Waiting game for Wanderers

ROUND six of WDCA action will revert to one-day games after last Saturday’s fixture was washed out. WDCA officials called games off early on Saturday morning, while junior affairs were cancelled on Friday night. This Saturday’s A grade games will now be played as 40 overs each way, with under 16s and under 14s to follow suit. Along with WDCA club games, junior representative cricket also took a hit with the Shepparton Challenge abandoned for the second consecutive week. WDCA president Justin Kelly said it was a tough few days logistically. “It was a frustrating week, especially for the curators who had to roll wickets,” he said. With the washout last week, it has now been a month since Beechworth’s A grade side hit the pitch, with their two-week bye concluding the week prior. But rain may persist this coming Saturday with a forecasted 90 per cent chance of two to 20mm of rain expected to fall in Yarrawonga according to the Bureau of Meteorology, with a possibility of a storm as of 9am Thursday. Captain Brenton Surrey said it was an odd situation to be in and the team was doing all they could to get consistent sessions in the nets. “There’s not much we can do about it, we’re having a hit at training when we can to try and get something out of it,” he said. “It’s a little like September and October weather at the start of the season with the rain washing out sessions, but it is what it is.” Beechworth’s A grade prepare to take on a vulnerable Yarrawonga Mulwala side who are coming off two straight losses. The Wanderers’ only loss this season has come from their only two-day match, while they are undefeated in the white ball format. Surrey said the switch from a two-day match to a one-day game would make things more unpredictable and he won’t be taking the Lakers lightly. “Yarrawonga Mulwala at Yarrawonga is always a tough challenge, they’ve been the benchmark for the past 10 to 12 years now and we’ll have to be on our game,” he said. “It’s a pretty even competition this year so you’ve only got to be off with you’re bowling for a bit or lose a few wickets in quick succession to lose the game. “We’ve played patches of good cricket so far this year so hopefully we can keep that up.” The match will be hosted at Stan Hargreaves Oval, Yarrawonga from 1pm. B grade will be hosting Milawa at Baarmutha while C grade will take on Benalla blue following their washouts last week.

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