ALLANSFORD coach Kyall Timms found himself in the unfamiliar position of having little to do last Saturday when play resumed in the match against Nestles. Having been dismissed late on the first day, Timms thought he would settle in a comfy spot to watch his teammates bat. After play started, he thought he would get dressed in his finest suit and head off to teammate Stephen Gibson’s wedding, with his team two down. When he returned from getting dressed up, his side had lost a flurry of wickets as the contest hotted up. The collapse of 6-25 meant Timms had to return to the changerooms, take off the suit and put the whites on for a stint in the field. He missed witnessing Gibson’s nuptials but an early finish because of greasy conditions meant he made it to the reception.

AFTER taking 11 wickets to be a clear man of the match in his side’s win over Wesley CBC, wedding commitments also meant Russells Creek coach Ben Boyd had to leave before an outright win had been secured. Having taken five of the first eight wickets to fall in Wesley’s second innings, Boyd ran off the field about 2.45pm to honour his pledge to attend nuptials in Purnim. With the rain getting increasingly heavy, play was stopped with the young Two Blues nine wickets down, prompting a flurry of phone calls and text messages from a nervous Boyd. But he could relax as the game wrapped up shortly after tea, proving the only hitch was at the wedding.

THERE were some big centuries across the WDCA on Saturday, with Andrew McCartney hitting 150no for Port Fairy in its win over Brierly in division two. His huge innings came off 164 balls, with 15 boundaries and two sixes. In the same competition, Dennington’s Jamie Fogarty struck 102 against Woodford, while Grant Stansfield posted an unbeaten 100 for Nirranda last week. Russells Creek’s Shaun Trenorden, who has dropped down to division three due a shoulder injury that has restricted his bowling, posted his first century with a memorable 158 against Port Fairy. Trenorden’s hard-hitting knock included a staggering nine sixes, which has given him a Bradman-esque average of 107 in the competition.