With the weather forecast predicting a downpour of rain on Friday and Saturday it looks unlikely there will be cricket played in the area over the weekend.
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If games do get off the ground, it will be an encounter between two teams towards the top of the ladder which highlights the round when Coro take on Diggers at West End.
It has been a close competition so far this season which is a great thing according to Coro captain Haydn Pascoe.
“I think last time I check we were right up towards the top of the table,” he said.
“It has been a really close competition so far this year, and we have been going into games not really knowing what to expect in terms of results which is great.”
The side has been without quick bowler Mitchell Williams-Hedges since he hurt his ankle during the Murrumbidgee Big Bash in October but Pascoe said he was on the road to recovery.
“He has had his surgery and has the boot off and is getting around without crutches,” he said.
He has had his surgery and has the boot off and is getting around without crutches
- Haydn Pascoe
“I still don’t expect to see him back on the field until after the Christmas break.”
In the unlikely event, the game does go ahead on Saturday, Pascoe is hoping his bowlers can continue their form from last weekend.
“Our bowling has really improved in recent weeks,” he said.
“We kept taking wickets against Exies, but they were able to post a finishing total of around 180.”
Pascoe also knows the dangers Diggers poses in the shape of Theo Valeri who is currently sitting second in the runs scoring for the first-grade season behind Coro’s young gun Dean Bennett.
“Obviously picking him up early will be key,” he said. “They also have quite a few other good batsmen in Ben Watts and Tom Valeri.”
Umpires Draw
First Grade
Saturday 1.00pm start Coro v Diggers at Westend Garry Tucker and Doug Cattanach
Saturday 4.30pm start Leagues v Hanwood at Exies 1 Richie Alvaro and Peter Davis
Second Grade
Friday 5.45pm start 35 overs Diggers v Coleambally at Exies 1 Gordon Browne and Doug Cattanach
Saturday 1.00pm start 40 overs Hanwood v Coro at Hanwood: Glen Bock, Exies v Leagues at Exies 2 Don Coleman
Third Grade
Saturday 1.00pm start 35 overs Coro V Exies at Collina: Brenton Harrison, Coleambally v Leagues at Coly Joe Catanzariti
Liam Warren
As someone with an underlying passion about sport it is a privilege to report on the sporting landscape around the MIA
As someone with an underlying passion about sport it is a privilege to report on the sporting landscape around the MIA
