Harvey-Benger have moved into fifth place on the BDCA second-grade ladder with a win over second-placed Colts

Harvey-Benger have moved into fifth place on the BDCA second-grade ladder with a win over second-placed Colts. Opener Matthew Chave was struck on the pads with his first ball and dropped at first slip on his second before making Colts pay and combining for a 61-run first-wicket stand with Haydn Jones. Nicholas Fitzgerald strode to the crease when Jones (34) fell and combined with Chave (31) for another 14 runs. Kyle Hickman (21) and several of the Harvey-Benger middle order tried to keep the score ticking over before Robert Fitzgerald (26 off 15) blasted two sixes to get the visitors to a competitive 8-214 after their 50 overs. Zak Italiano (1-33 off six overs) claimed the wicket of Riley Flynn with just his third ball, before Jaysen Miguel and Morgan Baxter combined to steady the home side. Tyson Italiano (2-28 off seven overs) then claimed both Baxter (30) and Miguel (16) to keep the home side under pressure. Leg-spinner Matthew Chave (with 3-24 off five overs) then went to work for the visitors and added three more wickets to his already impressive total of 18 for the year. The visitors claimed the last five Colts batters for 19 runs to bowl them out for 158 from 33.5 overs.