WITH two rounds to go in Knox Tavern Cup, this round’s results left every team in contention for finals action with the bottom seven teams separated by six points.
Upwey, the top of the table, suffered a defeat at the hands of Ferntree Gully with the Blues making 179 in reply to the Tigers 127.
Recently arrived Mahummad Farrukh top scored with 47. Farrukh has played 35 first class games in Pakistan with a top score of 145.
Jayden Bradbury (34) and Mark Butters (30) ensured the blues took the points with Brendan Heath taking six wickets.
Eildon Park finished Belgrave off after having them 5/35 last week. Leigh Newey was the only batsman for Belgrave to offer resistance as Steve Pimm and Aaron Powell did the damage with the ball. In their second innings the Panthers were 9/159.
Aaron Walter took six wickets as Monbulk defended their total of 130 against Upper Ferntree Gully.
The Kings were dismissed for 109 leaving them half a game out of the four.
Johnson Park also managed to defend 107 against Knoxfield with Craig Wenham also taking six wickets.
Footballers remain in fourth position despite their loss to the Basin. The Huntsmen dismissed Footballers for 181 in response to their score of 7/304.
Rob Bedford (53) and Leigh Leatham (39) were the best performed with the bat, while Danny Rundle took three wickets for The Basin. A Ferntree Gully Association side will be taking part in Country Week.
Day 1 – Monday 13 February v Benalla at Mt Waverley. Day 2 – Tuesday 14 February v West Gippsland at Bayswater. Day 3 – Wednesday 15 February v Hamilton at Prahran. Day 4 – Thursday 16 February v Bairnsdale at Dandenong.
Scores
@BT Sport Sub Mail:Knox Tavern Cup
Monbulk 130 d Upper Ferntree Gully 109 (A. Walter 6/55). The Basin 7/304 d Footballers 181 (R. Bedford 53, L. Leatham 39, Rundle 3/35). Johnson Park 107 d Knoxfield 89 (Wenham 6/29, Gstrein 3/56). Eildon Park 167 and 9/159 (C. Morris 64, Pimm 51*, Carnie 4/47) d Belgrave 112 (Newey 54, Pimm 4/21, Powell 3/35). Ferntree Gully 179 (M. Farrukh 47, J. Bradbury 34, M. Butters 30, B. Heath 6/40) d Upwey 127 (Mulchay 64, Mannaert 5/40, Butters 4/51). Ladder (R9) Upwey 48, Eildon Park 36, Johnson Park 36, Footballers 30, Upper Gully 27, Belgrave 27, Knoxfield 24, Monbulk 24, Ferntree Gully 24, The Basin 24.
@BT Sport Sub Mail:Decoite Shield
Rowville 470 d St Johns Tecoma 102 (Timmers 32*, F. Wilson 3/24, J. Rogers 3/19) & 9/129 (Carroll 4/47). South Belgrave 290 (M. Baker 81, T. Atkinson 39, H. McDermott 32, S. Brown 4/63) d Mountain Gate 189 (L. Goddard 47, B. Nielson 33, M. Goddard 31, T. Atkinson 3/32). Knox Gardens 7/274 (Snyman 4/42) d Lysterfield 166 (Hill 31, Snyman 40, Vernan 4/36).
@BT Sport Sub Mail:Division 3
Upper Gully 227 d Monbulk 118 (J. Roleff 5/44). Eildon Park 4-241 (Sutherland 100*, N. Hicks 42, Porter 33*) d Belgrave 208. Upwey 9/414 (R. Lizza 184, Jewell 104, Wills 36) d Ferntree Gully 251 (P. Lee 92, P. Stockton 36). The Basin 4/133 (Underhill 59*) d Footballers 125. Knoxfield 174 (C. Pruysers 53, H. Burley 38 S. Roy 5/20) & 3/52 d Johnson Park 135 (B. Rickard 42, M. Burley 5/50, J. Scanlan 3/30) and 132 (J. Scanlan 4/39).
@BT Sport Sub Mail:Division 4
Auravale 204 (Harmon 72, Healy 81, Foreman 5/35) d St Johns Tecoma 125 & 9/120 (C. Webb 5/24, K. Dimuthu 3/42). Lysterfield 146 (Morris 31, Doorakkers 3/30) d South Belgrave 89 (Fedley 36, Burdon 5/44 including hat trick, Alston 3/23). Knox Gardens 8/261 (T. Flintoff 103, Taylor 31, Atacador 4/102) d Mountain Gate 216 (Metherell 5/46, Taylor 4/33). Knox Boronia Churches 198 (Rajapaske 5/48, Tierney 3/21) v Rowville.
