By Nicholas Creely
With the half-way point of the season reached, Nick Creely has decided to have a look at the first six rounds of Turf 1 in the DDCA and come up with the top 10 individual performances so far this season.
1. Jurgen Andersen (North Dandenong) 9/79 against Narre Warren in Round 3 – The skipper of North had a match to remember against the Magpies, taking the first nine wickets of the innings before narrowly missing out on making Turf 1 history.
2. Steven Spoljaric (Cranbourne) 158* and 3/28 against North Dandenong in Round 4 – A classical innings from the DDCA legend. Played a near flawless and brutal innings, and formed a record-breaking partnership with his mate Chasemore.
3. Steven Mullaney (Buckley Ridges) 77 against Lynbrook in Round 2. – In the Twenty20, Mullaney went berserk, hitting 10 sixes in just 26 deliveries in what was a breathtaking performance.
4. Steven Spoljaric (Cranbourne) 153 and 2/43 against Dandenong West in Round 3 – Another sublime all-round game for the champ, Spoljaric put the Westers to the sword in an epic display of batting.
5. Steven Mullaney (Buckley Ridges) 5/22 against Springvale South in Round 1 – Taking five wickets in a T20 is a remarkable achievement and the Englishman did it in style against a quality opposition.
6. Ian Daniel (Mordialloc) 102 and 5/18 against Narre Warren in Round 6 – What a day one performance from Daniel, who dismantled the Magpies in stunning fashion.
7. Matt Chasemore (Cranbourne) 148 and 3/25 against North Dandenong in Round 4 – Combined with Spoljaric, ‘Cheeks’ put on a record partnership for the Eagles, as well as taking three wickets.
8. Craig Slocombe (Springvale South) 41 and 5/7 against Dandenong West in Round 5 – The legendary cricketer bowled 15 overs for his five wicket haul, going at under 0.5 per over.
9. Jarrod Armitage (Berwick) 113* against Narre Warren in Round 2 – The former Blood started at his new club in style, blasting an unbeaten century.
10. Kaushalya Weeraratne (HSD) 5/15 against Narre Warren in Round 4 – Extraordinary figures for a T20 match, the Sri-Lankan was bordering on unplayable.
