Victorian Cricket

Will Pucovski's outstanding form continues! The Sandgropers must have been spewing after winning the toss and sending Victoria in on Day 1.

I haven't posted in this board for a while, but what an amazing days play.

Victoria 0-418

M. Harris 203 n.o.

W. Pucovski 198 n.o.

A pretty ordinary bowling attack from the Croweaters and they were embarrassed as our opening pair eclipsed the long standing opening partnership between Woodful and Ponsford.

So with the Australia A tour cancelled it looks like we are still a way off before this gets sorted.

What are peoples thoughts on this? If the Summer cricket season is curtailed as a result it will be massive boost to Crickets major summer rival - Soccer.

2013/14 Victoria Premier Cricket Final
Junction Oval, St Kilda Friday March 28-Sunday March 30 2014 (Res Day Monday March 31)

Playing Hours: 10:30am-12:20pm,12:50pm-2:40pm,3pm-4:50pm (90 overs per day)

Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Tony Ward (Emergency Ash Barrow)

Likely Teams

Footscray Edgewater: Dean Russ(capt), Anthony Barton, Travis Dean, John Hastings, Dylan Kight(wk), Shanuka Dissanayaka, Guy Walker, Jake Haberfield, Hamish Winter-Irving, Lucas Dredge, Michael Kelly

Essendon: Ben MacRae(capt), Aaron Shellie, Aaron Ayre(wk), Solomon Mire, Shane McNamara, Brent McMinn, Clint McKay, Fletcher Stewart, Nish Perera, Louis Cameron, Matthew Doric

Last time Essendon won a flag was in 1969/70 for the Doggies it's 1979/80. Should be an interesting weekend of the cricket especially after 2 close semi finals last week.

Weather Forecast

Friday: Scattered Showers, Chance Storms Max 23

Saturday: Early Shower Max 23

Sunday: Partly Cloudy Max 26

Monday(Res Day): Isolated showers later Max 29

Live Scores: http://premier.cricketvictoria.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx…

Updates throughout the weekend on twitter follow @vicpremcricket

Other grade grand finals being played on Saturday & Sunday

2nd XI at Albert Ground (play starts at 10:30am)

Dandenong vs Fitzroy Doncaster

3rd XI at Princes Park No.1,Carlton (play starts at 11:30am)

Dandenong vs St Kilda

4th XI at Schramms Reserve,Doncaster (play starts at 11:30am)

Hawthorn Monash Uni vs Northcote

Many Vfl footy members follow the cricket?

It staggers me how the bushrangers charge I think it's $5 or $2 to get into games.

Stars games are pretty good

In the lead up to the Melbourne Derby opener at Etihad Stadium on Friday December 7. Both teams will play several warm up games.

MELBOURNE STARS
Monday December 3 at Casey Fields (Time TBA)
Tuesday December 4 at MCG 10am-1pm (Closed Match-5000 school kids in attendance)

MELBOURNE RENEGADES
Will play games vs ACT
Tuesday December 4 at Geelong Cricket Ground(2 games) 11:30am-2:30pm,4:30pm-7:30pm
Wednesday December 5 at Windy Hill,Essendon 11am-2pm

Also plenty of the Stars and Renegades players will be involved in the Premier Cricket Competition over the weekend and next week. Check http://premier.cricketvictoria.com.au/ for details

Round 9-Saturday December 1 (1st XI games 2:30pm-5:15pm)
Round 10-Sunday December 2 (1st XI games 2:30pm-5:15pm)
Round 11-Wednesday December 5 (5:15pm-8pm)

[B]2011/12 Victorian Premier Cricket Final[/B]
[B]Richmond vs Dandenong at Junction Oval,St Kilda[/B]
[B]Friday March 30 to Sunday April 1 (Reserve Day Monday April 2)[/B]

[B]Playing Hours:[/B] 10:30am to 12:30pm,1pm to 3pm,3:30pm to 5:30pm(Fri/Sat). 9:30am to 11:30am,12pm to 2pm,2:30pm to 4:30pm(Sun/Mon)

Richmond have had home wins against Melbourne and Frankston Peninsula to make their 1st final since 1999/2000. They will not have Victorian captain Cameron White who flys to India this week for the IPL. Dandenong have beaten Carlton and Prahran on the way to final as they look to for back to back premerships.

[B]Their meeting this season:[/B] Rd 9 Dec 10,11 2011 at Central Reserve, Richmond 309(Murray 87,Sartori 77,Nanopoulos 3/41) drew with Dandenong 8/162(M.Sweeney 58*,Worrell 46,Shimell 3/37,Wise 3/43).

[U][B]TEAMS[/B][/U]
[B]Richmond(Squad of 13):[/B] Allan Wise(capt),Tom Boxell,Ryan Carters(wk),Andy Delmont,Will Sheridan,Graham Manou,Brenton McDonald,Daniel Sartori,Ben Torney,Matthew Shimell,Michael Sheedy,Dominic Matarazzo,Jack Harper
[B]Dandenong:[/B] Darren Dempsey(capt),Brett Forsyth,Tom Donnell,Peter Sweeney,Ben Hocking(wk),Michael Sweeney,James Nanopoulos,Brett Fairbanks,Paul Boraston,Justin Butterfield, James Wilcock

[B]Umpires:[/B] John Ward,Tony Ward (Reserve Umpire Ashley Barrow)

Live Updates on twitter @vicpremcricket

My cricket scorecard will be updated after every over here is the link [url]http://mycricket.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?locx=…]

[B][U]Weather Forecast[/U][/B]
Friday: Fine Max 25
Saturday: Chance Late Shower Max 27
Sunday: Possible Morning Shower Max 23
Monday: Fine Max 22

[B]Grand Finals in Lower grades(Sat 31 Mar and Sun 1 Apr)[/B]
[B][I]2nd XI[/I][/B]
Melbourne vs Geelong at Geelong Cricket Ground
[I][B]3rd XI[/B][/I]
St Kilda vs Melbourne at Albert Ground
[B][I]4th XI[/I][/B]
Northcote vs Melbourne at Camberwell Sports Ground

Admission is Free to all games.

CA FUTURES LEAGUE TWENTY20 COMPETITION
Monday November 28
Round 1
Queensland vs ACT at St Kilda 2pm
New South Wales vs Victoria at Harry Trott Oval 2pm
South Australia vs Tasmania at Toorak Park 2pm

Tuesday November 29
Round 2
South Australia vs Western Australia at St Kilda 10am
ACT vs Victoria at Harry Trott Oval 10am
Queensland vs New South Wales at Toorak Park 10am
Round 3
ACT vs New South Wales at St Kilda 2pm
Tasmania vs Western Australia at Harry Trott Oval 2pm
Queensland vs Victoria at Toorak Park 2pm

Wednesday November 30
Round 4
Queensland vs South Australia at Bill Lawry Oval 11am
ACT vs Tasmania at Princes Park No.1,Carlton 11am
New South Wales vs Western Australia at Merv Hughes Oval,Footscray 11am

Thursday December 1
Round 5
Victoria vs South Australia at St Kilda 10am
Queensland vs Tasmania at Harry Trott Oval 10am
ACT vs Western Australia at Toorak Park 10am
Round 6
Victoria vs Tasmania at St Kilda 2pm
Queensland vs Western Australia at Harry Trott Oval 2pm
New South Wales vs South Australia at Toorak Park 2pm

Friday December 2
Round 7
Victoria vs Western Australia at Bill Lawry Oval 11am
New South Wales vs Tasmania at Princes Park No.1,Carlton 11am
ACT vs South Australia at Merv Hughes Oval,Footscray 11am

[CENTER][B]2010/11 Kookaburra Victorian Premier Cricket Final[/B]
[B]Dandenong vs Frankston Peninsula at Melbourne University[/B]
[B]Friday March 25 to Sunday March 27 2011 (Res Day Mon Mar 28)[/CENTER][/B]

[B]Session Times:[/B] 11am to 1pm,1:30pm to 3:30pm,4pm to 6pm

What can we say but it is amazing that teams that finished 5th and 8th are playing off in the Final. Both teams have put up great performances away from home in the past 2 weekends to make to the Final. Peter Siddle may comeback into the Dandenong side for the Final and will go in as slight favorites. Other players to look out for are the Pattinson brothers for Dandenong. Jon Holland,Nick Jewell and Luke Walker(AFL Goal Umpire who is doing to Geel vs StK game on Fri Night at the G) for Frankston Peninsula.

[B][U]Path to the Final[/U][/B]
[B]Dandenong:[/B] Finished 5th 44pts. Defeated Casey SM(4th) at Casey Fields in QF, Defeated Carlton(2nd) at Princes Park in SF.
[B]Frankston Peninsula:[/B] Finished 8th 40pts(made finals by 0.01% from Fitzroy Doncaster), Defeated St Kilda(1st) at Junction Oval in QF, Defeated Geelong(2nd) at Geelong in SF.

Both clubs are appearing in their 2nd 1st XI Final. Frankston Peninsula losing to St Kilda at the Albert Ground in 2002/03. Dandenong defeated St Kilda at Junction Oval in 2006/07.

[B][U]Their meeting in 2010/11[/U][/B]
Round 11 Sat 16/12/10 at Frankston. Frankston Peninsula 6/144(cc)(20)(Damiano 32,Wiese 31*,Dempsey 2/18) def Dandenong 7/143(20)(Donnell 42,Hales 41,Benbow 4/27) by 1 run.

[B][U]TEAMS[/U][/B]
[B]Dandenong(2 to be omitted):[/B] Nick Thomas, Tom Donnell, Peter Sweeney, Darren Dempsey(capt), James Pattinson, James Nanopoulos, Darren Pattinson, Peter Siddle,
Dylan Quirk, Brent Fairbanks, Justin Butterfield, Paul Boraston, Michael Sweeney
[B]Frankston Peninsula:[/B] Chris Dew, Ben Clements, Ricky Damiano, Luke Walker,
Matthew Chasemore(capt), Nick Jewell, James Miller, David Nankervis, Jon Holland,
Scott Boland, Darren Groves

[B]Umpires:[/B] John Ward,Tony Ward

[B]Live Scores(updated over by over):[/B] [url]http://mycricket.cricket.com.au/common/pages/asphost.aspx?loc=/cricket/…]

[B]Twitter:[/B][url]www.twitter.com/vicpremcricket[/url] or @vicpremcricket for updates throughout the match

[U][B]WEATHER FORECASTS[/B][/U]
[B]Friday:[/B] Shower or Two Max 18
[B]Saturday:[/B] Morning Shower Max 20
[B]Sunday:[/B] Fine Max 21
[B]Monday(Res Day):[/B] Fine Max 25

[B]Other XI's Finals (Sat March 26/Sunday March 27 11am start)[/B]
[B]2nd XI at Toorak Park,Prahran[/B]
Prahran vs Geelong
[B]3rd XI at Camberwell Sports Ground[/B]
Melbourne vs Camberwell Magpies
[B]4th XI at Monash Uni No.1,Clayton[/B]
Northcote vs Camberwell Magpies