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Tigers roar past Panthers By JARROD POTTER VICTORIAN PREMIER CRICKET - ROUND 14 AGONISINGLY close to a tremendous upset, Dandenong (164) needed one more partnership to seal the deal against Monash Tigers (195 and 5/74). Monash brought back the big artillery for the second day against Dandenong - with Big Bash pair Cameron White and Dan Christian returning to wreak havoc with the ball. The steady start from Brett Forsyth (44) and Tanner Stanton (11) came unstuck fast as Allan Wise (3/33) and the Tigers appealed long and hard to get Stanton out - before skittling Cam Forsyth (2) a few balls later. Forsyth fell next - hitting out against Marcus Berryman (4/32) - before Matt Shimell (2/31) joined the party and in the space of 30 runs, the Panthers had shed the entire top order and went into lunch with shoulders slumped at 7/118. That should’ve been the end of the story with Dandenong’s notoriously fragile tail this year, but another chapter was written by Ed Newman (15), David Alleyne (27no) and Adam McMaster (23) down the order. It was hard going - Berryman tried to bounce their heads off while Wise and Christian
were using the gale-force winds to their advantage - but the lads dug deep. Newman fell first - not before striking a gutsy 15 at only 16 years-old - before McMaster showed he’s a dab-hand late in the game. Carrying on from his bowling last week, McMaster struck a couple of fours Dandy’s older statesmen would’ve been thrilled to hit, including a sensational late cut over backward point from a wide Berryman bouncer. Chipping it around, edging the singles while crunching the occasional bad ball to the rope, the Alleyne-McMaster partnership pushed towards 50 before the worst of dismissals for McMaster. With White (1/7) introduced to the attack from the scoreboard end against the wind, McMaster tried to feather one down the leg-side, didn’t get anything on it ... but was caught by keeper Jack Harper and given out to his dismay. His wicket began the end as Monash cleaned up the hosts in the 65th over. Monash’s second innings hit around was highlighted by the strong bowling of McMaster (2/26) and Wilcock (2/14). “They got on a bit of a roll,” Dandenong skipper Tom Donnell said. “Tanner was very unlucky to go out when the umpire
was pressured a bit to give him out and that got their tails up and ran through us a bit until lunch. “That was the hardest period for us - the first hour was really good, Brett and Tanner did well - but once we lost Tanner it sort of fell away a bit. “Ed Newman had his first hit and got us back on track a little bit, then Adam had a great game - both weekends - and did really well, he’s only a 19-yearold and is really important for our future.” The loss leaves Dandenong well off the pace in 12th position and with only three rounds left, will need wins aplenty and other results to go its way to make the top-eight. It starts this weekend away against Melbourne Uni. The best effort from CaseySouth Melbourne (188) was not enough to carry the day against Ringwood (4/189). The Swans bowling - missing spearhead Nathan Lambden this round could not halt the likes of David King (76) and Ian Holland (58no) as the hosts chased down the total with ease. Brendan Rose (1/35) was economical from his 21.2 overs - eking out 10 maidens. Casey-South Melbourne host Northcote in its third-last clash of the season.
QUIZ NUMBER 1488 1. WHICH Aussie golfer won the ‘fifth major’ - the Players Championship - in 2004? 2. WHO holds the record for most career goals for the Socceroos? 3. WHICH champion swimmer later became head of television sport on the ABC? 4. WHICH Wimbledon and Australian Open tennis champion was born in Kingaroy, Queensland? 5. WHO was the first Australian to win a world surfing championship held in another country? 6. HOW many times has the United States hosted the Olympic Games? 7. WHICH sport achieved the highest television ratings in Australia in 2009? 8. WHO was the youngest player to score a cricket century for Australia? 9. IN which event did Debbie Flintoff-King win gold for Australia at the 1988 Seoul Olympics? 10. DICK Thornett represented Australia in rugby league, rugby union and which other sport? 11. WHICH Australian Olympic gold medal runner became an executive with an American bank? 12. WHICH Australian cricketer’s career was wrecked when he was no-balled for ‘throwing’ in a Test in 1964? 13. WHO led Victoria in both Australian Rules football and cricket? 14. WHO is the only non-athlete to win the ABC Sports Award? 15. WHICH golf course did Jack Nicklaus re-design for the 1977 Australian Open? 16. IN which sport do players ‘bunt’ and ‘slide’? 17. WHICH famous sporting team is known by the initials ‘Q.P.R.’? 18. WHICH horse was ridden to victory by John Letts in the 1972 Melbourne Cup? 19. WHAT is golf’s Canada Cup now known as? 20. WHICH batsman was dropped from the Australian Test cricket team after the failed 2005 Ashes campaign?
Casey stands to be counted By JARROD POTTER DDCA TURF 1 REVIEW ROUND 8 (Day 2) THREE out of five Casey area sides are up and about this Turf 1 season - with Cranbourne, Berwick and Heinz Southern Districts consolidating their spots in the race to the finals. Starting with second place, Cranbourne (229) edged out Hallam Kalora Park (227) in a surprise thriller at Frawley Road. The early going was forged by Ben Hillard (19) and Jagveer Hayer (27) - who both fell to Steve Spoljaric (4/58) after a gutsy first-hour stand. The effort was passed to Ryan Hillard (68) and Cory Booth (55) - adding 89 to keep the Eagles from swooping through the order. Hillard would find himself run out, and from there the match turned back towards Cranbourne as the Hallam tail failed. Jordan Hammond (26) tried to keep things together but was run out trying to keep the run-rate on track. With the overs ticking down, Chris Pereira (8) and Matt Foenander (6) tried one last time to take the points, but when Foenander fell to another run out, it was lights’ out for the Hawks. Berwick (207) brushed aside Narre Warren (119 and 4/164) to keep the Bears safe inside the top four. Christopher Edwards (44) and Atishnish Chouhan (27) tried their best but couldn’t hold off Jack Williams (4/44),
Jagveer Hayer takes the silent march past Cranbourne Picture: JARROD POTTER after his dismissal. 149297 Jarrod Goodes (2/41) and Ryan Crawford (2/19) in the 46.4 over collapse. If only they batted their second innings first as the Magpies soared via Janaka Liyanabadalge (71no) and Kaushalya Weeraratne (43). Dandenong West (113) was no match for Heinz Southern Districts (184 and 3/89) as the best efforts of Sam Bracey (44) and Clay McCartney (32) paled in comparison to Michael Davies (7/31) barrage. Going one better than his “drop-punt catch” in last year’s semi-final, Davies took chunks out of the Bulls attack to claim his second seven-for and eighth in weekend DDCA cricket.
Ladder-leading Springvale South (5/195dec) surprised noone with a whopping outrightvictory over Lyndale (84 and 88) - led by a 10-wicket match and a hat-trick from former Sri Lankan player Malinga Bandara. Mordialloc (7/263) belted Buckley Ridges (179), while Parkfield (134) defeated North Dandenong (125 and 7/108) in a last wicket thriller. In the battle for bottom of the table, Narre Warren takes on Lyndale, Hallam Kalora Park is away at Dandenong West, Cranbourne hosts Buckley Ridges, North Dandenong takes on Berwick, while Heinz will fight to hold onto fourth against Mordialloc.
The WGCA Kookaburra Cup T20 Champions Tooradin. Back from left: Matt Welsh, Ben Mantel, Josh Lowndes, Bradey Welsh, Michael Ralph, Aaron Avery, Jay Wilson and Tim Lenders. Front: Daniel Hunt, Chris Brennan, Jarred Thompson, Dylan Sutton, Tom Hussey Picture: DAVID NAGEL and Andrew Proctor. 149313
Tooradin’s T20 triumph By DAVID NAGEL TOORADIN (5/215) has hoisted its first piece of senior silverware in almost three years after blowing Kooweerup (114) off the park in the WGCA Twenty20 Kookaburra Cup grand final at Toomuc Reserve on Sunday. And the man who held aloft that Premier Division trophy back in 2012/13, Aaron Avery (79 not out off 34 balls), was the star attraction. He put behind him a recent run of outs to produce something extraordinary and claim man-of-the-match honours along the way. The Seagulls now progress through to the region eight finals, where they will represent
the WGCA against the very best from the Mornington Peninsula, Ferntree Gully and Yarra Valley leagues. The end goal for the Seagulls is now the Statewide Twenty20 Cup grand final which will be held in early 2017 at the MCG. Tooradin set the win up with the bat, with Avery, Dan Hunt (47 off 18 balls) and Bradey Welsh (70 not out off 47 balls) taking the early momentum. The Demons temporarily fought back through the middle overs, restricting the Seagulls to 20 runs from five overs, but it was merely a pre-cursor to Avery’s magnificent knock. “That’s the best I’ve ever seen him bat and it’s a real credit to Az,” Seagulls T20 captain
Dylan Sutton said. “It was just a matter of time before he turned things around but to turn it around like that that was amazing to watch.” Avery and Welsh finished the Seagulls’ innings with overs of 15, 11, 14, 14, 16, 14 and 13 - 97 runs off seven overs - to leave the Demons stunned. Seagulls opener Jarred Thompson (22 off 3 overs) then claimed the wickets of Chris (1) and John Bright (0) in the Demons' first over to effectively end the game as a contest. Chris Brennan (3/14 off 3) and Josh Lownds (2/18 off 3) also bowled superbly for the winners while Jake Bardwell (49 off 36) was the best performed Demons batsman.
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