By Ian Harley
FTGDCA
A DAY after attending his father’s funeral, Dean Palandri marked the occasion by hitting an emotion-filled century for St John’s Tecoma against Johnson Park in DeCoite Shield.
As a sign of respect, the Sharks also wore black armbands for Mike Palandri, who passed away last week.
The Sharks took two early wickets to have the Saints 2/6 when Palandri strode to the crease, joining Andrew Evans (55).
Five partners and 71 overs later, Palandri completed his century in front of his mother and family.
He was dismissed for 105 with the score on 219, before the Saints finished the day on 9/244.
Liyan deSilva (4/33) and Ben Stallworthy (4/66) did the job for the Sharks, while Bryn Gaunt suffered a dental injury when completing a catch.
In other DeCoite games, Lysterfield made 269 against South Belgrave with opposing skippers Nathan Walsh (68) and Aaron Suckling (5/89) imposing themselves on the game.
FTG Footballers were dismissed for 165 by Knoxfield with Luke Scanlan claiming four wickets, while Olinda was bowled out for 178 by Rowville.
In Norm Reeves Shield, Knoxfield hosted Upwey in a top-of-the-table clash.
The Tigers batted the day to finish on 8/272.
Darren Spence (87) and Quenten Wells (74) led the way with Cameron Wheeler (39) scoring some late runs. The Knights will have to bat all day to take the points in this game.
Monbulk made a solid show, setting Knox Gardens 262.
Uzair Alam (85) and Daniel Clarke (77) proved to be the best bats for the Hawks, while Zac Flintoff’s five wickets kept the Falcons in the game.
Feathers will fly next week in pursuit of the six points.
Monto Perera took four wickets as Eildon Park bowled The Basin out for 158.
Jake Best (46) and Josh Lee (30) were the top scorers for the Bears on the day, although Eildon Park did not have it all their own way, finishing on 2/27.
At HV Jones Reserve, Mountain Gate made 160 against Ferntree Gully on the back of Clint Buckland’s 44 and Luke Bowyers 41.
For the Blues, Bryce Galvin had his best return of the season taking 4/37 and Ryan Handley celebrated his return with three wickets. Leading into next week, Ferntree Gully is 0/34.
Doug Oaten (80) stepped up for Belgrave, helping them to 9/244 against Upper Ferntree Gully at Belgrave Recreation Reserve.
Rob Birnie’s four wickets was the best return for the Kings, which will be looking to redeem themselves after last week’s collapse.
Norm Reeves Shield
Upwey 8/272 (Spence 87, Wells 74, Wheeler 39) v Knoxfield; The Basin 158 (Best 46, Lee 30, Corcoran 3/19, Perera 4/41) v Eildon Park 2/27; Mountain Gate 160 (Buckland 44, Bowyer 41, Galvin 4/37, Handley 3/45) v Ferntree Gully 0/34; Monbulk 261 (U. Alam 85, D. Clark 77, B. Martin 30no, Z. Flintoff 5/66) v Knox Gardens; Belgrave 9/244 (Oaten 80, Birnie 4/52) v Upper Ferntree Gully.
DeCoite Shield
St John’s Tecoma 9/244 (Palandri 105, Evans 55, De Silva 4/33, Stallworthy 4/66) v Johnson Park. Footballers 165 (Lakshita 35, L. Scanlan 4/46, Casement 3/35) v Knoxfield; Lysterfield 269 (N. Walsh 68, Tolley 50, Suckling 5/89) v South Belgrave; Olinda 178 v Rowville.
Division 3
The Basin 126 v Eildon Park 2/41; Mountain Gate 9/258 (Davis 61no, Conboy 44, Wilson 42, DiClaudio 3/14) v Ferntree Gully; Knox Gardens 5/292 (J. Wylde 92, L. Stuckey 46, C. O’Connor 34, J. Curnow 32no, R. Marget 30) v Monbulk; Knox-Boronia Churches 9/255 (Reid 87, R. Walker 64, Hughes 3/42) v Upwey Tecoma; Belgrave 204 (J. Balfour 52, M. Litterbach 54) v Upper Ferntree Gully 0/50.
Division 4
FTG Footballers 6/420 (B. Dobinson 218no, P. Howe 55, L. Mutyambizi 33, M. Mckeown 32) v Eildon Park; Johnson Park 421 (Gstrein 100, Dunstone 91, Whilesmith 78, O’Neil 43, Dewar 37, Miller 3/67, M. Elder 3/58) v St John’s Tecoma; Lysterfield 4/285 (Moore 138, Morris 85) v South Belgrave; Olinda 224 (Willoughby 132, Neven 3/56) v Rowville 1/69 (Tierney 26no).
Division 5
Lysterfield 172 (Gwynne 44, Lima 37, Taylo 5/54, Plumridge 3/35) v Knoxfield; Knox-Boronia Churches 145 (M. Whiting 4/16 ) v Eildon Park 2/75; Knox Gardens 145 (Potts 48, Jongen 32, Pugliese 30, Glare 5/38) v Ferntree Gully 1/50; Lysterfield 172 (Gwynne 44, Lima 37, Taylor 5/54, Plumridge 3/35) v Knoxfield.
Division 6
Monbulk 4/102 (B. Badgery 37) v Upwey-Tecoma 1/145 (R. Chapman 63no, K. Hayward 44 ret. hurt); Johnson Park 5/44 v Upper Ferntree Gully 7/70 (Goodger 52no, Law 5/4); Knox Garden 3/152 (Christiansen 75no, D. Wild 46) v Belgrave 3/210 (J. McNamara 100no, R. Wultz 33); South Belgrave d Eildon Park by forfeit.
Division 7
Knoxfield 5/83 (Faulkner 52) v Lysterfield 3/83; Rowville 5/122 (Guest 46) v Ferntree Gully 4/158 (J. Hallo 66, Getson 56no); Monbulk won by forfeit v Upper Ferntree Gully; Upwey 9/288 (Wood 61, Dennis 65, Barnard 38, Butterfield 30) v St John’s Tecoma 7/69 (P. Armstrong 37); Knoxfield 4/83 (Gallanger 51no) v Lysterfield 3/83; Olinda 6/88 (M. Riordan 30) v Belgrave 5/119 (D. McNamara 77no).
B1
Monbulk 2/136 (J. Rak 54no, D. Rak 51no) d Ferntree Gully 128 (Black 34, Spooner 3/8); Ferntree Gully Footballers 2/68 (Green 42) d Mountain Gate 63 (Roy 3/9 Bosley 3/33); Knox City (2) 7/139 d Knox Boronia Churches 55 (Fay 6/2); Knox City 3/130 (Perry 33no, Parker 48) def St John’s Tecoma 127 (Van Hoorn 43, Handley 4/23, Hoggett 3/35); Lysterfield 1/53 d Rowville 44.
Under 16
Upper Ferntree Gully 3/57 v Lysterfield 5/77 (Beyer 3/12); Rowville 5/59 (J. Oakey 38no) v Olinda 1/128 (T. Box 60no, J. Langer 42no).
Under 14s
Knoxfield 8/77 v Eildon Park 5/59; Upper Ferntree Gully Kings 2/79 (Morton 32no) v Bayswater 4/50 (Beyer 2/1).
Under 12
Monbulk 3/85 (McLean 17no, Davies 12no, Sutton 2/9) v Olinda 1/55 (Hyett 19no, Fraser 7no, Abraham 1/16); St John’s Tecoma 6/39 v Lysterfield 4/64.
