SEVILLE has plenty to celebrate with its top team taking out the grand final on the weekend.
The final scores for the Don Strachan Shield lay at 3/93 for Seville to Mount Evelyn’s 89 on Sunday, when Seville got the glory of their second premiership in three years.
Don Strachan, who the Yarra Valley Cricket Association’s top grade is named after, was present on the day to award medals and the shield to Seville’s top players.
With Mount Evelyn electing to bat on Saturday, it was a good tough battle to begin with, according to association secretary and Mount Evelyn player Chris Anderson, and even with the three Fraser brothers battling hard to keep Mount Evelyn in, it was the continued bowling brilliance of the Blues that ensured the score didn’t move at a great rate.
“It was a pretty tough battle early on, an even contest between bat and ball, but with Aitkin at the wicket joined by Tim Dwyer Seville got to the victory target with seven wickets in hand,” he said.
“Three quick wickets in the middle part of the innings gave Mount Evelyn a glimmer of hope of stealing an unlikely victory as Rovers stars Kane Jones and Shane Luck turned the screws.
“But once they passed the score the game was done.”
Seville captain Dean Troyahn said they always had a good game against Mount Evelyn.
“To our side I think we deserved it this year – we’ve done a lot of little bits and pieces that paid off,” he said.
“Our batting and bowling was second to none.”
