YOUTH Club will be odds on to take the points against Tatyoon in the Grampians Cricket Association when the two day clash resumes tomorrow at the Tatyoon Recreation Reserve.
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Youth Club has batted itself into the box seat for victory after finishing at 8/238 in last week's innings.
While the Clubbers fell just shy of an outright win in their last outing, if the team can get early wickets tomorrow they could be a chance once again to take maximum points.
Youth Club quick Jarrod Illig is coming off a strong representative game in the Kirton Shield and if he is to repeat that bowling display, his side will be well on its way.
Illig will combine with Cam Kimber for a lot of the overs, but captain Jamie Solyom might opt to take the pace off the ball throwing Steve LeGassick into the attack.
Tatyoon needs a good opening partnership from Rob Glen and Jake McCartney to instil some confidence into the rest of the home team.
Mitch Cronin has struck form on the back of his half century in the loss to Pomonal and will need to produce a similar score if Taty are to get close.
Tatyoon has a decent middle order consisting of Michael Harricks and Damian Cameron who regularly make starts, but that duo is yet to go on with it this season.
While 200-plus runs seems like a large total to chase down there is still one full innings to be played and as Swifts/Great Western proved against Aradale anything can happen.
Speaking of Aradale, it will waste no time notching up the remaining nine runs to pass the 110 posted by Chalambar to win the first innings.
Other than 39 runs from Sam Pilgrim, Chally had no significant scorers which has left their bowlers with little to defend.
Aradale is currently four wickets down, but with the likes of captain Tyler Cronin and Matt Stasse still to come, the side has plenty of fire power in the sheds.
Josh Bywaters was the most economic of the Chalambar bowling attack with 18 runs hit off his 13 overs. He will more than likely take the ball early tomorrow.
Buangor will be disappointed if it is unable to make it an outright victory after Pomonal got off to a horror start last Saturday.
The Tigers were sent in chasing 261 and lost early wickets to find themselves in a mountain of trouble.
At 9/49 Pomonal will rely on Simon Donkers and his new batting partner to bat through the overs. Donkers is currently not out on 14, but while the score is not a huge issue, time is and they will need to occupy as much of it as they can to avoid giving away the maximum points.
Ben Hargreaves tore through the Pomonal batting line-up taking 8/6 from his 11 overs and will look to dismiss the last wicket as early as possible.
Buangor will no doubt enforce the follow-on, send Pomonal back in straight away and continue to defend a solid total.
Fixture
A Grade
Aradale 4/101 v Chalambar 110 (Alex. Oval)
Pomonal 9/49 v Buangor 261 (Central Park)
Tatyoon v Youth Club 8/238 (Tatyoon)
B Grade
Pomonal v Rhymney/Moyston (Pomonal)
St Andrews v Navarre (Gordon Street)
Halls Gap v Swifts/Great Western (Halls Gap)
C Grade
Chalambar v Pomonal (Richardson Oval)
Buangor v Navarre (Buangor)
Aradale v Youth Club (Aradale)