Napoleons-Sebastopol will chase its first winning streak in well over a year when it lines up against East Ballarat in a one day clash in the Ballarat Cricket Association firsts on Saturday.
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The club won its first game of the season last week after dismissing Darley to claim a one-run victory.
Needing two runs off one ball, the Lions looked to be home before a shot from Drew Locke went straight down the throat of Nicholas Pantzidis at square leg.
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The catch delivered Naps-Sebas its first triumph since round one of the 2019-20 season.
"We knew we were playing well and we'd been around the mark against some good teams and I was happy for the guys to get a win on the board," head coach Dan Davies said.
"A lot of our guys are still teenagers and it was nice that those young kids could get the job done."
Dylan Sexton will be left out of the side on Saturday to make way for returning top order bat Nathan Doonan. He will bat at three for the club, while Pantzidis will drop back down to seven.
"Nathan's batted at three all year and has been pretty consistent," Davies said.
"He just hasn't quite gone on to make those big scores but he's looked impressive."
A win this week won't come easy for Naps, which will face an East Ballarat outfit which has only lost one game this season. Davies said he was looking forward to the challenge.
"My mentality is whether or not you win, it's about training hard and improving," he said.
"I just want improvement and consistency across the board."
Meanwhile East Ballarat will look to bounce back after suffering its first loss of the season last week. The club reported no changes to The Courier prior to deadline.
TEAMS
TEAM LISTS:
Ballarat-Redan
First Grade (vs. North Ballarat, Round:7 )
Chris Egan(c), Jayden Hayes, Zac Jenkins, Matthew Aikman, Ryan Aikman, Nathan Patrikeos, Max Riding, Matthew Sandford, Lachlan Constable, Bailey Hosemans, Sam Hope
Brown Hill
First Grade (vs. Darley, Round:7 )
Tom Bourke-Finn(c), Ryan Knowles, Jason Knowles, Mitchell McLaughlin, Samuel Leith, James Waller, Fraser Hunt, Prabath Priyankara, Thiwanka Ranasinghe, Viraj Pushpakumara, Siddharth Rajesh
Buninyong
First Grade (vs. Golden Point, Round:7 )
Liam Brady(c), Harrison Bond, Tyler Dittloff, Robert Hind, Darcy Tasker, Connor Palmer, Liam Rigby, Geordie McLeod, Rupinder Singh, Mayank Sharma, Liam Mason
Darley
First Grade (vs. Brown Hill, Round:7 )
Bradley Barnes(c), Rahmatullah Khwaja, David Hoey, Drew Locke, Brodie Ward, Dayle Locke, Hasitha Wickramasinghe, Madushanka Ekanayaka, Danza Hyatt, Brodie Gellie, Anthony Taylor
East Ballarat
First Grade (vs. Naps-Sebas, Round:7 )
Joshua Brown(c), Harli Givvens, Jacob Eyers, Chris Jerram, Harry Ganley, Bradley Whittaker, Darcy Thomson, Oliver Hayes, Tom Walton, Mitchell Walsh, Lewis Hodgins, Tristan Dixon
Golden Point
First Grade (vs. Buninyong, Round:7 )
Andrew Warrick(c), Joshua White, Lachlan Herring, Daniel White, Peter Appleton, Simon Ogilvie, Daniel McDonald, Samuel Younghusband, Tom McKenzie, Joshua Pegg, Manjula De Zoysa
Mt Clear
First Grade (vs. Wendouree, Round:7 )
Jarrod Burns(c), Jacob Smith, Grant Trevenen, Ashley George, Darren Fletcher, Steven Nicholson, Lachlan Payne, Jack Jeffrey, Isaac Hucker, John Butler, Matthew Goonan
Napoleons-Sebastopol
First Grade (vs. East Ballarat, Round:7 )
Daniel Scott(c), Corey Hucker, Luke Corden, Tarkyn Balzan, Lachlan Storey, Seamus Dunne, Nicholas Pantzidis, Dylan York, Sajith Dissanayaka, Janath Tissera, Nathan Doonan
North Ballarat
First Grade (vs. Ballarat-Redan, Round:7 )
Mick Nolan(c), Dylan Achison, Shean Vanderwert, Hugh McGregor, Leigh Lorenzen, Matthew Zakynthinos, Mitchell Nicholson, Jonah Healey, Sam Jackson, Ashley McCafferty, Vikrant Dabra
Wendouree
First Grade (vs. Mt Clear, Round:7 )
Ryan Simmonds(c), Heath Pyke, Mathew Begbie, Thomas Le Lievre, Lucas Argall, Sam Miller, Tristan Maple, Jack Peeters, Sam Peeters, Cole Roscholler, Jayden White-Powell
