SEDGWICK blasted its second-consecutive score of more than 400 in the Emu Valley Cricket Association on Saturday – and the Rams aren’t done with yet.
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In just 45 overs at the crease after bundling West Bendigo out for 54, the Rams cracked 2-437 – scoring at 9.7 runs per over at Club Court.
The run-feast – which followed last week’s 6-424 against Marong – was led by Rams’ left-hander Matt Dwyer, who pummelled the club’s second-double century in as many weeks.
Dwyer finished the day unbeaten on 233 – the same score team-mate Rick Ladson made against Marong the previous week.
With Dwyer not out and the Rams to bat on and build on their lead of 383, he has the chance to mow down the EVCA record score of 283 held by Marong’s Scott Ross.
Of Dwyer’s 233 runs, 112 came in boundaries (28) and 96 in sixes (16).
Ladson picked up from where he left off last Sunday, going to stumps on 92 n.o., meaning the skipper has scored 325 runs in just six days without going out.
And Andrew Sheahan made sure he didn’t need to do much running – he made 88, of which 80 came through boundaries (20).
Earlier, the Redbacks lasted into just the 23rd over before they were bowled out for 54 in an innings where only opener Mitch Holt (22) reached double figures, while six players made ducks.
Luke Southon (5-29 off 11.4) and Sheahan (4-15 off 6) shared nine wickets between them for the Rams.
• Marong produced its best batting effort of the season to post 262 against ladder-leader Golden Gully at home.
Scott Ross (55) and Adam Brown (54) both made half-centuries for the Panthers, who had been 5-230 before losing their last five wickets for 33.
For the second game in a row Kansas Varker (5-54 off 17.5) snared five wickets for the Cobras.
• Mandurang will resume next Saturday at 2-48 in reply to Maiden Gully’s 143.
Cain Ladiges (3-33 off 11) and Matthew Pask (3-13 off 5.5) both took three wickets for the Rangas, while the economical James Pietromonaco (1-16 off 16) again proved tough to score off.
Captain Leon Beatty (39) top scored for Maiden Gully, which struggled to build momentum in its innings, apart from a 58-run stand for the eighth wicket between Beatty and Greg Burns (27).
• Spring Gully was all out for 167 against United in the grand final rematch.
Recruit Sam Barnes (4-27 off 15.1) picked up four wickets for the Tigers and Keiran Nihill (3-45 off 22) took three.
Brannon Stanford (68) scored the bulk of the Crows’ runs.