Senior teams Week 21 - March 11/12: The Finals!

2016/17 Week 21: The Finals - March 11 & 12 *****

Alex Davidson (left)

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First Eleven:
Victorian Turf Cricket Association North A1.
Semi Final. Two day Saturday/Sunday game March 11 & 12 v Sydenham Hillside. Match starts at 1pm. Players need to be at the ground 11.30am.
Home - Ormond Park West, Pattison St, Moonee Ponds.
Rajan Aiyappan, Anthony Cafari, Daniel Comande, Dean Coxall, Mark Gauci, Jack Newman, Chris Pollock, Chanaka Silva, Nadeera Thuppahi, Heath Webb-Johnson, Nate Wolland (capt). 12th man  Channa DeSilva.

Second Eleven:
Victorian Turf Cricket Association North A2.
Season over.

3rd Eleven:
Mercantile Cricket Association C North Turf one-day grade.
Semi Final. One day Saturday game March 11 v Parkville District. Match starts at 11am. Players need to be at the ground 10am.
Away - Walker Street Oval West, Macarthur Rd, Parkville. Melways Map 2B, B 1.
Paul Bannister, Luke Brock, Alex Davidson, Clyde D'Cruz, Jacob de Niese, Matthew Esmore, Jesse Felle, Peter Golding, Dean Jukic, Ed Rayner (capt), Geoff Shiell, Ben Thomas.

4th Eleven:
Mercantile Cricket Association Sunday D Grade one-day grade.
Semi Final. One day Sunday game March 12 v Canterbury. Match starts at 11am. Players need to be at the ground 9.45am.
Away - Canterbury Sports Ground, Cnr Chatham & Guildford Rds, Surrey Hills. Melways Map 46, F 10.
Mick Bannister, Corey Brock, Sam Carbone, Stephen Esmore, Kevin Gardiner, James Harris, Dean Lawson, Kris Lawson, Jordon McDonald, Shane McDonald (capt), Sunny Singh, Noah Wallwork. 13th: Alex Steinmeyer.
NOTE** Several well-performed young and older players have missed out on selection this week. That doesn't mean they're not in contention should the team win through to the Grand Final. It was a difficult position for the selectors, as all these players had legitimate claims on a finals spot. All players are urged to continue training and pushing for selection.

5th Eleven:
NWMCA Graham Muir Shield (Fifth Grade).
Season over.

6th Eleven:
NWMCA Ern Girolami Shield One Day Grade.
Semi Final. One day Saturday game March 11 v West Coburg. Match starts at 1pm. Players need to be at the ground midday.
Away - Fleming Park, Albert St, East Brunswick. Melways Map 30, A 8.
Graeme Bloom, Nick Brelis, Shane Chalmers, Liam Farrell, Samuel Fontana, Charlie Jackson, Grahame McCulloch, Dominic Rettino, Liam Shaw, Paddy Shelton (capt), Peter Smith, Justin Trowell, Nicholas Waugh.

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Note: Teams - particularly the one-day teams - can be subject to late changes due to last-minute player unavailability and preliminary selection of players to fill holes. Players should re-check the website late on Friday. Players should either see their captains on selection night or ring them to confirm their availability after teams are posted.
First Eleven - Nate Wolland 0468 889 450
Second Eleven - Michael Ozbun 0448 548 860
Third Eleven - Eddie Rayner 0425 779 942
Fourth Eleven - Shane McDonald 0448 945 649
Fifth Eleven - Dan Terzini 0407 341 477
Sixth Eleven Co-capt - Charlie Walker 0409 237 543
Sixth Eleven Co-capt - Paddy Shelton 0425 572 339
Coach - Lou Raffaele 0450 181 948
Chairman of Selectors - Allan Cumming 0438 380 990
Selection Committee Secretary - Charlie Walker 0409 237 543