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FRASER AND PIETZ TAKE THE NATIONAL CHAMPS BY STORM
Jobe Fraser has scored two tons for Vic Country in the U17 National Champs whilst Jakey Pietz has been Vic Metros go to economical spinner throughout the tournament.
For a full recap of scores head to the PlayCricket App or CODE Sports wrote an article on Jobes form a few days ago. Available on their website (subscription pending)
U16 DOWLING SHIELD RECAP
The 2025 Dowling Carnival has concluded with a sentiment of 'almost.' In five out of six matches, the boys were in strong, winnable positions, however, were not able to capitalize. Losing our captain, Jakey Pietz, in the second week to the Under 17 National Championships, after scoring 97 @32 and taking an economical 3 @27 in three games was unfortunate for the team, but a great personal achievement. In the first week, Jakey's nous as captain was integral to the team's success. This was well aided by his aggressive stroke-play and his bowling prowess. In the second week, Jack Evans stepped into the captaincy seamlessly and demonstrated keen on and off field leadership.
As was the case in most games, we bowled tight and were able to restrict the opposition well. This was reflected by almost every bowler's economy rate under 5. Ben Excell (9 wickets), Will Gregory (8 wickets), Oliver Schleiger (3 wickets) and Tavish Pogula spearheaded the bowling attack, whilst Archish Awasthi (5 wickets) and Tanay Bhatkhande (3 wickets) played a crucial role with spin. The bowling attack was well supported by cameos from Yevin Koralege and Kye Davidson.
Stand out performances included Ben Excell (3/25 off 7.2 Round 2), Archish Awasthi (3/24 off 5, Round 2), Jakey Pietz (2/13 off 3, Round 3 T20) and Will Gregory (1/25 off 9, Round 6 & 3/38 off 10, Round 7).
Progressing through the games, the boys improved dramatically in the field, picking up nuances and creating significant pressure. A highlight of this was restricting Prahran to 4/79 off their first 20 overs in the final round. Jack Evans played a key role in this, flawless with the gloves and keeping up from the second over in many games, not allowing the batsmen to settle into their innings. Jack finished with 7 catches and 2 stumpings.
Unfortunately, with the bat, we lost wickets at critical times and did not escalate when we needed to. By the conclusion of the tournament, the boys adjusted to take calculated risks, especially in the powerplay. However, this was not able to effectively translate to wins. This is a key learning experience for the batsmen, and a lesson that they will continue to work on as they finish off their regular seasons and move towards the Under 18 program in the coming years. We had some solid performances up top from Aryan Sharma (68, Round 2), Tanay Bhatkhande and Dhruva Bezawada (50, Round 6) as well as Jakey Pietz, Jack Evans and Kye Davidson regularly taking the game on; showing a keen ability to rotate the strike and also finding the boundaries. Will Gregory (40, Round 7) and Archish Awasthi showed incredible progression in the second week and became key members of the middle order.
To finish with one win was far from the potential that the squad had. However, a lot of success was demonstrated in terms of game maturity and individual growth. Hopefully the moments of brilliance demonstrated throughout the carnival and the lessons learned/growth areas identified after the games can be taken on board by the players and used to further their games and strategy/plans.
The boys were an absolute pleasure to coach and were well supported by their parents and families. Both Ben and I were incredibly warmed to see their regular attendance at games. All of the boys have bright futures ahead, and we look forward to seeing their progression in the next few years in the Under 18 and development program.
Thank you to Peter Liepins for scoring for the carnival as well as Tim, Matt and other members of the Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club who provided assistance throughout the program.
Regards,
Joel Reid - Coach
JUNIORS IN REP CARNIVALS
Congratulations to the following junior Pies who are competing in VMCU rep carnivals over the January period:
U14 Boys Russell Allen Shield
Aarnav Porwal (ECA)
U14 Boys Des Nolan Cup
John Patel (ECA)
U12 Keith Mitchell Shield
Tom Forrest (ECA)
Callum Lehman (SECA)
U12 Josh Browne Plate
Oliver Hunt (ECA)
Eamon Hersom (ECA)
Luke Johnston (ECA)
Shalok Khatry (SECA)
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Welcome to Jack's Q&A Corner brought to you by Bendigo Bank. This week I thought we'd go straight for the Player of the Week, the man known as the nightmare around CMCC! That's right, it's Swapnil 'Swappy' 'Nightmare Nil' Challa!
1. Do you ever give yourself nightmares thinking about how much of a nightmare you are to bowl to?
Nightmare Nil: That paradox would be a nightmare Stiffy, I can’t say that’s happened before, I’ll leave the nightmares for the bowlers, you know who you are…
A nightmare within a nightmare! It would be like Inception, was the whole movie real or was it actually just a dream? I guess we'll never know! But one thing I do know is I do not want to see Nightmare Nil walk out to bat as the opposition.
2. When can we expect your dad to start taking photos of you with random opposition again after you've just plundered them around the park?
Nightmare Nil: Hopefully sometime soon, my dad does enjoy getting amongst it and it wasn’t random opposition in his defence, just a devoted fan who wanted a post match photo.
All this time Cricket Vic has been trying to find ways to bring the fans back to Premier Cricket, little do they know about the tens of Challa family and friends flocking to watch the Nightmare in action! What should we call the fan club? Nightmares Nils or Swaps Pops! Probably neither but I think mine would be the Stifflers! Like that would ever happen!
3. How have you been spending your summer holidays and were you able to alpha the family in backyard cricket?
Nightmare Nil: I had a pretty chill break with friends and family, watched the cricket and feasted. I get sledged the most in backyard cricket as the heavyweight so I had to show face. Can confirm I was not able to alpha the family.
A true alpha allows the peasants below him to think that they are in fact the alpha, when you are in control all along! I like your thinkin Nightmare! I hope there weren't any 'optical illusions' that caused your wicket to fall in the backyard like the BGT. Or perhaps next year you should travel in a separate car to your family to minimise distractions and maximise backyard cricket performance.
4. You are quite the scholar currently studying mechatronics, when will you be unveiling your invention, the Robobowl 3000 to replace your right arm on Saturdays?
Nightmare Nil: I used to bowl a bit more but I gave it up to work on this project after realising it was a better use of my time. It’s nearly ready, just working on a “runout at the bowlers end” feature to give it something special and get a leg up on the market. It’s actually going to be called the Nightmare 3000.
The Nightmare 3000 is very fitting because you never know when it might whip out the mankad! How cheeky! I think it would sell faster than linseed oil on Boxing Day in most cricketing countries however, given England uphold the spirit of cricket far greater than any of us cheating thugs, I'd doubt it would get past border security. Wouldn't want it falling into their ethical hands!
5. If I come over for dinner what are you cooking for me?
Nightmare Nil: I’ll be making my mums chicken biryani recipe. It’s a staple in my household but it’s known to be a bit more on the spicy side which I won’t be toning down so good luck.
Oh boy the spicy biryani! I must admit I'm not the best with spice! I might have to put in a special order for white person spice level....
A few years ago I bought a heap of hot sauces and did the 10 sauce challenge like on YouTube. Lets just say it ended in tears and many trips to the toilet and many many NIGHTMARES......but I know you'll look after me a lot better Swap!
Thankyou to Nightmare Nil for playing! Who will be on Q&A Corner next? Find out in the next newsletter!
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