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SEASON 2019-20 in the BDCA was very much a tale of two halves for Bendigo.
The first half was certainly promising - the Goers sat fourth on the ladder at the mid-season break having banked those all important early victories.
However, the Goers fell away dismally in the second half of the season, with their sole win once the calendar ticked over to 2020 coming in the final round against wooden spooner Bendigo United.
Among their losses in the back half of the summer was copping what was the competition's only outright result of the season against Strathdale-Maristians in round 12 - a result that would ultimately clinch the premiership for the Suns.
The demise of the Goers in the second half of the season was evident in their batting performances when in four consecutive games they were bowled out for scores of 143 (v Strathdale), 126 (v Strathfieldsaye), 157 (v Huntly-North Epsom) and 109, 68 (v Strathdale).
Their batting ranking dived from No.3 at the mid-season break to No.7 by the end of the summer.
Among the highlights of the season for the Goers were Bailey Goodwin's hat-trick against White Hills in round six when he removed Jayden Sheean (caught and bowled), Linc Jacobs (bowled) and Nick Wallace (bowled) in consecutive deliveries.
Star all-rounder Alex Pearson, who moved to Queensland late in the season, produced a brilliant round four double against Eaglehawk with 102 on day one followed by 5-20 on day two, while Kyle Humphrys, who finished runner-up in the Addy's mock BDCA vote count, ended the season on a high with 119 and 4-74 in the Goers' round 13 win over Bendigo United.
IN A NUTSHELL
Record - 5-7-1
Finished - 7th
Batting rank - 7th
Bowling rank - 7th
Average scores:
Batting - 190
Bowling - 235
SEASON RESULTS
Round 1: 160 lt Eaglehawk 8-185
Round 2: 5-205 def Golden Square 192
Round 3: 0-35 drew Kangaroo Flat 260
Round 4: 260 def Eaglehawk 174
Round 5: 253 def Sandhurst 182
Round 6: 160 lt White Hills 299
Round 7: 7-207 def Bendigo United 9-181
Round 8: 8-174 lt Kangaroo Flat 7-177
Round 9: 143 lt Strathdale-Maristians 7-269
Round 10: 126 lt Strathfieldsaye 170
Round 11: 157 lt Huntly-North Epsom 9-281
Round 12: 109 & 68 lt Strathdale-Maristians 4-118 & 3-60 (outright)
Round 13: 226 def Bendigo United 211
LADDER POSITIONS
Round 1: 7th (0-1)
Round 2: 3rd (1-1)
Round 3: 4th (1-1-1)
Round 4: 2nd (2-1-1)
Round 5: 2nd (3-1-1)
Round 6: 4th (3-2-1)
Round 7: 4th (4-2-1)
Round 8: 4th (4-3-1)
Round 9: 5th (4-4-1)
Round 10: 7th (4-5-1)
Round 11: 7th (4-6-1)
Round 12: 7th (4-7-1)
Round 13: 7th (5-7-1)
TOP 5 BATSMEN
1 - Kyle Humphrys
Runs: 416 Innings: 13
Avr: 32.00 High: 119
100s: 1 50s: 2
League rank: 12
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2 - Shane Koop
Runs: 313 Innings: 14
Avr: 28.45 High: 65*
100s: 0 50s: 2
League rank: 23
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3 - Ramdas Kamath
Runs: 289 Innings: 12
Avr: 24.08 High: 69
100s: 0 50s: 3
League rank: 26
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4 - Alex Pearson
Runs: 277 Innings: 11
Avr: 25.18 High: 102
100s: 1 50s: 1
League rank: 28
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5 - Kayle Thompson
Runs: 229 Innings: 11
Avr: 20.82 High: 55
100s: 0 50s: 1
League rank: 40
TOP 5 BOWLERS
1 - Kyle Humphrys
Wickets: 28 Overs: 207
Avr: 21.57 Best: 5-52
Strike: 44.36 5W Inns: 1
League rank: 8
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2 - Alex Pearson
Wickets: 25 Overs: 153
Avr: 21.04 Best: 5-20
Strike: 36.72 5W Inns: 1
League rank: 12
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3 - Bailey Goodwin
Wickets: 20 Overs: 161
Avr: 23.65 Best: 4-40
Strike: 48.30 5W Inns: 0
League rank: 17
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4 - Jotham Higgs
Wickets: 13 Overs: 88
Avr: 18.38 Best: 3-46
Strike: 40.62 5W Inns: 0
League rank: 35
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5 - Kayle Thompson
Wickets: 11 Overs: 69
Avr: 22.64 Best: 4-28
Strike: 37.64 5W Inns: 0
League rank: 39
TOP 5 MVP POINTS
1 - Kyle Humphrys
Points: 1006
Runs: 416 Wickets: 28
Fielding: 3
League rank: 4
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2 - Alex Pearson
Points: 842
Runs: 277 Wickets: 25
Fielding: 6
League rank: 13
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3 - Xavier Ryan
Points: 552
Runs: 192 Wickets: 0
Fielding: 33
League rank: 30
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4 - Bailey Goodwin
Points: 487
Runs: 57 Wickets: 20
Fielding: 3
League rank: 40
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5 - Kayle Thompson
Points: 479
Runs: 229 Wickets: 11
Fielding: 3
League rank: 42
CENTURIES
119 - Kyle Humphrys
vs Bendigo United, rd 13
102 - Alex Pearson
vs Eaglehawk, rd 4
FIVE-FORS:
5-20 - Alex Pearson
vs Eaglehawk, rd 4
5-52 - Kyle Humphrys
vs Kangaroo Flat, rd 3
TWENTY20 COMPETITION
Record - 1-3
MOST RUNS:
William Collicoat - 71
MOST WICKETS:
Kayle Thompson - 4
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