By Peter Hamilton
AFTER a good A Grade display in which the Bombers restricted top-placed Beaconsfield to 206, Emerald got off to a poor start in the chase.
The Bombers were on the back foot with the score 3/32 off 28 overs.
Quenten Lucas and Wes Wright put the game back in the balance with a 67-run stand before Wright was out for 28.
With the new Chandler Medallist looking set and with good support from Jay Kleinsmit the Bombers were a chance, but both batsmen fell within a couple of overs.
Lucas was a star again for the Bombers as he batted for 60 overs to compile 82.
From there the Bombers were never a chance, but David Alenson looked good down the order making 16 not out as Emerald was bowled out for 164.
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After a bad day last week the Bombers had already lost on first innings and resumed on 5/24.
Things didn’t get any better for and the end of the season couldn’t come quick enough.
Emerald was bowled out for 62 in the second innings and lost outright.
Jarred Gillespie looked at ease in his marathon 20-over stay at the crease and Cam Williams batted well to again top score with 29.
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Needing to win to make the finals the Bombers tried to defend 169.
With Beaconsfield resuming at 2/25 the Bombers got off to a good start with Andrew Rolfs and Michael Borkowski bowling tightly.
Rolfs and Julian Powell (2/44) struck in quick succession to bring the score to 4/69. With some missed chances in the field the score went to 4/112 until Rolfs struck again.
With the game seemingly slipping away from the Bombers two quick wickets saw the score to 7/150, but it wasn’t to be as Beaconsfield passed the total with 10 overs to spare.
Rolfs bowled a tireless 29 overs for 5/36, including oen wicket where the ball was struck towards Mick Van Leeuan in gully at a great pace, before it hit him on the head then ricocheted to cover where Keiron Thoms pulled off a great one-handed catch.
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After getting Merinda Park out for 160 last week the Bombers posted a huge total thanks to contributions from youngsters Jesse Mather and Aaron Cameron.
Resuming at 2/67 Emerald didn’t lose its next wicket until the score was on 147, with Eric Glazner out for 35.
At 4/173 Cameron came into bat before Mather brought up his century. It was a patient well-played innings which lasted nearly 50 overs.
Mathers finally lost his wicket with the score on 290.
Cameron was a little more aggressive and belted the ball everywhere as he hit 97 in less than 20 overs.
The score of 9/428 was sealed by Col McNeil’s 45 and Brett Hamilton’s 27.
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Emerald went down to Pakenham, but did well to avoid an outright loss.
Pakenham made 121 and the Bombers 60. Euan Thoms was the best with the bat with 17 not out. In the last innings the Bombers had 15 overs to bat and finished with 2/62. Ash Lucas made 27 not out and Ali Semaiha 15.
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After bowling Upper Beaconsfield out for 42 the top-of-the-ladder Bombers put together 237 in 41 overs.
Jedd Ralph and Tom Baldock retired on 30 while Jack Jeffree and Jesse Dodd both batted well.
With 17 overs to claim the outright win the Bombers needed 12 runs, and Liam O’Sullivan ripped through the order to take the great figures of 6/20 off six overs.
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Playing the last game of the season against top team Beaconsfield the Reds did well to post their top score of the year. The Bombers got off to a great start at 0/83 off 22 overs, Matt Livermore leading the way in posting his first 50, as Emerald scored 4/154 in a good finish to the season.
