By Steve Brown
FTGDCA Round 4
THE Basin Bears have climbed to the top of the ladder, winning their round four Reeves Shield match against Belgrave in fine style.
Despite inclement weather for the one-day clash, the Basin knocked over Belgrave for only 61 and hauled in the target in quick fashion for the loss of just one wicket.
Basin batsman, Danny Rundle, was 34 not out and is now averaging in excess of 200 with the bat.
The Bears dominated with Sean Ryan (3/19) the pick of the bowlers ably assisted by veteran Scott Vozzo with 3/8 against his former club.
Knox Gardens was the only other team to register a win in the top grade easily accounting for a disappointing Upwey Tecoma, dismissed for 113.
The Falcons openers Shannon Small (35no) and Jarrod Butcher (73no) wasted no time chasing the score without losing a wicket.
Johnson Park batted for their full 40 overs to reach 3/184 against Premiers Eildon Park who in reply were 5/122 after 32 overs before rain intervened.
Once again Bryn Gaunt was the backbone of the Sharks innings with an unbeaten 85 in a game that could have gone either way.
Monbulk at home to Ferntree Gully was another interesting match with the Hawks 1/72 in reply to Ferntree Gully’s 4/142.
Once again Josh Henry top scored with 62 not out.
Knoxfield decided to declare at 3/156 to give them time to roll Upper Gully who was in trouble at 5/48 when play halted.
For the Knights, Trent Scholfield and Luke Scanlan scored half-centuries and fast bowler Scott McKenzie continued his good form with 3/30.
Reeves Shield Ladder (after 4 rounds)
The Basin 24
Eildon Park 21
Upper Gully 15
Knox Gardens 12
Belgrave 12
Knoxfield 9
Johnson Park 9
Monbulk 9
Upwey Tecoma 6
Ferntree Gully 3
SCORES
Reeves Shield
Johnson Park 3/184 (Gaunt 85no, Stallworthy 30, Weightman 36) drew Eildon Park 5/122 (C. Morris 31)
Upper Gully 5/48 (McKenzie 3/30) drew Knoxfield 3/156 dec (Scholfield 64no L. Scanlan 53no)
Knox Gardens 0/114 (Butcher 73no, Small 35no) d Upwey Tecoma 113
The Basin 1/65 (Rundle 34no) d Belgrave 61 (Vozzo 3/8 Ryan 3/19)
Ferntree Gully 4/142 (Henry 62no, Bowyer 38, Powell 3/26) drew Monbulk 1/72 (Hicken 30)
Decoite Shield
South Belgrave vs Auravale (no play)
St Johns Tecoma 4/246 (Chandler 121no, Parlby 43no, Evans 31) drew Footballers 4/87
Lysterfield 1/97 (Kulasena 42no) d Knox City 93 (Inglis 3/6 Chivers 3/19)
Rowville vs Mt Gate (nsa)
Division 3
Ferntree Gully 7/138 (Mastertoun 40) d Monbulk 7/133 (Watson 78no)
The Basin 4/127 (Brown 31 Porch 33) d Belgrave 8/125 (Fay 4/25)
Eildon Park 6/172 (Walter 4/32 Dietzel 40no) d Johnson Park 92 (Bourke 31)
Upwey Tecoma 1/10 drew Knox Gardens
Division 4
South Belgrave vs Auravale (no play)
Footballers 4/181 (Marriott 60 Bogar 46) drew St Johns Tecoma 6/120 (Harley 58)
Knox Boronia Churches 118 (Williams 39) drew Lysterfield 3/76 (Neill 41)
Mt Gate vs Rowville (nsa)
Division 5
The Basin 9/139 (Blangiardo 31 McGennisken 48 Bartrop 4/35) drew Upper Gully
Eildon Park 127 (Gill 38, Rumpf 33, Catalano 4/28) drew Ferntree Gully 6/102
Division 6
Knoxfield 1/90 (Petrovski 52no) d South Belgrave 89 (Plumridge 3/11 Pruysers 3/7 Hurst 3/6)
Knox Gardens 1/131 (Stuckey 50, Bakker 41no) d Lysterfield 6/127 (Hunt 36 Sonsie 31)
Footballers 9/237 (Barrington 4/25 Saultry 3/35) d Johnson Park 232 (Murphy 51, Sim 58, Dewar 42)
Upwey Tecoma 1/73 d Eildon Park 71 (Cross 3/3 Vance 3/10)
Division 7
St Johns Tecoma 7/129 (Wallace 39no) drew Auravale 1/0
The Basin 2/45 d Upper Gully 43 (Terrington 4/15 Hobbs 4/4)
Johnson Park 4/110 (Barrington 71no) d Knox Bornia Churches 6/103 (White 34)
Monbulk 0/12 drew Ferntree Gully
Upwey Tecoma vs Knoxfield (no play)
