Mt Barker remain undefeated in Albany and District Cricket Association after win over Manypeaks

Star all-rounder Nathan Crudeli has fired Mt Barker to victory in round four of the Albany and Districts Cricket Association A-grade competition, whacking 70 runs against Manypeaks on Saturday. The Bulls won the toss and elected to bat, posting a solid total of 174 before ripping through Park’s batting order in the second innings. Batting at No. 4, Crudeli accumulated 70 runs off 97 balls with support from Jeremy Wood (24 runs) and Neil Ferrerra (25 runs). The Bulls found themselves facing adversity early as opener Alexander Fergie (0 runs) fell cheaply from the bowling of Cameron Walsh and Seth Davis (4 runs) was removed by James Bottomley. When Neil Ferreira was knocked over by spinner Kane Pinney, the Bulls were 3-59. Crudeli and captain Jeremy Wood shared in a 71-run partnership to settle the innings before Wood was caught from the bowling of Walsh. Peaks were buoyed by the quickfire wickets of James Gardner and Steven Scott, both removed in the space of 11 balls as the Bulls slipped to 6-140. Crudeli was finally dismissed in the 40th over. Tail-ender Justin Eastough added 20 runs, helping his side finish on 9-174. Reagan Poett (4 runs) was the first to go for Peaks before Crudeli took Kieran Howie’s wicket shortly after. Fergie removed Pinney for 10 and Seb Stanton fell to Jeremy Wood after playing well for his 25 runs. The wickets of William Durack (0 runs) and Bottomley (8 runs) had Peaks at 6-85, but stalwart Ryan Kinnear added an unbeaten 28 runs in a last-ditch attempt to build a run chase. Poett (16 runs) and Walsh (17 runs) chipped in but it was too little, too late as they fell 20 runs short of the target. Wood (2-26), Fergie (2-28) and Anning (2-12) were the pick of the bowlers for the Bulls, while Walsh (3-13), Bottomley (2-37) and Kinnear (2-25) bowled well in a losing effort