Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 1 Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 2 Sections - 1) Straight Drive – Message from the Editor 2) Action Replay – Covers Round details– Match Results. 3) Cover Drive – Covers upcoming Round details 4) Caught Behind - Reminders 5) Long Hops - Cricket Fun Facts 6) Our Sponsors – Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 3 Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 4 LOVE THE GAME ROUND VICTORIAN CRICKET CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WILL ENCOURAGE FANS TO REMEMBER THE PASSION, NOT THE ODDS AS PART OF THE 2017 LOVE THE GAME ROUND TO BE PLAYED THIS WEEKEND. VSCA and Cricket Victoria, in partnership with the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, is showing its support for the 'Love the Game' campaign with several initiatives that will help to reduce the exposure of our fans, officials and players to sports betting promotion. "This weekend's dedicated round will bring into focus the risks of gambling, and encourage young people to love the game, not the odds," Cricket Victoria Premier Cricket Strategy and Development Manager Mike Ronchi said. "The themed round is a result of a partnership between Cricket Victoria and many victorian Clubs. We have all signed the Responsible Gambling charter with the Foundation, pledging not to enter into sponsorship agreements with betting agencies and sports bookmakers. "It's an important message that all clubs support wholeheartedly, and Cricket Victoria is pleased to be hosting another themed round this season," Ronchi added. Foundation CEO Louise Glanville congratulated Cricket Victoria and all Premier Cricket clubs for their commitment to a game free from gambling sponsorship. "There are so many elements of cricket to appreciate and enjoy - the talent, skills and abilities of the players, a healthy sense of competition, and teams that work and perform well together, to name a few. Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 5 "It's important to recognise that sport and betting are not synonymous and to ensure that Australian kids have the opportunity to grow up valuing and participating in sport for what it offers intrinsically. "The Love the Game round, which coincides with Responsible Gambling Awareness Week, celebrates the positive aspects of cricket without the intrusion of betting or risk of gambling harm. I'm very pleased that Cricket Victoria and the Foundation are working together on this initiative," Ms Glanville said. Mr Ronchi said he encouraged all Premier Clubs to further support this great Foundation-Cricket Vic initiative by including the #lovethegame hashtag in all tweets across the weekend and to promote it via Facebook as well. The two highlighted matches at Premier 1 Level will be the St Kilda v Melbourne Uni match at the Harry Trott Oval on Saturday and the Essendon Maribyrnong Park v Dandenong match at Shepley Oval on Sunday. The 'Love the Game' campaign was formally launched last year by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation and players from St Kilda and Melbourne University cricket clubs. Advice and tips to help parents discuss the risks and harms of betting with their children can be found at lovethegame.vic.gov.au. Mansoor Kazi - Vice President Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 6 INTRODUCTION Welcome to “ THE PITCH REPORT ” Edition 4 of the VSCA newsletter. In this newsletter let me introduce to you another VSCA Sponsor. Premium Financial and Mortgage Services (PFMS) is a brand new name with a brand new look and big plans to be the best independent financial and mortgage services provider in Australia. 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CONTACT – ADDRESS: 9 SWARAN CLOSE, ROWVILLE VIC 3178 PHONE: 1300 455 326 MOBILE: 0451 559 776 EMAIL: [email protected] Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 7 Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 8 SEASON 2017-18 - ROUND 4 - RESULTS Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Melbourne Blues SC def by Gladiators CC Berwick Strickers CC def Melbourne District United Lios SC def by Melbourne Blues SC Melbourne Eagles CC def by Southern Rangers CC Melbourne Eagles CC def by Melbourne Sharks CC Badshah’s XI def Casey Warriors CC Old Cambrians SC def by Lions SC Lions SC def by Melbourne Blues SC Old Cambrians SC def by Southern Warriors CC United Stars SC v BYE Old de Mazenodians CC def by Thunders SC St Pats v BYE Grade 3A Grade 3B Grade 3C Melbourne Sixers SC Inc def by United Stars SC Old Cambrians SC v BYE Melbourne Premiers CL def Melbourne Sixers SC Inc Melbourne Blues SC def by Sunrisers CC Hartley def by Gladiators CC United Stars SC def Melbourne Eagles CC Melbourne Flash CC def Lions SC United Stars SC def Melbourne Blues SC Southern Warriors CC def Lions SC Occean 11 CC v BYE Melbourne Eagles CC v BYE Old Cambrians SC def by Thunders SC Grade 4 Grade 4A Grade 5 Badshah’s XI def by Vic Cavaliers SC Carlisle Park Vikings def Melbourne Flash East Oakleigh def United Stars v Bye Old Calypso CC def by Melbourne Blues SC Southern Rangers CC def by Melbourne Super Giants Lions SC def Melbourne Eagles CC Old Cambrians SC def United Stars SC Melbourne Crickeroos def Melbourne Blues SC Southern Warriors CC def by Old Cambrians SC Melbourne Sixers SC Inc def Gladiators CC Melbourne Hellenic def by Southern Warriors CC Melbourne Sixers SC Inc def BYE Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 9 BEST BATTING – ALL GRADES - SEASON 2017/18 – ROUND 4 Grade Name Runs Team Opponent Ian G Daniel 68 Melbourne Blues SC Melbourne Eagles CC San De Silvajeewa 65 Lions SC Old Cambrians SC Grade 1 Yoshan Kumara 56 Gladiators CC Melbourne Blues SC Grade 2 Pubudu Edirisinhege 80 Melbourne Sharks CC Melbourne Eagles CC Prageeth Pathiranage 75* Thunders SC Old de Mazenodians Thaveesha Rathanayake 63* Berwick Strickers CC Melbourne Districts United Ransuthan Mangalanathan 62 Melbourne Blues SC Lions SC Himesh G Galhenage Don 61* Berwick Strickers CC Melbourne Districts United Jude Livera 57 Old de Mazenodians Thunders SC Probadha Senevirathne 53 Old de Mazenodians Thunders SC Birendra De Saram 87 Southern Warriors CC Old Cambrians SC Grade 3 Isanka Aberathna 66* Old Cambrians SC Southern Warriors CC Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 50 Badshah’s XI CC Casey Warriors CC Nimesh S Welagedara 136* Melbourne Sixers SC Inc United Stars SC Grade 3A Sanjeew Dhankar 76* Sunrisers CC Melbourne Blues SC Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 10 Grade Name Runs Team Opponent Zakir Fazal 89* United Stars SC Melbourne Blues SC Grade 3B Anfes M Samsulanver 68 United Stars SC Melbourne Blues SC Prathitha S Pathirage 63 Gladiators CC Hartley CC Roshan Perera 111* United Stars SC Melbourne Eagles CC Grade 3C Aruna S Perera 84 Melbourne Sixers SC Inc Melbourne Premiers CL Don S Ariyatillake 80 United Stars SC Melbourne Eagles CC Samantha A Seneverithna 64* United Stars SC Melbourne Eagles CC Indunil Galhena 61 Southern Warriors CC Lions S.C Trevor heldt 58* Melbourne Premiers CL Melbourne Sixers SC Inc Grade 4 Prasath S Vithanage 78* Old Cambrians SC United Stars SC Don Chanaka S Wijesinghe 79 Southern Warriors CC Melbourne Hellenic Suranga Kulasinghe 68 Carlisle Park Vikings Melbourne Flash CC Grade 4A Haseem Akram 62* Melbourne Hellenic Southern Warriors CC Milinda Kankanange 56 Melbourne Crickeroos Melbourne Blues SC Damitha N W B Mudiyans 50 Southern Warriors CC Melbourne Hellenic Grade 5 Janaka Chaminda 51* Old Cambrians SC Southern Warriors CC Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 11 BEST BOWLING – ALL GRADES- SEASON 2017/18 – ROUND 4 Grade Name O M R W Team Opponent Grade 3 Rajesh Sharma 5 0 21 5 Casey Warriors CC Badshah’s XI CC Indika R Mugunumalwattaga 8 0 31 5 Melbourne Blues SC Lions SC Grade 3C Sajith Buddhika 7 1 7 5 Thunders SC Old Cambrians SC Grade 4 Manith Warnasuriya 8 1 31 5 Old Calypso CC Melbourne Blues SC Grade 5 Hardeep Singh 8 0 31 6 East Oakleigh United Stars SC Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 12 Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 13 SEASON 2017-18 - ROUND 5 - FIXTURES Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Gladiators CC v Lions SC Old de Mazenodians CC v Badshah’s XI CC v Melbourne Blues SC Caseyy Warriors CC United Stars SC v Lions SC v Melbourne District United St Pats v Melbourne Eagles CC Southern Warriors CC Old Cambrians SC v Berwick Strickers CC v Lions SC v Melbourne Blues SC Southern Rangers CC Melbourne Sharks CC Melbourne Blues SC v BYE Thunders v Melbourne Eagles CC Melbourne Blues SC v BYE Grade 3A Grade 3B Grade 3C Melbourne Sixers SC Inc v United Stars SC v Melbourne Eagles Melbourne Premiers CL v CC Thunders SC Occean XI Melbourne Flash CC v Sunrisers CC Old Cambrians SC v BYE Melbourne Eagles CC v Lions SC Lions SC v United Stars SC Melbourne Blues SC v Hartley Southern Warriors CC v Old Cambrians SC Melbourne Blues SC v BYE Gladiators CC v BYE Melbourne Sixers SC Inc v United Stars SC Grade 4 Grade 4A Grade 5 Old Cambrians SC v Carlisle Park Vikings v Melbourne Eagles CC v Melbourne Sixers SC Inc Victorian Cavaliers SC Melbourne Crickeroos Badshahs XI CC v Southern Warriors SC v Southern Lions SC v Rangers CC Melbourne Blues SC Old Cambrians SC Gladiators CC v Old Calypso CC Melbourne Helenic v United Stars SC v Melbourne Flash CC Southern Warriors CC United Stars SC v Melbourne Blues SC v East Oakleigh v BYE Melbourne Sixers SC Inc Melbourne Super Giants Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 14 Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 15 Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 16 LONG HOP CRICKET FUN FACTS & JOKES Issue # 04 – 2017/18 : THE PITCH REPORT 17 Shahid Afridi used Sachin Tendulkar's bat to hit the fastest ever ODI century Shahid Afridi was flown in to play for the Pakistan team from West Indies to Nairobi in 1996 and didn't have a proper bat.