BATHURST brothers Jono and Blake Dean will be looking to add to their extensive resumes this Sunday after helping their Weston Creek Molonglo side qualify for the Cricket ACT Regional Twenty20 Cup grand final.
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The siblings have played in a number of grand finals across all formats of the sport since joining the ACT competition, while arguably their biggest success together was when they were part of the Queanbeyan team which won the 2012 SCG Cup.
Last season Jono, a top order bastman, played in the T20 decider for Weston Creek. His side won that grand final by 11 runs over Tuggeranong.
Having worked on becoming an ambidextrous batsman last season, Blake did not spend much time in the top grade.
However, in 2017-18 he is back in Weston Creek’s first XI and impressing as he both bats and bowls left and right handed.
On Saturday in the ACT Premier Cricket first grade competition, Blake became the first batsman to score a half century both playing left handed and right handed.
He hit 57 off 66 deliveries against Eastlake, his knock including six boundaries and two shots that cleared the ropes. It helped Weston Creek to a five-wicket victory with 7.5 overs to spare.
On Sunday the brothers opened the batting for Weston Creek in their T20 semi-final against ANU at Stirling Oval.
They set the tone for the innings as they both made an aggressive start.
Jono hit 11 runs off as many deliveries, his total coming off three scoring shots with a single, a boundary and a six.
When he fell it was 1-20, but Blake kept the runs ticking along as he was joined at the crease by skipper John Rogers.
Blake made 23 off 15 balls before he was caught out, but at that point Western Creek was in a good position at 2-66.
The brothers then watched on as their side went on to make 148 runs before heading into the field.
The chase was a tense one – Blake’s four overs going for 23 runs – but in the end Creek did enough to win by seven runs over ANU.
It booked them a place alongside Wests-UC in Sunday’s decider at Manuka Oval – the match marking Weston Creek’s ninth consecutive grand final across all formats.
“You play to play in grand finals and the big dance, so it’s good to be there again,” Rogers said.
“We probably haven’t hit our straps yet, we’ve definitely got a bit of work to do and a few things to work on. We'll have a good week on the training paddock this week and hopefully iron those out for the big dance.”
