LEADING RUNS:

Nayana

Palamandadige – 787

Ash Gray – 487

Sam De Silva – 388

Craig Howard – 364

LEADING WICKETS:

Taylor Beard – 30

Craig Howard – 26

Will Keck – 21

Sam Sperling – 20

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Taylor Beard – 1036

Nayana

Palamandadige – 967

Craig Howard – 914

Todd Murphy – 719

BATTING RANK: 1st

BOWLING RANK: 3rd

HIGHEST SCORE: 132 – Nayana Palamandadige v Bendigo United.

BEST BOWLING: 7-26 – Craig Howard v Strathfieldsaye.

The year of the Dragon as what had been the BDCA’s longest existing premiership drought finally ended.

There was plenty of hype heading into the season around the Dragons after their strong recruiting and they delivered, losing just one game on their way to their first premiership since 1979.

No player in the competition made more than Dragons’ opener Nayana Palamandadige’s 787 runs, which included three centuries, while he was also a joint runner-up in the Cricketer of the Year.

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RECORD: 10-3-2

LEADING RUNS:

Ben DeAraugo – 464

James Vlaeminck – 431

Sam Johnston – 391

Linton Jacobs – 358

LEADING WICKETS:

Cameron Taylor – 39

Sam Johnston – 26

Jacob DeAraugo – 19

James Vlaeminck – 13

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Cameron Taylor – 1067

Sam Johnston – 961

James Vlaeminck – 796

Jacob DeAraugo – 624

BATTING RANK: 3rd

BOWLING RANK: 4th

HIGHEST SCORE: 130 – Ben DeAraugo v Golden Square.

BEST BOWLING: 8-55 – Cameron Taylor v Strathfieldsaye.

Reached the grand final for the eighth time in the past 10 years, but were outplayed in the decider by Sandhurst to finish runners-up.

Leg-spinner Cameron Taylor finished as the season’s leading wicket-taker for the second year in a row with 39, while the club continues to dominate the under-18 competition, winning a third flag in a row.

The first XI flag may have eluded the Suns, but they claimed the Ian Phillips Memorial Club Championship, and were also the winners of the second Barry Ayres Spirit of Cricket Award.

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RECORD: 8-2-3-1

LEADING RUNS:

Ben Gunn – 455

Zane Keighran – 416

Kyle Chant – 325

Scott Trollope – 251

LEADING WICKETS:

Scott Trollope – 21

Liam Smith – 19

Saheed Akolade – 19

Jamie Bysouth – 18

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Scott Trollope – 781

Liam Smith – 691

Ben Gunn – 605

Zane Keighran – 516

BATTING RANK: 4th

BOWLING RANK: 2nd

HIGHEST SCORE: 108 – Ben Gunn v Sandhurst.

BEST BOWLING: 7-18 – Scott Trollope v White Hills.

Was a big season for Golden Square celebrating its centenary, but a premiership chance eluded it when it lost its semi-final to eventual premier Sandhurst by one run.

Still, the season was a big step back in the right direction for Square, which had been absent from the finals for the previous three years.

As well as the semi-final loss that went down to the last ball, a rain interruption cost Square in the one-day final against Bendigo.

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RECORD: 7-5-2

LEADING RUNS:

Kyle Humphrys – 741

Shane Koop – 378

Craig Pearce – 266

Mark Ryan – 234

LEADING WICKETS:

Alex Pearson – 28

Kyle Humphrys – 28

Tom Hart – 24

Bailey Goodwin – 11

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Kyle Humphrys – 1341

Tom Hart – 769

Shane Koop – 743

Alex Pearson – 733

BATTING RANK: 7th

BOWLING RANK: 1st

HIGHEST SCORE: 136 – Kyle Humphrys v Bendigo United.

BEST BOWLING: 7-50 – Alex Pearson v Strathdale.

The Goers without doubt were the biggest surprise packets of the season as they made a return to the finals for the first time since 2011 – despite twice being defeated outright.

Showed the importance of early victories when they won their first four games, while their season of improvement also included winning their first one-day shield.

Had the competition’s most dominant all-round player in recruit Kyle Humphrys, who won the Cricketer of the Year and also cracked three tons.

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RECORD: 5-5-2-1

LEADING RUNS:

Dylan Gibson – 470

Daniel Barber – 305

Brent Hamblin – 299

Nathan Stubbings – 299

LEADING WICKETS:

Brent Hamblin – 28

Dylan Klemm – 24

Chris Barber – 16

Jamie Dass – 10

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Brent Hamblin – 914

Dylan Klemm – 704

Dylan Gibson – 585

Chris Barber – 510

BATTING RANK: 2nd

BOWLING RANK: 5th

HIGHEST SCORE: 111 – Dylan Gibson v Eaglehawk.

BEST BOWLING: 6-81 – Chris Barber v Bendigo.

The Roos were unable to back up their finals appearance of last season as they finished in fifth position.

Were nine points outside the top four at the mid-season break, and ultimately that’s what they missed finals by.

Captain Brent Hamblin was among the standout players in the competition, with his 470 runs and 28 wickets making him one of the joint Cricketer of the Year runner-ups.

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RECORD: 4-6-3

LEADING RUNS:

Jeremy Brown – 595

Cory Jacobs – 336

Anthony West – 332

Aaron Monro – 239

LEADING WICKETS:

Richard Tibbett – 18

Aaron Monro – 15

Cam McGlashan – 13

Nick Farley – 10

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Jeremy Brown – 755

Aaron Monro – 569

Cory Jacobs – 551

Cam McGlashan – 481

BATTING RANK: 5th

BOWLING RANK: 8th

HIGHEST SCORE: 215 – Jeremy Brown v Bendigo United.

BEST BOWLING: 5-53 – Aaron Monro v Bendigo United.

A premiership hangover for the Hawks, who became the first reigning premier since Strathfieldsaye in 2002 to miss the finals.

Started the season as the flag favourite given the inclusions of Jeremy Brown and Shaun Knott, but were forced to play catch-up after losing their first three games.

Were 0-5 against teams that made the finals, while they produced the season’s highest total with their 404 against Bendigo United the day Brown set a new club record score of 215.

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RECORD: 4-7-2

LEADING RUNS:

Ben Devanny – 564

Pat Felmingham – 328

Greg Lyon – 317

Bodee Scullie – 176

LEADING WICKETS:

Michael Curtis – 18

Ben Devanny – 16

Cory Devanny – 14

Kristian Rogers – 7

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Ben Devanny – 914

Michael Curtis – 404

Greg Lyon – 392

Pat Felmingham – 348

BATTING RANK: 9th

BOWLING RANK: 10th

HIGHEST SCORE: 116* – Ben Devanny v White Hills.

BEST BOWLING: 6-28 – Cory Devanny v Huntly-North Epsom.

The Jets improved from two wins last season to four this year, while they also climbed three rungs on the ladder.

The last game of the season signaled the end of an era as club games record-holder Greg Lyon pulled the curtain down on his first XI career, which began in 1988-89.

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RECORD: 3-7-3

LEADING RUNS:

Gavin Bowles – 487

Mitch Winter-Irving – 385

Ryan Grundy – 360

Jayden Sheean – 170

LEADING WICKETS:

Mitch Winter-Irving – 25

Linc Jacobs – 21

Rhys Irwin – 20

Michael Peters – 9

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Mitch Winter-Irving – 930

Linc Jacobs – 537

Rhys Irwin – 519

Gavin Bowles – 517

BATTING RANK: 6th

BOWLING RANK: 7th

HIGHEST SCORE: 165* – Gavin Bowles v Strathfieldsaye.

BEST BOWLING: 6-38 – Mitch Winter-Irving v Golden Square.

The Demons were the only team to defeat premier Sandhurst when they beat the Dragons in round three.

Finished eighth with only three wins, but had a memorable night in January with their Twenty20 grand final win.

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RECORD: 2-9-2

LEADING RUNS:

Sandun Ranathunga – 307

Josh Collinson – 303

Elliott Massina – 193

Anthony Tanner – 180

LEADING WICKETS:

Peter Moore – 21

Brett Elvey – 14

Cory Tanner – 10

Cameron Moore – 10

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Peter Moore – 546

Sandun Ranathunga – 477

Brodie McRae – 414

Brett Elvey – 408

BATTING RANK: 10th

BOWLING RANK: 6th

HIGHEST SCORE: 103 – Russell De Groot v Golden Square.

BEST BOWLING: 5-23 – Peter Moore v Sandhurst.

After winning four games last season that was cut in half to two this year.

Landed one of the boom recruits of the competition during the off-season in all-rounder Russell De Groot, but a navicular stress fracture restricted him to just five games.

Were bowled out for lowly scores of 99, 72 and 82 in their last three innings.

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RECORD: 1-10-2

LEADING RUNS:

Chris Howgate – 272

Jake Thrum – 259

Mark Di Fede – 212

Leigh McDermott – 193

LEADING WICKETS:

Jake Thrum – 20

Miggy Podosky – 20

Chris Howgate – 10

Adrian Cronin – 5

ADDY MVP POINTS:

Jake Thrum – 689

Chris Howgate – 532

Miggy Podosky – 530

Leigh McDermott – 293

BATTING RANK: 8th

BOWLING RANK: 9th

HIGHEST SCORE: 109 – Chris Howgate v Eaglehawk.

BEST BOWLING: 5-75 – Chris Howgate v Eaglehawk.

After 15-consecutive seasons in the finals, not only did the Redbacks’ streak come to an end, but they tumbled to the bottom of the ladder.

Only win came against Huntly-North Epsom at the QEO, but a silver lining out of the season was the opportunity for eight players to get their first taste of first XI cricket. Used the most players in the competition with 21.

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215 – Jeremy Brown, Eaglehawk v Bendigo United – Round 4

165 – Gavin Bowles, White Hills v Strathfieldsaye – Round 2

161 – Ryan Grundy, White Hills v Sandhurst – Round 3

150 – Jeremy Brown, Eaglehawk v White Hills – Round 6

136 – Kyle Humphrys, Bendigo v Bendigo United – Round 2

132 – Nayana Palamandadige, Sandhurst v Bendigo United – Round 10

130 – Ben DeAraugo, Strathdale-Maristians v Golden Square – Round 2

128 – Ben DeAraugo, Strathdale-Maristians v Strathfieldsaye – Round 3

116 – Ben Devanny, Strathfieldsaye v White Hills – Round 2

115 – Kyle Humphrys, Bendigo v Huntly-North Epsom – Round 1

114 – Nayana Palamandadige, Sandhurst v Kangaroo Flat – Round 7

111 – Ben Devanny, Strathfieldsaye v Strathdale-Maristians – Round 3

111 – Dylan Gibson, Kangaroo Flat v Eaglehawk – Round 5

109 – Chris Howgate, Bendigo United v Eaglehawk – Round 4

108 – Ben Gunn, Golden Square v Sandhurst – Round 6

108 – Gavin Bowles, White Hills v Kangaroo Flat – Round 12

107 – Zane Keighran, Golden Square v Sandhurst – Round 6

107 – Kyle Humphrys, Bendigo v Eaglehawk – Round 10

104 – Nayana Palamandadige, Sandhurst v Bendigo – Round 11

103 – Russell De Groot, Huntly-North Epsom v Golden Square – Round 10

102 – Dylan Gibson, Kangaroo Flat v Sandhurst – Round 2

101 – Jamie Dass, Kangaroo Flat v Sandhurst – Round 7

101 – Scott Trollope, Golden Square v Strathfieldsaye – Round 7

8-55 – Cameron Taylor, Strathdale-Maristians v Strathfieldsaye – Round 3

7-18 – Scott Trollope, Golden Square v White Hills – Round 13

7-26 – Craig Howard, Sandhurst v Strathfieldsaye – Round 5

7-50 – Alex Pearson, Bendigo v Strathdale-Maristians – Semi-final

7-117 – Liam Smith, Golden Square v Strathdale-Maristians – Round 2

6-24 – Taylor Beard, Sandhurst v Huntly-North Epsom – Round 13

6-28 – Cory Devanny, Strathfieldsaye v Huntly-North Epsom – Round 11

6-38 – Sam Johnston, Strathdale-Maristians v Huntly-North Epsom – Round 6

6-38 – Mitch Winter-Irving, White Hills v Golden Square – Round 13

6-55 – Alex Pearson, Bendigo v White Hills – Round 4

6-55 – Kyle Humphrys, Bendigo v Strathdale-Maristians – Round 5

6-76 – Jack Neylon, Strathdale-Maristians v Bendigo United – Round 13

6-81 – Chris Barber, Kangaroo Flat v Bendigo – Round 3

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Sandhurst 6-171 d Eaglehawk 9-170

Strathfieldsaye 7-150 d Bendigo United 6-149

Bendigo 6-146 d Huntly-North 9-139

Golden Square 145 d White Hills 101

Kangaroo Flat 4-137 d Strathdale 135

Sandhurst 8-360 d Kangaroo Flat 9-288

Strathdale 317 d Golden Square 9-224

White Hills 3-300 d Strathfieldsaye 9-279

Bendigo 3-293 d Bendigo United 215

Huntly-North 7-201 d Eaglehawk 150

Strathdale 8-388 def Strathfieldsaye 211

Golden Square 8-283 d Eaglehawk 186

Bendigo United 281 d Huntly-North 226

White Hills 6-272 d Sandhurst 258

Bendigo 214 d Kangaroo Flat 170

Eaglehawk 404 def Bendigo United 232

Sandhurst 9-370 def Strathdale 8-312

Golden Square 6-257 def Strathfieldsaye 185 & 3-99

Kangaroo Flat 8-237 def Huntly-North 52 & 3-146

Bendigo 231 def White Hills 182

Sandhurst 9-323 def Strathfieldsaye 86 & 8-114

Eaglehawk 5-308 def Kangaroo Flat 9-271

Huntly-North 9-258 def White Hills 159

Golden Square 9-256 def Bendigo United 169

Strathdale 7-177 & 5-127 def Bendigo 76 & 6-226 - outright

Eaglehawk 5-292 dr White Hills 3-102

Kangaroo Flat 250 def Bendigo United 100

Golden Square 4-249 dr Sandhurst 2-138

Strathfieldsaye 8-225 def Bendigo 5-223

Strathdale 4-135 def Huntly-North 132

Sandhurst 6-251 def Kangaroo Flat 8-244

Eaglehawk 3-213 def Bendigo United 7-212

Bendigo 8-176 def White Hills 9-173

Golden Square 3-170 def Strathfieldsaye 9-169

Strathdale 2-149 def Huntly-North 146

Sandhurst 0-0 dr Huntly-North 0-0

Kangaroo Flat 0-0 dr White Hills 0-0

Bendigo United 0-0 dr Strathdale 0-0

Strathfieldsaye 0-0 dr Eaglehawk 0-0

Bendigo 0-0 dr Golden Square 0-0

Sandhurst 7-229 dr Strathfieldsaye 0-0

White Hills 6-191 dr Huntly-North 0-15

Kangaroo Flat 6-179 dr Eaglehawk 0-0

Bendigo United 138 dr Bendigo 0-0

Golden Square 7-104 dr Strathdale 0-0

Sandhurst 7-329 def Bendigo United 8-148

Strathdale 9-228 def White Hills 124

Golden Square 4-211 def Huntly-North 9-206

Bendigo 8-209 def Eaglehawk 208

Kangaroo Flat 3-148 def Strathfieldsaye 147

Bendigo 186 dr Golden Square 5-115 - BENDIGO WINS KECK-FINDLAY SHIELD

Sandhurst 3-155 & 4-123 def Bendigo 121 & 155 - outright

Strathfieldsaye 7-144 def Huntly-North 130

White Hills 9-145 def Bendigo United 119

Golden Square 142 tied Kangaroo Flat 142

Strathdale 133 def Eaglehawk 129

Strathdale 332 def Bendigo United 233

Kangaroo Flat 9-292 def White Hills 8-289

Golden Square 175 def Bendigo 58

Eaglehawk 7-150 def Strathfieldsaye 115 & 7-127

Sandhurst 92 & 6-84 def Huntly-North 99 & 72 - reverse outright

Strathdale 242 def Kangaroo Flat 197

Bendigo 141 def Huntly-North Epsom 82

Golden Square 128 def White Hills 64 & 4-83

Sandhurst 115 def Eaglehawk 95

Strathfieldsaye 89 def Bendigo United 84

Sandhurst 262 def Golden Square 8-261

Strathdale 208 def Bendigo 123

Sandhurst 6-197 def Strathdale 196