Leopold looks primed for a successful GCA Division 2 season after a ruthless display in round 2 against Geelong West.
Leopold won the toss and batted first at home and compiled 6/212 with Michael Kenneady getting 56 off 52 balls, skipper Tom Treble 49, Robbie O’Donnell 32 and Henry Hatswell 27.
However, Treble ended up batting with a runner after injuring his hamstring. Treble told the Independent that he was hopeful it was a “minor tear” with a huge game against East Belmont coming up this week.
Charlie George-Eldridge was Geelong West’s most successful bowler with 3/43 while Sam Kelly (0/28 from nine overs) and Rajasekhar Lankireddy (1/30 from nine) also kept the total from getting away.
West was never really in the hunt when it came time to bat and went from 1/57 to lose 9/49 and be all out for 102.
Three wickets each to O’Donnell and Declan Gibson saw the Polders safely home.
BELL Park worked hard to shake off Geelong City with skipper Jamie Spiller making a classy 95 in a successful run chase. Earlier, City made 207 with Lachlan Emmett (51) getting runs, but Nikhil Deep Pottabathini (4/24 from 10 overs) applied the brakes. Spiller then guided the Dragons to victory although Ethan Guida could hold his head high with 3/29 from 10 overs.
TORQUAY thrashed Bell Post Hill by 10 wickets with seam bowler John Fisher snaring 5/16. Torquay needed 93 for victory and got there in just 13 overs with all 10 wickets intact thanks to Finlay Carter (41 not out) and Tristan Kassis (38 not out).
HIGHTON piled on 9/287 against Alexander Thomson with Zac Wills getting 80 from 79 balls and captain James Gillard 67 from 64. Panthers’ skipper Zach Mevissen followed up his 4/44 at the bowling crease with 47 from 48 deliveries, but a total of 221 all out saw the Heat home comfortably.
GCA DIVISION 2
Bell Park 7/208 (J. Spiller 95, N. Pottabathini 27, E. Guida 3/29, B. Taylor 2/34) def Geelong City 207 (L. Emmett 51, A. Evans 37, J. Driver 34, J. Leather 28, N. Pottabathini 4/24, S. Kelly 3/25)
Leopold 6/212 (M. Kenneady 56, T. Treble 49, R. O’Donnell 32, H. Hatswell 27, C. George-Eldridge 3/43) def Geelong West 102 (B. Payne 23, R. O’Donnell 3/25, D. Gibson 3/32, H. Butterworth 2/5)
Torquay 0/95 (F. Carter 48no, T. Kassis 38no) def Bell Post Hill 92 (W. Iles 24, J. Fisher 5/16, T. Stephens 2/14)
Highton 9/287 (Z. Wills 80, J. Gillard 67, M. Farr 37, H. Murrell 28no, Z. Mevissen 4/44) def Alexander Thomson 221 (Z. Mevissen 47, J. Macpherson 32, B. Forssman 27, D. Elliott 2/18, B. Somers 2/34)
