In recent weeks, the MyCricket website has been slower than ever. If you found yourself wondering why, ponder no more… Gazette reporter TYLER LEWIS crashed the website in his own research, going through each and every grade of coverage in the Pakenham Gazette’s region for this edition of Tyler’s Top Ten.
This week Tyler takes a look at the best starts to the year with the ball, some players – especially some junior cricketers – were unlucky to miss out with absurdly brilliant averages, but this week we’re looking at pure wicket taking…
1. Alan Murphy (Cranbourne DDCA B Grade): 27.5 overs, ten maidens, 14/51 @ 3.64, BB: 6/12
2. Steven Vanette (Narre Warren DDCA E Grade): 29 overs, three maidens, 12/87 @ 7.25, BB: 4/13
3. Joshua Swainston (Pearcedale MPCA Sub-District): 31 overs, three maidens, 12/100 @ 8.33, BB: 4/31
4. Edirimuni Dharshana (Silverton DDCA Turf 3 Reserves): 23 overs, three maidens, 11/58 @ 5.27, BB: 4/14
5. Andrew Sharp (Springvale South DDCA Turf 4): 21.1 overs, two maidens, 11/66 @ 6.00, BB: 5/29
6. Ashan Madushanka (Beaconsfield DDCA Turf 2): 33 overs, seven maidens, 11/91 @ 8.27, BB: 4/17
7. Timuth Vithanage (Victorian Vikings DDCA C Grade): 27 overs, 11/103 @ 9.36, BB: 5/26, two x 5WI.
8. Arif Hussain (Buckley Ridges DDCA A Grade): 21 overs, two maidens, 10/54 @ 5.40, BB: 6/4
9. Matthew Candy (Gembrook Cockatoo WGCA C Grade): 20.5 overs, one maiden, 10/64 @ BB: 5/19
10. Andrew Perrin (Berwick DDCA Turf 1): 31.2 overs, three maidens, 10/89 @ 8.90, BB: 4/19
