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Magpies finish on top PROVINCIAL By IT Gully CRIB Point finished the MPCA Provincial cricket home and away season on top of the ladder after recording a comfortable victory against Moorooduc on Saturday. The Magpies will host Baxter in the first semi-final this weekend. In the other big match over the weekend, Peninsula Old Boys and Somerville will go head to head for the second time in as many weeks when they clash in the second of the semi-finals. Baxter maintained its position in the top four despite going down to Pines. The loser over the weekend was Langwarrin, who had a chance to grab fourth place with a win against Mt Eliza. However, the Kangas couldn’t get the job done and finished
a game outside the top bracket. Sorrento tried everything that it could to get an outright win against Rye. It took 15 wickets for the day but it still wasn’t enough to pickup the additional eight points. The Sharks finished four points behind Baxter. In the match of the round, Peninsula Old Boys won the toss and batted first against Somerville, making 200 in their 40 overs. Wade Pelzer opened with 41, Will Crowder was solid through the middle of the inning with 50 and Glenn Prendergast hit 35. Brenton Alp was the pick of the Somerville bowlers, taking 3/44. The Eagles started slowly and were 2/35 at one point before skipper Leigh Lowry came to the crease and hit an unbeaten 85 and Justin Allsop provided terrific support with 35.
Somerville got the runs (7/205) with three overs to spare. Langwarrin had Mt Eliza on the ropes at 3/22, however, 57 from Keith Briggs and 25 from keeper Tim Clark helped propel the visitors to 9/165 in its 40 overs. It was enough to defend. Travis Campbell top scored for the Kangas with 53 in reply and Simon McEvoy opened with 31, however, no other players made a serious contribution to the scoreboard. Langwarrin was bowled out for 139 in the 39th over. Nick Baron was the star for the Mounties with 5/27 from 9.4 overs. The Mounties won four of their last five matches of the season. Rye batted its full 40 overs against Sorrento with Justin King hitting 50 and Tom Baron 36. Sorrento then made 2/143 in 16 overs with Leigh Poholke hitting 55
and Anthony Blackwell 45. In the final 24 overs of the day, Rye made 5/40. CJ King took 3/7 from five overs. Baxter will be looking for a much better performance in its semi-final than what it produced on Saturday against Pines. Daniel Warwick top scored in his team’s total of 136, while Dale Irving hit 32. Debutant Connor Jackson was the pick of the Pines’ bowlers with 4/8 from 2.3 overs. Pines scored 7/137 with one over to spare. Rhys Chalkley top scored for the Piners with 46 and Harley PeaceStirling contributed 42. Baxter opening batsman Todd Quinn was thrown the cherry and responded with 3/15. Long Island welcomed the return
of Michael Burke for the first time this season against Mornington and the champ responded with a gamehigh 75. Peter Connell contributed 30 of the team’s 141 runs in 40 overs. The Islanders then bowled out the Dogs for 117. Semi Finals Crib Point and Baxter met in Round 8 in the second match after Christmas. Baxter lost outright. Baxter batted first and was rolled for 88 in 30.1 overs. Jacob Cook was the destroyer with 6/43 and Glenn Barclay picked up 3/37. Crib Point then made 9/192 with Ricky Thompson top scoring with 45. Baxter was bowled out in its second innings for an embarrassing 53. Cook claimed 3/24 and Brad Davidson chipped in with 4/14 from 12.4 overs.
Teams blow their chances DISTRICT
By IT Gully HEATHERHILL and Seaford both blew their opportunities to sneak into the MPCA District top four on Saturday. In the final round of the season, Flinders, Seaford and the Hills were all equal on 72 points. Flinders seemed to have the easiest of tasks playing Seaford Tigers, while the Hills hosted Mt Martha and Seaford had the tough task of playing the best in the business in Red Hill. Most eyes were on the Sharks and the Hills to see who would win and grab that fourth place. However, there were also some eyes down at Carrum for the relegation match against Boneo. Boneo cruised to victory, won its
final two games of the season and in doing so sent Carrum into Sub District. The reality is that all three teams lost and the ladder, with Flinders in fourth place, remained unchanged. So the semi finals this weekend will be between neighbours Red Hill and Flinders at the Showgrounds while Pearcedale will host Baden Powell at the Panthers’ den. In good news for the finals, Baden Powell was able to turn around their horror run and win very comfortably against Main Ridge. The win will give the Braves plenty of confidence after batting first and making 8/145, thanks largely to 80 runs from Tommy Wood. After scores of 3, 3 and 1 previously, the Braves would have welcomed the return of form for Wood. Oliver McEnroe finished the season
on a real high for the Ridge, snaring 4/45 from his 10 overs, including a hatrick. The Braves then rolled the Ridge for 104 in 34.2 overs. Heatherhill couldn’t get the job done against Mt Martha. The Hills won the toss and batted first and Kristian Miller got them away to a flier with 50 runs. However, he received little support until Jordan Creely (37) came to the crease. The score of 9/138 appeared to be defendable. The Reds made the runs (7/141) with six overs to spare. Seaford was always up against it against Red Hill, however, would have given themselves a real chance when they bowled out the Hillmen for 148 in the final over. However, Glenn Collett was at his
damaging best for the Hillmen and carved through the Seaford batting line up, taking 4/28 from 10 overs. Simon Dart was also on song with 3/14 from five overs. Delacombe Park just didn’t score enough runs to trouble Pearcedale. The Parkers batted first but were bowled out for just 115 in the 37th over. Shayne Gillings was superb for the Panthers with 5/32 and Sam Frawley and Kaine Smith snared two wickets each. Pearcedale then scored the runs with four overs to spare. Max Blackburn top scored with 35 and Brad Trotter helped himself to 33. Andrew Stapleton claimed 3/34 for Delacombe. In other matches, Boneo sent Carrum to Sub District after scoring
9/152 in its 40 overs. Cam Williams top scored with 42 and skipper Ryan Jellie hit 35. The Pandas then bowled out Carrum for 138. Josh Dent scored 39 for the Lions. Semi Finals Red Hill scored 303 against Flinders in their home and away match in Round 8. Simon Dart top scored for the Hillmen with 108. In reply, Andrew Power hit 82 to help the Sharks get to 241, a loss of almost 60 runs. Pearcedale and Baden Powell met in the same round. The Panthers recorded a solid victory after Max Blackburn top scored with 77. Baden Powell was bowled out for 185 with Chris Dew snaring 7/42 for the Panthers.
Walk in the park: Carrum Downs did the job over Ballam Park with 13 overs to spare. Picture: Andrew Hurst
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