Williamstown and Hoppers Crossing both won thrillers in the opening round of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association T20 competition.
The Seagulls snuck home by one run against Strathmore at Lebanon Reserve on Tuesday night.
The Seagulls made 9-79 from their overs with Piran Kent top scoring with 20 at the top of the order.
The match went down to the final over with Strathmore needing 10 for the win.
A wicket on the second last ball left Strathmore needing four off the final ball. It could only manage two and was restricted to 9-78.
Sean Sturrock took three wickets for the Seagulls.
Hoppers Crossing also got over the line in the final over, beating Yarraville.
The Cats made 149 as they were bowled out with five balls remaining. Haseeb Qureshi top scored with 28.
William Sheffield and Tejas Hari took three wickets each.
The Eagles needed 11 runs off the final over for victory. A wicket on the second last ball didn’t help the Eagles case.
It left four needed off the final ball. They only got one to finish 6-147.
Josh Hahnel top scored with 45 at the top of the order.
Simon Lambert took two wickets for the Cats.
Melton came away with the points against Werribee in its match at Macpherson Park.
The Tigers batted first and made 5-103 from their overs. Jacob Knight top scored with 24 not out.
Joel Mitchener took two wickets for the Lions.
The Lions were able to put together a solid innings, hitting the winning runs with nearly four overs remaining.
William Chesterman top scored with 57 not out.
Spotswood had a convincing win against Altona in its match.
The A’s made 7-117 from their overs with Matthew Turcinovich top scoring with 52.
Patrick McArdle took 3-13 from the Woodsmen.
The Woodsmen had no trouble in the run chase, getting the runs in 12.2 overs, finishing 2-118.
Declan O’Brien top scored with 42.
Taylors Lakes lost its first game against St Bernard’s OC.
The Lions made 8-103 with Ethan Just top scoring with 33. The Lions took an early wicket before the Snowdogs got going. While they lost 4-14 late in the innings, they did enough, winning 6-106. Jack Darcy took two wickets for the Lions.
Plenty Valley came away with the win against Kew.
Kew made 7-134 from its overs with Kishor Mahato and Musaddiq ali Hamza taking two wickets each for the Bats.The Bats got the winning runs in 16.2 overs, finishing 5-137. Sunil Dhamala made 51 off 34 balls at the top of the order.
Moorabbin, Malvern, Elsternwick, Port Melbourne, Noble Park, Box Hill, Balwyn, Preston and Ivanhoe were the other winners.
Round two is to be held next week.
