Sheer pace has always been the showpiece of cricket. The excitement fans get from a Dennis Lillie, Malcolm Marshall or Brett Lee thundering in throwing down brutal rockets. This weekend the speedsters in the Yarra Valley took full toll on their unsuspecting victims. At Coldstream, Matthew Stark cut a swathe through the Mt Evelyn batting lineup to lead the Crocs to an unsuspecting victory. With Mt Evelyn sitting on 1/33 chasing 122 for victory, most pundits had the Rovers well in front of this contest. Stark, with the support of Jarrod Bayliss (2/28), made early inroads into the visitors batting before rearguard action from Luke Jones (34) and Bruce Smith, put the Rovers back in the contest at tea sitting on 5/81. This was short lived, as an excellently executed spell from Stark after tea saw the woodwork rattled. The visitors tail were unable to counter Starks pace and accuracy as he recorded remarkable figures of 7/37 to roll Mt Evelyn for 101. Coldstream now sit clearly on top of the ladder and have an intriguing battle against second placed Healesville ahead. Mt Evelyn now need to regroup, as they havent won since Round 2 and host a much improved Hoddles Creek. Seville will be pleased with their allround effort against Yarra Junction, as the reigning premiers found some much needed form. The Blues were defending a sizeable 235 and left it to fast bowlers Matt Hadlum and Ishara Amarasinghe to break the Eagles in their chase. Yarra Junction made a reasonable start against the formidable attack, and the weather, to reach 2/30 with Dan Lever (27) leading the charge. The Eagles just couldnt deal with the heat coming from Hadlum (4/12) as his blistering speed, and the guile of Amarasinghe (3/37), rendered the Eagles toothless as they dismissed the visitors for 109 to cap off an impressive victory. Seville now have the chance to turn up the heat on the top four as they travel to Woori Yallock, whilst Yarra Junction need to turn up the heat on Warburton-Millgrove or they will find themselves drifting from the leaders of the competition. Unfortunately weather intervened in the remaining contests which were poised for interesting conclusions. Healesville remain in second place on the ladder, but will be rueing a missed opportunity to gain ground on Coldstream. Chasing Warburton-Millgroves 179, the Bloods looked well set to chase down the total. Geoff Stock (26 not out) and John Heywood (19 not out) are forming a formidable opening partnership, and once again had Healesville well out of the blocks at 0/51 when the weight of rain became too much. Undefeated since Round 1, the Bloods will see next weeks clash with Coldstream as a perfect opportunity to lay claims to being the competitions best team, whilst the consistent Burras need to account for Yarra Junction to consolidate their position in the top four. The Woori Yallock versus Hoddles Creek contest was in an interesting position as Hoddles Creek were left with a chase of 160. The Wombats only advanced to 1/11 before play was called off, leaving everyone none the wiser about where the two sides stand. Are Woori Yallock genuine finals contenders? Have Hoddles Creek improved from their early season trials? Both of these questions will be answered in the coming matches as the Tigers host the formidable Seville, and the Wombats travel to Mt Evelyn to play a team battling fickle form. DJ Strachan Shield Coldstream 9/121dec (B Fritsch 24 L Ashton 23 D Brambilla 20* K Jones 3/11 R Shepherd 2/16 G Fraser 2/28) defeated Mt Evelyn 10/101 (L Jones 34 M Stark 7/37 J Bayliss 2/28), Woori Yallock 10/160 (R. Smith 51 not out, S. Young 35, M. Batten 3/11, N. Bark 3/29) drew with Hoddles Creek 1/11, Seville 235 (A Burns 75 D Troyahn 35 D Lever 6/54) defeated Yarra Junction 109 (Dan Lever 27 M Hadlum 4/12 I Amarasinghe 3/37), Warburton-Millgrove 10/179 (L.Barnard 52, M.Walker 27, D.Moore 4/12) drew with Healesville 0/51 (G Stock 26no, J Heywood 19no) RA Finger Trophy Healesville 0/122dec (P Smola 60no B Horner 51no) defeated outright Warburton-Millgrove 10/36 (T Appleton 11 D Kerr 4/15 B Chandler 3/5 S James 2/5) & 10/91 (B Winzer 32 J Jones 15 B Chandler 4/33 D Kerr 3/27), Yarra Junction 2/35 (T. Hawkins 20) drew with Seville 6/253 (R. Oates 129x, G. Woodard 50, Q. Hodgkinson 4/71), Coldstream 10/57 (N. Taylor 21, J. Lennon 8, J. Orren 2/5, A. Adamson 2/9) defeated by Yarra Glen 2/87 (J. Orren 41*, S. Beath 21, P. Wagner 1/31, P. Batchelor 1/10), Woori Yallock 10/220 (J.Smith 56, P.Broussard 34, D.Sharman 30, S.Leman 4/48, D.Chesney 3/34) drew with Hoddles Creek 2/8 (P Sanders 2/0) C Grade Healesville 10/193 (G Waixel 51 J Cooper 26 G Sweetin 2/7 D Waixel 2/18) drew with Gruyere 4/131 (G Sweetin 64no A Vasallo 39 no L Zanatta 2/28 D Senior 2/41), Seville 10/113 (C Laycock 29 L Winter-Annette 4/30) defeated by Launching Place 4/129 (A Vandervlugt 51 S Parker 38* C Laycock 2/24), Wandin 10/222 (R. Aiken 70, J. Oakley 24, T. Williams 3/14, A. Giblin 3/27, T. Hancock 2/36) defeated by Mt Evelyn 6/244 (D Hearn 66, T Hancock 54, A Giblin 40, B Johnson 2/47) D Grade Hoddles Creek 9/55ao (D. Chesney 26 not out, G. Black 5/16) defeated by Launching Place 10/83 (G. Black 25, B. Cole 5/19) & 1/4, Healesville 10/41 (R Nolan 24 S Thompson 7/13) & 9/84 ao (S Thompson 5/17 J Tasey 22) defeated outright by Powelltown 4/101 dec (B Dunne 34 S Thompson 27 D Anthony 2/26) and 2/30, Seville 162 (H Van Veen 24 S Mundie 23 N Dowdell 4/43) defeated Yarra Junction 112 (N Dowdell 34 A Johnson 3/7 M Proctor 3/25), Wandin 10/139 (L. Corrin 43, R. Dobson 34, R. Wilson 5/26, J. Lee-Archer 4/16) defeated by Mt Evelyn 6/167 (D Westaway 58no, C Witherdin 40no, R Williams 39, J Dobson 4/49), Coldstream 7/230 (B Adams 93 P Harris 70 A Cummins 16 A Taeuber 3/36 D Bailey 2/21) defeated outright Warburton-Millgrove 9/87 & 8/111 (C Flynn 35 M Wind 27 B Wheeler 4/16 D Ralph 4/25) One Day Grade Seville 130 ( L Roberts 30 G Reynolds 2/4 Q Glassborrow 2/15 C Caputo 2/16) lost to Silvan 7/173 (R Dipietrantonio 41* A Kuszlunda 41* P Dall 2/17 L Roberts 2/22 J Dyason 2/25), Marysville 10/70 (B Norman 26, D Mcfadzean 9, B Davies 3/2 A Hass 2/5) defeated by Yarra Glen Gold 4/149 (C Foster 40ret. L Crawford 25, J Cummins 1/7, C Preyer 1/14), Yarra Glen Maroon vs Woori Yallock (no play), Wandin 2/262 (B Sinnott 40 no, D Alderman 40 no, R Smith 41 no, B Mckenzie 40 no) defeated Yarra Junction 8/122 (C Staines 26, M Sinnott 2/5, DB Trembath 2/13) Under 16 Healesville Red vs Mt Evelyn (no play), Seville Blue 1/80 (T Smith 49*) vs Seville Gold, Hoddles Creek/Yarra Junction 5/41 (M. Joans 10, R. Johns 2/9, D. Whelan 2/15) v Yarra Glen, Healesville White 6/192 (D Kerr 52no D Fry 40 B Shedden 27no B Thorneycroft 2/22 A Sequeria 1/8) vs Warburton/Launching Place Under 14A Seville 5/133 (C Hirst 30 P Heaphy 2/14) vs Mt Evelyn, Healesville Red 3/17 (L Evans 1/3 J Lusk 1/4) vs Yarra Glen 10/213 (L Coulson 42 B Cummings 41 P Moors 34 H Keeling 4/41 J Simnett 2/21 L Chandler 2/24), Healesville White 8/124 (M Minney 42no J Lawry 40 F Saurine 2/4 N McDonald 2/16) vs Warburton/Millgrove 0/3 Under 14B Coldstream vs Wandin 8/117 (D Vaux 3/17 P Bruce 44no), Yarra Junction vs Launching Place 8/152 (A. Ferguson 91no, L.Thomas 25, T. Reed 3/15, Z. Thompson 2/7) Under 12 Seville vs Hoddles Creek (no play), Mt Evelyn vs Yarra Glen Gold (no play), Healesville White vs Healesville Red 4/64 (S Gebert 8no L English 4 A Boyle 1/3 E Prentice 1/6), Yarra Junction 3/98 (L Odey 5, J Doolan 4no. J Baker 2/9, L Wasley 1/4) vs Marysville, Yarra Glen Maroon vs Launching Place (no scores)
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