Tigers amass massive total against Park

Reigning Albany Cricket Association A-grade premiers Railways have reminded the rest of the competition they are a force to be reckoned with in 2016-17 after a 280-run demolition of the second-placed Collingwood Park on Saturday.

On a fast outfield at Tigerland, the home side easily reeled in their small victory target of 117 inside the first 20 overs, and then went about making a mammoth total in the first full 50-over match of the season.

The Tigers plundered the Park bowling attack, which clearly missed spearhead Hayden Burling and captain Tim Pyle as they clinched their third win.

Coen Marwick (33) was the first man out in the Tigers innings but it was an incredible 171-run second-wicket partnership between highly regarded batsman Brendan Crudeli and skipper Zane Marwick that was the highlight of a one-sided contest.

The pair were rarely troubled in their huge stand as they first won the game and then guided the Tigers towards 300, scoring at more than seven runs an over. Crudeli appeared set to reach his third A-grade century, only to get caught behind off Bryce Jackson on 94, putting an end to his classy innings that lasted 86 balls.

Marwick continued the destruction though, notching his second ton of the season, going on to score 153 — his highest A-grade score — which came from 105 deliveries.

When Zane Marwick was finally dismissed, the Tigers had reached 6-354 but the onslaught continued, with the home side reaching 372 all out. Adding further pain to an already dark day for Park was the fact they were penalised after the game for a slow over rate, with four overs completed after the allotted time, and penalised 24 runs as a result, leaving the Tigers’ total at 396.

Earlier, Park faltered after a 53-run first wicket partnership from Jesse Spaanderman (26) and Ben Grey (25) to be all out for 116. Seamers Matt Walters and Tim Edmunds finished with three wickets apiece, with Edmunds the leading wicket-taker in the competition after six rounds.