Monday, October 24, 2011

DDCA: Despite rain, Buckley Ridges shines - Local News - Sport - Cricket - The Greater Dandenong Weekly

BUCKLEY Ridges beat off the rain to score a solid win over North Dandenong in the Dandenong District Cricket Association on Saturday.

After making 150 on day 1 of the clash Ridges bowled out Norths for 35 in 25 overs with Te Ahu Davis (5-11), Chris Batchelor (3-8) and Jeremy Kuru (2-14) doing the damage.

With the hint of an outright win in the air, North was sent back into bat but fought out the match, batting 54 overs to finish on 6-122. S

hane Leonard (28), Greg Crutchley (23) and Craig Gunawardana (22) all occupied the crease to hold off Ridges. Kuru (2-18) and Davis (2-36) were both among the wickets in the second innings.

Springvale South and Parkfield couldn't get a result, with the Bloods getting only 54 overs to chase Parkfield's 7-280 from day 1.

The Bloods finished on 5-140 with Manoj Hettiarachchi (37 not out) digging in for a long innings. Shane Bell (2-25) was the best of the Parkfield bowlers.

Narre Warren scored the runs it needed to beat Keysborough's day 1 total of 155 but were unable to force an outright win with Keysborough ending on 1-47.

Doveton bowled out Heinz Southern Districts for 158 to score a 56-run win.

Berwick beat Hallam Kalora Park comfortably and Mordialloc and Dandenong West ended their match as a draw.

The club Steven Spoljaric plays for was incorrectly stated in The Weekly last Monday. Spoljaric plays for Parkfield, not Buckley Ridges. His teammate, Tony Payne, was also wrongly named Tom. We apologise for both errors.

Source: http://www.greaterdandenongweekly.com.au

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