By Steve Brown
FTGDCA
AFTER a traumatic week in cricket with the untimely death of Phillip Hughes, both senior and junior cricketers in the FTGDCA paid tribute to the young Australian batsman in an emotion charged weekend.
In a statement issued by Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland, he urged players to take the field.
“We know that Phillip would encourage you to celebrate the game of cricket with your mates over the weekend. We ask you to do that in tribute to Phillip Hughes.” Sutherland said.
A few tears were shed on Friday evening and Saturday by cricketers young and old, however players continued to enjoy our national sport.
Johnson Park, defending 265, scored a decisive win over Upper Gully with some brilliant individual performances. Last week Weightman blasted a century, Colee snared seven wickets plus a hat-trick however it was Feaver Medallist Ben Stallworthy who closed the game out for the Sharks with 6/29 as Upper Gully was dismissed for 207. Kings all rounder Phil Salter continued his good form with a fighting 56 with some support from Patrick McKenna but there was little left down the line.
Upwey Tecoma pinched the points against Knoxfield, when the Knights resumed play at 3/38 chasing 180. Upwey newcomers Jake Lynch 3/17 and Steve Strahan 3/33 seized the day to knock over the visitors for only 96 in the 50th over placing the Tigers right in the mix.
Monbulk could not rise to the occasion at Eildon Park going down to the Panthers by 33 runs. Only Jason Fraser got a start with 33 but the day belonged to Andrew Brown who captured a match winning 4/37.
Ferntree Gully lost a wicket from the first ball of the day and could not recover against the all conquering Basin Bears who won by 110 runs. “Private” Ryan – enjoying a consistent year with the ball – took 3/27 as Patrick Mastertoun top scored for the Gully after gaining promotion from the second X1.
Knox Gardens (241) never gave Belgrave a look in, taking early wickets to inflict the Magpies third loss in a row. Doug Oaten recorded 48 out of a total of 151 as every Knox Gardens bowler used, contributed to the win.
REEVES SHIELD
Upwey Tecoma 180 (Moore 48, Burley 3/38) d Knoxfield 96 (Lynch 3/17, Strahan 3/33).
Johnson Park 265 (Weightman 134 not out, Colee 7/73 including hat-trick) d Upper Gully 207 (McKenna 34, Salter 56, Stallworthy 6/29).
Eildon Park 189 (C. Morris 45, B. Morris 41, N. Hicks 35, Fraser 4/35) d Monbulk 156 (Fraser 33, Brown 4/37).
Knox Gardens 8/241 (Small 57, Singh 33, McInerney 40, Litterback 4/73) d Belgrave 151 (Oaten 48).
The Basin 263 (Best 147, Turner 3/51, Potts 3/35) d Ferntree Gully 153 (Mastertoun 32, Ryan 3/27).
DECOITE SHIELD
Mt Gate 280 (Bunting 93, Lindner 61, Heath 48, Suckling 5/60, Atkinson 3/37) d South Belgrave 222 (Suckling 69, Sutherland 62, Castledine 3/56).
St John’s Tecoma 7/265 (Evans 61, Grenda 37 not out, Parlby 33 not out) d Lysterfield 9/262 (McElroy 80 ret, Inglis 46, Matthews 3/24).
Auravale 165 (Miles 34, Harman 34) d Rowville 113 (McDonald 6/51, Salija 3/27).
Footballers 6/242 (Rawlings 89, Lakshita 58 not out, Cranston 38) d Knox City 197 (Lakshita 5/39).
Division 3
Upper Gully 8/270 (Cutts 81, Lord 63 not out) d Johnson Park 74 (Ashwood 4/6, Meagher 3/15).
Knoxfield 4/286 (M. Perry 102 not out, Povah 82, D. Perry 62) d Upwey Tecoma 153 (McCarrick 40, D. Perry 3/28, Plumridge 3/20).
Eildon Park 7/375 (Waldron 151 not out, R. Hicks 89) d Monbulk 166 (Clark 51, Sinclair 4/34).
The Basin 3/184 (Porch 100 not out, Betka 38) d Ferntree Gully 165 (Teofilo 65, Wallace 5/15, Fay 3/35).
Knox Gardens 225 d Belgrave 115 and 1/112 (Hughes 63 not out).
Division 4
South Belgrave 9/233 (Ray 50, Croxford 4/40) d Mt Gate 153 (Lawson 4/40, Rozakis 57).
Knox Boronia Churches 6/220 (Banbury 33, Reid 38 not out, Williams 63 not out) d Footballers 217 (Storey 63, Marriott 43, Walker 3/23).
Lysterfield 217 (D. Rosario 74) d St John’s Tecoma 149 (Ricardo 3/27, Carland 3/42).
Rowville 152 d Auravale 140.
Division 5
Knox Gardens 319 (Buljabasic 60, Lambrick 57, Marget 78, Wylde 57 not out) d South Belgrave 127 (Bass 34, Fisher 3/23, Adcock 3/35) and 60.
The Basin 4/214 (Latham 118 not out) d Ferntree Gully 71 (Catalano 35, Winters 6/35, Lee 4/36) and 120 (Lee 7/33).
Knox City 7/224 d Knoxfield 8/215 (Harriss 52 not out, Palamara 42).
Upper Gully 7/114 (Bailey 48, McPherson 4/34) d Eildon Park 109 (Ward 4/31, Lamarca 3/16).
Division 6
Eildon Park 1/209 (Tait 66 not out, Fisher 100 not out) d Mt Gate 75 (Gupta 3/9) and 4/85 (Marjee 33).
Ferntree Gully 302 (Berry 84, Spaulding 60, Drake 49, Chapman 3/46) d Upwey Tecoma 8/117 (Hughes 51, Van Dyk 4/27).
Lysterfield 3/150 dec (Kinniburgh 100) d Belgrave 133 (Heap 3/18) and 4/138 (Wiseman 63 not out).
Footballers 7/216 (Amy 34, A. Rawlings 34, Leathem 57) d Knox Boronia Churches 214 (Goodman 31, Morris 45, Gale 3/32, Carey 3/27).
Johnson Park 278 (Carter 48, Rickard 76, Sim 48) d Rowville 103 and 99 (Sim 3/15).
Division 7
Knoxfield 7/209 (Maibaum 83, Conway 50, March 3/25) d Eildon Park 140 (Downs 73, Formani 5/1).
Knox Gardens 3/163 (Bakker 46 not out, Bredin 34) d Upper Gully 159 (Goodger 41, Knight 38, Stuckey 3/35).
Monbulk 9/200 (Gregory 100 not out, Jones 3/3) d Lysterfield 63 (Menke 38, Lamers 4/2, H. Emmett 3/13) and 43 (Lewis 4/4).
Ferntree Gully 134 (T. Black 35, Lynch 37, Wallace 5/19) and 5/85 d St John’s Tecoma 112 (Symons 4/15) and 136 (Miller 51).
The Basin 4/256 (O’Sullivan 50 not out, Best 94) d Johnson Park 249 (Jones 37, M. Francis 69, L. Saultry 56, Terrington 3/50).
B1
Wandin East 4/275 (Damrow 51, Jones 51) d South Belgrave 154 (Trinnick 52).
Waverley Wanderers 6/199 (Fernando 45, Rowe 46) d Johnson Park 102 (Gilby 40, Gunathunga 3/15, Rowe 3/28).
B2
Rowville 5/237 d Monbulk 58.
Lysterfield 9/168 (Davallon 33) d Knox City 5/162.
Waverley Wanderers 3/191 (Walpola 51 not out, Webster 50 not out, Juzua 3/58) d Bayswater 8/184 (Juzua 51 not out, Harrison 52 not out).
Eildon Park 7/230 (Kinniburgh 52 not out, Robinson 50 not out) d Knox Boronia Churches 143 (Drummond 45, Robinson 4/19).
UNDER 17
Eildon Park Panthers 93 (Gregg 3/8, Smyth 5/11) and 4/74 d Knoxfield 40 (Young 3/10).
Upper Gully 7/220 (Mitrevski 36, Begley 91, Nicholson 3/33) d The Basin 112 (Mitrevski 3/3).
Monbulk 138 (Myring 30) d The Basin 47 (Rak 3/3, Wills 3/9) and 87 (H. Emmett 3/9).
Lysterfield 6/207 d Knox Rebels 9/196.
Ferntree Gully 8/265 (Trevenen 44, Downes 42, Hassan 40, Beresford 33 not out, Bullock 30, Wylde 3/17, Woodcock 3/63) d Knox Gardens 135 (Stephenson 3/18).
UNDER 15
Eildon Park Panthers 5/169 (Bystchkow 59 not out, Pollard 37) d Rowville 159 (Keyhoe 49).
Johnson Park 235 (Saultry 65 not out) d Eildon Park Wildcats 36 and 4/63.
Knox Gardens 7/231 (Curnow 50 not out, Marget 33, Bredin 52 not out, Taylor 32) d Upper Gully 9/130 (Bailey 50 not out).
The Basin 4/167 (Spencer 2/15) d Monbulk 9/151 (Buckley 46).
Ferntree Gully 2/189 (Mastroianni 50 not out, Byrne 50 not out) d The Basin 99 (Mastroianni 3/10).
UNDER 13
Ferntree Gully 9/109 (Getson 30 not out) d Eildon Park Panthers 93 (Martin 4/2).
Knox Gardens 7/168 (Wagner 30 not out, Dekel 30 not out, Chotai 3/9) d Eildon Park Wildcats 8/101 (Bullock 30 not out).
Upwey Gold 6/139 (Jansen 30 not out, Dunning 32 not out, Roche 2/6) drew Upper Gully 139 (Leeson 26, Lord 19, Kensley 2/16, Sheehan 2/12, Dunning 2/11).
Rowville 4/194 (Dennison 2/12, DeHaan 2/14) d Monbulk 8/136 (Grimes 39, Utting 28 not out).
UNDER 12
Griffins Orange 8/125 (R. Harrison 16, Kahznitz 16, B. Harrison 27 not out) d Eildon Park Cougars 8/101 (Rathnasinge 20 not out).
Belgrave 5/137 (Baker 38 not out, Nicholas 21 not out, F. Wallis-Carnie 17 not out, C. Wallis-Carnie 14 not out) d Mt Gate 7/86.
The Basin 4/159 d Eildon Park Pumas 112.
Upper Gully 4/127 (Knight 27 not out) d Griffins Black 70 (Devenish 2/2, Hawksworth 2/7, McKinnon 2/2).
