Above: Parkfield’s Brad Houghton was given out lbw for a duck last week but made up for it with the ball this week by taking three of the final four Doveton wickets to secure first innings points.By Gavin Staindl
@BT Sub Sport News:St. Mary’s def by Mordialloc
DESPITE making the lowest day-one total in the Dandenong and District Turf One grade last week, St. Mary’s and their star bowler Andrew Taylor have pulled off a stunning upset at Carroll Reserve.
With the improbable task of defending 122 and watching Mordialloc cruise to 3/78, Taylor (8/31) stepped up and whistled through the Mordialloc batting line-up claiming six of the final eight wickets for 38 runs to finish off the visitors for 104. St. Mary’s total of 122 is the lowest total successfully defended in Turf One this season.
@BT Sub Sport News:Narre Warren def Springvale South
After losing the opening three games, Narre Warren’s resurgence continues this time knocking off Springvale South in a convincing manner at Sweeney Reserve. Springvale South’s score of 89 never threatened Narre Warren’s day-one total of 192. The consistent bowling performance spearheaded by Trent Anderson (3/23) only allowed three Springvale batters to make a score of above six runs.
@BT Sub Sport News:Keysborough def by North Dandenong
North Dandenong first drop Craig Gunawardana has taken man-of-the-match honours by leading his team to a comfortable victory over Keysborough at Keysborough Reserve. Gunawardana (73), along with Craig Leonard (43) boosted North Dandenong past the required total of 168 and by stumps had reached 7/228.
Andrew Staude (3/66) was the best of the bowlers.
@BT Sub Sport News:Hallam-Kalora Park def Coomoora
Six wickets by classy all-rounder Leigh Booth was the destructive force behind Hallam-Kalora Park’s 98 run win over Coomoora at the Hallam Recreation Reserve. After taking his sixth wicket, Booth (6/30) had the visitors reeling at 8/44 and only a final stand by Troy Jeffs (29) pushed the total any higher.
Coomoora eventually fell for 90, a far cry from Hallam-Kalora Park’s day-one total of 188.
@BT Sub Sport News:Doveton def by Parkfield
In an evenly matched contest at Robinson Reserve, Doveton has pulled up seven runs short needed for a victory. In similar circumstances to the Parkfield innings, Doveton lost an early wicket but reached 50 runs without any more hiccups. After Shaun Tongue (53) was dismissed, Doveton were 6/114 and in an identical position to what Parkfield were in a week earlier.
The remaining overs were also played out in a resembling fashion but in the end, Doveton fell for 178, seven runs shy of Parkfield’s 185.
@BT Sub Sport News:Berwick def by Buckley Ridges
Buckley Ridges has ended Berwick’s five game winning streak by bowling the home side out for 152, 55 runs adrift of their day one total of 207 at Arch Brown Reserve. Berwick intended to take their undefeated season to six games, but tight bowling by Shane D’Rozario (4/20) and a five-wicket haul by Paul Franks (5/54) removed the final five Berwick batters for 50 runs on their way to an upset victory.
