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44 HAMILTON SPECTATOR Saturday January 23 2016 Spectator Sport College hoodoo to continue for Hamilton NICK BRROWN WITH College fighting to get back into the top four and to keep its finals hopes alive, it cannot and will not lose today’s HDCA A grade match against Hamilton. The outcome of this game means everything to College, a win would see it stay in the hunt for finals, though a loss would see those hopes start to fade quickly. For that reason as well as the simple fact the Eagles are a more experienced and stronger outfit, College should register a comfortable win. Hamilton will of course be out to make sure that College does not take the points, or at least puts up a real fight. With its season over and basically nothing to lose, Hamilton has the freedom to throw caution to the wind and by doing might just cause a real upset today. Where and When College Turf, Hamilton. Today, 1.30pm. RUNS NEEDED: The leadership and experience of Hamilton captain Robbie Cook is invaluable to his side, but today the skipper must make runs if Hamilton is to win. Photo: ROBYN AGNEW. 160116ra015 Last time they met Round 1, 2015-16: College 9-185 (D. Brown 45, J. Fidler 3-35) d Hamilton 148 (A. Read 34, L. Brown 3-23). It was the 2015-16 season opener, where we would get a feel for what awaited these sides this season, and it was College that took the honours. Batting first, College suffered a big blow early losing opener Heath Schmidt for just one, before Duncan Brown 45 and Angus Brown 32 steadied the ship and helped the Eagles post 185. College went on to roll Hamilton for 148 and claim the win. Josh Fidler claimed 3-35 and made 31 with the bat in his first and only appearance of the season for Hamilton. Previous meetings Round 13, 2014-15: College 6-229 dec (H. Bailey 110, C. Templeton 3-38) d Hamilton 178 (S. Jaeschke 54, M. Staude 3-36). Round 5, 2014-15: College 5-163 (A. Boyd 67, J. Nield 2-22) d Hamilton 8-98 (J. Tully 23, L. Brown 2-10). Round 9, 2013-14: College 104 (H. Bailey 42, J. Nield 3-23) d Hamilton 85 (J. Dawson 33*, T. Bensch 3-4). Round 4, 2013-14: College 6-115 (A. Brown 24*, S. Jaeschke 2-17) d Hamilton 100 (C. Templeton 16*, R. Cook 16, A. Boyd 4-8). Round 13, 2012-13: College 183 (H. Bailey 61, A. Read 7-54) dw Hamilton 183 (A. Read 44, L. Patterson 3-27). Talking points • Hamilton has only won one of its nine matches so far this season, which was surprisingly against Macarthur, who sits on top of both the one day and two day ladder. • College won its first five games of the season, though has lost three of its past four matches. • Hamilton has not beaten College since round 10 of the 2011-12 season. Questions marks • Can Hamilton break its ‘College Curse’? • If College’s senior players such as captain Hamish Bailey, Heath Schmidt and Angus Brown are dismissed cheaply, do the Eagles have other players capable of making matchwinning scores? • Hamilton has conceded the second most runs of any side this season (1905), can it find a way to restrict College from posting a big score: Player to watch College: Jack Landwehr might be far from a household name, but the young bowler has the ability to have a fair influence on this match. Since the Christmas break he has claimed five wickets from his last two matches, with 3-25 against Byaduk and 2-24 against Grampians last week. It is only his fifth A grade game this season, though Landwehr should be given plenty of overs and is likely to pick up a couple of wickets. Hamilton: He is one of the most highly respected and well-liked veterans of the HDCA, but the spotlight is still on Robbie Cook today and he must produce a score of 50 plus. The Hamilton captain heads into this clash on a hat-trick of ducks, as he has failed to score in both matches since the Christmas break. Cook started the year batting the way everyone expected the opener to, as he notched up a total of 283 runs from his first six matches, and just six runs in his last three. Today Cook must return to form and being the champion he is, there is a strong chance he will Where each team can win College: College does not need to do anything extraordinary to win today, it just needs to continue playing the way it has been in most matches this season. What will increase the Eagles’ chances of winning is if it does not rely so heavily on the trio of Hamish Bailey, Heath Schmidt and Angus Brown. If College’s second tier players can contribute evenly, it will go a long way to helping the Eagles win. Hamilton: As much as I would love to see Cook and the Hamilton boys win this match, but to be brutally honest, it is a real struggle to find a way for them to do so. The obvious way would be for Cook to make a century and for Anthony Read and Cameron Templeton to claim a bag of wickets each. Predication College. Rivalry continues for Saints and Demons BRENDAN BUNWORTH ST ANDREW’S host HDCA A grade ladder leaders Macarthur at Pedrina Park in what looks to be a hot match on paper. Quality players all around in this one in a match where the Demons will start slight favourites in the 2014-15 grand final re-match. A win for the home side will likely see it jump into second place, while a loss will see it drop down to fourth on the ladder. Both sides come into the match with two wins in a row after the break and another win here will set them up for the business end of the season. These two teams both pride themselves on being two-day specialists and that will see this match as one of the games of the season. Where and when Pedrina Park, Hamilton. Today, 1:30pm. Last time they met Round 1, 2015-2016: Macarthur 6-179 (M. Timms 40, M. Hill 2-33) d St Andrew’s 8-136 (P. Heeps 27, K. Timms 2-17) St Andrew’s started the run chase well (0-41), but then lost 8-95 and the run rate crept up as a result and it could not sustain the required 4.80 runs an over for victory. Previous meetings GF, 2014-2015: St Andrew’s 10-38 (C. Nield 6-21) & 5-355 (dec) (M. Fitzpatrick 81, M. Brilley 2-54) d Macarthur 10-140 (C Rook 54, T Goodman 3-28) & 10-182 (C. Nield 88, R. Phillips 3-42) Round 8, 2014-2015: Macarthur 10-231 (M. Brilley 74, D. Heeps 3-24) d St Andrew’s 10-192 (T. Goodman 79, C. Nield 5-53) Round 14, 2013-2014: Macarthur 10-227 (M. Brilley 56, C. Dimond 5-33) d St Andrew’s 10-226 (T. Goodman 55, C. Nield 7-78) Round 7, 2013-2014: Macarthur 6-201 (M. Brilley 89, S.Aspinall 3-33) d St Andrew’s 8-169 (M. Hill 44, C. Nield 2-13) SF, 2012-2013: Macarthur 10-311 (M. Brilley 69, D. Logan 3-70) d St Andrew’s 10-94 (T. Goodman 53, C. Rook 3-20) Talking points • St Andrew’s has only won one out of the last six matches against the strong Macarthur outfit, but the most important one of all, the Big Dance. • Macarthur’s Charlie Nield loves playing against St Andrew’s and is one of the best a field every time, although he is only a 50/50 chance to play in today’s fixture due to injury. • Macarthur is only conceding on average 151 runs to its opposition each match this season which is the lowest. Question marks • Can spearhead Kyall Timms be limited to only one or two wickets for the innings? • Can both the St Andrew’s openers and its middle order step up at the same time? • Will Macarthur risk playing Charlie Nield in the two day match, or will it save him for the one day final? Player to watch Macarthur: Surprisingly the Macarthur captain Matt Timms is only averaging 18 with the willow this season, and you get the feeling he is one match away from a big innings. St Andrew’s: Strike bowler Jacob Shannon has only taken five wickets this season and if he can find his lines again, he can be a match winner. Where each team can win Macarthur: The Demons have a number of different players it can rely on which is the great thing about this side, if one fails, most of the time someone else always steps up and makes up for his team mates poor match. St Andrew’s: It is an obvious one, but if Brendan Huf and Mike Fitzpatrick can get on a roll and put pressure on the Macarthur attack, they have all day to put on another quality partnership again. Prediction St Andrew’s. www.spec.com.au IN FORM: Since the Christmas break, St Andrew’s opening batsman Brendan Huf has been in great form with both bat and ball. Photo: SPEC FILE