ARCHIVE 08-09

ARCHIVE 09-10

 

OZZIE RUNNER-UP IN NORTH A1 MEDAL

Craig Osborne capped off another great season for the Snowdogs with an unlucky 2nd placing in the competition best player award in North A1, the Ray Scriven Medal.

Ozzie polled 26 votes to finish only 3 votes behind the winner, David Zahorodni from Tullamarine on 29 votes.  Steven Brne from Albion was 3rd on 23 votes.

Ozzie has won the Ray Scriven Medal twice before, so it is a fine effort to finish runner up in what was a fantastic season for the skipper as he led us to the Grand Final.  He was the highest run scorer in North A1 for the season, with 576 runs @ 44.31, and was also high up in the bowling stats, taking 30 wickets @ 12.10.

The final VTCA North A1 Ray Scriven Medal voting:

Well done to Chisel on being the next best Snowdog in the eyes of the umpires!

OSBORNE CLAIMS 7TH STRAIGHT BEAU REDMOND

Club captain Craig Osborne has claimed his 7th straight Beau Redmond Medal at the 2007-2008 Snowdogs presentation night. Luke Davis took home the Best Clubman award, while Mick Thom won the duck award. Other awards are as follows.

 

HEAT COSTS 1ST XI A SHOT AT TITLE

The first XI were robbed a chance to win the Grand Final when the heat rose to above 38.0deg in the CBD on day 4.

The First XI lost the toss and were forced to field at Avondale Heights against Albion. Some good early bowling had Albion 4/88 on a flat and hard wicket before 76 run partnership helped get albions total to 201. Gerard McMahon the best of the bowlers with 3/41. While Ben Jordan was fantastic in the field, with a cracking catch and 2 Run Outs.
The First Innings batting never really got going for the snowdogs, with only 4 Batsmen making it to double figures. The dogs were bowled out for 150, to trail by 51 - the beauty of it is the match is a 4 day game, and those who missed out on runs in the first innings will have a chance to make good in the 2nd innings. Bernards have Albion 1/12 at stumps, who lead by 63.

On day 3 bernards were able to claim the final 9 wickets and leave themselves a chase of 252 to win the Grand Final. Starting day 4 0/7 bernards were looking good before the first of 3 second innings run outs sent Ivan Jurcic back to the sheds. Anthony Garvey then followed quickly, and Ben Jordan was run out for the 2nd time in the game an then he was quickly followed by the wicket of Andrew Parkin-Coates as he was 'run out' after the wicket keeper clearly broke the bails far before he had the ball, only to deny doing so (if thats the way some people want to play grand finals then so be it. At the end of the day we all know what happened). By that Stage Bernards were 5/67 before Craig Osborne and Tristan Kassis started to make things look easy building a partnership in the attempt to have a crack at the 252 set to win late in the day - only to have their plans ripped away from them after the temperature got over 38.0 meaning play had to stop until it got under 38.0- unfortunatly it did not and Albion were named premiers.

2ND XI CLIAM NORTH A2 PREMIERSHIP

The 2nd XI have claimed the north A2 premiership after defeating Tullamarine.
The Second XI won the toss and chose to bat out at Tullamarine. It was Another shaky start for Bernards who fell to 6/116 before Nick Frayne and Simon Cave put together a 93 run partnership to get the score over 200. It was then Michael DiNatale and Simon Cave who put on a 50 run partnership to frustrate the Tullamarine players and get the total to 275.
The Snowdogs now have Tullamarine 7/150 with Tom Overman and Greg Garth both taking 2 wickets.
On day 3 Bernards took the last 3 wickets early, bowling Tullamarine out for 214 to lead by 61 on first innings. The opening partnership was broken early by Tullamarine, taking the wicket of Anthony Jordan for 2. Mick Thom and Tom Overman then put on a little partnership before Tomo was dismissed for 28. Mick Thom and Nick Serrano then put on 90 for the 3rd wicket, Serrano being dismissed for 40. Mick Thom was then eventually dismissed for 84 as was a major contributor to getting the team to 314. Jason Bourke and Simon Cave also major contributors with 47 and 59 respectively. With a lead of well of 350 it was only a matter of time before Tulla threw in the towel, and they did at 6/81 - Giving the St.Bernards Old Collegians 2nd XI the VTCA North A2 Premiership. Simon Cave was named Man of the Match for his 86 and 59 runs.

UNDER 16'S GALLANT IN DEFEAT

The Under 16's have fallen just 7 runs short of grand final glory going to down to Glenroy at Boeing Reserve on Sunday morning. After restricting the top of the ladder Gelnroy to just 165 and restricting their captain to only 25 runs (after back to back tons) the Bernards boys were not without a chance. A solid opening partnership of 28 got the boys off to a great start and the top order continued the trend building partnerships on their way to the 165 total. At 4/125 Victory was looking likely before the bottom order failed, and left the boys 7 runs short. Liam Jilla made 56 opening the batting 4 other bats making more than 15.

SNOWPUPS U/16s INTO GRAND FINAL THIS WEEKEND V GLENROY AT BOEING RESERVE

The Snowpups Under 16s continued the Grand Final theme for the club by winning their way into the NWCA U/16B Grand Final with a comprehensive Semi Final win over Keilor.
In a match played on Oval 1 on a magnificent turf wicket the Snowpups made 192 (David Wall 71, Jack Gay 36, Luke Madden 30) and rolled Keilor for 112 (Brad Cooper 3/9, Liam Jilla 2/8, Andrew Grosso 2/9, Jordan Schroder 2/14) to win comfortably.
This is a superb effort by the boys under Captain David Wall who have played some great cricket over the whole season, and congratulations also go to Coach Mick Overman, Assistant Mick Jilla and the other parents who have assisted and supported this team all season. It is the first time in nearly 10 years that a St Bernard's Under 16 team has made a Grand Final.
It is fantastic for the club to have both our Senior 1st XI & 2nd XI, as well as our oldest Junior team featuring in Grand Finals.
Glenroy are our opponents in the Grand Final. They are a strong opposition and boast a player who has made two centuries in his past two innings. Glenroy beat us comfortably when we played in the regular season so let's hope we can turn the tables. Good luck boys, do the Snowpups proud!
The Grand Final is on this Saturday & Sunday at Boeing Reserve No.4, Mascoma Street, Strathmore Heights. Hours of play are 8.20am to 11.30am both days.

2 DAYS DOWN - 2 TO GO

Two days into the 1st and 2nd XI Grand Final and neither game is over. The First XI lost the toss and were forced to field at Avondale Heights against Albion. Some good early bowling had Albion 4/88 on a flat and hard wicket before 76 run partnership helped get albions total to 201. Gerard McMahon the best of the bowlers with 3/41. While Ben Jordan was fantastic in the field, with a cracking catch and 2 Run Outs.
The First Innings batting never really got going for the snowdogs, with only 4 Batsmen making it to double figures. The dogs were bowled out for 150, to trail by 51 - the beauty of it is the match is a 4 day game, and those who missed out on runs in the first innings will have a chance to make good in the 2nd innings. Bernards have Albion 1/12 at stumps, who lead by 63.

The Second XI won the toss and chose to bat out at Tullamarine. It was Another shaky start for the 2nd XI who fell to 6/116 before Nick Frayne and Simon Cave put together a 93 run partnership to get the score over 200. It was then Michael DiNatale and Simon Cave who put on a 50 run partnership to frustrate the Tullamarine players and get the total to 275.
The Snowdogs now have Tullamarine 7/150 with Tom Overman and Greg Garth both taking 2 wickets.

GRAND FINAL SELECTION

Selection has been done for the first and second XI for the grand final. Click here to see the teams
The first XI will be playing at Avondale Heights against Albion who beat us during the season, but the boys will be looking to tie the season series at 1-1 and take home the premiership.
The Second XI are playing at Tullamarine against Tullamarine who they beat in the first round of the season quite easily, It should be a fantastic match as Tulla beat the top placed Albion in the Semi-Final.

QUEST FOR DOUBLE PREMIERSHIP STILL ALIVE
1st and 2nd XI into grand final!

The St.Bernards first and second XI are into the grand final after both teams recorded dramatic wins in their semi-final matches at the home of cricket! The first XI were bowled out for 138, but with some St.Bernards grit and determination bowled Avondale Heights out for 105. But then were in massive trouble in the second innings before Andrew Parkin-Coates and Gerard McMahon consolidated to get the dogs into an unbeatable position of 121, a lead of 153. Avondale Heights then made 3/5 sending the St.Bernards OCCC 1st XI into the grand final!
The 2nd XI were also in trouble early in the first innings at 5/27 before Tom Overman and Nick Frayne got the boys to the score to 206. The job was still ahead of the bowlers - but they managed to prevail, bowling Seddon out for 167 - beating them for the second time this season, and setting up a super grand final week for the mighty snowdogs!

ALL SET FOR SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT ST BERNARD'S THIS WEEKEND

The Snowdogs are in the Semi Finals and a big weekend of finals cricket is in store this weekend at the Home of Cricket. The home and away games and behind us and having finished 2nd on the ladder in both 1sts & 2nds the Snowdogs are ready to commence quest for finals glory.

On Oval 1 the 1st XI take on Avondale Heights starting at 12.00pm. Our match against Avondale was washed out earlier in the year so there is no exposed form. However recent contests have been closely fought, none more so than 2 years ago when in the Snowdogs last finals appearance, Avondale prevailed in a high scoring Semi making 5/370 (Tarique Jeffrey 196no) to St Bernard's 301. We were beaten by a freak innings and the Snowdogs will be pulling out all stops to ensure this doesn't happen again. We enter the finals in good form with 3 wins in a row against lower ranked opposition including last week's outright win. Good luck to skipper Craig Osborne and all the boys, we have been working hard for this opportunity, let's grab it!

Click here for 1st XI semi final preview

On Oval 2 the 2nd XI come up against the experienced Seddon outfit also starting at 12.00pm. We managed to defeat Seddon in a closely fought one day match during the season which showed there is not much between the teams. The Snowdogs have played some great cricket across the whole season and deserve to be there, its a matter now of putting it together when it really counts.

Click here for the Semi Final teams.

To all players who aren't playing, supporters, family & mates, get down to St Bernard's over the weekend to support the Snowdogs in action, with play on both Saturday & Sunday. Full bar and canteen facilities will be open, support the club on this big weekend. Go Snowdogs!

CAPTAIN CRAIG SNARES 3RD CAREER HAT-TRICK

In his 100th Game for the mighty Snowdogs Craig Osborne capped off a magnificent Captains game in the outright victory against Aberfeldie to send the First XI into a home semi-final birth. After just falling short of a century with the bat and a frustrating 69-run 8th wicket partnership by the opposition on Day 2, Ossie brang himself on in search of the break-through wicket and not only did he do this with his first ball, but he then managed to get his 3rd career hat-trick for the club by claiming the remaining 3 wickets to wrap up the game, finishing with the dream figures of 0.3 overs 3-0.

Ossie opened up his spell with a usual dart to warm up which saw the opposition batsman on 45 play back in front of his stumps to be trapped LBW. Then in came the #10, whose twin brother earlier made a golden duck when batting at number 3, and that twin instinct took over as Ossie fired in another dart on the stumps which saw an action replay of the previous ball. In came the #11 for the hat-trick ball, as Ossie asked his team mates what ball to bowl...it was simple. Again Ossie threw down another quicker ball on the pegs as the batsman again got caught on the crease and with a massive appeal, the Umpire lifted that finger in unison with the appeal to get Ossie that hat-trick and the outright victory. Congratulations Ossie, a superb effort!

BALLS N ALL; EDITION 3

Click here to view the 3rd edition of Balls and All

ONE'S AND TWO'S TO PLAY HOME FINALS

The club is lucky enough to have 2 teams playing in home semi-finals this week. This is a call to all players, ex-players and supporters not playing to come down and support the boys in their quest for further sucess this season. The FirstXI are playin on oval 1 against Avondale Heights - the team that knocked them out of the finals 2 years ago, While the 2nd XI will be on oval 2 against Seddon. Both games start at 12:00

3 VICTORIES IN FINAL ROUND
Ones and Two's in finals - heartbreak for Three's

The regular season has ended on a high for most of the club, with the first XI recording a big outright victory over Aberfeldie. Bowling aberfeldie out for 76 first innings points were just a formality. Captain Craig Osborne making 97 and Andrew Parkin-Coates 84 were the main run makers in the score of 8/264(dec). St.Bernards then bowled Aberfeldie out for 117 in their second innings which included Craig Osbornes 3rd career Hat-Trick.
The 2nd XI were away to Aberfeldie. Also bowling first they bowled the opposition out for 131 - wickets evenly spread. They then passed the score with ease, getting to 270 off 96 overs.
The thirds had a massive task ahead of them if they were any chance of making the finals -beat the top side. After last week containing them to 258 on a 300+ ground the thirds were every chance of defending 4th spot on the ladder. After a gutsy batting performance by all the team they fell just 1 run short of a famous victory. Tim Raffle and John Hellard both making 50's.
The 4th XI finished off their season in style, after making a massive 335 last week, helped along by 75 from Jake Dunell and 60 from Ross Rodgers and 4x40+ run partnerships. The 4ths then bowled Aberfeldie Park out for 267 Brendan Davey taking 4/40 off 11.

BALL NEWS - ITS NOT TOO LATE

For those still wishing to purchase tickets for tomorrow nights ball, its not too late! They can be purchased for $65 by calling Luke Davis on 0421-466-252

WEBSITE DOWN

Due to techical dificulties the website was down during the week. Apologies to all those looking to keep up to date on the latest snowdogs news.

Final Round Selections - ROUND 10

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MILESTONES

150 GAMES - Andre Noonan
Andre has been a super player at St.Bernards Cricket Club with both the bat and ball since arriving in 1989. Andre has missed a couple of seasons along the way due to work, living interstate and family commitments. Andre has knocked up some glorious hundreds over the last 20years and has put many batsman back in the pavilion with smart medium/swing bowling. Congratulations on this milestone Andre, we hope you enjoy it with both runs, wickets and a win.

100 GAMES - Craig Osborne
Craig has been the backbone of St.Bernards Cricket Club over the last 6 years winning VTCA best in comps and six club champions on his way to playing his 100th game. Numerous batting and bowling averages under his wing has seen Ossie earn him the right to be the captain of the first XI. Congratulations Ossie, we hope you enjoy it with both runs, wickets and a win for the club to see the firsts get a home final down at the snake pit.

100 GAMES - Luke Davis
Luke has been a solid performer at St.Bernards with the ball. Rowdy has worked his way through the levels and now is an important member of the first XI. Rowdy's pace, bounce and gut busting efforts have seen him claim many wickets. Luke is not only an asset to his team but more so to this club. The work behind the scenes he puts in is why this club is where it is! Congratulations Rowdy, hope you take a bag and get a win for the club to see the firsts get a home final down at the snake pit.

4 BIG WINS earns Presidents shout

After a big day 1 where the club scored over 1000 runs between the 4 sides, AJ was only too happy to shout the bar after 4 big wins in the context of the season. The 1st XI enhanced their chances of playing in finals with a solid bowling performance and win over Footscray United; restricting them to 9/217 in chase of the Snowdogs' 303. Chisel claimed 3/24 to lead the attack with the other wickets shared.

The 2's enforced the follow on and fell just short of an outright victory, bowling the opposition out for 111 and had them effectively 9/75 in the second dig. Bomber Cave backed up his 55 with 3/14. The log grabbed 2 wickets in each innings.

The 3's astonishingly didn't get started until 5.30pm and it was all they needed to wrap up 1st innings points with Nick Serrano 81 and Daff 19 steadying the ship through to victory.

Finally, the 4's recorded a massive win upsetting the previously undefeated Spotswood on the back of three half-centruies Nick Rule (84), Brendan Davey (71) and John Jordan (54). Jake Dunell led the attack on day 2 grabbing a 5-wicket haul in a well-deserved win by the boys!

As the final round now approaches, the 1st XI are 3rd, 8 points ahead of 5th and on the verge of finals appearance. The 2's are guaranteed a semi-final spot and the 3's have a crunch game against the top side in a do or die game to sneak into the finals. Let's push for another solid round in all 4 sides and get El Prez to cough up another shout in the final round!

BALL TICKETS STILL ON SALE!

Tickets for the St.Bernards Old Collegians Cricket Club Ball are on sale still, get your table together and book through Luke Davis. $65per person.

A reminder it is a compulsory event for all St.Bernards Cricketers.

BALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Tickets for the St.Bernards Old Collegians Cricket Club Ball are on sale now, get your table together and book through Luke Davis. A reminder it is a compulsory event for all St.Bernards Cricketers. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK FOR EARLY BIRD TICKETS. Avaible all week, or at training on thrusday night.

SUPER SATURDAY

A Fantastic day 1 of round 9 for the snowdogs with over 1000 runs being hit. The 1st XI made 8/303 off their 80 overs at Footscray United, while the 2nd XI were all out for 360 at home. The 3rd XI bowled Seddon out for 125, and are currently 1/80. The 4th XI travelled to Spotswood to make their highest score of the year with 7/294.

ROUND 9 SELECTION

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2/2 FROM ROUND 8

Mixed results from round 9 with the 1sts and 3rd winning while the 2nd and 4ths both went down.
The First XI resumed at 6/160 but could manage only another 21runs. With Tristan Kassis making 35 and Chris Spinella 34. Lead superbly by 5-32 from Andrew Parkin-Coates Bernard rolled Parkville for 172.
The 2nd XI resumed with Parkville 0/26 chasing 174. At 1-140 parville looked like cruising to victory until bernards ripped through the top and middle order, with Nick Frayne taking 4/0 in an inspired spell. However it was not enough - Parkville winning by 3 wickets.
The Thirds were finally back from their Christmas break to play Aberfeldie. Bowling first Rex Bennett was the main destroyer taking 3/28 well supported by Tom Overman 2/16 in restricting Abbers to 108. Bernards then passed the score of 108 with ease, making 215. Tom Overman 53, Adam Rule 36 were the keys.
The 4th XI played at Hoppers Crossing with finals hopes still alive needed to record a victory. Bowling first they managed to restrict Hopper Crossing to 9/146, and after being 3-86 then went on to lose 7-14.

TWENTY20 NEWS

Selection

Auction

Food and Drink

The canteen will be open downstairs - food and drinks are available there, Also there will be a BBQ along with Can Bar on the ground with $3 UDL cans and $4 Beam and Johnny Walker cans. Immediately after the match the upstairs bar will be open for the presentation of the North Suburban Sports Club Cup, and the best on ground for each team also we will be showing the Australian Open Mens final.

3RDS AND 4THS REVISED SELECTION

Click here for the revised selections for the 3rd and 4th XI, who are resuming this week after a washout last week.

BALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Tickets for the first St.Bernards Ball, being held at Roseville ballroom, Leake Street Essendon.
For tickets call Luke Davis on 0421-446-252

SNOWPUP STARS IN NWCA REP. SIDE

one of our U12 players, Tom Madden, has just completed a fanatstic two weeks of rep cricket playing in the NWCA Mitchell Shield side. He made 196 runs @ 65, took 4 wickets, 5 catches and assisted in 2 runouts to be voted by the Umpires as the Player of the Series. His form continued in the Grand Final (unfortunately lost by the NWCA) when he top scored with 31 out of 119 and took 2/20 off his 6 overs. He was also voted the Player of the Finals Series by the umpires.

ROUND 8, DAY 1

With the forecast for saturday innitailly being for hot conditions it looked like a chance to get back to full two day cricket. But with the rain Friday night leading into Saturday this was not the case. The 3rds and 4ths were both called off, While the 1st and 2nds had reduced overs.

The firsts where at home for the first time this year, playing 8th placed Parkville. With rain delaying the start of play only 54 overs were possible. Losing the toss and being sent in Bernards got off to a shaky start, to end up 6/160 with 13 Overs to bat next week. Ivan Jurcic made 28 opening the batting for the first time, Andrew Parkin-Coates made 48, while Tristan Kassis and Chris Spinella are not out on 28 and 21.

The 2nds played the 4th placed Parkville 2nds at Parkville. After also losing the toss were sent in to bat, with only the 8 overs lost due to rain. A solid start by the openers and top order Bernards were 4/140 in difficult batting conditions. Those conditions proved too dificult for the lower order, with the side collapsing to be all out for 174. Greg Garth batted brilliantly making 51* he was well supported by Anthony Garvey 47, and Mick Thom 35. Parkville are 0/20, with 80 overs to get the remaining runs next week.

ROUND 8 SELECTION

The 1st and 2nd XI are back to 2-dayers, while the 3rds and 4ths are still playing one dayers. Click here to see the selection for the current round.

DREAM TEAM COMP

The third test is underway, and the competition is heating up. Click here to see how your team performed in the first 2 tests

DISSAPOINTING WEEKEND

Round 8 had the 3rd and 4th XI back in action for a one-dayer and the 1st and 2nd XI playing their last one-dayer of the season.
The firsts travelled to Seddon in an important match with both teams being in the top 4. Batting first Seddon lost an early wicket and were 1/4 but managed to get to 9/194 off their full 40 overs, Bernards skipper Craig Osborne the main destroyer with 3/28 well supported by Gerard McMahon who took 2/37. After losing 2 early wickets the chase was always going to be hard for Bernards who were eventually bowled out for 170. Osborne(77) and Parkin-Coates(40) the best with the bat.
The 2nd XI played at home for the 4th time in 5 games, playing the undefeated Seddon. The Seddon openers got off to a fairly good start before a top order colapse caused by Rex Bennett meant they could only get to the total of 7/170. Rex the best of the bowlers with 3/24. The Bernards openers also got off to reasonable start before also having a top order collapse to be 4/33. Then some marvelous batting by Ben Jordan and Ivan Jurcic steadied the ship and steered the dogs to victory, breaking the clubs record 5th wicket partnership on their way. Jordan with 72* and Ivan Jurcic 71.
The Third XI played Altona North @ Altona in what turned out to be a dissapointing game. Batting first bernards got to 7/162 off their 36 overs, with Tom Overman continuing his great form making 63. Altona North were then able to chase the target down to post a total of 7/173 off thier 36 overs. Connor O'Brien the best of the bowlers with 2/40.
The 4ths returned from Christmas to also play Altona North at home. After being bowled out for 112 (Luke Baird 23, John Jordan 23) off only 35 overs it was always going to be tough to defend. Altona getting the runs with an over to spare. Phil Conlan 2/3 was the best bowler.

KEV'S BIG DAY OUT - DOUBLE HAT-TRICK

Kevin O'Connell created Snowdogs history in the 2nd XI on Saturday taking a Double Hat-Trick, 4 Wickets in a row, against Westmeadows.  In a fantastic spell of spin bowling, taking 6 for 18 off 4.2 overs, Kev had the batsmen in a complete spin as he cleaned up the last 4 wickets of the innings for 0 runs, to have Westmeadows all out for only 77 in a massive 1 day win for the Snowdogs 2s.

Kev's 4 wickets in the Double Hat-Trick occured as follows:

Over 3.5 - Caught by Mick Di Natale at backward square leg from a top edged pull shot that was skied.

Over 3.6 - Bowled with a perfect spinning ball that came back through the gate between bat and pad to take the top of middle stump. End of the over gave everyone a chance to catch their breath while Dina bowled a maiden at the other end, with Kev then able to have a crack at the hat-trick.

Over 4.1 - Caught by Greg Garth at short cover from a full blooded drive that only went a few centermetres above the turf.  An extremely sharp catch low down at his ankles by Garthy sparked huge celebrations for Kev's hat-trick.

Over 4.2 - Stumped by keeper Ben Jordan as the Westmeadows No.11 foolishly took the suggestion from the Snowdogs close fielders to advance down the wicket and have a go.  Kev spun one past the bat and BJ did the rest, taking the bails off to leave him stranded and more celebrations resulted, the rare double hat-trick a special moment for Kev and all Snowdogs!

It is the first time a double hat-trick has been taken by a Snowdogs player in 40 years of senior cricket.  It was Kev's first wickets at 2nds level, and what a way to do it!  Surely there will be many more to come at the higher levels for this promising young left arm wrist spinner!  Well done Kev!

1st XI TIE, 2nd XI WIN

With just the two matches this week it was a rather quiet day for the Snowdogs. The first XI headed out to Westmeadows in search of an early 2008 victory. Batting first the dogs posted a total of 9/170, with Craig Osborne making 52 and Gary McIntyre and Andre Noonan chipping in with 39 and 27. After getting some early wickets Westmeadows were able to fight their way through the innings to also post 170. The match ending in a tie.
The 2nds also played westmeadows at home. After being told to field Bernards managed to run through the Westmeadows batting order bowling them out for just 77. Rex Bennet and Mick DiNatale taking 2 wickets each and Kevin O'Connell cleaning up the tail with 6/18. Batting was then just a formality for the Snowdogs who batted the day out to make a total of 5/234. Ivan Jurcic and Tristan Kassis both making 50's.

ROUND 7 SELECTION NEWS

The 2007-08 season is back, after a 2 day wash out in the last round of 2007 the break had been longer than expected. With the first round back being so soon after Christmas their will be no 3rd or 4th XI games. Click here for the 1st and 2nd XI selection.

The First XI will be taking on the Westmeadows 1st XI out at Willbrook Reserve. While the 2nd XI will be playing at the home of cricket, starting at 1:00. All those players not playing, be sure to get down and support the Mighty Snowdogs.

Congradulations to Ben Jordan on what will be his 100th game for the mighty snowdogs, after what would have been his 100th game was washed out before Christmas.

BECOME A SOCIAL MEMBER!

Click here to read about becoming a SBOCCC Social member for the 07-08 season.

BALLS N ALL DECEMBER EDITION

the newest edition of balls and all is out. Click here to read all the happenings around the club.

ROUND 6 SELECTION

Selection for round 6 is up, click here to read.

Congratulations to Ben Jordan on playing his 100th game for the club.

OUTRAGEOUSLY OUTRIGHT
Presidents Shout!

A fantastic weekend of results with all 4 teams winning including 2 outrights and a near miss! The first XI failed in their bid to take first innings points early Saturday morning, but then managed to bowl out West Newport in 52 overs for 121, leaving them 126 for victory in the final stages of the day. Lead by captain Craig Osborne the first chased down the total to record a famous victory.
The 2nd XI also recorded an outright victory after making 4/309 declared on day one, bowled West Newport out for 188 then enforced the follow on and bowled them out again for 137 to make it 2 outrights for the round.
The 3rd XI recorded a massive win out at Sunshine United after bowling them out for 76 in the first innings; St.Bernards then made 9/350dec and fell one wicket short in their bid for an outright.
The 4th XI also recorded a large win. After making 218 in the first innings they bowled East Keilor out for 145. Batting for a 2nd time they 4ths got to 4/202, including Liam Jilla recording his maiden century.

SOLID DAY ONE

A solid day of results on day one of round 5 has the first XI evenly poised with West Newport . After bowling them out for 127 we are now 7/100 with Glove and GTram at the crease. The 2nd XI are in a dominant position, making 4/309dec their opposition are 0/17. The third XI have put last weeks disappointment behind them by bowling Sunshine United out for 76 and are currently 4/236. The 4th XI are also in a strong position making a competitive 218 and having East Keilor 3/78.

ROUND 5 SELECTION

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DISPUTED RESULT RESOLVED

The disputed 3rd XI game has been resolved with Essendon Grammar being awarded first innigs points. It was a disapointing result for the 3rds who thought they had won the game after a clear catch was taken but given not out by the umpire.

DISAPOINTING WEEKEND

Round 4 proved to be a disapointing one for the snowdogs with all 4 teams going down. The first XI were bowled out for 66 on day one and then managed to bowl Albion out for 75, leaving them only 9 runs behind. In the 2nd innings they managed to get to 8-156 before declaring, but could only get 6 more Albion wickets.
The 2nd XI were also knocked over cheaply as they could only muster up 97 at home against Albion who got to 168 before being bowled out. Some good batting in the 2nd innings got bernards 6/168.
The 3rd XI result is in dispute.
The 4th XI were bowled out for 110 in their match on oval 2 Vs Airport West. In reply Airport West made 275 and the got the snowdogs 2/30 in their 2nd innings.

NEW SNOWDOG VIDEOS

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PUNTERS CLUB WRAPS UP

The St Bernards OC Cricket Club 2007 Spring Racing Tipping Competition has been run and won. A reasonable turnout yesterday down at the club to hear the results, in which Nick Serrano was awarded first prize of $1,200. As can be seen by the final table.
CLICK HERE

ROUND 4 SELECTION

Selection for round 4 - Plenty to playfor this week this 2 milestones, a comeback and 2 debut's. Well done to Mark Castles on reachin the 150 milestone and Mick DiNatale playing his 50th game. Also welcome to Simon Cave and Gary McIntyre making their debut's in the 1st and 2nd XI respectively. Also welcome back to the ones Matt Shannon

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BEN JORDAN SMASHES RECORD HIGHEST SCORE

A fantastic innings of 188 by Ben Jordan on Saturday in the 3rd XI saw BJ break the club record for the highest individual score by any Snowdog player in our proud history.  In one of the best innings ever played at the Home of Cricket, BJ despatched the ball to all parts of the ground, and single handedly destroyed the Strathmore attack. 
His innings was chanceless and included 28 4s an d 2 6s.  He came in at No.4 when the score was 2/57 and at the end of the epic innings was last man out, in the second last over of the day for 188 as he chased the rarely made feat in local cricket of a double ton.  The 3rd XI racked up a mammoth score of 339 on the back of BJ's work as a number of useful partnerships contributed to a huge win.
The previous record of 165 was held by current veteran Andre Noonan who made his then club record score in the 2nd XI way back in 1990/91.
It is BJ's first ton in a long career for the Snowdogs, and what a big one it was!  Let's hope there are more to come.  Great work BJ!

2 OUTRIGHTS AND A CLUB RECORD

A fantastic round of results for the snowdogs saw the 1st eleven win outright by 7 wickets at home vs St.Albans while the 2nd XI handed down St.Albans 2ns outright loss for the weekend beating them on there own turf. While on oval 2 at St.Bernards history was made with Ben Jordan making a club record 190 runs to lead the 3rds to another crushing victory.

POKER NIGHT SUCESS

A great night had by all who attended the cup ever poker night, with Matthew Shannon winning the competition

BERNARDS DOMINATE DAY 1

A dominant day one performance by the snowdogs has seen them already manage to take first innings points in the 1st and 2nd XI games, with the 3rds well on their way, while unfortunatly the 4ths could not field a side.

ROUND 3 SELECTION

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JUNIOR NEWSLETTER

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BALLS N ALL

Balls n All is back for another year, Click here to view the first issue

ROUND 2
MIXED BAG OF RESULTS

A mixed bag of results for the snowdogs in round 2, with the 2nd's and 3rds winning, while and 1sts and 4ths both recorded losses. Click Here for more

JUNIOR NEWS

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THIRDS DOMINATE DAY 1

Day 1 of round 2 saw the thirds send a message to rest of the comp that they are ready to play cricket this season, making a total of 1-318 against the reigning premiers, with captain Travis Carrick making 125* and Greg Garth 102* along with Thomas Overman making 75. While at Keilor Park the ones ended the day with their opposition on 7-320, Down at the home of cricket the 2nd XI made 247 off 79 overs and the 4th XI made 9-247 in Phil Conlans 100th game.

ROUND 2 SELECTION

Round 2 has the First XI on the road against Keilor Park with Luke Davis back in the ones. The 2nd XI are at home V Keilor Park 2's with Connor O'Brien and Adam Rule returning. , While the thirds head out to Yarraville Club and the 4th XI host Hoppers Crossing on oval 2.

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3 GAMES, 3 WINS FOR SNOWDOGS

With play looking unlikely for all grades due to fridays inclement weather the club was fortunate enough to have 3 of the 4 senior teams play, with the 2nd and 4th XI playing on Saturday and the 1st XI playing Sunday. It was a fantastic effort by all 3 sides who played to record wins and with some fantastic indvidual performances from Mick Di Natale and Chris Davis taking 5 wickets each along with Nick Frayne and Mark Castles both making 50's, Also Tom Gleeson making 48 in the 4ths.... Click here

JUNIORS KICK OFF SEASON

The juniors kicked off the season with 4 of the 6 sides recording a victory. The under 16's had a strong win against East Keilor . While the under 14's score of 8-49 wasn't enough to hold off Taylors Lakes who chased down the total with the loss of 1 wicket. The 14 2's managed a solid victory against Moonee Valley setting them 100 for victory the pups bowled out the undermanned Moonee Valley for 57. A Mixed bag of results for the under 12's with the ones recording a solid victory over Strathmore winning by 5 wickets while the two's went down to Kensington setting them setting them 71 for victory Kensington chased down the target with ease. The under 10's also managed to record a victory at home Sunday morning

VTCA NOTICE

VTCA has announced that players are to REPORT TO GROUNDS for tomorrows games.

ROUND 1 SELECTION

Four players to make 1st XI debut
This week four players will make their First XI debut for the mighty snowdogs, Congratulations to Nick Frayne, Andrew Parkin-Coates, Connor O'Brien and Chris Spinella on their debut selection. Also best of luck to Craig Osborne in captaining the side for the first time in his own right. With great numbers down at the club so far this year all 4 teams are looking strong, and hopefully we can have 4 solid results. Click Here for full selection
Note that the First XI game will be played on SUNDAY at St.Bernards College Oval 2.

SEASON 07-08 BEGINS FOR SNOWDOGS

The snowdog improper cricket season got under and left off where the 06/07 season ended with yet another win by the 1st XI side, defeating ex-snowdog Kirk Teasdale's home club of Moama in a 30-over a side game on the border on Sunday.... Click Here

NEW COMMITTEE FOR 07-08

Ross Rodgers, President for the past 6 years, had decided not to seek re-election due to more pressing work and family commitments. The club thanks Ross for his untiring endeavours in the President's hotseat over the past 6 years, he has achieved much in his time at the helm. He will continue to serve on the Committee of the club as a Vice-President.
A number of club members put their hands up and were elected to the Committee, who are all enthusiastic at helping out in running the operations of the club. Those new committee members are Duncan Hefter, Travis Carrick, Tristan Kassis and Kevin O'Connell.

Anthony Jordan was elected as the new President of the club and we wish him all the best in his new role.

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INTERNATIONAL RECRUIT

We are happy to announce that we have secured the services of an English player as our international recruit for the season, Andrew Parkin-Coates.

Andrew is a 22 year old top/middle order bat, who also bowls medium pace, from Yorkshire. Andrew has played for England under age teams, and has had a stint at County Cricket, playing for Nottinghamshire. He is currently playing in the Yorkshire League, where he regularly locks horns with Duncan Snell, our previous English player from 2 seasons ago. Duncan recommended Andrew as a quality player who will add a lot to our club.

Andrew also has played before in Australia, having spent a season in 2004/05 playing District/Premier cricket with North Melbourne CC, where he made his way up the grades and finished the year with some strong performances in the North 1sts.