In the final round of Under 17-3, Arul D'Souza virtually assurred the team would progress to the finals with an amazing hat-trick to dismiss Narre South for 56.
All 3 wickets were clean bowled on his way to 4/13 from his 4 overs. The team then knocked off the target in 6 overs, finishing on 0/63, with Matty Van Der Ark smashing 41 not out from about 15 balls. This victory lifted the 17/3's to 3rd spot on the ladder and a semi final against Dandenong West.
The DDCA Junior Rep carnival was completed over the weekend, and in a stunning performance, the Under 14's came away with the Russell Allen Shield.
Twin Titans, Bailey Paroissien & Josh Sawrey, both played crucial roles in reaching the final.
Ethan Marinic continued his amazing rise when he snared his 2nd hat-trick in 3 years in the Round 6 Under 17/2 game against Lyndale. Ethan finished that innings with 5/18 and virtually saved the team from certain defeat as Lyndale tried to run down an imposing 228. The game ended in an exciting tie, due mainly to Ethan's performance. A very rare team double hat-trick eventuated when Blake Sully took a wicket with the first ball of the next over.
There has now been 7 hat-tricks in our short history, with Ethan the first to take two.
Berwick Springs Cricket Club will again conduct the hugely popular Milo In2 Cricket program which is an introduction to our great game.
The 8 week program will be held at Berwick Springs Reserve on Friday evenings from 21st October. It is aimed at 5-8 year old boys and girls who are interested in learning the fundamentals of cricket with a lot of fun along the way.
Equipment is provided, but we suggest you bring along a drink and a hat for your child.
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The First XI had an unbeaten season in Turf 5 and continued their dominance in the Grand Final after surviving a real scare a week earlier in the semi. After setting a huge target, it would be fair to say that the flag always looked to be within our keeping on Day 2.
Berwick Springs 9/330 cc def. Buckley Ridges 150.
Imran Laghmani 39, Akaati Pupuke 116, Mitch Mason 37, Jeromy Cooray 42, Lachie Marie 20, Riv Rajapaksa 33, Nick Shannon 19 not out.
Nick Shannon 5/38, Josh MacKenzie 1/27, Imran 4/28.
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The 2nds survived posting a meagre 1st innings score only to dismiss Cranbourne even cheaper, to take out the Turf 7 Premiership. They also had to fight off a reverse outright attempt in a very low scoring game.
Berwick Springs 91 & 2/31 def. Cranbourne 84.
Ravin Punchihewa 38, Gayan Piyasena 23 (coming in at no. 10) ... (Ravin 13, Adam Venables 10 in 2nd innings).
Hayden Johnson 6/37, Jason Miseki 2/19, Ravin 2/9
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Congratulations to our 3rd XI for being triumphant in their B Grade Grand Final on the weekend. In a thrilling finish, we reached our target with just 2 wickets in hand.
Berwick Springs 9/211 def. Buckley Ridges 204.
Daniel Willis 91, Russ Collier 25, Brett Gilbert 26, Logan Hillman 24 not out.
Logan Hillman 1/30, Redwan Laghmani 2/35, Roshan Guruge 2/44, Niluka Karunaratne 3/30, Matt Ferguson 1/23.
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Congratulations to our F Grade team who took out the premiership on the weekend after an unbeaten season.
Berwick Springs 157 & 2/93 def. Sandown Park 107.
Andrew Bertschick 18, Nick Haughton 38, Glen Broadbent 32, Cam Davidson 44 (2nd inns Andrew Bertschick 50, Nick Haughton 10 n.o)
David Loveridge 5/61, Andrew Bertschick 5/19
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Congratulations to the Under 15/1 team on their dominant season, culminating in a comfortable victory in the weekends Grand Final.
Berwick Springs 4/201 cc def. Buckley Ridges 117
Matt Briggs 51 ret, Ash Adihetty 34, Riv Rajapaksa 30, Matt Butera 27, Harry Whitehead 39
Blake Sully 2/17, Ash Adihetty 1/9, Harry Whitehead 3/15, Soham Waingade 1/13, Riv Rajapaksa 1/10, Thiranja Karunarathna 1/15.
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We call this the Berwick Springs Bunch of Fives 2015/16.
Congratulations to all players who helped make this a season to remember.
The BSCC Committee is hoping that all players and their partners are able to attend our Presentation Night.
Further details will be published very soon.
