Sport
7 November, 2025
Pies shoot flag stars
BOORT Yando is shaping as the team to beat in the Upper Loddon Cricket Association season after a comprehensive win over reigning champions Kingower.
Unbeaten in the junior competition since the beginning of the 2024-25 season, the Magpie seniors have lifted their game and have won all their three matches in the new season.
Put in to bat, Boort Yando compiled a reasonably modest 6-112 from their 20 overs in the T20 clash.
Jarrod Hodoros, who made 34, including four fours and a six, and Tom Potter (33, three fours and a six) were responsible for most of the scoring.
Will Deason took 2-26 from his four overs for Kingower, while four other bowlers took a wicket each.
So much of Kingower’s batting this season depends on opener and captain Matt Rowe, and when he fell for a duck to the bowling of Harry Weaver the innings was quickly in trouble.
Three other key batters made ducks as well – Will Deason, Tynan Hywood and Morgan Lonza – as Kingower struggled to 8-80 in its 20 overs.
David Rose, with 24, Kyle Simpson (21) and Ben Rose (15 not out) were the only players to reach double figures.
Daniel Lehman finished with 3-16 from his four overs, while Weaver’s 2-18 was next best.
Kingower, sitting third on the ladder, has the bye next weekend, with Boort Yando travelling to face Wedderburn Band on the turf wicket.
THE OLD phrase “from chocolates to boiled lollies” comes to mind when looking at the cricketing feats of Bridgewater Bulls brothers James and Jack Coghlan.
Last week they put on a stirring century partnership against Kingower.
This week? Rather than boiled lollies, perhaps “doughnuts” is a better term, as both brothers fell for ducks against Wedderburn Band in their T20 contest.
After the Band profited from a late partnership between veteran Steve Giorlando (40 not out, with four boundaries and a six) and Beau Hartnell (eight not out) to reach 6-122 from their 20 overs, the Bulls were quickly in deep trouble.
James Coghlan got the tiniest of nicks off the third ball of Adam Postle’s first over and was caught behind, the first of four ducks.
Brother Jack was another to fall without scoring, along with opener Lewis Lonsdale and Hunter Daldy as Bridgewater tumbled to 53 all out after 17.4 overs.
That represented a reasonable total considering the Bulls at one stage collapsed to 5-5.
There was a minor drama when Wedderburn thought Tim Hobbs had been stumped in Jonny Bairstow fashion after wandering from the crease, but he was given not out by the square-leg umpire.
Oddly, the umpire called “He didn’t touch it”, clearly believing the appeal was for caught behind.
Will Holt was the Band’s main destroyer, taking 3-4 from his four overs, while Postle and Luke Holt each ended with 2-12.
Josh Martyn top scored for the Bulls with 14 not out, which included three boundaries, with brothers Toby and Nic Naughton making 12 and 11 respectively.
Earlier, Luke Holt held together the Wedderburn innings with a quickfire 39 that featured six fours and a six before the surge from Giorlando and Hartnell. Martyn was best with both bat and ball for Bridgey, claiming 3-11 from four tight overs.
Lewis Lonsdale was relatively expensive, leaking 30 runs from his four overs, but he managed to take two scalps along the way.
Wedderburn is at home to top side Boort Yando in next Saturday’s one-day clash, with the Bulls travelling to Arnold in search of their first win for the season.