Geraldton cricket round 11 preview: Towns and Chapman Valley-Northampton clash as the season resumes

Play in the Geraldton Cricket League resumes Friday night with a T20 match at Wonthella between Towns and Chapman Valley-Northampton.

The game has no relevance with regard to the T20 Cup as Towns and Wanderers have already qualified for the final on February 16.

But there are competition points on offer and Towns will want to win to put pressure on Wanderers for the minor premiership and automatic entry to the grand final.

CVN has a thin hope of making the finals but realistically will want to knock over a top two side and go on to finish the season in positive fashion.

On Saturday, it’s back to 50-over cricket with Towns and CVN to meet again, this time at Mazzuchelli Oval while competition leaders Wanderers will be favoured over Bluff Point at GBSC Park.

On Sunday, the Women’s Cricket League also returns.

Wanderers meet CVN at GBSC Park and Wanderers will not have forgotten they were held to a tie the last time they played CVN.

Wanderers were two players short that day and CVN will have a big job to even get close to the competition leaders this time if Wanderers are anywhere near full strength.

The other women’s game is at Wonthella where Sportsmans play Towns.

B-Grade: Spo v BP (Won); Twn v Don (Rec); Wan v CVN (GBSC2).

APPROACHING MEN’S MILESTONES:

Austin Breen (T): 9 wkts for 50 wkts

Hayden Dawson (CN): 33 runs for 3000 runs

Simon Evans (S): 1 wkt for 150 career wkts

Aaron Joss (B): 46 runs for 500 for BP

Mitchell McAuliffe (B): 7 wkts for 200 career wkts

Jack Mickle (CN): 8 wkts for 50 wkts

Antonio Paradella (B): 4 wkts for 50 career wkts

Matt Reid (B): 2 inns for 100 inns/4 runs for 500 runs

Nigel Routledge (CN) 49 runs for 3000 runs

Carl Shilling (B): 4 wkts for 200 wkts

Zak Williamson (CN): 2 wkts for 50 wkts

Glenn Wishart (S): 25 runs for 2000 career runs

APPROACHING WOMEN’S MILESTONES:

Charli Bidwell (W): 5 runs for 500 runs

Olivia Bidwell (W): 4 inns for 50 inns/2 wkts for 50 wkts

Kylie Bremner (CN): 2 inns for 50 inns/9 wkts for 50 wkts

Kate Clarkson (CN): 1 inns for 50 inns

Abby Green (W): 38 runs for 500 runs

Stacey Jerrard (S): 65 runs for 500 runs/2 wkts for 25 wkts

Stacey McCartney (S): 1 inns for 25 inns

Kasey Maynard (W): 3 inns for 25 inns

Tarni Screaigh (CN): 4 wkts for 25 wkts

Meg Spalding (W): 76 runs for 1000 runs/3 wkts for 25 wkts

Ruth Vorster (T): 41 runs for 500 runs/5 wkts for 50 wkts