Father and son, Nathan and Caleb Worth ripped apart the Bowling Club top order to set the stage for an easy win for Valleys in their second grade cricket clash in Cowra last Saturday.
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Opening the bowling for Valleys the Worth combination had Bowling Club reeling early with the score 3-1 after four overs, a position Bowling Club never recovered from.
In sweltering conditions Bowling Club finishing their innings at 8-41.
Nathan Worth proved very economical finishing with 2-1 off five overs while son Caleb proved just as dangerous capturing 2-9 off six overs.
Alex McFarland also finished with two wickets, costing his side just 11 runs from three overs.
Kane Schofield sent down three overs, picking up 1-15.
In a batting display dominated by ducks the final man in for Bowling Club, Matt Griffiths, top scored with 20 not out.
Five Bowling Club batsman failed to trouble the scorer.
Set just 42 for victory Valleys started shakily with captain Greg Garlick dismissed off the bowling of Simon Ryan for just three before Peter Callaghan and Alex McFarland steadied the ship.
Callaghan was out for 14, lbw to Dusty Lee which saw Kane Schofield come to the crease to combine with McFarland for the easy win.
In the other second grade match in Cowra on Saturday Grenfell's top order guided the side to a comfortable five wicket victory over Morongla.
Batting first Morongla set Grenfell 81 runs for victory, a milestone the boys in blue reached with plenty of overs to spare, in the 17th over after the loss of five wickets.
Bailey Beale was the only Morongla batsman to offer stiff resistance, top scoring with a patient 35 in a 90 minute innings.
Justin Bryant (15) and Lachie Philpott (11) were the only other Morongla batsmen to reach double figures.
Shaun Logan was the best of the bowlers returning the very economical figures of 3-12 from 2.4 overs. O'Byrne (2-16), Greenaway (2-23), Murphy (2-14) and Edwards (1-14) also took wickets.
In reply Bailey Edwards, batting at first drop, top scored for Grenfell with a quick fire 31 not out from 32 balls in just under an hour at the crease.
Openers Walker (13) and Byron (20) chimed in with good knocks to help Grenfell reach the target well inside the allotted overs.
In the other second grade game on Saturday, Bowling Club were humbled, all out for just 41, against Valleys.
Valleys lost two wickets on their way to victory, reaching 2-43 in 16 overs.
Second grade now takes a break for Christmas and the New Year with the first games of 2022 to be held on February 5.
Bowling Club will take on Grenfell at Lawson Oval in Grenfell and Morongla and Valleys will meet at Twigg Oval in Cowra.