While first and third grade still have one round to play in the Singleton District Cricket Association (SDCA) competition, this Saturday (March 10) will see the second grade semi-finals series commence.
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With Creeks finishing on the top ladder in second grade, they are set to take on Valley in the major semi at Cook 3.
And, after a solid win on Saturday over Valley, JPC will take on Denman in the minor semi at Cook 1.
However, JPC’s first grade side will not be seeing any finals action and offered little resistance against Valley during round 14 of the competition.
Right from the outset Valley were dominant with opening batsman, Jacob Carey, once again proving he is all class.
The consistent performer scored 126 runs and was well supported by fellow opener Dan Hayes (57).
Dan Storey also put in fine cameo. Taking to the crease after the fifth wicket fell, some big hitting saw him notch up 61(no).
There was also some big scores put on the board in the corresponding third grade match.
Congratulations to Valley player Jason Newberry (132no) and JPC’s Craig Knox (102no) on their tons.
Match Statistics:
- 1st Grade: Valley 6/357 (Jacob Carey 126, Daniel Storey 61no, Dan Hayes 57&3/30, Liam Storey 2/38, Luke Nichols 1/22) defeated JPC 164 (Ash Borg 89, Mick Taylor 22, Jacob O’Hara 13no, Josh Harvey 2/65, Steve Reeves 0/24, Ash Borg 1/63);
- Creeks 6/210 (36 overs) (Chad Solman 70, Jacob Hill 54, Steve Unicomb 33) defeated Muswellbrook on forfeit (Campbell Schmierer 3/57, Jarrod Watts 2/49);
- Second Grade: JPC 3/114 (Jack Turner 52no, Kyle Bailey 22&2/13, Gregg Dann 20&3/22) defeated Valley 112 (Nathan Bagnall 52, Tully Winsor 30, Sam Barry 2/3, Tony Whiting 1/12);
- Creeks 4/70 (Lachlan Charnock 22no, Matt Chick 21, Dan Tracey 4/26, Clint Harman 3/7) defeated Muswellbrook 65 (Sam Arenson 22, Cameron Eckersley 16& 3/25, Peter Turnbull 1/23);
- 3rd Grade: Valley 5/194 (Jason Newberry 132no, Alex Belcore 28, Ethan Maher 1/27, Barry Thompson 1/45) defeated JPC 2/191 (Craig Knox 102no&2/34, Andrew Knox 50, Luke Dempster 3/41).
Meanwhile, the club’s annual presentation night will be held on Saturday, March 24 at Club Singleton on Pitt Street. It will start at 7pm following the completion of the grand finals.
