By STEWART BEALE
THE Olinda Junior Cricket under-10s and under-14s are the club’s only remaining teams in the competition, with the under-12 sides finishing their seasons last weekend.
On Friday night, the under-10s travelled to Mooroolbark and bowled first.
The Barkers posted a more than useful 97 with some really good contributions from all the batsmen.
For Olinda, there were some amazing performances on display, none better than second gamer Angus Pringle who took 5/10, including an incredible four wickets in one over.
Spike Sutton and Bon Sullivan were also among the wickets.
In reply, Olinda batted really well and went on to post a fantastic 107 runs.
The runs were shared by Charlie Eames (15), Lachie Bates (20), Bon Sullivan (14) and second-gamer Luke Howarth, who chipped in with 13.
A terrific all-round performance by the team.
The team is looking forward to next week’s final match of the season, at home against Montrose.
All supporters are encouraged to attend and have a great night.
The under-14s entered their final home-and-away match against Kilsyth, in hot pursuit of fourth spot and a semi-final position.
The team lost the toss and bowled, before possibly putting together their most accurate display for the whole season.
Kilsyth ground their way to 5/47 off 25 overs, with the bowlers only conceding eight extras.
Some good bowling, led by Josh Langer (2/5), was backed up by some sharp catching and a terrific run-out by Marc Feltham.
In response, the team posted a strong 3/85, with Nathan Rose getting his highest ever score of 31, and Jake Riordan remaining 18 not out.
Next week, the team has the chance to press home the advantage and finish the home-and-away season in positive fashion.
