In what has been another strong individual season for many of the top cricketers in the Dandenong District’s top tier, DDCA reporter Nick Creely has chosen his Turf 1 Team of the Year, based on the home and away season.
Buckley Ridges’ star overseas import David White has been named captain of the side after taking the DDCA by storm, with the legendary Steve Spoljaric his deputy. The retiring Nathan Pilon has been selected as the wicket-keeper after an equally outstanding season with the gloves.
Here is the team:
Nathan Pilon, Berwick (wk) – 671 runs at 47.92, HS 176*Daniel Watson, Buckley Ridges – 526 runs at 43.83, 16 wickets at 27.31David White, Buckley Ridges (capt) – 590 runs at 98.33, HS 149*Steven Spoljaric (vc), Springvale South – 728 runs at 60.66, HS 132
Ruwantha Kellepotha, St Mary’s – 570 runs at 47.5, 40 wickets at 13.6
Akshay Ballal, North Dandenong – 506 runs at 36.1, HS 112, 20 wickets at 24.5
Kaushalya Weeraratne, HSD – 484 runs at 37.2, HS 113, 24 wickets at 13.8
Michael Davies, HSD – 494 runs at 49.4, HS 100*, 14 wickets at 24.1Jordan Hammond, Hallam Kalora Park – 433 runs at 33.3, HS 67, 31 wickets at 17.83Malinga Bandara, Springvale South – 206 runs at 22.88, HS 52, 30 wickets at 22.6. Jarryd Straker, Springvale South – 19 runs at 9.5, HS 14, 29 wickets at 16.712th man: Matthew Chasemore, Berwick.
**Statistics to the end of the home-and-away season
Keep an eye out next week, with Nick Creely to reveal his predicted top-10 for the upcoming Alan Wookey Medal, as well as the Turf 2 Team of the Year.
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