1st Grade Fill-ins Help 2nds Demolish Leagues

2nd Grade have continued their strong start to the season after they scored a comfortable victory over Manly Leagues last weekend. On week 1 the Plateau posted a huge total of 7/316. Gilkesy grabbed his 2nd 50 for the season finishing on 63 opening the batting before 1st Grade's Haithwaite and Bennetts put on a 100 partnership for the 7th wicket (Haithwaite 77 not out).

The team consisted of 4 regular 1st graders due to a few unavailabilities and the top side having a bye.

Gilkesy again starred on Saturday, taking 4 wickets with the ball to destroy the Leagues' middle order. Leagues' managed to hold on for 67 overs before they were all out for 191.

Second grade sit in equal 1st alongside Harbord Diggers.

Third grade threw away a victory for the taking. Thanks to 6/55 from Mick Mackin, they bowled Manly 6th Grade out for 175 on week 1, a well below par score for the Warriewood ground. About half the team got starts, but none could go on with it and they fell 14 runs short. Returning to the field for some bowling/fielding practice, Mick added to his game tally and should have taken a 10 for. He had 2 catches go down to spoil the milestone. 3rds are now equal last.

Despite having Terry Hills 3/7 after week 1, the 4th grade team could not bowl them out for less than their total of 196. They could only manage a further 2 wickets before Terry Hills cruised past after 67 overs. 4th Grade are struggling with only 1 victory for the season and sit in equal last place.

5ths are also looking good after another victory on the weekend. They bowled Manly Leagues out for 137 last week, declared at 8/283 this week, sent them back in but could only manage 2 wickets in their outright attempt. They are sitting comfortable in 2nd place on the 5th grade table.

You can probably guess the result delivered by the 7th grade juggernaut. It was Cromer's turn to suffer this week. They were sent in the bat first and were dismissed for 126 (Mackenzie 3/51). The 7ths then belted 302 (Porter-Denning 68) and went on to steamroll Cromer's 2nd innings effort for 71 (Porter-Denning 4/6). They have won every game outright, except for the washout and have a 11 point gap to the 2nd place team on the table.