By Jarrod Potter
Above left: Te Ahu Davis receives a much-deserved high-five after taking 5/11 against North Dandenong. 72488 Pictures: Jarrod Potter
TE AHU Davis ripped through North Dandenong as Buckley Ridges took a massive first-innings victory.
Davis took 5/11 and 2/36 as North Dandenong was bowled for 35 in the first innings but managed to resist an innings defeat to finish the second day at 6/122.
Davis found good support in Craig Batchelor (3/8) and Jeremy Kuru (2/14) to tear apart North Dandenong.
Extras were the top score for North Dandenong on 9, with batsman James Byrnes the best of the players on 8.
Resistance in the second dig came from Shane Leonard, who top scored for North Dandenong on 28 and received good help from Greg Crutchley (23) and Craig Gunawardana (22).
Buckley Ridges moves into first place with the win and North Dandenong sits at the foot of the ladder in 12th.
@BT Sub Sport News:NARRE WARREN v KEYSBOROUGH
Narre Warren’s Dushan Wickramaratne (78) and Shean Vanderwert (56) put together a 106-run partnership which sunk Keysborough’s hopes of victory at Sweeney Reserve.
At 2/35, Narre Warren was wobbling, with breakthroughs from Alex Deuchar and Jacob Hennigan bringing the century pair together.
When the duo was separated at 3/141, the Magpies swung through aggressively, before declaring in the 47th over on 9/206.
Hennigan fought hard for Keysborough, taking 6/67 off 15 overs.
Keysborough went in to bat again and went on the defensive, to eke out 1/47 from 18.4 overs.
A pair of losses has Keysborough just avoiding last place, with percentage elevating them above North Dandenong into 11th. Narre Warren sit in seventh.
@BT Sub Sport News:SPRINGVALE SOUTH v PARKFIELD
Parkfield’s Andrew Sharp and Manoj Hettiarachchi went on the defensive to prevent defeat against the Bloods, with the pair putting on an undefeated 80-run partnership for the sixth wicket to leave the Bears 5/140 at the end of play.
Hettiarachchi struck 37 off 55 balls and was assisted by Sharp who slowly accrued 27 off 83 balls as the Bears staved off the Springvale South attack.
The Springvale South total of 7/280 – already a big challenge – was put out of reach by the late start and was made more difficult by the early dismissal of Jimmy Boyd for three.
Steven Masterson walled himself in with 11 off 81 balls and was supported by a comparatively quickfire 20 off 43 balls from Tim Ford.
Shane Bell was the pick of the Parkfield bowlers, taking 2/25.
Splitting the points, Springvale South sits just inside the top four while Parkfield is eighth.
@BT Sub Sport News:MORDIALLOC v DANDENONG WEST
Mordialloc and Dandenong West had to settle for a draw, with the covers for the square at Ben Kavanagh Reserve unable to hold back the rain and wind.
What was supposed to be the Turf 5 pitch for Mordialloc versus Lyndale turned to mud when the severe rain found its way under the far side covers.
Mordialloc is in fifth while Dandenong West sits ninth.
