a remarkable innings against the Bulldogs in Round
At season’s end, Melbourne legend Andrew Kent
16. Hill’s 137 not out, out of a team total of 172,
announced his retirement after eighteen seasons for
represented 80% of his team’s score.
the Demons.
Extras were second top score with 17 and seven of
Only John Scholes, Warren Ayres, Brendan McArdle
his team-mates failed to score. Thanks to Hill’s great
and Jack Ryder played more Premier matches than
solo effort, the Magpies won on the first innings by
Kent’s 325 and only Ayres, Gary Watts, Scholes, Ryder
20 runs.
and Peter McAlister scored more Premier runs than Kent’s 11,032.
James Pattinson recorded a fine double of 131 and 6-43 for Dandenong against Melbourne in Round 15.
Frankston Peninsula’s Luke Walker (229 matches,
Pattinson also smashed an amazing 137 off just 64
6,974 runs) and Prahran’s Sam Coates (186 matches,
balls, with 12 fours and 10 sixes, against Ringwood in
2,775 runs, 332 dismissals) also announced their
their Round 9 T20 clash.
retirements.
Ringwood all-rounder Ian Holland’s figures of 8-15 against Greenvale Kangaroos in Round 16 were the best figures since Ian Hewett’s 9-29 for Richmond in
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1999-2000. In the lower elevens, Essendon (2nds), St Kilda (3rds) and Monash Tigers (4ths) took out those respective
Premier Cricket Batting Averages
premierships, whilst Carlton (2nds) and Monash Tigers (3rds & 4ths) shared the spoils in the White Ball Finals.
Premier Cricket Bowling Averages
The Men’s Premier Team of the Season was: Brendan Drew (C) (Camberwell Magpies) Eamonn Vines (Geelong)
Premier Cricket Ladders
Matt Brown (Melbourne) Dean Russ (Footscray Edgewater) Tom Smyth (Carlton) Ian Holland (Ringwood) James Pattinson (Dandenong) Joe Loorham (Ringwood) Brenton McDonald (Geelong) Brendan Rose (Casey-South Melbourne) Ryan Sidebottom (Carlton) Matt Whittaker (Camberwell Magpies)
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