By Aaron Kirby
Kwinana’s bowlers gave 2nd Grade and One-Day Cs a satisfying end to a tough season over the weekend.
2nd Grade came into day two against Kelmscott with 167 runs on the board after a good performance with the bat.
Spearheads Rob Taylor (3-42) and Rhyley Rametta (2-22) fired up early reducing Kelmscott to 2-16 before a partnership developed.
Youngster Oskar Johns-Carpenter (2-24) stepped up, breaking the partnership with two quick wickets.
Captain Geoff Perera (3-31) then chipped in to see Kelmscott seven down at the tea break.
It was a matter of time as Taylor and Perera worked the tail over.
Kelmscott fell 38 runs short as they were bowled out for 129 handing Kwinana their fourth win of the season as they finished the year seventh on the overall table.
One-Day Cs recorded their sixth victory as they chased down Piara Water’s total of 128.
Piara Waters opted to bat first, and Kwinana’s bowlers took advantage of the home-field advantage with tight lines.
Excellent fielding complimented the bowlers as Kwinana forced two run-outs and restricted the total to 6-128.
David MacDonald claimed 2-23.
Kwinana looked worried at 2-16 before Jason Williams (14) and Rod Cribbs steadied the innings.
Cribbs was at his blistering best hitting 69 and seeing the team home before retiring.
The match finished with Kwinana on 6-160 and in seventh on the ladder.
4th Grade couldn’t avoid an outright loss to Thornlie.

By Aaron Kirby
Geoff Perera again stood tall for Kwinana’s 2nd Grade side as 4th Grade and One-Day Cs struggled to make an impact.
2nd Grade entered the final game of the season against Kelmscott sitting in seventh position on the table.
After losing the toss, Kwinana was asked to bat.
The change of openers made an immediate impact as Paul Silchinger drove the first ball through the covers on his way to 38.
However, the change didn’t prevent an early wicket.
The ship was steadied with regular partnerships, but the innings was on a knifes edge at 4-54 before Perera took control.
Perera and Qaisar Mewati (19) put on 41, pushing toward the 100 mark.
Kwinana continued to frustrate Kelmscott’s bowlers with consistent partnerships.
Perera showed his intent by launching a six down the ground as he began to accelerate.
He was eventually caught in the covers for 64, but not before pushing Kwinana past 150.
Adrian Woolons provided entertainment to end the day as he hit 14 runs from four balls before being the last wicket to fall as Kwinana posted 167.
Kwinana will take plenty of confidence into day two with a strong bowling unit.
One-Day Cs had a tough day after sending Kardinya Lakes into bat.
Scott Benjamin (4-33) made the perfect start having Kardinya Lakes 1-4.
Kwinana found the going harder after that despite claiming two quick wickets in the 60s.
Kardinya Lakes kept wickets in hand and attacked the back end of the innings to finish 7-206.
Benjamin was again the stand out with the bat making 46, but early wickets hamstrung the innings.
Kwinana was able to see out their overs but finished well short on 8-102.
4th Grade’s batting woes continued in a nightmare day against Thornlie at Thornlie Oval.
Kwinana had some confidence after a close encounter earlier in the year but was let down by their batting.
Thornlie asked Kwinana to bat first and made short work of the innings as Kwinana was dismissed for 35.
Thornlie then set about attacking a demoralised Kwinana outfit.
Opener Neil Mullally bludgeoned 153n.o as Thornlie declared at the end of the day on 3-248.

By Aaron Kirby

A fighting knock of 79 from 2nd Grade Captain Geoff Perera saw Kwinana send a scare through Jandakot Park’s dressing room as Phoenix outclassed One-Day Cs.
Kwinana came into day two against Jandakot at 5-39 and in a desperate position chasing 165 for victory, however, with Perera at the crease; there was still a chance.
He resumed his innings on 14 alongside Luke Collins (8) and made a steady start to the day.
Collins’ defiance ended with a leading edge and not long after Paul Schlinger’s desperate dive fell short in a disastrous runout.
With just the young tail to come, hope was fading.
Kwinana edged closer with Ali Gharibyar gritting his teeth and combining with Perera to put on 35 runs.
Perera tried to put the foot down pounding a six but hauled out the very next ball bringing Kwinana’s innings to an end on 128.
The day ended with batting practice for Jandakot as they went all out looking for extra points.
One-Day Cs were full of confidence coming into their home game against Phoenix after last weeks win.
After losing the toss, Kwinana was asked to bowl first and found it tough going.
Phoenix pounced on lose bowling as they posted 5-231.
Sean Mohan took two wickets.
Kwinana never got going with the bat despite 43 from Dallas Eparaima.
Kwinana was dismissed for 88 which included seven ducks.

By Aaron Kirby
One-Day Cs returned to winning ways against Armadale as 2nd Grade’s batting woes continue.
One-Day Cs were on top all day after being put in to bat at Gilmore Oval.
Openers Scott Weldon (54) and Scott Benjamin (47) were dominant as they amassed a partnership of 102.
Danial Weldon then stepped up to the crease for the first time in three matches and made an impressive 31n.o.
Wickets in hand allowed Kwinana to push the total to 2-176 from 35 overs.
Buoyed by the batting innings, the bowlers were on from the start reducing Armadale to 4-40.
Armadale fought-back before Dallas Eparaima chimed in with 3-19.
The flow of wickets restricted Armadale’s scoring allowing Kwinana to close out the innings with the score at 9-152 and claim a 24 run victory.
2nd Grade won the toss in their two-day clash against Jandakot Park at Atwell Oval and decided to take advantage of the gloomy skies by bowling first.
The decision paid off early as Jandakot’s attacking stroke play led to plenty of chances.
The game was in the balance at 4-63 as the drizzle began to fall.
Kwinana Captain Geoff Perera then nosed his team ahead at tea having Jandakot 7-106.
However, Jandakot fought back and were eventually bowled out for 165 with Perera taking the final wicket to claim 5-23.
The drizzle continued to fall as Kwinana’s chase got underway.
Ill-discipline cost Kwinana’s batsmen as Jandakot took advantage of their chances to have Kwinana five down before the close of play.
Luke Collins ended the day with a towering six, but Kwinana is left with plenty to do needing 126 for victory having just five wickets in hand.
4th Grade saw the return of club veteran Adam Humphrey as Kwinana batted first against Piara Waters at home.
Two quick wickets saw Humphrey to the crease early where he put on 16 before succumbing to the crumble.
Anil Sah also put up some resistance making 29 as Kwinana were bundled out for 76.
Kwinana’s bowlers made a good start, but without a formidable total on the board, they found it difficult to build pressure.
Richard Bell took 2-30 as Piara Waters finished the day by declaring on 4-131.
Kwinana will look to bounce back on day two and avoid a second consecutive outright defeat.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana pushed hard for victory in 2nd Grade but was left regretting missed chances as 4th Grade failed to avoid outright defeat.
2nd Grade came into day two against Riverton-Rostrata with 92 runs left to defend and eight wickets needed for victory.
Three dropped catches in as many overs to start the day left the bowlers disappointed but also encouraged by the chances that were being created.
Connor Kilgallon struck with his first ball and then again with the last bowl of his second over.
The match was in the balance all day, and Kwinana went into the tea break having Riverton-Rostrata 7-78.
Things changed after tea as the batsmen got a few shots away and passed the total before declaring at 8-135.
Kwinana was asked to bat again and scrapped to 7-43 before a sporting declaration left Riverton-Rostrata with one over to make 20 runs to steal an outright victory.
Geoff Perera stepped up to the plate taking a wicket first ball and with two consecutive dropped catches could have had a hat-trick as the match ended with Riverton-Rostrata 1-4.
4th Grade had a daunting task ahead at the beginning of day two after Riverton-Rostrata set 271 on day one.
Bad-luck hampered Kwinana’s start before Ali Gharibyar (40) stood up and played his best innings to date.
Alongside Paul Webb (31), Gharibyar put on a 41 run partnership.
After Webb fell, no one could stick with Gharibyar as he batted through the innings and was the last to fall with the score on 106.
Kwinana was asked to follow-on but declared handing Riverton-Rostrata an outright victory.
One-Day Cs put in a good effort after batting first against Willetton at Centenary Oval B.
Dallas Eparaima led the way with 58n.o including three sixes as a new-look batting order posted 3-124.
A century from Willetton’s Aaron Board took the game from Kwinana.
Young Noah Cribbs was impressive with the new ball taking 1-33.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 2nd Grade bowlers led a big fightback late on day one against Riverton-Rostrata as One-Day Cs go down in another nailbiter.

2nd Grade lost the toss and was asked to bat first on a temperamental Orelia Oval pitch.
The top order again failed to make an impact with Kwinana slumping to 4-16 before Qaiser Mewati, and Paul Silchinger settled the innings.
They both fell within an over of each other as Riverton-Rostrata wrapped up the Kwinana innings for 116.
Kwinana made a great start with the ball as Rob Taylor, and Rhyley Rametta dominated the batsmen to take two wickets before the close of play.
Riverton-Rostrata will resume on Saturday at 2-24.
One-Day Cs travelled to take on Piara Waters and were asked to bowl first.
Kwinana made a good start thanks to Scott Benjamin’s 3-16.

Piara Water’s middle order put on valuable runs before Kwinana regained control.
Piara Waters finished the innings on 7-159.
It was a disastrous start for Kwinana with both openers falling before the score reached double figures.
Dallas Eparaima (44) regained control and alongside Rod Cribbs (39n.o.) got Kwinana within touching distance.
It would prove to be not quite enough as Kwinana ended the innings on 6-155.
4th Grade had a nightmare against Riverton-Rostrata at Riverton Reserve after deciding to bowl first.
Blake Kilgallon (3-73) was again a shining light alongside Fida Hussain (2-62), but they couldn’t stop Riverton-Rostrata romping to 7-270.
They will need to dig deep with the bat if they are to chase the target down next week.

By Aaron Kirby

Rylee Rametta’s herculean effort led the way as Kwinana’s 2nd Grade bowlers fought hard against Willetton while whiz kid Blake Kilgallon claimed his second straight 4th Grade five-fa.
Kwinana entered day two of their match against Willetton at Burrendah Park needing 10 wickets with 149 further runs to defend after being bowled out for 164 on day one.
It was a slow start to the day as Kwinana’s opening bowlers hit their line and length before Rametta made the breakthrough bowling Chris Chellew.
Kwinana’s bowlers continued to toil but couldn’t stop Willetton putting on consistent partnerships.
Rametta was brilliant all day bowling 21 overs and taking 4-28.
Geoff Perera (1-32) also worked hard, and Luke Collins claimed 2-8, but it wasn’t enough as Willeton surpassed the total.
Kwinana wrapped up the tail and finished the match positively bowling Willeton out for 207.
2nd Grade still has a shot at finals but will need to build momentum in the last three games if they are any chance of defending their 2018-19 crown.
4th Grade started day two in a tricky position having already lost their match against Kardinya Lakes on first innings.
Kilgallon was brilliant with the ball taking 5-22 including getting top scorer Stephen Burgess stumped for 76.
However, Kardinya Lakes piled on the pressure before declaring on 9-174.
Kwinana was left needing 116 to avoid outright defeat.
The top order failed again being reduced to 5-18 before Trevor Walters put up some resistance, hitting seven fours on his way to 47.
The innings finished quickly after Walters fell with Kwinana bowled out for 87.
The One-Day Grades had an Australia Day bye but will return to action this weekend with One-Day Cs one spot below finals qualification.

By Aaron Kirby

Geoff Perera and Peter Geere rescued 2nd Grade’s batting innings as Kwinana’s other grades suffered a disappointing weekend.
A young 2nd Grade team took to the field for the first two-day game of 2020 against Willetton and were asked to bat first after losing the toss.
It was a dire start at 5-36 before Perera (78) and Geere (46) combined for a hard-fought 96 run partnership.
Both would eventually fall trying to accelerate the innings but the tail eeked out a few runs to see Kwinana finish the day on 164.
Kwinana bowled six overs before the close of play with Willeton on 0-15.
A new look 4th Grade side had a horror day against Kardinya Lakes after batting first at Orelia Oval.
Captain Richard Bell led from the front with 17 as his team crumbled to be all out for 58.
Kardinya Lakes made light work of the total and head into day two 3-130.
Kwinana will be hoping to avoid an outright defeat.
One-Day Cs put a handy total on the board against Leeming thanks to 49 from Scott Weldon and 38 n.o. from Scott Benjamin.
The tail provided some late runs as the innings finished with Kwinana on 6-145.
An early runout had Kwinana on top, but the bowlers couldn’t find any control as Leeming cruised to victory with a total of 3-228.
Jason Williams took 1-36.

By Aaron Kirby
The first round of 2020 saw a nail-biting weekend of cricket for Kwinana CC.
One-Day Cs opened up the year looking to push their claim on a top-four spot against Armadale.
Kwinana was put into the field and struggled to take early wickets before fighting back and having Armadale 3-99.
The bowlers restricted the middle order before the tail scored some bonus runs to finish the innings with 7-171.
The run chase started poorly before captain Phil Keirnan steadied with 44.
Scott Weldon took control of the middle overs cruising to 53.
At 6-154 the game was in the balance.
Dallas Eparaima (32n.o) was closing the innings nicely but the tail folded around him as Kwinana lost three wickets for just three runs.
The wickets haltered Kwinana’s innings as they finished the chase just five runs short on 7-167.
4th Grade took a road-trip to Rolleystone/Karragullen to kick-off 2020.
Kwinana was asked to bat first and made a poor start as the top order crumbled to 4-53.
Vishal Patel (35) and Trevor Walters (28) then combined for a much needed 54 run partnership to edge Kwinana towards a competitive total.
Captain Richard Bell (14 n.o) led the tail as Kwinana finished the innings on 9-131.
The bowlers started brightly having Roleystone/Karragullen on the ropes at 3-34.
A small partnership built after Kwinana missed their chances, but Blake Kilgallon spun a web taking 5-22 to get Kwinana back into the game and leave the batting side reeling at 8-104.
The ninth wicket fell at 121, leaving Kwinana needing one wicket with ten runs in hand.
The bowlers tried desperately but were left rueing missed chances as Roleystone/Karragullen surpassed the total with two overs to spare.
2nd Grade had a match to forget against Roleystone/Karragullen after deciding to bowl first.
It looked a promising start at 1-19, but it went downhill from there.
Kwinana found it tough to take regular wickets despite 3-21 from Geoff Perera as Roleystone/Karragullen piled on 253.
Perera also led the way with the bat making 46, but it was slow going as Kwinana struggled to find partnerships and ended the match on 9-137.
One-Day H was awarded the points after CBC forfeited.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s top grades are developing an intense rivalry with Bicton Attadale after fighting out two close encounters over the weekend.
2nd Grade won the toss and decided to bowl first on their home deck against Bicton Attadale.
It was a slow start before Kwinana took 2-0 to break back into the game.
A look at former Kwinana batsmen Derryn Fernandez fired the bowlers up, and the game was evenly poised when Fernandez fell at 4-139.
The lower order got away towards the end of the innings handing Bicton Attadale a healthy total of 5-199.
Luke Collins claimed 1-9.
Geoff Perera again led the way with the bat making 77.
Further contributions from Paul Silchinger (51n.o.) and captain Peter Geere (33) pushed the game into the final over.
At the end of a pressure-filled final over Kwinana found themselves a heartbreaking run short on 8-198.
A brutal knock from Anil Sah saw Kwinana’s 4th Grade play out a close match as they travelled to take on Bicton Attadale after a significant victory in their first encounter.
After losing the toss, Kwinana made a strong start with the ball, but missed opportunities in the field hurt.
Blake Kilgallon claimed 2-55 including an unusual hit wicket dismissal as Bicton Attadale posted 6-207.
Kwinana lost an early wicket but steadied.
Sah (76) walked to the crease at 2-47 and combined with Aaron Kirby, who carried his bat on the way to 56n.o., to put on 106 runs before hauling out trying to hit an eighth six.
Adrian Woollons made a brisk 27 to keep Kwinana in the game, however, the total was just too much in the end as Kwinana finished the match on 3-193.
One-Day Cs were asked to bowl first against Phoenix and struggled to find control bowling 44 extras as Phoenix posted 6-207.
Kwinana’s batsmen couldn’t find their feet and were dismissed for 130.
Scott Weldon top-scored with 25.
Unfortunately, One-Day H had to forfeit their match against Leeming.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 2nd Grade side returned to winning ways last weekend as the other grades struggle to find consistency.
2nd Grade played their first home game in a month when they took on Willetton.
After winning the toss, Kwinana bowled first and made light work of Willetton’s batsmen.
Dylan Hinchliffe, Andrew Gibbs and Rob Taylor all claimed three wickets as Kwinana bowled Willetton out for 106.
The run chase never looked in doubt despite early wickets thanks to a boundary laden 49 from Geoff Perera.
Peter Geere also contributed 29 in the middle-order as Kwinana passed the total and finished the match on 6-139.
4th Grade had a nightmare with the bat against Kardinya Lakes at Buzzacott Reserve.
Kwinana batted first after winning the toss.
The batsmen found it tough going from the start and eventually folded all out for 53.
The bowlers put in an impressive effort with Rhyley Rametta taking 4-19 and Fida Hussain claiming 4-11; however, they never had enough runs on the board.
Kardinya ended the match all out for 107.
A solid effort from One-Day Cs batsmen saw Kwinana in the game against Kenwick at the innings break.
Oskar Johns Carpenter led the way making 37 batting at three.
Some late boundaries saw Kwinana post 150.
The bowlers made an early breakthrough, but Kenwick’s middle-order wrested back control.
Kenwick cruised past 150 and finished the match on 3-213.
One-Day H has been learning quickly put struggled against CBC.
After being asked to field Kwinana made a steady start but as the innings wore on CBC’s batsmen took the inexperienced bowling attack apart despite Philip Keirnan’s 4-27.
The innings concluded with CBC on 7-183.
The pressure of runs on the board proved too much for Kwinana as they crumbled to be all out for 40.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 4th Grade bowlers took advantage of Anil Sah’s maiden ton to record a big win against Bicton Attadale while One-Day Cs returned to winning ways.

4th Grade had 275 runs to play with on day two against Bicton Attadale at Orelia Oval.

Andrew Gibbs (3-32) and Rhyley Rametta (2-25) stunted the batsmen from the start.

Their combination of tight lines and swing were too much for Bicton Attadale’s batsmen.

Luke Collins (2-25) and Fida Hussain (2-45) continued the pressure as Kwinana bowled Bicton Attadale out for 140 to record their first win.

Kwinana finished the day with some batting practice and completed the match on 6-72.

One-Day Cs travelled to Gwynne Park to take on Armadale.

Armadale batted first, but Kwinana quickly took the upper-hand reducing the batting side to 7-89.

Young leggie Blake Kilgallon showed a glimpse of the future bamboozling the Armadale batsmen and claiming 2-10 from five overs.

Armadale saw out the overs finishing on 7-125.

Kwinana’s batsmen made a tough start at 2-13, but the middle order put together partnerships to steady the innings.

Scott Weldon (27) and Trevor Walters (21) saw Kwinana get over the line and finish the match all out for 133.

One-day H took the fight to Perth Tamil at home.

Kwinana’s bowlers made a good start with young bowler James Taylor (2-30) taking a wicket in the first over.

However, Perth Tamil’s middle-order got away from Kwinana, despite Rod Cribbs taking 3-26, and posted 7-177.

Kwinana’s openers made a fantastic start to the run chase putting on 71 before David Stewart was run out for 42.

Some big hitting from David Abbott (30) in the middle-order wasn’t quite enough as Kwinana fell short on 6-159.

2nd Grade had a bitter day in their match against Bicton Attadale at Fremantle Park.

Chasing 231 for victory Kwinana lost an early wicket before steading but, a collapse of 4-4 robbed Kwinana of any chance at winning.

The latter order succumbed quickly as Kwinana were bowled out for 85 with Josh Atkinson top-scoring with 24.

Bicton Attadale batted again ending the match on 4-137.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 4th Grade bounced back brilliantly thanks to Anil Sah’s brilliant ton as One-Day Cs played out a nail-biter.
4th Grade batted first on the scorching opening day of their Round Five clash against Bicton-Attadale.
Kwinana made a nervy start before Sah and Terrance Clark (48) combined to put on a brilliant partnership of 168.
Sah’s first career hundred blended patience with controlled power-hitting, pounding the bowlers under the hot sun.
He hit 21 fours and two sixes on his way to posting 139.
A mini-collapse of 3-0 ended the innings early, but the damage had already been done with Kwinana posting an imposing 275 to end the day.
One-Day Cs returned home for their clash with Willetton Crows.
Kwinana bowled first.
The innings was in the balance at 3-93 before two quick wickets slowed the Crows momentum and saw them finish the innings on 8-157.
Adrian Woollons was the standout of the run chase making 52 before having to retire leaving Kwinana needing 18 from the last three overs.
There were wickets and boundaries aplenty as it came down to three runs needed off the last ball.
Oskar Johns-Carpenter found himself run out inches short of what would have been a match tying double as Kwinana went down by a single heart-breaking run; finishing the innings on 9-156.
2nd Grade made the bold decision to field first in their game against Bicton Attadale at Fremantle Park.
They made the perfect start claiming 2-2 before Bicton Attadale recovered and made Kwinana’s bowlers grind it out in the 40-degree heat for the second week running.
Dylan Hinchliffe bowled brilliantly claiming 4-68 from 21 overs, but the heat took its toll as Bicton Attadale posted 230.
One-Day H had a tough day at Bruce Lee Oval against CBC.
Kwinana batted first and made a positive start as the openers put on 19.
A middle-order collapse stifled the innings, but Kwinana managed to bat out the overs and finished with 7-67.
The bowlers had a tough task defending the low total.
Peter Tucker took 1-10 from his allotted overs as CBC finished the match on 4-157.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana wilted under the sun as One-Day H took to the field for the first time.
2nd Grade had 169 runs to defend on day two against Roleystone/Karragullen.
They made a good start at 1-4, but Kwinana struggled from there as the batsmen put together partnerships, grinding the bowlers into the dirt.
Despite Kwinana’s best efforts Roleystone/Karragullen cruised to victory and ended the match on 9-249.
Dylan Hinchcliffe claimed 3-66.
It was an even tougher day for 4th Grade against Roleystone/Karragullen as Kwinana suffered an outright defeat.
Roleystone/Karragullen needed just 20 runs as play resumed on day two.
They achieved the runs quickly and pushed on to 9-197 before declaring.
Kwinana couldn’t handle the pressure as Roleystone/Karragullen captain Brett Turner claimed a career-best 10-27.
A boundary-laden 47 from Luke Collins avoided an innings defeat and got Kwinana 20 runs ahead, but the runs were chased down quickly.
One-Day H batted first against Armadale and struggled from the outset.
Jason Williams was the only batsmen to reach double figures with 15 as Kwinana were bowled out for 47.
Armadale’s batsmen felt no pressure and cruised to victory on the back of a 114 from Rakesh Rakesh; finishing the innings on 3-182.
One-Day Cs winning streak came to an end at the hands of Leeming Spartan.
Kwinana bowled first and struggled to maintain control and take wickets.
Leeming finished their innings on 2-289.
Kwinana put together a valiant run chase, but it just wasn’t enough falling short on 198.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s One-Day Cs continued their winning ways as 2nd Grade took a road trip to Karragullen.
One-Day Cs travelled to take on Phoenix and won the toss; electing to bowl first in overcast conditions.
Tight bowling and consistent wickets restricted Phoenix to a modest total of 7-136 from their 35 overs.
Fida Hussain was impressive with the ball taking 3-12 with his trademark swing.
Kwinana made a shaky start with the bat at 2-22 before Dallas Eparaima (57), and Ali Gharibyar (33) put on a match-winning partnership of 122 runs which saw Kwinana finish the match on 3-144.
2nd Grade batted first against Rolystone-Karragullen.
Geoff Perera fell early, but Kwinana put together steady partnerships until Daniel Campo took control of the back end with 68n.o; pushing Kwinana’s total to 169 to end day one.
The bowlers will look to repeat their efforts from the last match on day two to stay at the top of the table.
4th Grade had a tough day in their game against Rolystone-Karragullen.
Kwinana batted first after winning the toss but couldn’t stop Rolystone-Karragullen captain Brett Turner as he claimed 7-23 to tear the Kwinana order apart.
Kwinana limped to 100 all out and took to the field needing early wickets.
Turner was again the thorn in Kwinana’s side flaying his way to 49 before running himself out.
The day ended with Rolystone-Karragullen on 2-80 needing just 21 runs for a first-innings victory.

By Aaron Kirby

A host of familiar faces returned to Kwinana’s 2nd Grade team as they kicked off the first two-day game of the season while 4th Grade and One-Day Cs struggled to find momentum.
2nd Grade was sent into bat by Armadale in their first home game of the season.
After losing an early wicket Geoff Perera (88) and Bart Pratt (40) steadied and took control putting on 101 runs for the second wicket.
The middle and latter order put together steady partnerships to see Kwinana end day one all out for 206.
4th Grade was also asked to bat first by Cockburn at Goodchild Reserve in their first two-day game.
A slow start saw a clump of wickets put Kwinana in trouble at 4-31 before Paul Silchinger brought some control to the innings making 58.
Despite Silchinger’s control, Kwinana struggled to get going; eventually bowled out for 133 with plenty of work to next week.

One-day Cs did well with the ball restricting Kardinya Lakes to 5-130 in their first home game.
Fida Hussain claimed 2-19.
Hussain then stared with the bat making 32 including six fours.
Unfortunately, he had no support around him as Kwinana were bowled out for 62.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 4th grade stormed home in wet conditions to book their place in finals as One-Day Gs fall agonisingly short.

4th grade added 18 runs to their first innings lead before sending Jandakot in to bat again needing 81 runs to avoid an outright loss.

With finals on the line, Kwinana stepped up and ripped Jandakot’s batsmen apart for the second week running.

Jandakot reached 9-80 before Kwinana rapped the number 11 on the pads to have Jandakot all out for 80, winning by an innings and one run with that single run gaining them a finals position.

Connor Kilgallon was again the star of the show taking 4-40 with match figures of 10-68.

4th Grade will now travel to Jandakot for their semi-final and will take plenty of confidence from their impressive win.

One-Day Gs came into their final match against Piara Waters needing to win to stay in finals contention.

After a rain delay, the match was reduced to 30 overs.

Piara Waters batted first and were in trouble at 6-83 before the middle, and lower order stabilised the innings to post 6-136.

Luke Collins took 2-18.

Kwinana’s top three batmen controlled the game.

Opener David Stewart made 60n.o while fellow opener Peter Geere made 43 and first drop Blake Newton made 42 as Kwinana passed the score having lost one wicket.

Kwinana finished the match on 4-165, unfortunately it wasn’t enough as they fell 0.2 points short of making finals.

Rain prevented 2nd grade from playing on day two against Armadale ending the match as a draw.

Kwinana retained second spot on the ladder and will host a semi-final.

One-Day Bs had their last game abandoned due to rain.

Saturday night saw Kwinana hold its MVP night.

Matthew Parnham was 2nd grades MVP with 15 votes while 4th Grade was taken out by Jon Cribbs with 13 votes.

Aaron Kirby polled 13 votes to be One-Day Bs MVP, and young up and comer Josh Elphick was named One-Day Gs MVP with 16 votes.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 4^th grade team rolled the top side to keep their slim finals hopes alive as 2^nd grade post a big total in their fight to host a semi-final.

4^th grade came into their final match needing a big outright victory against top placed Jandakot to have a chance to make the finals.

After winning the toss, Kwinana bowled and made instant inroads having Jandakot 2-2. Connor Kilgallon took control taking 6-28 bowling Jandakot out for 74.

Kwinana found themselves in similar trouble at 3-13 before a quick fire 60 from Luke Ward took the game away from Jandakot.

Kwinana ended day one on 8-137 with a lead of 63.

2^nd grade travelled to Armadale looking for a win to make sure they host a semi-final.

Kwinana batted first and started shakily before Brett Kearney (87), and Aiden McCartan (44) steadied the innings and pushed Kwinana’s total to 9-212.

Kwinana will be feeling confident going into the last weekend of the regular season.

One-Day Gs dominated at Leeming to jump back into the top four.

Kwinana flourished with the bat thanks to a great start from David Stewart who hit ten fours on his way to 80.

Both Luke Collins (51) and Lincoln Dwyer (44) took turns hitting Leeming’s wayward bowlers around the park before Kwinana finished the innings on 5-228.

Leeming made a steady start with the bat before losing 3-6 to be on the back foot.

Kwinana was able to restrict the middle order, and Lincoln Dwyer’s 3-22 saw Leeming finish the match on 8-173.

One-Day Bs took a major step back in their last home game of the season against Leeming.

Kwinana was asked to bowl first but could do nothing as Leeming smashed their way to 6-308.

Aaron Kirby took 4-75.

Kwinana found themselves in early trouble at 2-14 and couldn’t recover being bowled out for 125.

Jason William top scored with 33.

By Aaron Kirby

Batting collapses plagued Kwinana throughout the grades on a rough day of cricket.

2nd Grade remained at home this week taking on fifth-placed Cockburn.

Kwinana lost the toss and was asked to bat first.

They made a steady start, but a lack of partnerships saw them struggling at 7-119 despite a boundary-filled 48 from Thomas Moore.

The lower order offered some resistance and pushed the score to 140.

Kwinana took to the field to end the day and claimed three quick scalps to give themselves a chance with Cockburn sitting on 3-40.

4th Grade also batted first against Cockburn at Goodchild Reserve.

Jon Cribbs (35) and David Abbott (22) put on 48 for the first wicket before losing 9-57 to be all out for 105.

Cockburn is 0-56 in reply.

One-Day Bs continued their horror season against top placed Piara Waters.

After choosing to bat first Kwinana was in trouble early before the middle order was able to recover the innings thanks to 22 from Scott Benjamin and post 9-111.

Piara Waters openers went hard early and chased Kwinana’s total down within 15 overs.

Kieren Mellacheruvu (5-38) claimed his first five-wicket haul for Kwinana.

Without pressure, Piara Waters posted 8-238 to record a crushing victory.

One-Day Gs decided to bowl first against Perth Tamil.

Kwinana’s bowlers worked well together to restrict Perth Tamil to 139.

Josh Elphick took 2-10.

The run chase started well before a collapse of 5-28 saw Kwinana struggle through to 105 all out.

Kody Geere was the only batsmen to reach double figures.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 2nd Grade side claimed an outright victory before tea on day two while 4th grade complete the two-day double over Willetton.

2nd Grade came into day two against Willetton having already claimed a first innings victory.

They added 93 runs with the bat thanks to a crisp innings of 42 from Brett Kearney before declaring at 6-190 with a lead of 127.

Andrew Gibbs once again led the attack claiming 5-49 to take his match total to 9-83.

Dylan Hinchliffe also took 5-36 from the other end to see Willetton skittled for 85 giving Kwinana a huge outright win which gives them a ten point cushion in third spot on the ladder.

4th Grade struggled early before finding their rhythm in their match against Willetton needing to defend 200 for victory.

A collapse of 4-21 opened the door for Kwinana, and they took the opportunity, sharing the wickets around as they bowled Willetton out for 155.

Marshall Clark claimed 2-28.

One-Day Bs were asked to bowl first against Armadale at home.

They started with good pressure thanks to Fida Hussain’s (2-34) controlled swing bowling.

A lack of wickets and dropped catches saw Armadale explode in the final ten overs to post a total of 6-231.

A reshuffled top order struggled and collapsed to 3-21 before the middle order put some respect into the total with Kwinana bowled out for 148.

Aaron Kirby top scored with 34.

One-Day Gs travelled to take on Maddington.

The day started well with Kwinana winning the toss and batting first.

A few early partnerships got the innings going before Maddington put the brakes on with multiple wickets.

Two scores of 24 from youngsters Blake Newton and Josh Elphick saw Kwinana reach 128 before being bowled out.

Twenty-nine extras hampered Kwinana’s bowlers as Maddington cruised to victory; finishing the match on 6-177.

Kody Geere claimed 3-43.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana dominates in their 2nd Grade match against Willetton Crows as 4th grade put themselves in a strong position after day one.

After winning the toss Kwinana’s 2nd Grade set about dismantling the Willetton batting line up.

They needed just two bowlers as both Andrew Gibbs and Daniel Bell bowled 15 overs.

Bell claimed 6-29 with Gibbs taking 4-34 to bowl Willetton out for 63.

Kwinana passed the score with little trouble before losing 2-0 to end the day at 3-97.

Joshua Atkinson made 34.

Dion Cole-Parkhill leads the way as 4th grade batted first against Willetton Crows at Burrendah Park.

Cole-Parkhill hit an unbeaten 70 batting at three after Kwinana lost an early wicket.

His innings included seven fours, complementing Jon Cribbs (46) and Luke Ward (36) to push the final total to 199.

Kwinana set about defending and ended day one with Willetton on 0-20 requiring a further 180 for victory.

One-Day Bs travelled to Hume Road Oval to play Thornlie.

Kwinana batted first and collapsed almost instantly.

Anil Sah put up the only resistance making 33 as Kwinana were rolled for 75.

A lack of scoreboard pressure made it difficult for Kwinana to halt Thornlie as they finished the match on 6-211.

A triple wicket maiden from Aaron Kirby (3-25) was the only highlight for Kwinana.

One-Day Gs resume next week against Maddington at Sutherlands Park after this week’s bye.

By Aaron Kirby

A Thomas Moore hundred leads the way as the two-day grades put up mixed performances and the One-Day ranks take an Australia day bye.

2nd Grade needed 146 for victory after bowling bottom placed Kardinya Lakes out on day one.

The run chase started poorly as Kwinana slumped to 4-62 before Moore joined Brett Kearney (61n.o) at the crease.

They set about rebuilding the innings before Moore teed off hitting six sixes and nine fours on his way to 110n.o and his second ton for the Kwinana Cricket Club.

Kearney and Moore passed the total with ease and put on 153 before Kwinana declared on 4-215 after forty-eight overs.

Kardinya Lakes were asked to bat again as Kwinana pushed for an outright victory.

The batsmen were able to negotiate the remaining twenty-one overs, avoiding the outright, as the match finished with Kardinya on 3-46.

Kurt Verdonk claimed 2-2.

4th Grade was also chasing against Kardinya Lakes in their home match.

Chasing 256 for victory they made a slow but steady start before losing 2-3.

Kwinana set about rebuilding nicely before another collapse of 2-3 saw them flailing at 6-78.

The tail put together some runs thanks to Luke Ward hitting a quick fire 32 as Kwinana were bundled out for 137.

Kardinya enforced the follow on which again saw Kwinana in early trouble at 2-15.

Rhys Carr made 47 as Kwinana barely avoided outright defeat on 7-117.

4th grade will need to put less emphasis on boundaries for the rest of the season if they are to claw their way back into the top four.

2nd Grade sit in the third position on the ladder as 4th Grade slip to fifth.

One-Day Bs resumes action next week against Thornlie away from home while One-Day Gs have another bye.

By Aaron Kirby

Round eleven saw a return to two-day cricket as Kwinana’s 2nd, and 4th-grade sides missed the one-day final.

With one-day cricket complete, 2nd grade turned their attention to consolidating their position in the top four against Kardinya Lakes.

Kwinana was put into the field on a scorching day one and started well before Matthew Parnham (4-29) and Bevan Kearney (5-45) ripped through the batting line up to see Kwinana chasing 146 for victory on day two.

4th Grade was also asked to bowl first in their home match against Kardinya Lakes.

They started positively having the opposition on the ropes at 5-120, but the heat took its toll as the lower order put on 135 to finish the innings all out for 255.

Mark James claimed 4-46 in his return from injury to take his season total to 30.

One-Day Gs made the gutsy call to bowl first against Leeming.

They were rewarded early with Leeming flailing at 3-27 before a complete collapse saw them bowled out for 72.

Paul Webb took incredible figures of 4-7 while David MacDonald (3-17) and Marshall Clark (3-32) contributed nicely.

Kwinana’s opener David Stewart made 66 to ensure an easy victory for the home side as they finished the match on 6-158 and put themselves into second position on the ladder.

One-Day Bs struggled after being asked to bowl first against CBC.

CBC made 6-177 with Rob Taylor taking two wickets.

In 43° heat Kwinana couldn’t get going and were bowled out for 126.

Vishal Patel top scored with 24.

Kwinana’s Formula 15 campaign came to an end with a heavy defeat to Piara Waters.

After winning the toss, Kwinana decided to bowl and was made to regret the decision as Piara Waters smashed their way to 4-149.

Connor Kilgallon took 2-16.

Despite some late hitting from Kurt Verdonk (38n.o), they fell short finishing on 8-103.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 2nd Grade team have started 2019 with a win over the league leaders as One-Day Gs also get off to a great start.

Kwinana elected to bat first in their 2nd Grade match against Armadale.

Kurt Verdonk  anchored the innings making 43 with solid middle order contributions around him pushing the final total to a defendable 7-159.

Kwinana kept their foot on Armadale’s throat after having them 2-0 in the first over and bowled them out for 143 with Bevan Kearney claiming 3-40.

Congratulations to Kurt Verdonk who was selected in the SMCA representative squad who had a narrow loss in the final of the Cricket West Cup at the WACA on Sunday against Suburban Turf.

One-Day Gs Captain Peter Geere dominated against Armadale with his second century of the season as they chased down 131 after putting Armadale into bat.

Paul Webb was the best of the bowlers taking 3-30.

Geere retired on 101 which included seven fours and eight sixes and saw Kwinana end the match on 7-199 recording a big win to keep them in the top four and within one win of the league leaders.

4th Grade were asked to bat first by Jandakot.

They made a solid start before Darcy Middleton hit 55 to help Kwinana finish the innings on 8-160.

The bowlers couldn’t get going as the batsmen dominate seeing Jandakot ease past Kwinana’s total and finish the game on 6-231. 

One-Day Bs fielded first and started well having Leeming Spartan 6-90 before rapidly imploding due to a stunning innings of 159 n.o by Jordan Jupp.

Leeming ended the innings on 6-285.

Kieren Mellacheruvu bowled well taking 4-37.

Kwinana never got going with the bat despite a fast start from Cody Bingham (25) and were bowled out for 108.

Kwinana’s first Formula 15 match for 2019 against Roleystone / Karragullen was dominated by Mitchell Hind.

He made 42 with the bat in Kwinana’s total of 7-121 and then took 2-8 with the ball to restrict the opposition to 7-90.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s top grades record crushing victories as the one-day grades struggle in the heat.

2nd grade lost the toss and was asked to bowl against Kardinya Lakes.

The mercury hit 41 degrees as Kwinana took the field which led to a slow start before Kwinana bounced back taking 7-32 to have Kardinya in trouble at 7-73.

Kurt Verdonk mopped up the tail taking 3-9 bundling Kardinya out for 92.

Kwinana lost an early wicket in reply before Josh Atkinson (59) and Verdonk (56) put on a 112 run partnership to win the game.

56 from Thomas Moore saw Kwinana finish the match on 6-247 and go into the Christmas break in fourth on the ladder.

4th grade put together an outstanding run chase to jump into fourth spot against Kardinya Lakes.

After losing the toss and being put into the field, Kwinana wilted in the heat dropping multiple catches as Kardinya put on 7-209.

Spinner Qaisar Mewati took 2-30.

The run chase started shakily before multiple partnerships chipped away at the total.

A captain’s knock of 81 from Bartholomew Pratt, and some big hitting from Luke Ward (45) saw Kwinana pass the total and make 7-263.

One-Day Bs batted first against Piara Waters and melted to 6-44.

Club president David Abbott (64) combined with Kieren Mellacheruvu (23) for a 66 run partnership helping Kwinana limp to 132.

Wickets were hard to come by as Piara Waters cruised passed the total and finished on 219.

Aaron Kirby ended with the best figures taking 2-20.

One-Day Gs bowled well to have Piara Waters out for 152 with Kody Geere taking 3-21.

The run chase started poorly at 2-22, and they couldn’t recover ending their overs on 5-128.

Josh Elphick top scored on 30n.o.

Cannington forfeited in the Formula 15 match giving Kwinana the win.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 2nd-grade side returned to winning ways against Willetton in a positive week of results.

2nd grade bowled first against Willetton Crows away from home and started slowly before taking 5-18 thanks to Matthew Parnham’s 4-16 tohave Willetton 5-70.

The tail put together some resistance to push the total to 9-140.

Kwinana’s top order wobbled, but the middle order steadied around Brett Kearney (45) and chased down the score, finishing the match on 8-159.

4th Grade also bowled first against Willetton Crows at home.

They took regular wickets to restrict the total 6-163.

Rob Taylor claimed 2-15.

Kwinana’s openers got off to a flyer with a 72 run partnership as Paul Silchinger batted through the innings for 71n.o, leading Kwinana to victory and a total of 7-195.

One-Day Bs had a horror day against Thornlie at home.

After winning the toss and batting, Kwinana was bundled outfor 77 before the bowlers were pumped for 8-269 to record a demoralising defeat.

One-Day Gs batted first against Perth Tamil at Queens Park Oval.

The openers made a good start with David Stewart making 33.

The middle order put together good partnerships before late order hitting pushed the final total to 168.

Kwinana’s bowlers started well and took regular wickets to stifle Perth’s run chase and bowl them out for 142.

Marcus Draper took 3-26.

Kwinana’s second fifteen over league game in Formula 15 went down to the wire against Leeming Spartan.

Kwinana put Leeming into bat and struggled to take wickets early before Jon Cribbs claimed 3-12 to holt the momentum and restrict Leeming to 7-104.

Kwinana lost an early wicket but put together regular partnerships before a series of run-outs saw them flailing.

Captain Thomas Moore smashed 33 before falling with the score on 99.

Mark James hit a boundary and a single to level the scores before running out of deliveries to see the match tied at 104.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana has bounced back from last week’s disappointing results with 4th grade knocking off the top side and a huge milestone for a club veteran.

4th grade was put into bowl against Thornlie.

The innings started slowly before Kwinana’s bowlers ripped the middle order apart to have Thornlie out for 100.

The bowlers shared the wickets, but Mark James (3-13) finished with the best figures.

Opener Paul Silchinger set the platformin the run chase making 53 after losing his partner early.

A 93 run partnership for the second wicket won the game for Kwinana before late order hitting pushed the final total to 8-198.

One-Day Bs saw a massive milestone against CBC with Peter Goodier playing his 400th game for Kwinana.

He opened the batting making 22 before Luke Ward hit 13 boundaries on the way to 74 and a team total of 230.

They needed every run as wayward bowling again plagued the fielding effort, but 230 was a big task and Kwinana eventually bowled CBC outfor 198.

One-Day Gs recorded their fifth win of the season against Phoenix after losing the toss and being put into the field.

The bowlers started slowly but recruit Fida Hussain claimed 4-26 as Kwinana routed the middle and lower order holding Phoenix to 139.

Kwinana’s batsmen worked together in solid partnerships andmade light work of the total making 7-181 with David Buchanan top scoring with 30.

2nd grade had a tough day against Piara Waters at Piara Waters Reserve.

Kwinana lost the toss and bowled finding wickets hard to come by as Piara Waters made 7-188.

Connor Kilgallon took 3-55.

The batsmen never got going with Connor Kilgallon also top scored with 21 batting at 10.

Kwinana was bowled out for 141.

Kwinana’s Formula 15 debut was a nail-biter against Kenwick.

Kwinana made 7-93 batting first with Daniel Bell making 34.

Mark James’ 2-18 wasn’t enough as Kenwick chased down the total on 4-98.

By Aaron Kirby

A hard-fought weekend of One-Day cricket saw a series of close losses for Kwinana.

One-Day Gs travelled to Maddington for the second time this season and were put into the field.

The bowlers did well to restrict Maddington to 9-165 with Kody Geere taking 4-28.

The batsmen started well but were in massive trouble at 9-86 before Adrian Woollons came in at eleven and blasted his way to an unbeaten 53.

His partner was run out in the final over with the score on 160, just six runs short of victory.

Kwinana’s One-Day Bs returned home against Armadale and was asked to bat first.

Batting went well with four of the top five batsmen making over twenty before Cody Bingham’s boundary-filled 33 pushed the final total to 194.

Armadale put on an entertaining run chase with periods where the bowlers dominated before the batsmen would take back the momentum.

In the end, the bowlers couldn’t take enough wickets as Armadale reeled in the target with an over to spare and end the innings on 5-214.

Luke Collins took 2-31 to go with three batting sixes including two monsters into the clubhouse.

4th Grade was put into bat at home against Cockburn.

Kwinana lost an early wicket but stabilised through Dion Cole-Parkhill who made 37 before being run out.
Steady partnerships pushed the final total to 163.

Kwinana bowlers couldn’t get on top despite Connor Kilgallon’s 3-28 as Cockburn chased down the total and ended the match on 5-190.

Former club captain Daniel Bell notched up his 200th game for Kwinana as Cockburn again sent Kwinana in to bat in 2nd grade at Davilak Reserve.

Kwinana’s batsmen struggled early before Matthew Parnham made 70n.o to give Kwinana a defendable 6-166.

The run chase was tight all afternoon, but Kwinana couldn’t finish it off as Cockburn passed the total and finished the match on 6-172.

This week sees Kwinana kick off their Formula 15 campaign against Kenwick at Mills Park under Captain Thomas Moore.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 4th grade completed a commanding victory in round five as G grade found form against Leeming.

4th grade jumped into the top four with a dominating victory over Riverton-Rostrata.

Kwinana came into day two having won the game on the first innings and still having a lead of over one hundred.

They decided to bowl again.

Andrew Gibbs (5-31) and Mark James (3-48) again set about dismantling Riverton-Rostrata’s batsmen to have them all out for 136 leaving Kwinana 34 runs to chase to claim the outright.

Steve Nichols made 30n.o as they made the runs with ease.

One-Day Gs chose to bowl first in their home game against Leeming Spartans and found it tough going.

Leeming put pressure on Kwinana’s bowlers making good partnerships and taking advantage of 37 extras to make a challenging total of 8-183.

Blake Newton claimed 3-11.

Kwinana started the run chase steadily thanks to captain Peter Geere (43) who put together partnerships with the top order before surprise packet Sean Beazley blasted four six’s on his way to a career-high 44 propelling Kwinana past the total.

Kwinana finished the match on an impressive 6-221.

A serious of runouts cost 2nd Grade in a tight run chase away against Riverton-Rostrata.

Three run outs including top scorer Matthew Parnham (49) saw Kwinana bowled out short of the 181 runs required for victory.
2nd grade sits fourth on the ladder after five games.

One-Day Bs again struggled in the field against Leeming to record another loss.

Kwinana’s bowlers couldn’t find any consistency bowling 50 extras while Leeming opener Jeremy Gibson took advantage plundering 114n.o.

Leeming posted a massive 2-258.

Kwinana lost early wickets before recovering in the middle order.

However, even some big hitting from Luke Collins (54) couldn’t get it done as Kwinana finished their forty overs on 7-187.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana dominated round four bringing home four wins from four games.

The wins started at the top with 2nd grade’s phenomenal run chase against Kelmscott.

Kwinana was in trouble early at 2-16 chasing 215 for victory before Kurt Verdonk, and Aiden McCartan walked to the crease.

They put together a 106 run partnership before McCartan fell for 35.

Verdonk led the rest of the innings and fell just short of a maiden ton on 98 as Kwinana passed the total and ended the innings on 7-232.

4th Grade also recorded a big victory chasing against Kelmscott.

They started day two on 0-13 needing to reach 140.

Captain Bartholomew Pratt led the way with 68n.o. building multiple partnerships as Kwinana passed the score comfortably and pushed on to 207 all out.

Kelmscott batted again needing 68 to avoid an outright loss.

Mark James ran rampant claiming 6-19 and ten in the match, but it wasn’t enough to claim the outright as Kelmscott finished the game on 7-63.

One-Day Bs bowled first against Armadale at home.

Kwinana started well with regular wickets before the lower order rallied and pushed Armadale’s total to 156.

Kieren Mellacheruvu took 3-15.

Kwinana opener Robinson Joseph (26) started the innings well as the team put together multiple partnerships to be within reach of victory.

Philip Keirnan (20n.o.) and David Buchanan (20n.o.) finished the innings off claiming a close win as Kwinana closed the innings on 8-162.

One-Day Gs also bowled first in a low scoring encounter with Armadale at Gwynne Park.

The bowlers were on top all day as Armadale were bowled out for 95 with club stalwart David MacDonald claiming 2-13.

Kwinana’s batsmen also struggled to get going, but a late order partnership saw Kwinana claim a nail-biter finishing the innings on 9-99.

Josh Elphick top scored with 12.

By Aaron Kirby

A captain’s ton saw Kwinana’s One-Day G side win a close one while 4th grade’s bowlers redeemed themselves.

One-Day Gs captain Peter Geere made Riverton-Rostrata regret bowling first at Prendwick Park by smashing a score of 119 on the way to posting a team total of 8-212.

The total was in danger of being chased down at 2-146 before Kwinana’s bowlers rallied to restrict the home side to 5-190 and record a 22 run victory.

Josh Elphick picked up 2-32.

4th Grade found themselves bowling first after losing the toss against Kelmscott at Frye Park.

Mark James put in a tremendous effort bowling 21 overs and claiming 4-39 and with good support from Marshall Clark (3-25) as well as solid fielding Kelmscott were bowled out for 139.

Kwinana is 0-13 at stumps on day one requiring a further 127 to win.

2nd Grade also lost the toss against Kelmscott and bowled first at home.

It was a long day in the field as Kelmscott made full use of their 75 overs to post 214.

Matthew Parnham was the best of the bowlers taking 3-42 to take his season tally to eight from three games.

Kwinana will need to bat long on day two if they are to chase down the total.

One-Day Bs put in a valiant performance at home against Thornlie.

After being sent in to bat Kwinana found themselves in trouble at 3-28.

Kirk Kiedo (50) and Anil Sah (40) rescued the innings and allowed the score to be pushed up to a competitive 155.

Kwinana’s bowlers performed well but were overwhelmed by the Thornlie batsmen who passed the total and finished the innings on 178.

Next week will see the two-day grades push for victory while both of the one-day sides take on Armadale.

By Aaron Kirby

Kwinana’s 2nd-grade team was the only bright point in a dour weekend of cricket for the club.

Round three saw the first of the two-day games kick off for the 2nd and 4th-grade teams.

2nd-grade batted first against Piara Waters at Orelia Oval.

Kwinana lost an early wicket but was able to steady with a series of partnerships.

Wicketkeeper Aiden McCartan did the heavy lifting before being run out for 79 as Kwinana finished day one bowled out for 208.

4th-grade started their two-day campaign against Thornlie.

Having been sent into bat Kwinana looked to dig in, but with a wicket falling before Kwinana could score a run the batsmen fell apart.

They lost three wickets on 16 and even Jon Cribbs’ 46n.o. couldn’t stop Kwinana from being bowled out for 102.

Thornlie’s batsmen decimated the bowlers to be 0-97 at stumps.

One-day Bs was out of the game early against Leeming Spartans after Leeming’s openers put on an opening stand of 131.

A few consolation wickets fell towards the end as Leeming ended 4-203.

Both of Kwinana’s openers made ducks before Paul Silchinger’s  46 went some way to rescue the innings, but Kwinana was still bowled out well short of the target on 124.

Last weekend’s winners One-Day Gs couldn’t repeat the effort against Phoenix at home.

Phoenix batted first putting together multiple good partnerships as Kwinana struggled to take wickets.

They set Kwinana a target of 166 runs to win.

Kwinana lost early wickets before Anil Sah made 57 to give Kwinana a chance.

The tail-enders couldn’t quite get it done with Phoenix claiming the last wicket with the score on 124.

Kwinana will have to bounce back quickly to have any hope of getting their teams into finals.

By Aaron Kirby

The 2018-19 season kicked off under blue skys on Sunday as Kwinana took on Baldivis in two scratch matches.

The first game took place on Orelia oval with a team made up of players from 2nd and 4th grade.

The new boys shone on debut with the spinners pulling out a bag of tricks and a new keeper putting on a classy and composed batting display to get Kwinana within ten runs of victory before falling as the final wicket.

The second game saw the one-day players dust off the cobwebs in a dominant display. They batted first making a total of more than 200 before bowling Baldivis out well short.

A good turnout from Kwinana and Baldivis members saw the players receive plenty of support.

A thoroughly enjoyable day was capped off by a sausage sizzle with players from both sides getting together to share stories.

Sunday the 16th of September will see Kwinana take on Shoalwater in another two scratch matches at Orelia.

The club welcomes all members to come down and cheer on the boys as they get ready for round one.

Kwinana Cricket Club would also like to remind everyone that the annual Fiona Harris T20 Match will be held on the 23rd of September at Orelia Oval.