One net session enough for Welsh to get eye in for back-to-back tons

GIVEN the start he has made it would be reasonable to assume Braydon Welsh put in a huge pre-season getting his eye in ready to wield the willow with Kingower.

The Kingower skipper has opened the Upper Loddon Cricket Association season with back-to-back centuries for the reigning premiers.

And he has done it off the back of only having one lead-up hit in the nets ahead of round one.

“I had just the one hit before the season started… that was a week before daylight savings started, so it was a bit dark,” Welsh said on Friday.

“Nick Leach was steaming in with an oldish ball, which made it a bit hard to see, but I felt alright.”

The 20-year-old cracked 115 n.o. for Kingower in a round one win over Arnold in the grand final rematch and then backed it up with 120 last week against Newbridge.

Welsh hadn’t made a century before this season.

“Usually I get the odd 50 and then just throw it away, but I’ve put my head down a bit this season,” Welsh said.

Welsh’s heroics with the bat have helped Kingower to a 2-0 start in its premiership defence.

One of the other teams that is 2-0 is Wedderburn, which Kingower plays on Saturday.

Inglewood is the only other team that has won both its games so far.

• Saturday’s games:

Bridgewater v Boort-Yando

Kingower v Wedderburn

Serpentine v Newbridge

Arnold v Inglewood

TWO of the round one winners will play against each other on Saturday when the Northern United Cricket Association’s Twenty20 competition continues.

The second round of matches features a contest between defending premier Raywood and Bagshot, who were both victorious last week.

Saturday’s matches hit off at 2pm.

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Saturday’s games:

Goornong v Dingee

Calivil v Colbinabbin

Elmore v Heathcote

Raywood v Bagshot

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Last week’s results:

Bagshot 7-80 d Colbinabbin 9-79

Raywood 7-131 d Calivil 72

Elmore 8-96 d Dingee 48

Goornong v Heathcote – no game

READ MORE – Last week’s day one wrap

SPRING Gully has the biggest total to defend when round two of the Emu Valley Cricket Association season continues on Saturday.

The reigning premier Crows have 283 on the board against Maiden Gully, with their total featuring a century from Rhys Webb.

• State of play:

Maiden Gully v Spring Gully 283

Mandurang v United 210

Emu Creek v Marong 207

California Gully 262 v Sedgwick 1-10

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