Wade Hancock’s 157 helps set up Workers Gol Gol

WORKERS Gol Gol star Wade Hancock says he was glad to convert a start into a big score after his big 157-run effort against Mildura East at Brian Weightman Oval on the weekend.

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The top-order batsman had recorded three half centuries in seven Sunraysia Cricket Association innings before the weekend, this time going on to play a big part in getting his side to 4/372 at the close of play for day one of round 10.

“It’s good to finally get a big one away, it’s been a little while,” Hancock said.

“It felt really good.”

“I’ve probably felt the best I had for a while, I’m feeling pretty confident whenever I go out to bat that I can contribute to the team and play my role.”

Amazingly Hancock’s 235-ball knock included only 10 boundaries and two sixes – accounting for just 52 runs.

The former state league footballer used all of the fitness gathered over his career with the oval ball to good effect.

“Mildura East, as most blokes know, has a slow outfield. At Gol Gol I’d have hit probably 20 to 25 boundaries but I just had to run twos and threes, it was pretty taxing but luckily, with my footy background, I’ve got a bit of a fitness base there,” Hancock said.

“I was pretty buggered by the end of it.”

Hancock found himself batting for long periods with Shac Thomas (83 runs) and captain-coach Adam Thomson (76 runs) – forming partnerships of 155 and 167 respectively.

“I think our target was around that 280-300 mark, to exceed that is really good, I think we probably started slow with the bat this year,” Hancock said.

“For Thommo to have his first half century for the club is important for us and he’s in good form. Shac is obviously doing his thing as well, so we are looking pretty good with the bat at the moment. We just need to find another bowler because they are all away.”