WEEK 14 RESULTS: February 28-March 1
This was the last weekend of the SCA roster before finals begin this coming weekend.
NEW NORFOLK – 1st Grade 50-over format: New Norfolk 4/120 (22.5 overs) defeated Gurkha Legends 10/119 (36.1 overs) at Tynwald Park on Saturday morning. Bowling first, captain Josh Rowlands put on a bowling clinic with the visiting batters having no idea how to play him. Rowlands sent down 9.1 overs, conceded just 17 runs and took a massive six wickets. The Legends were all out for 119. In the run chase, New Norfolk I had the win in the bag in the 23rd over, with Nathan Rice not wanting to waste too much of his Saturday, smashing 44 runs from 13 balls. The win places the Redcaps in fourth place heading into the finals, which will see them play Claremont this Saturday in an elimination final at Tynwald Park at 10.30am. Batting: N. Rice 44 from 13, J. Maddox 36 from 37. Bowling: J. Rowlands 6 for 17 from 9.1, T. Briscoe 1 for 20 from 7.
3rd Grade 50-over format: New Norfolk 9/254 (50 overs) lost to Montagu Bay 4/300 (50 overs) on Saturday Geilston Bay Oval. Batting first, the home team put on 300 with
their opener hitting 150 runs himself. The New Norfolk II bowlers found it hard to get through the batters’ defences. Josh Walsh was the only Redcap bowler to take more than one wicket, finishing with two. The Redcap batters fell short in the run chase, with Chris Muggleton top-scoring with 88 for the Redcaps. Shaun Fenton also raised the bat at 50. The loss leaves the Redcaps sitting fifth on the ladder, which means they finished just short of playing in the finals. Batting: C. Muggleton 88 from 118, S. Fenton 54 from 76. Bowling: J. Walsh 2 for 36 from 5, S. Rice 1 for 33 from 10.
6th Grade 40-over format: New Norfolk 10/166 (34.5 overs) lost to Montagu Bay 6/168 (31.2 overs) on Sunday at Tynwald Park. Batting first, New Norfolk III finished with 166 from 35 overs, losing all their wickets. Captain Ben Triffett top-scored with an unbeaten 80 runs. In the second innings, the Sharks took the win in the 32 d over after losing six wickets. Aidan Harvey picked up three wickets from four overs with the ball. The loss has left the 6th Grade team just out of finals as they finished fifth on the ladder and have concluded their season. Batting: Ben Triffett 80no from 97, H. Smith 20 from 20. Bowling: A. Harvey 3 for 27 from 4, J. Evans 2 for 35 from 8.
MOLESWORTH – 2nd Grade 50-over format: Molesworth 10/226 (40.4 overs) defeated Knights 10/192 (45.2 overs) at Boyer Oval on Saturday. Batting first, the home team put on 226 in 40 overs with the loss of the 10th wicket. Daniel Coppleman hit the ball well to finish on 59 from 34 balls and then followed up his batting innings by picking up three wickets in the second innings, along with Brayden Hodge. The Molesworth bowlers had the Knights all out for 192. The win places Molesworth I third on the ladder and they will be playing finals cricket this weekend, meeting St Virgil’s in an elimination final at Boyer Oval on Saturday at 10.30am. Batting: D. Coppleman 59 from 34, J. Wilton 40no from 36. Bowling: B. Hodge 3 for 29 from 10, D. Coppleman 3 for 38 from 8.2.
5th Grade 40-over format: Molesworth 10/70 (26.4 overs) lost to Derwent 10/104 (21.4 overs) on Sunday at Boyer Oval. Bowling first, Molesworth II had Derwent all out for 104 with Nick Fenton and Brad Jarvis picking up three wickets each. Unfortunately the Molesworth batters couldn’t capitilise on the small target, finding themselves all out for the small score of 70. Brad Jarvis was the top-scorer with 16 runs. The loss has made little difference, with Molesworth finishing on top of the ladder and playing finals cricket. Molesworth will play Derwent on Sunday in a qualifying final at Boyer Oval at 10.30am. Batting: B. Jarvis 16no from 31, B. Ransley 13 from 27. Bowling: N. Fenton 3 for 12 from 2.4, B. Jarvis 3 for 28 from 6.
GRETNA – 2nd Grade 50-over format: Gretna 1/85 (10.2 overs) defeated Bagdad 10/81 (32.1 overs) at Bagdad on Saturday. Batting first, Bagdad couldn’t get any runs flowing
on their home ground and found themselves all out for 81. Craig Cunningham took two wickets at fewer than a run an over, conceding just five runs from 6.1 overs. Corey Ransley, however, caused the most headaches for the Bagdad batters as he took four wickets. Ransley then came into bat as opener and hit 46 runs from just 29 to finish not out when the win was secured. Gretna I finishes fifth on the ladder and concludes their 2025/26 season. Batting: C. Ransley 46no from 29, B. Wallis 24no from 12. Bowling: C. Ransley 4 for 26 from 10, C. Cunningham 2 for 5 from 6.1.
5th Grade 40-over format: Gretna 10/170 (39.5 overs) defeated MacKillop 10/82 (28 overs) at North Warrane Oval on Sunday with a 1pm start. Batting first, Gretna I was one ball short of facing their full 40 overs, putting on 170. The top-scorer for Gretna was Dale Cowmeadow with 31. In the second innings, the Gretna bowlers started well and took early wickets with MacKillop unable to regain any composure from here. Connor Kelly-Lennox put down five very effective overs, conceding just five runs and taking three wickets. Dylan Burns also took three wickets. Gretna finished four on the ladder and will play finals this weekend, meeting Richmond/Cambridge in an elimination final at Richmond Oval at 10.30am. Batting: D. Cowmeadow 31 from 65, J. Blackwell 29 from 25. Bowling: C. Kelly-Lennox 3 for 5 from 5, D. Burns 3 for 21 from 8.
6th Grade 40-over format: Gretna 10/99 (29.5 overs) lost to Sorell 3/100 (12 overs) on Sunday at Gretna. Batting first, the Gretna III batters were all out for 99 with Brian Smith and Jack Embrey both hitting 20 to be top-scorers. In the second innings it took Sorell just 12 overs to take the win, losing just three wickets. Embrey was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with 1 for 8 from two overs. Gretna finished the season at seventh on the ladder, after bringing home three wins across their maiden season. Batting: B. Smith 20 from 36, J. Embrey 20 from 52. Bowling: J. Embrey 1 for 8 from 2, B. Slater 1 for 10 from 0.5.
BOTHWELL – 1st Grade 50-over format: Bothwell 10/151 (32 overs) lost to Claremont 1/152 (21.5 overs) at Bothwell on Saturday. Batting first, the Bucks put on 151 with Blake Eyles hitting 52 from 35. The second innings saw Claremont cruise to victory in 22 overs, losing just one wicket to Brock Nichols. After rising from 3rd Grade to 1st Grade in three seasons, the Bucks finished eighth on the ladder and concluded their season with one win for the year (but what a win it was). Batting: B. Eyles 52 from 35, C. Eyles 32 from 46. Bowling: B. Nichols 1 for 44 from 4.
4th Grade 50-over format: Bothwell 10/122 (24.1 overs) lost to Marquis Tigers 3/123 (22.5 overs) on Saturday at New Town High Oval. Batting first, Bothwell II saw Ryan Triffitt hit 42 on the way to posting a team score of 122 when the last wicket fell. The Tigers took fewer than 23 overs and only three wickets to claim the victory with Ryan Conley the pick of the Bucks’ bowlers with 2 for 33 from six overs. The Bucks conclude their season after finishing on eighth on the ladder. Batting: R. Triffitt 42 from 20, B. Clark 15no from 11. Bowling: R. Conley 2 for 33 from 6, M. Pearce 1 for 8 from 0.5.
TOP 3 PLAYERS OF WEEK 14
1) Josh Rowlands (New Norfolk 1) – 6 for 17 from 9.1 bowling
2) Corey Ransley (Gretna 2) – 46 from 29 not out batting and 4 for 26 from 10 bowling
3) Daniel Coppleman (Molesworth 1) – 59 from 34 batting and 3 for 38 from 8.2 bowling
THIS WEEKEND’S FINALS MATCHES
- New Norfolk 1st Grade v Claremont at Tynwald Park on Saturday at 10.30am
- Molesworth 2nd Grade v St Virgil’s at Boyer Oval on Saturday at 10.30am
- Molesworth 5th Grade v Derwent at Boyer Oval on Sunday at 10.30am
- Gretna 5th Grade v Richmond/Cambridge at Richmond Oval on Sunday at 10.30am
JUSTIN BENSON
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