A feast of finals

Feast of finals for Moonee Valley


There's a feast of finals coming up for Moonee Valley Cricket Club this weekend, with 13 of our senior and junior teams having won through to the end-of-season action.

We've got play on Saturday and Sunday, with Monday in some cases as reserve day if required.

And don't forget our Most Valuable Player night on Sunday, March 7 - across at the bowling club rooms from 8pm, with tickets at $55 a head or $100 a double, or $20 for juniors. The ticket covers a meal, drinks and a band for entertainment. And we'll be counting the votes in the final rounds of both the Fieldlow Awards and MVP for the seniors, presenting the MVP medals and presenting about 40 milestone trophies - 50 and 100 games, 50 and 100 wickets, 1000 and 2000 runs, centuries and five wicket hauls. So it should be a great night.

And we will be hoping that the weekend action on the field will give us even more reason to celebrate. It's an incredible effort to get 13 sides through to the finals, so we at Moonee Valley have a lot to be proud of.

The game details are:

Firsts - v Footscray United at home at Ormond Park turf, Pattison St, Moonee Ponds. Saturday and Sunday from 1pm. There is no reserve day.

Seconds - v Taylors Lakes at John McLeod Oval, Hume St, Deer Park. Saturday and Sunday from 1pm. There is no reserve day. Melways Map 25, B 8.

Thirds - v Merlynston Hadfield at De Chene Reserve North, Armstead Ave. Coburg. Saturday and Sunday from 1pm. Monday is the reserve day if weather intervenes. Melways Map 18, A 12.

Fourths - v Taylors Lakes at Fairbairn Park No. 2, Woods St, Ascot Vale. Saturday and Sunday from 1.30pm, Monday is the reserve day if weather intervenes. Melways Map 28, C 9.

Sevenths - v St Francis. We understand it will be on the Ormond Park East wicket, Pattison St, Moonee Ponds. 1pm start.  Sunday is the reserve day if required.

Ninths - v Pascoe Vale Central at Fairbairn Park No. 4 oval, Woods St, Ascot Vale. Saturday from 1.30pm, with Sunday the reserve day if required. Melways Map 28, C 9.

Tenths - v Roxburgh Park at Lakeside Drive Reserve No. 1, Lakeside Dve. Roxburgh Park. Saturday from 1.30pm, with Sunday the reserve day if required. Melways Map 180, A 6.

Under 16 White - v Doutta Stars at Ormond Park, Pattison St, Moonee Ponds. 8.20am start. Saturday & Sunday, with Monday the reserve day if required.

Under 14 Black - v St Bernards at St Bernards College, Rosehill Rd, Niddrie. 8.20am start. Saturday & Sunday, with Monday the reserve day if required. Melways Map 27, K 2.

Under 12 A Grade (Kurle Shield) - v St Bernards at Niddrie Secondary College, Rosehill Rd, Niddrie. 8.20am start. Saturday, with Sunday the reserve day if required. Melways Map 27, K 2.

Under 12 C - v Merlynston Hadfield at Mutton Reserve West, Creedon St, Fawkner. 8.20am start. Saturday, with Sunday the reserve day if required. Melways Map 17, J 5.

Under 12 D - v East Keilor at Ormond Park East, Pattison St, Moonee Ponds. 5.15pm start. Friday, with a reserve day to be determined.

Under 12 G - v Aberfeldie at Fairbairn Park No. 7 oval, Woods St, Ascot Vale. 8.20am start. Saturday, with Sunday the reserve day if required. Melways Map 28, C 9.

So there's an absolute feast of cricket on this weekend. Come and support your clubmates and team-mates in action, and we'll see you at the MVP night as well. To book your tickets, phone Ryan Fairclough on 0404 015 114, Joe Ansaldo on 0404 878 264 or Sandro Capocchi on 0435 423 527.