BENDIGO
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Finished: 5th – 6-6.
Batting ranking: 4th.
Bowling ranking: 10th.
Twenty20 tournament: Premiers (6-1) – James Seymour 345 runs; Alex Pearson 11 wickets.
Most Cricketer of the Year votes: Alex Pearson (11).
Most Bendigo Advertiser-Bicknells votes: Alex Pearson, Nathan Fitzpatrick (22).
BDCA Team of the Year: Nil.
Highest score: 115 – Nathan Fitzpatrick, v White Hills, round two.
Best bowling: 5-25 – Craig Pearce, v Eaglehawk, round nine.
MISSED out on a berth in the finals, but some definite light at the end of the tunnel for the Goers.
Their six wins were the most since they won 10 games in 2000-01 - the last season they made the grand final.
The Goers had sat on the bottom of the ladder after five rounds with a 1-4 record and having already been smacked for three scores above 300.
But they got on a roll, winning five of their last seven games to give themselves a shot at playing finals, but ultimately, had to settle for fifth.
Although, they did claim some silverware in winning the Twenty20 title for the first time.
Plenty to be excited about for the Goers, with teenagers Nathan Fitzpatrick and Alex Pearson two of the outstanding young talents in the BDCA.
Fitzpatrick and Pearson combined for 46 wickets and 748 runs, as well as seven of the Goers’ 12 scores above 50.
Both Fitzpatrick and another promising youngster in Kyle Chant scored their debut first XI centuries.
With their eyes on the future, the Goers fielded one of the youngest teams in the club’s history against Strathfieldsaye in round four when seven teenagers lined up.
OTHER TEAMS:
2nd XI - 8th.
3rd XI - 6th.
Under-18 - Premiers, d Strathdale in grand final.
RUNS:
Nathan Fitzpatrick 404
Alex Pearson 344
Kyle Chant 297
Mark Ryan 281
Marcus McKern 258
Mitch Blackman 237
Glenn Franzi 152
James Ryan 76
Brett Andrews 65
Craig Pearce 34
Ryan Trickey 28
Michael Winzar 26
Matthew Gray 24
Kieren Burns 23
Xavier Ryan 19
Liam Gaskell 9
Ryan Gundry 5
Jotham Higgs 4
Tom Kirk 0
WICKETS:
Nathan Fitzpatrick 23
Alex Pearson 23
Brett Andrews 17
Craig Pearce 6
Michael Winzar 5
Ryan Trickey 5
James Ryan 5
Jotham Higgs 4
Mark Ryan 4
Mitch Blackman 3
Kieren Burns 1
Tom Kirk 1
Matthew Gray 1
SEASON RESULTS:
Rd 1: 102 lt Bendigo United 5-223
Rd 2: 300 lt White Hills 9-335
Rd 3: 9-212 def Kangaroo Flat 9-165
Rd 4: 9-271 lt Strathfieldsaye 7-329
Rd 5: 178 lt Strathdale 8-344
Rd 6: 207 def Sandhurst 206
Rd 7: 257 def Huntly-North 201
Rd 8: 6-144 def Golden Square 143
Rd 9: 6-182 def Bendigo 181
Rd 10: 186 lt Bendigo United 9-225
Rd 11: 171 lt Kangaroo Flat 6-207
Rd 12: 252 def Golden Square 216