Keysborough’s Andrew Chapman starred with 6/55 against Cranbourne on Saturday. 27793 By Stuart Teather
HERE come the finals.
The regular Dandenong District Cricket Association season is over and the finals match-ups have been locked in, with some shock results along the way.
Hallam-Kalora Park blew its chance at playing in the post-season after going down to Buckley Ridges on Saturday.
This weekend, Turf One action will see the undefeated minor premier Springvale South take on North Dandenong at Alex Nelson Reserve, and second-placed Doveton face Parkfield at Robinson Reserve.
@BT Sub Sport News:TURF ONE
Hallam-Kalora Park v Buckley Ridges
Hallam-Kalora Park’s season is over after blowing its chance to play finals, going down to Buckley Ridges at Park Oval.
The home side posted a huge 303 on day one and looked set to claim the win and play finals in its first season back up in Turf One competition, but Buckley Ridges had other ideas.
The visitors paced their innings perfectly, passing the required total in the 81st over on the back of some big knocks from Ruwan Jayadeva (78), Shane D’Rozario (52) and Paul Rudd (48).
@BT Sub Sport News:Springvale South v Parkfield
Springvale South sent out an ominous warning in the lead-up to the finals series with a convincing win over third-placed Parkfield.
Parkfield set the Souths 234 for victory on day one of the clash and the home side reached it with ease, dropping four wickets on the way to victory.
Lance MacDougall was the standout of the innings with 95 from number three, and he had good support from Steven Masterson (43), Michael Davies (36 not out) and captain Craig Slocombe (34).
For Parkfield, Shane Doig was the pick of the bowlers with 2/55 off 16.3, while Shane Bell (1/51 off 14) and Brad Houghton (1/33 off five) claimed the other wickets.
@BT Sub Sport News:Narre Warren v North Dandenong
North Dandenong scraped into the finals with a comfortable win over Narre Warren at Sweeney Reserve.
While the side was always on top of its clash with Narre, it took a surprise loss to Hallam-Kalora Park for the team to sneak into the top four.
Chasing 180, North Dandenong lost two early wickets but was never threatened after that, and Scott Neeson (74 not out) anchored the innings from number three.
He combined with Carman Mapatuna (58) and then Shane Leonard (36 not out) to see the out the run-chase.
@BT Sub Sport News:St Mary’s v Coomoora
St Mary’s ended its season on a high with a good win over Coomoora at Carroll Reserve.
Chasing 169, St Mary’s batsman Jesse McCartney guided the side to victory with a stoic 57 not out off 281 balls. His monster innings was crucial as top-order wickets fell at an alarming rate, before captain Troy Cashman (27) made a stand from number six.
When Cashman fell, Andrew Borgonha (21) and Andrew Haining (22) provided some resistance, helping St Mary’s to victory.
For Coomoora, Rizan Mawzoon was again the standout bowler, picking up 3/39 to finish the season with 25 wickets at an average of 15.3.
@BT Sub Sport News:Keysborough v Cranbourne
Keysborough claimed its first win of the season against Cranbourne on Saturday, comfortably defending its day-one score of 224 at Keysborough Reserve.
The home side’s bowling attack was on target on day two, largely thanks to a monster performance from Andrew Chapman.
Chapman will be feeling the strain after rolling the arm over for 29.5 overs on Saturday, for an impressive return of 6/55.
Paul McDonald was not far behind with figures of 4/49 off 18 overs, helping see Cranbourne all out for 145 off 60.5 overs.
