After a two week break due to COVID-19, the Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association (AEHCA) season will resume on Saturday with four games in the ‘A’ grade competition. Langhorne Creek have been the standout team so far in 2020/21, going through the first six games undefeated to top the AEHCA ladder. Sitting below the Tigers there are five clubs within just one win of each other including reigning premier Hahndorf. Bremer/Callington, Mount Barker and Wistow will look for big improvement in the second half of the season to make a late run at a finals berth.

Round 9 fixture (home teams named first)

Hahndorf v Woodside

Bremer/Callington v Langhorne Creek

Lobethal v Nairne

Mount Barker v Wistow

Strathalbyn has the bye

Ladder

Langhorne Creek 24, Strathalbyn 16, Woodside 12, Hahndorf 12, Lobethal 12, Nairne 12, Bremer/Callington 4, Mount Barker 4, Wistow 0.

Leading performers - Runs

Chris Paterson (Mount Barker) 240 runs @ 48.00

Ben Warren (Langhorne Creek) 237 runs @ 79.00

Tommy Baldock (Woodside) 229 runs @ 45.80

Luke Cousins (Strathalbyn) 201 runs @ 33.50

Dave Wescombe (Woodside) 192 runs @ 38.40

Graydon Brand (Hahndorf) 187 runs @ 37.40

Mark Abbott (Strathalbyn) 169 runs @ 42.25

Matt Chapman (Wistow) 156 runs @ 31.20

Brodie O’Dea (Langhorne Creek) 154 runs @ 38.50

Jarrad Tait (Nairne) 140 runs @ 46.67

Leading performers - Wickets

Steve Ball (Woodside) 13 wickets @ 12.00

Shaun Tait (Hahndorf) 11 wickets @ 9.55

Brayden Gaiter (Strathalbyn) 11 wickets @ 15.00

Darcy Paech (Langhorne Creek) 11 wickets @ 15.45

Troy Blackwell (Langhorne Creek) 11 wickets @ 16.27

Cameron Winen (Lobethal) 10 wickets @ 11.50

Chris Baschiera (Woodside) 10 wickets @ 13.30

Ben Cousins (Strathalbyn) 10 wickets @ 13.70

Hayden Lane (Mount Barker) 10 wickets @ 18.10

Nick Williams (Bremer/Callington) 9 wickets @ 10.56