Lethbridge opener Hayden Spiller dominated round 8 of GCA cricket with a mammoth double century in Division 3 on Saturday 20 December.
Spiller made 210 from 156 balls and hit 22 fours and six sixes.
Spiller shared a staggering 303-run opening partnership with Jesse Sorgiovanni, who made 90.
In the same game, Tanner Hay smacked 96 from just 45 deliveries for Bannockburn, but Lethbridge’s 3/342 was too much by 46 runs.
Bell Park master blaster Nikhil Deep Pottabathini creamed 173 from 127 balls and hit 25 boundaries and two sixes in Division 2 while Highton’s Zac Wills made 118 and Hayden Butterworth scored 90 for Leopold.
South Barwon opener Clay Mulgrew fell one run short of his maiden Division 1 century, being run out for 99 from a direct hit by Andrew Casey. Had he made his ground, Mulgrew would have brought up a deserved ton.
Teammate Harry Hauenstein had a great game with 5/29 and 55 with the Swans getting the win.
Daniel Brew made 96 from 78 balls for Grovedale, although the Tigers went down to Newtown & Chilwell, which was well served by Pat McKenna (87), Lachie Sperling (53 not out and 3/56), Tyson Windus (70) and Nick Keast (27 and 4/69).
Victor Morrow had a first grade debut to cherish for North Geelong with 3/23 and 32 as his side got home in a thriller against St Peters. It was also Sam Hall’s 300th first grade game for North Geelong.
Blake Ash took 4/30 for Lara in a three-wicket win against East Belmont.
Meredith captain Tyler Dittloff made 76 and took 4/27 to spearhead his side to a Division 4 win against Teesdale.
GEELONG CRICKET ASSOCIATION
Round 8
GCA1
Newtown & Chilwell 5/328 (P. McKenna 87, T. Windus 70, L. Sperling 53no, M. Grohmann 36, D. Hodge 32) def Grovedale 303 (D. Brew 96, J. Moran 39, J. Windus 39, B. Engelen-Baker 36, N. Keast 4/69, L. Sperling 3/56)
North Geelong 8/157 (O. Rodgers 48, V. Morrow 32, H. Lewis 3/31, J. Stokes 3/36) def St Peters 8/154 (B. McMaster 52no, V. Morrow 3/23)
South Barwon 5/220 (C. Mulgrew 99, H. Hauenstein 55) def St Joseph’s 219 (A. Casey 72, R. Simmonds 62, J. Casey 38, H. Hauenstein 5/29)
Lara 7/208 (D. Weigl 53, V. Singh Cheema 42no, R. Sodomaco 39, J. Jenkins 3/40) def East Belmont 205 (J. Lidgett 54, S. O’Neill 43, L. Inglis 38, B. Ash 4/30)
GCA2
Geelong City 9/233 (D. Pearson 55, A. Evans 42, D. Gibson 3/35) def Leopold 8/227 (H. Butterworth 90, M. Kenneady 35, J. Vallelonga 32, H. O’Leary 4/36)
Bell Post Hill 1/98 (A. Barrow 44no) def Alexander Thomson 97 (B. Muir 3/16)
Bell Park 9/309 (N. Deep Pottabathini 173, K. Duncan 58, B. Kelly 35, M. Miller 4/42) def Torquay 6/238 (T. Stephens 64, D. O’Brien 53)
Highton 8/241 (Z. Wills 118, E. Burns 39, L. Campbell 30, C. George-Eldridge 3/44) def Geelong West 134 (R. Reddy Lankireddy 35no, C. Young 2/26)
GCA3
Lethbridge 3/342 (H. Spiller 210, J. Sorgiovanni 90) def Bannockburn 296 (T. Hay 96, R. Perkins 51, T. Weber 50, J. Jervies 32, J. Sheehan 4/52)
Thomson 9/169 (Z. Smith 42no, H. Coulson 33, S. Dew 32, M. Humm 3/31) def Corio 166 (B. Jones 40, X. Dew 3/25, J. Spalding 3/36)
Waurn Ponds Deakin 9/213 (Z. Asim 55, E. Rogers 32, B. Clarke 4/48) def Modewarre 8/203 (D. French 70no, L. Foot 43, E . Rogers 3/27)
Murgheboluc 5/273 (S. Abley 76, M. Grozdanovski 51, S. Hutley 49no, B. Brown 45) def Marshall 6/261 (P. Lang 81, J. Burns 48, O. Dunipace 4/44)
GCA4
Little River 6/235 (T. Archer 75no, B. Slater 72, B. Croker 31) def Manifold Heights 102 (N. Pratt 48, L. Wright 4/15, N. Fairchild 3/13)
Meredith 6/189 (T. Dittloff 76, L. Givvens 32no, R. Kennedy 3/54) def Teesdale 188 (C. Meehan 61, T. McPoyle 43, T. Dittloff 4/27)
Guild St Mary’s 3/151 (D. Thomas 65no, A. Singh Chhina 35, M. Aizaz Khan 31no) def St Albans/Breakwater 7/150 (M. Blain 39)
