AN excellent 91 not-out by Cranbourne turf-one’s Shane Murdoch helped his side recover to a competitive 237 against Narre Warren on Saturday.
Cranbourne won the toss and decided to bat first and after a solid opening partnership of 44 runs, stumbled to be 6/91.
However the Narre Warren bowlers hadn’t counted on the dashing, hard-hitting batting of Murdoch.
In support was Danny Diweel who posted 45 before losing his wicket.
With 12 overs to go Cranbourne made the most of its chances, claiming two wickets, including one in the last over of the day to young tweaker Andrew Toan.
Cranbourne 237 v Narre Warren 2/33.
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Needing a win to avoid relegation Cranbourne batted first against Narre Warren and in what became a theme of the day lost early wickets to two lbw decisions.
However a handy partnership between two of the side’s veterans, Deiter Leinmueller (43) and returning ‘prodigal son’ Ashley Oats (43) put the team in a healthier position, along with youngster Dustin Peebles (25).
Matty Johns came in late for a swashbuckling 52 with support from Steve Miller, (35).
Bowling, Cranbourne took early wickets in a match now hanging in the balance.
Cranbourne 223 v Narre Warren 3/63.
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On a day where most batsmen got a start, only two went on with it. Youngster Lucas Ligt played his most impressive inning as a senior to post 66 runs in an extremely classy display.
Dan Parker also found the bowling to his liking, hitting 40 in the middle order.
Losing 6/33 at the end was costly however and cheapened the hard work done by the top order.
In 12 overs in the field, quickie Ben Hall took 1/12 off six overs and effected an amazing direct-hit run-out.
Cranbourne 215 v Narre North 2/24.
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Gearing up for finals Cranbourne faced stiff opposition in Keysborough.
The only batsman to fire was opener Chris George who made a dominant 58 at the top of the inning.
Chris Lamb and Stuart Mills hung around for 21 each.
With the bowlers needing to fire, Richard Young and Stuart Mills each took one early.
Cranbourne 155 v Keysborough 2/30.
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Cranbourne bowled first and while it couldn’t contain the runs, took wickets regularly.
Best figures belonged to Ryan Jones who took 3/49, following his good under-17 form and Hayden Cains who took 3/52 opening the bowling.
With the bat, the inexperienced Cranbourne side yet again crumbled, dropping seven wickets before stumps. Cranbourne 7/63 v Lyndale 222.
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Cranbourne bowled first against Parkfield and found early inroads hard to make with the score getting to 102 before a wicket fell.
After the first one however, wickets came regularly with the pick of the bowlers being Daniel Fox with 3/26. Glen Dickinson and Keeran Braham both claimed two wickets each.
In reply Cranbourne looked solid with no wickets falling.
Cranbourne 0/11 v Parkfield 182.
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Bye.
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Batting first against Endeavour Hills, Cranbourne was well served by opening batsman Dean McDonnell who, through hard running between wickets, made the most of every shot he played on the way to 61 not-out.
Best of the rest was Dustin Peebles who continues to show he is a player of the future, making 34 runs in good time.
Cranbourne 194 v Endeavour Hills.
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Bowling first Cranbourne continued its outstanding form of late, with the bowlers making short work of Berwick.
For Cranbourne, Steve Henry, Chad Slater and Troy Kimball all took two wickets and some all-round good fielding helped out all the bowlers.
Chasing Berwick’s target, Cranbourne is already even on score with openers Justin Hinkley (36 not out) and Troy Kimball (30 not out). Cranbourne 0/73 v Berwick 73.
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Cranbourne batted first against Hallam and with almost all the top order getting runs has put up a very competitive score.
Pick of the batsmen were opener Daniel Patterson with a fluent 36, Lucas Ligt (26), Daniel Baker (25) and Adam Hanger (21).
Cranbourne 9/171 v Hallam.
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Playing for a spot in the finals Cranbourne’s bowlers stepped up, especially opening bowler Andrew Ciantar who took 3/13 off 6 overs against Coomoora.
Five other bowlers chipped in with a wicket each and kept it nice and tight, restricting the opposition well.
Cranbourne v Coomoora 8/139.
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This top-of-the-ladder side showed why with an impressive bowling display.
Star with the ball was young Bradley Nicol who finished with the excellent figures of 4/3 off four overs.
Rory Hillis also bowled accurately to finish with the figures of 2/0 off four overs.
In reply Cranbourne is looking good with Anthony Galley and Mitchell Viney 17 not out and 19 not out respectively.
Cranbourne 1/46 v Fountain Gate 1/46.
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Batting first against Hampton Park, Cranbourne had three retired batsmen and numerous others getting starts.
Pick of the batsmen was opener Jordan Shiels with 32 and his fellow retirees Brayden Lambden (28 not out) and Brendan Wood (25 retired).
Also contributing were Todd Roscoe (19), Josh Adams (17) and Josh Morrison (16).
Declaring to try and snatch an early wicket, Cranbourne couldn’t make the breakthrough.
Cranbourne 8/204cc v Hampton Park 0/1.
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In an inspired effort Cranbourne put together its best effort of the season.
Taylor Ross made 31 opening, likewise fellow opener Dylan Bass who got 25 retired.
Mitchell Gowland hit a good 26 not out and James Lesch a patient 22 at the end.
Cranbourne 7/217 v HSD.
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Bowling this week Cranbourne faced stiff opposition but continue to show improvement.
The pick of the bowlers were Jordan Brady (2/14) and Anooj Sadatisse (2/6) but only conceded 16 no-balls and wides compared to 58 in the first round.
Cranbourne v Endeavour Hills 9/208.
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Batting first Cranbourne had six players score 18 or more.
Brad Hermans led the way with 34 opening. Harley Miller scored 30 not out, while Jason Buntine (20), Luke Bartlett (29), Jack Courtney (27) and Alex Noonan (18) all got among the runs.
Bowling three overs Cranbourne was unable to take a wicket.
Cranbourne 8/209 v Berwick 0/8.
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Bowling this week Cranbourne performed well to restrict the opposition to only 133.
The pick of the bowlers were Jarrod McAleese with three wickets and Leigh Hanczar and Jed Benham who both took two.
Cranbourne v Maranatha Methodist 133.
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Bowling at Casey fields is always hard, but Cranbourne did well to restrict HSD to 180.
The highlight of the day was the final over, where Jake Harrington took three wickets in the last four ball and was chaired off the field.
The fielding was also a highlight with two run-outs and a stumping.
HSD 180 v Cranbourne.
