Brothers shine for Maccabi-AJAX Third XI
THE Melbourne Cobras have joined Maccabi-AJAX on the top of the Mercantile Cricket Association men’s Sunday A Grade ladder with only one round remaining, after the Maccabi men lost to third-placed CUCC Kings last Sunday.
Batting first, the Kings reached 89 for no loss, before Josh Jones made a double-breakthrough and finished with figures of 3/40.
Mark Soffer (3/22) and Lior Meyerowitz (3/22) also starred, and the Kings were dismissed for 159.
Maccabi lost three early wickets in the chase, but recovered through steady contributions by Aaron Fetter (43 runs), skipper Zak Fleisher-Sharbanee (19), Josh Jones (20) and Bailey Melzak (20), but late wickets saw them fall 6 runs short.
In B grade, Maccabi-AJAX enjoyed a well-earned 4-wicket win against Brunswick to rise to 6th place, but cannot make the finals.
Amir Meyerowitz (48) and Levi Rosenbaum (28) helped set a defendable total of 142.
Maccabi’s opening spell bowlers, Marley Israel and Amir Meyerowitz, got a wicket each to pile on the pressure, and Simon Fisher (3/13) finished off the tail.
In C South grade, the club’s Third XI had an important win versus Boroondara to be in equal 4th place on the ladder.
But they still need a win this Sunday, against Power House, to secure a finals berth.
Early big hitting by Ari Fell (32) set the platform for Maccabi’s batters, with brothers Nadav (70 off 59 balls) and Gilad (62 off 89, not out) Lowinger producing a 118-run partnership.
A handy 20 runs by Jamie Hyams saw the team set its best total of the season so far, 6/265 off their 45 allotted overs.
A Gilad Meyerowitz (2/41) wicket on the first ball of Boroondara’s innings put Maccabi further on the front foot, before some middle order resistance by their opponent.
Outstanding bowling from Steve Lustig (2/7) and Arik Singer (3/31) proved too much for Boroondara, who were all out for 208.
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