By Casey O'Connor
At Slade Oval, Colts won the toss and batted first.
Their openers went cheaply, and the score was 2/14 before John Cleary took control.
Cleary scored 119 off 76 deliveries and dominated the attack.
His innings included 10 boundaries and nine sixes.
When Cleary was caught by Lachie Boal off a ball from Harry Hume, Colt’s had progressed the score to 3/162.
In an innings dominated by Cleary, Maugan Benn (35) and Jack Ragh (25) also batted well.
At the close of the innings Wheatvale found themselves chasing a 226 run target.
Their run chase began disastrously. Opener Ryan Boal and first drop Tom Doherty were back in the clubhouse without troubling the scorer.
Wheatvale 2/1 thanks to some nice bowling by Jesse Bohm.
Wheatvale never recovered despite a solid 42 innings from opener Lachie Boal.
His wicket fell with the score at 7/117.
Cantwell (26) and Doherty (27) showed some resistance down the order, but Wheatvale were all out for 168 in the 39th over.
