CRICKET

CLV

By Liam durkin

 

ONE of those annoying days.

Cricket Latrobe Valley matches were abandoned at the weekend due to damp conditions.

Heavy overnight rain last Friday left grounds soaked, followed by spasmodic drizzles for most of Saturday.

The league made the call early Saturday morning not to proceed.

Not all will be lost however, as Premier A and A Grade matches hadn’t started, meaning Round 7 games in the top two grades will be played as one dayers.

Poor souls in Sale-Maffra were forced to report to grounds, as two-day games remained incomplete.

Warragul District had Saturday/Sunday games scheduled, only for most to be abandoned across both days.

While the sun came out later in the day, and play could have been possible, it is unlikely many more than 20 overs would have been completed.

Heading into Christmas, and commentary surrounding certain teams is intensifying.

Perhaps none more so than Raiders, who are second-last on the A Grade ladder just a season after coming down from Premier A.

It is doubtful anyone thought the Yinnar side would struggle this much, especially after Keenan Hughes joined. Hughes however is currently on the sidelines, as is Glengarry superstar Nat Freitag.

The Magpies are clearly not as strong without him, but whether or not their current ladder position of fifth reflects this is debatable.

Fixtures for this week are;

Premier A: Imperials vs Ex Students (Catterick Crescent),

Centrals vs Churchill (Apex Park),

Toongabbie vs Glengarry (Roger Reis Oval),

Moe vs Morwell (Burrage Reserve, Newborough).

A Grade: Willow Grove vs Latrobe (at Moe Racecourse),

CATS vs Gormandale (John Black Oval),

Rovers vs Raiders (Duncan Cameron),

Mirboo North vs Traralgon West (Mercer/McKenzie Wicket).

Ladders

Premier A: Ex Students (22 points), Imperials (20), Moe (19), Morwell (18), Glengarry (15), Churchill (14), Centrals (5), Toongabbie.

A Grade: Rovers (20), CATS (19), Traralgon West (17), Latrobe (15), Willow Grove (12), Gormandale (10), Raiders (10), Mirboo North (10, they’ll do something from this position, you just know it).