Valiant effort by the

Mighty Thirds

Moonee Valley's Thirds came up short in their Grand Final match against Reds, but it doesn't disguise what a great season they had - particularly in the run home after Christmas.
The Valley boys proved they were able to match it with the other contenders, as we grabbed fourth spot on the ladder and then won two finals against higher-placed sides as we won through to the March 25 Grand Final.
Left: The team: L-R: Back - Luke Brock, Jacob de Niese, Dean Jukic with Izzy, Jesse Felle, Ed Rayner, Ben Thomas, Matt Esmore and Paul Bannister. Front - Peter Golding, Clyde D'Cruz, Geoff Shiell and Alex Davidson.
But it wasn't to be, and we conceded a few too many runs, particularly in the middle and later overs, as Reds ran up a competitive total.
Moonee Valley, under the astute captaincy of Ed Rayner, got a couple of promising partnerships going, but we couldn't sustain them as the pressure mounted.
Reds 7/193cc def Moonee Valley 160. Best efforts: Matt Esmore 2/27, Jesse Felle 2/51, Alex Davidson 39, Jesse Felle 25, Dean Jukic 23.
                                                 

Our MVP night at

the Laurel

Moonee Valley held its Most Valuable Player night at sponsor the Laurel Hotel on March 12, and there was plenty of celebrating as both the MVP and the Fieldlow votes were read out for every round in every grade.
Two old stagers shared the MVP for the Fourths - the judges couldn't separate skipper Shane McDonald and bowling workhorse Kevin Gardiner.
Pictured here are Kevin Gardiner (left) and Shane McDonald.
A good crowd of players and supporters attended the evening, held at the end of the Sunday's play in the finals.
The MVP for the Firsts was Raj Aiyappan, while Jack Newman took out the fielding award.
The MVP for the Seconds was the ever-reliable Jim Polonidis, while super fielder Michael Ozbun had no peers in the outfield.
Jesse Felle was no surprise as MVP for the Thirds, while keeper Peter Golding was a runaway winner of the Fieldlow.
While the two old stagers stole the show with the MVP in the  Fourths, the fielding award went to a youngster in Corey Brock.
The returning Geoff Smith clearly won the MVP in the Fifths, while the close-run Fieldlow went to Allan Cumming with the last votes of the night.
Samuel Fontana won the Sixths MVP from the narrowest of margins from Liam Shaw, but Liam turned the tables and took out the Fieldlow.

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             Paddy's great run comes to an end

                                                   
The dream run of our Sixths couldn't quite get us over the line in the Grand Final, but the season was a magnificent one for Paddy Shelton and his crew.
The target set by Airport West St Christophers in the March 18 match at home at Ormond Park provided a bit too stiff - but wasn't helped by controversial catch decisions which went against our two set batsmen, skipper Paddy and top-scorer Liam Shaw.
The match meant something extra to the Valley boys, wearing black armbands to honor the memory of one of their original crew, Alex Ross, marking the second anniversary of his death in an accident.
Paddy has done a sterling job in pulling together a group of players who had either dropped out of cricket or had a waning interest, and turning them into an excitement machine.
His popularity was apparent with the crowd who came to watch the Sixths in action - players who'd pulled on the whites for one or a handful of games with the team during the season, friends, partners and workmates.
It spells well for next season. Paddy, we're proud of you!
Above: The team - Proud Grand Finalists: The Sixths. L-R. Rear - Liam Farrell, Paddy Shelton, Nick Brelis, Justin Trowell, Liam Shaw and Grahame McCulloch. Front - Dominic Rettino, Samuel Fontana, Shane Chalmers, Graeme Bloom and Nicholas Waugh.

Main Club contact details:

* Charlie Walker - President 0409 237 543; 9370 1802
* Peter Golding - Club Treasurer 0419 009 721
* Simon Thornton - Vice President 0417 570 779
* Peter Pickering - Junior Co-ordinator 0414 800 145  pjp@vicbar.com.au 
* Channa DeSilva - Director of Junior Cricket 0402 833 592

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Last updated: April 4, 2017.
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