By JARROD POTTER
PREMIER CRICKET – Round 13 and 14 (One day and Twenty20)
CASEY-SOUTH MELBOURNE (8/166) was gallant in defeat against Camberwell (7/168), but made amends with a Twenty20 triumph on Sunday.
With the top order succumbing simply – falling to 4/12 at one stage – the revival was spurred on by Tasmanian Tigers/Melbourne Stars all-rounder Clive Rose (46). Rose and Shane Maggs (42) pushed the run rate along and kept the Magpies on the back foot.
Captain Chris Hall (31) also starred as he guided the tally to 166 by innings’ end.
Despite taking wickets in clumps – as Hall (3/19) and Cam Brown (2/22) struck in succession – Camberwell was able to eke out the win via Justin Lampard (65).
Twenty20 proved just as lucrative for the Swans on Sunday as Casey-South Melbourne (3/149) held on against Geelong (123). Dan Watson’s power-packed 51 – off 39 balls – pushed advantage towards the visitors as Geelong could not run through the order.
Lachie Sperling (31 not out) and Clive Rose (29 not out) finished the innings in style to give Casey a chance at an unbeaten weekend.
Seeing off the Geelong top-order – taking wickets of Hayden Butterworth (30) and Josh McDonald (30) – Rose (4/12) made his mark on the middle order and spun the Swans towards a comfortable 26-run win. Simon Black (3/14) and Watson (2/32) also helped push past Geelong in the sensational triumph.
Dandenong will now battle Casey-South Melbourne in another cross-town derby, starting this weekend at Casey Fields.
