2021 Winter Cricket Frozen Eagles Game 7

An eye opener for the Eagles before the Finals.

Marcellin won the toss against Sunrise and elected to bat first. Keyur and James provided us a brisk start with Keyur scoring 35 and James retiring not out after scoring a fifty in his first match of the season. This was then followed by some quick runs from Mohit and Dev in the middle order with scores of 47 and 42 respectively. Some quick runs by Meet at the end gave Marcellin a total of 223 to defend.

Even after losing the first wicket early, Sunrise got off to a flying start scoring at a rate of more than 7.5 an over in the first 10 overs. Marcellin fought back with wickets at regular intervals but the Sunrise batsmen bounced back every time with quick runs and had put Marcellin under constant pressure. With 50 runs to chase in the last 10 overs and 2 wickets in hand, Marcellin had a good chance to pull the curtains on Sunrise but the 9th wicket partnership for Sunrise proved pivotal and got them across the line in a brilliant chase.

We look forward to fighting back to the winners list as we head towards finals.

2021 Winter Cricket Frozen Eagles Game 6

It’s a SIX! Yes, Marcellin have won their sixth match in a row in the Mid Year Cricket Comp.

Marcellin won the toss against Surrey Hills and elected to bat first.

Adam Massarotti was back opening the batting with Keyur. We lost Mazzarotti early in the innings after he left one on the stumps. Rohit Shetye and Keyur Mehta continued their golden run in the competition getting 50s again before retiring. The middle order then contributed well with Julian Black scoring yet another 50 helping take Marcellin to a total of 241.

Our Bowlers Dev, Meet, Michael, Kushal and Chamin then did what they have been doing so far in the competition, picking up wickets at regular intervals and choking the opposition for runs. Surrey Hills never looked like chasing the total down and were rolled out for 97.

Marcellin have now won 6 out of 6 games and have made it to the finals. There are 3 more games games to go in the regular season before the finals. Onwards and Upwards for the Frozen Eagles!

2021 Winter Cricket Frozen Eagles Game 5

Different Day, Different Opposition, Same Result!

Yes the boys have done it again and won round 6 against Oakleigh! Marcellin won the toss and elected to bat first. We lost Keyur Mehta early. With 1/6 in 4 overs, Rohit Shetye and Daniel Coloe built the innings together with a quick partnership of 84 runs before R Shetye had to retire not out after another half century. D Coloe made a fine 31.

In pursuit of fast runs we lost some quick wickets, but some good contributions from Dev Patel, Meet Fifadra and Michael Mirabella at the end gave Marcellin a competitive total of 189. With a small ground and a par total to defend, the bowlers started really well with D Patel and M Fifadra again proving difficult to face with the new ball.

Oakleigh were restricted to 2/24 in their first 10 overs. John Dinneen was again right on target with his Yorkers and “The Snake” and didn’t allow Oakleigh to get away finishing up with figures of 2/14. Mira, Kushal Doshi and Julian Black then chipped in with some good overs to wrap up Oakleigh for 103 giving Marcellin another big victory in the Comp.

2021 Winter Cricket Frozen Eagles Game 4

4 out of 4 for the Frozen eagles!

Marcellin lost the toss and were asked to bat by Monash University. We got off to a flier courtesy to some great batting from our openers Keyur Mehta and Rohit Shetye who scored 50* and 51* respectively before retiring. This was then followed by a flurry of runs from Dev Patel (50*) , Mohit Sethia (48*) and Julian Black (28*) which helped Marcellin post a mammoth total of 263 for no loss in 35 overs.

In pursuit of a big target, Monash Uni lost wickets at regular intervals and never really looked like chasing the total down. Some disciplined fielding from the team and tight bowling from the bowlers Dev Patel, Tristan Black, Julian Black, Chetan Joshi, Kushal Doshi and Chamin De Silva dismissing Monash for 114 giving Marcellin another victory with a huge margin.

Great to see Tristan Black back in the maroon kit filling in for a game!

The Frozen eagles are now at the top of the table with 4 wins out of 4 so far.