Magic Moscript makes history
A TOP story of the round is the inclusion of Chelsea Moscript in the Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL team to become the first woman in history to play A Grade cricket in the LDCA.
Spin bowler, Moscript was involved in the first two wickets to fall for the day in Koony’s match against Kilcunda/Bass at the Leongatha Recreation Reserve.
She had Poowong Loch’s opening batsman, Colin Knox, caught and bowled for 10.
Moscript then ran out Peter Fort, the other opening batsman, for seven.
She later caught Adam Sheedy, batting at number five, also for seven.
Formerly from Leongatha South, Moscript who has represented Victoria at a national level, returned to Dandenong on Sunday to play with the Dandenong Women’s Cricket Club.
She will bat for Koony on Saturday before another Sunday match in Dandenong.
Poowong Loch went on to make 193 with Cameron Cutler the only real run scorer with 44.
Ben Perry was the pick of the Koony bowlers with 5/29 (16) in a round in which sensational bowling figures across the grades were not uncommon.
If Koony is to make the top four and play in the finals this is a match it will have to win, but, and it is a big but, Kilcunda Bass would have to lose to Foster, a highly unlikely outcome given that Foster has yet to win a game for the season.
The way things went at the Bass Recreation Reserve it is safe to say Kilcunda Bass’ place in the top four is secure with a first innings score of 5/414 declared.
The innings featured two centuries with Andrew Donohue’s 144 featuring 18 fours and a six while Ashley Oats’ 108 not out included 14 fours and two sixes.
To complete an awesome trio for Killy Bass Paul Palmer made 95 and also hit 14 fours and two sixes.
Frazer Griggs took 2/65 (16).
Foster will attempt to achieve the almost impossible when its innings begins this Saturday.
Ladder leaders Korumburra took on lowly placed Glen Alvie at home for it final round match.
It sent Glen Alvie in to bat and had the visiting team on its knees for 71 runs, all out in the 36th over.
Daniel Hales top scored with 31.
Alex Hamilton who opened the batting with Steven Smith (lbw four) made 13.
The rest of the Glen Alvie batting line up went cheaply and five fell victim to the might of Shane Dole who was on fire finishing with 5/24 (15).
The performance was Dole’s best in a wonderful season which has seen him achieve an average of 9.34.
In reply Korumburra faced 30 overs before backing itself to declare at 2/112.
The batting was opened by Justin Cook who finished not out on 41 and Kallon Rigby who made 31.
Shane Dole made 31 not out.
Dean Williams took the two wickets for Glen Alvie 2/24 (7).
Glen Alvie is back out in the middle and has faced 10 overs.
At the end of the day’s play it was 1/12.
Kyle Dorman who took one of Glen Alvie’s wickets in its first innings took the one wicket to fall so far.
MDU which is second in the competition to Korumburra took on Fish Creek Tarwin which cannot make the top four at Fish Creek.
The Demons sent Fishy into bat and had the home side all out in the 61st over for 117 runs.
The opening batsman, Gary Webster 30 and Graeme Webster 55 had proceedings underway with strong performances but no one who followed was able to build on their total (except Norm Wilkins who made 17 not out) and Fishy was back in the shed with a modest 117 runs.
Adam Eddy was at his best with a six wicket haul (6/25) and his brother Nick took three (3/16).
Adam Eddy didn’t eclipse his best bowling for the season 7/39 but he has finished the season with a bowling average of 8.08.
Nick best bowling for the season was 4/12 and he has finished the season 11.89.
MDU has faced 14 overs and with night watchmen (Mark Le Page 13 and Michael Olden 27) at the crease has 50 runs on the board.
Welcome addition: Cougars coach Jack Hughes with Chelsea Moscript at Leongatha Turf on Saturday.
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Posted by Sarah Vella on Mar 3 2015. Filed under Sport. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
