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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.

*****For all the votes, click on this LINK.

             Paddy's great run comes to an end

                    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.
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.

200 Up for Mickster - one of Moonee Valley's most

All fingers are pointing at Michael Cumbo for his 200th game. L-R: Back – Kevin Gardiner, Darren Nagle, Paddy Shelton, Nate Wolland, Matt Thomas, Alex Davidson, Ben Thomas, Peter Golding, Ryan Fairclough, Simon Thornton, Michael Ozbun, Liam Farrell and Justin Trowell. Front – Anthony Cafari, Charles Aitken, Troy Eden, Sam Carbone, Jacob de Niese, Sunny Singh, Brendan Rhodes, Michael Cumbo, Dan Terzini and Bob Sciacchitano.

popular players

The tributes were flowing along with the drinks when popular clubman Michael "Mickster" Cumbo completed his 200th game at Moonee Valley.
The February 18 celebration coincided with several functions that had been in the pipeline at Ormond Park, and so Mickster had plenty of Life Members and past players on hand to help commemorate the milestone, along with the current players.
At right: The fingers are pointing at Michael "Mickster" Cumbo in his 200th game.
Ormond Park was already buzzing as the two home teams on the day - the Firsts and the Sixths - completed big wins, but Mickster was the instant centre of attention when he returned from his away game with the Fifths.
Mickster has been a credit to our club since he first pulled on the whites in the 2000/01 season, and he's compiled more than 2000 runs and taken 24 wickets since.
Not too many players anywhere can match his triple - a century, a hat-trick and a premiership.
Along the way Mickster has helped coaching and training juniors and is a constant cleaning up around the clubrooms.
His milestone is a credit to him - and we expect it's likely that it will be rewarded with Life Membership come Presentation Night on April 22.
Mickster isn't the only Valley player to hit a significant target in the past couple of weeks - Dean Jukic reached his 4000th run, Channa DeSilva reached 2000 runs and Geoff Smith brought up 1000 runs.
Jesse Nankivell-Sandor played his 150th game and Neil King brought up his 50th wicket. And on the day of Mickster's milestone, Paul Bannister took his 50th senior wicket and Samuel Fontana ripped Northern Lions apart with 5/21.
Things are looking good at the Valley!

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
* Leigh Holder - Joint Junior Co-ordinator 0423 226 532 allleigh@bigpond.net.au
* Peter Pickering - Joint Junior Co-ordinator 0414 800 145 pjp@vicbar.com.au
* Channa DeSilva - Director of Junior Cricket 0402 833 592

Email: mooneev@club.cricketvictoria.com.au

For more contacts, see " Office bearers & Officials " under "Club News & Info" at the top of the page

Last updated: March 29, 2017.
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