Vic Premier Cricket club Dandenong is sitting 2-1 after chasing down Kingston-Hawthorn’s 197 on Saturday.
Opener Ryan Hammel guided the chase with a measured 65 opening the batting helping get the Panthers within touching distance of the target.
A collapse of 4/14 left the hosts needing 25 runs with three wickets in hand, with Matthew Wilson taking responsibility to score an unbeaten 25, while Gehan Seneviratne played an important hand, remaining unbeaten with five off 25.
It followed Noah Hurley’s five-wicket haul for Dandenong on Day 1.
Dandenong’s Second XI suffered a rare reverse outright loss.
After Venuk Hemachandra’s century set up the game for Dandenong, which scored 255 in the first innings, Kingston-Hawthorn was bowled out for 117.
Searching for an outright, Dandenong scored a prompt 3/128 declared with Brad Eccles’ run-a-ball 42 leading the way.
It gave the Panthers 269 to defend as they searched for eight wickets.
But strong contributions from each of Kingston-Hawthorn’s top five got them back into the contest.
Tyler Evans took two quick wickets late in the day to have Kingston-Hawthorn eight down but they still found a way to victory.
In the Third XI, gritty bottom-order resistance from Kingston-Hawthorn staved off a Dandenong win, with the Panthers able to take only eight wickets after setting 397 for victory.
The Fourth XI had a thrilling two-wicket win, chasing down 238 off the back of a Kartikay Sharma century and unbeaten Finley Corrie 52 to finish the run chase.
Dandenong’s women comfortably chased down Plenty Valley’s 140 in their first one-dayer of the season.
Rituja Talekar took 3/20 opening the bowling before Isla Thompson anchored the run chase with a run a ball 78.
