6:28pm: Check out the photos taken today from the Strathfieldsaye v Huntly-North Epsom game here
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6:09pm: Sandhurst lose to Strathdale by 18 runs.
Finish with 248 in reply to 266.
Craig Howard top scored with 86.
ROUND NINE RESULTS:
Strathdale d Sandhurst
Kangaroo Flat d Bendigo United - Heath Behrens becomes all-time leading BDCA run-scorer.
Bendigo d Eaglehawk
Golden Square d White Hills
Strathfieldsaye tied with Huntly-North Epsom - Ben Devanny 8 wickets for Jets.
5:53pm: Sandhurst 6-242 in 81st over v Strathdale.
25 runs needed.
Howard on 85 and Pickthall has made 22 - hit 20 of those in fours.
Going to go down to the wire at Weeroona, but fans of Sandhurst are accustomed to that this season.
5:34pm: Two of the top three teams in Bendigo United and Eaglehawk have been beaten today.
5:32pm: Bendigo has just beaten Eaglehawk, passed their target six wickets down.
Goers now within 3 points of the top 4.
It's the first time Bendigo has won 4 in a row since they started won the opening five games of the 2000-01 season when Mark "Chicken" Ryan was just a spring chicken.
2000-01 RESULTS
Rd 1 384 d North Bendigo 232
Rd 2 9-273 d White Hills 7-223
Rd 3 9-205 & 3-23 d Golden Square 142
Rd 4 9-328 d Strathfieldsaye 246
Rd 5 4-118 & 3-82 d Sandhurst 76 & 122
Bendigo ticking along very nicely at the moment.... 4 on the trot, plus the Twenty20 flag earlier this week.
5:29pm: Sandhurst 6-216 off 73 v Strathdale.
Craig Howard on 78 and Trevor Pickthall on 4.
Liam Bowe not batting today, so Dragons one short.
Wickets being shared around by the Suns.
5:28pm: Confirmed results so far:
Kangaroo Flat defeated Bendigo United
Golden Square defeated White Hills
Strathfieldsaye TIED with Huntly-North Epsom.
5:27pm: Golden Square have belted White Hills by 127 runs to end four-game losing streak.
5:24pm: Bendigo United's score of 128 today its lowest since bowled out for 126 by Eaglehawk in the final round of the 2009-10 season.
5:20pm: Golden Square accumulating a big score against White Hills.
5:16pm: Bendigo United all out for 128.
They were actually only 9 down but Marcus Smalley did not bat due to injury.
Kangaroo Flat win by 91 runs, their first win for 10 years over the Redbacks.
Hamblin and Burns 3 wickets each for the Roos.
Kangaroo Flat notch third win of the season, Bendigo United suffered second defeat of season.
The Roos' win comes after two near misses the previous two rounds against Eaglehawk and Strathdale.
Going to be a big night at the Roos' 10-year premiership reunion tonight.
5:07pm: BDCA president Wayne Walsh says a Big Bash-style Twenty20 competition for the league is at least worth discussing.
The vote is currently 55-45% in favour of this concept.
5:05pm: Bendigo 6-152 in the 61st over v Eaglehawk.
Last man out Alex Pearson for 23, bowled Cory Jacobs.
Goers need 30 runs to win and move within 3 points of the top four.
Not out is Mark Ryan (12) and Craig Pearce (0).
Right now, there's every chance the top 3 teams could all be beaten today. #tipstersnightmare
5:03pm: Sandhurst now 4-200 in the 67th over.
Target is 67 required off last 18 overs for the Dragons to score a rare win over Strathdale.
Howard now on 67, Slater on 18.
Could be a good finish in store at Weeroona.
4:38pm: Bendigo is 5-130 after 54 overs v Eaglehawk.
They need another 52 to win.
Glenn Franzi in his 300th BDCA game last wicket to fall for 13.
Other wickets to fall recently Nathan Fitzpatrick (13), Kyle Chant (38), Mitch Blackman (22).
Richard Tibbett has 2-34 off 19 for Eaglehawk, Brodie Hawke has 2-25.
4:36pm: Bendigo United hanging in against Kangaroo Flat.
The Redbacks are 7-115, so still need another 105.
Heath Behrens who became the all-time greatest run-scorer in BDCA history today is out for 42, bowled by Brent Hamblin.
Harry Dongegan is 21 and Miggy Podosky on 3.
Hamblin now has 3 wickets for the Roos, who are on track to beat the Redbacks for the first time in 10 years.
The Roos last beat the Redbacks in the 2004-05 season. Coincidentally, the Roos won the flag that year and will hold a reunion for it tonight.
4:33pm: Sandhurst is 3-180 off 57 overs v Strathdale.
Craig Howard on 56 against his old side and Ned Slater on nine.
Dragons going well.
Can they take the next step and beat the Suns, or will this be another game they let slip through their fingers?
Their target is 267 to win at Weeroona Oval.
4:21pm: White Hills' Travis Colley has missed out on a hat-trick v Golden Square.
3:54pm: And here's Ben Devanny after his 8 wickets for Strathfieldsaye today to go with 95 not out last week.
3:52pm: Here's a shot of Heath Behrens walking off the field at tea after becoming the greatest run-scorer in BDCA history today.
3:35pm: Update from Weeroona Oval.
3:34pm: Golden Square has beaten White Hills at Scott Street, snapping a four-game losing streak.
3:30pm: Bendigo United's Heath Behrens has just become the all-time leading BDCA run-scorer, passing Leon Grose.
Behrens has passed Grose's former record of 10, 417 runs.
Congratulations Heath, fantastic effort.
3:19pm: Strathfieldsaye v Huntly-North Epsom has ended in a tie.
Unbelievable result.
158 apiece, so the teams split the points three each.
Matt Rule last man out for 28, bowled by Xavier Crone.
Rule tied the game when he edged Devanny through slips for 3 and was then out soon after.
Devanny finishes with 8-50 odd for the Jets.
Amazing game... a tie.
Not a great result for Huntly, still two games behind the Jets.
Strathfieldsaye will bat again.
3:16pm: Golden Square on the verge of ending its four-game losing streak.
3:14pm: Heath Behrens on 20 for Bendigo United, 13 more needed for the BDCA record.
Redbacks are 6-76 v Kangaroo Flat. Target is 220.
Brent Hamblin 2 wickets for Kangaroo Flat, Tim Robertson 2, Adam Burns and Liam Jones 1.
3:04pm: Latest from White Hills.
3:00pm: Huntly 9-153, 6 runs needed to win.
Ben Devanny now has 8 wickets for the Jets on the back of 95 not out last week.
His figures are 8-46 off 20 overs.
Matt Rule and Tom Wilson at the crease for the Power.
Since 2000, here's a list of the other players to have taken 8 wickets in a BDCA first XI game:
8 32 Richard Tibbett Eaglehawk
8 35 Ben Smith Strathdale-Maristians
8 38 Adam Burns Kangaroo Flat
8 48 Nick Crawford Bendigo United
8 57 Michael Durbridge Kangaroo Flat
8 63 Glenn Roulston White Hills
2:56pm: White Hills only defending 131 against Golden Square, but not going down without a fight.
2:55pm: Strathdale has taken its second wicket against Sandhurst.
2:45pm: Bendigo United now 6-59 v Kangaroo Flat.
Heath Behrens nearing the BDCA runs record.
He needs 33 today to get it.
Leigh McDermott and Ricky Allan the last two wickets to fall for Bendigo United.
Looks like Kangaroo Flat steamrolling their way to victory against the ladder-leaders.
2:43pm: Bendigo is 1-77 after 27 v Eaglehawk.
Kyle Chant on 27 and Mitch Blackman on 20.
Goers need 102 more to defeat the Hawks.
2:41pm: Huntly-North 8-147 v Strathfieldsaye.
Need 12 more runs to win and keep their season alive.
Quinton Bentley and Matt Rule the batsmen in.
Ben Devanny now has 7 wickets for the Jets.
2:40pm: Seb Greene just dismissed for Sandhurst.
Dragons 1-93.
Wicket to Jack Neylon.
2:39pm: Sandhurst 0-93 off 26 v Strathdale.
Lucas Hutchinson on 63 and Seb Greene on 23.
Greene has been dropped twice.
Dragons need 267 to win. On track at this stage.
2:17pm: Put out an idea today in conjunction with Miggy Podosky on revamping the BDCA Twenty20 competition to a Big Bash-type franchise style tournament.
Could such an idea work. Take our poll here...
2:15pm: It's a big weekend for Kangaroo Flat.
The Roos are celebrating the 10-year reunion of their 2004-05 premiership.
2:11pm: Bendigo United in massive trouble now v Kangaroo Flat.
The Redbacks are 4-38.
Last 2 wickets have been Mark Di Fede and Nick Crawford.
Heath Behrens and Leigh McDermott.
Hamblin (2), Adam Burns (1) and Liam Jones (1) the wicket-takers for the Roos.
Kangaroo Flat has a score to defend.
The Roos haven't beaten Bendigo United since round five of the 2004-05 season - that's 10 years ago.
The hoodoo is well on the way to being broken today.
2:09pm: Golden Square 3-75 chasing White Hills' 131.
Jake Higgins the last wicket to fall, bowled by Adrian Holland for 23.
1:55pm: Huntly-North Epsom 7-124 chasing Strathfildsaye's 158 at Tannery Lane.
Adam Ward is out. He made 72.
Ben Devanny now has 6-34. WOW.
Here's a look at Devanny's season so far:
Bat: 1 108 54 133 46 17 135* 13 95*
Ball: 2-64 1-37 3-46 1-21 6-51 0-24 2-41 3-25 6-34 (so far)
Cory Devanny has the other wicket.
Lachlan Brook on 19 and Matt Rule on 3.
Ward, Dylan Gibson and Kristian Bayliss the other batsmen out today.
1:47pm: Anyone from White Hills or Golden Square able to hit us up with some updates of that game via Twitter please?
1:45pm: With the Twenty20 competition over for the year, put together an All-Star team following the tournament.
You can check it out here
1:42pm: Bendigo after 10 overs is 1-38 chasing Eaglehawk's 181 at Atkins Street.
Marcus McKern the batsman out, dismissed for 25 by Cory Jacobs.
Kyle Chant on 10 and Mitch Blackman on for 2 for the Goers.
Already been a big week for Bendigo winning the Twenty20 title against Eaglehawk on Wednesday night by 8 wickets.
1:36pm: Bendigo United chasing 220 to beat Kangaroo Flat at Harry Trott Oval.
Bendigo United under the pump early at 2-11.
Curits Tuohey and Ben Gunn out.
Tuohey made 1 and Gunn a duck.
Mark Di Fede on 9 and Heath Behrens yet to score.
Brent Hamblin has both wickets for the Roos, who have made a super start.
Redbacks you'd expect would be batting one short after Marcus Smalley dislocated his shoulder last week.
One of the points of interest in the game today centres around Heath Behrens.
He needs just 33 more runs to become the all-time BDCA leading run-scorer, with that information available thanks to the work of historian Darren Rodda.
1:33pm: Sandhurst need 267 to beat Strathdale.
Good start for the Dragons, who are 0-32 off nine overs at Weeroona Oval.
Lucas Hutchinson on 21 and Seb Greene on 7.
So far so good for the Dragons.
1:30pm: Welcome to today's BDCA around the grounds coverage.
If you need a refresh on what happened last week on day one of round nine, read the review here
