bulls.
A fine 95 from Tim Frankenburg has helped Queenscliff to a commanding 9/275 against Jan Juc.
Kane Leathem made 52 for the Coutas, but if it wasn’t for a superb 5/50 from 20 overs by Sharks leftie Jordy Graham, the score would have been well over 300.
Anglesea crawled to a final total of 9/162 with Tynan Shannon the star.
Shannon made 88 from 175 deliveries in a show of defiance.
St Leonards was all out for 139 against Armstrong Creek with Troy Griffin getting 43 while Daniel Maclean sent down 26.3 overs for his 5/47 which included seven maidens.
