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THE trophy cabinet at Strathdale-Maristians grew during the 2019-20 season, with the addition of three new pieces of silverware.
The Suns won yet another Bendigo District Cricket Association first XI premiership, the Keck-Findlay Shield for the one-day flag, while also creating a piece of history by becoming the first BDCA club to win Cricket Victoria's Regional Big Bash Twenty20 title.
Plus, star all-rounder Cameron Taylor became the first player since the award's inception in 1975-76 to win the BDCA Cricketer of the Year for a fourth time with 21 votes.
The Suns were crowned BDCA premiers courtesy of their finish on top of the ladder.
Having beaten White Hills in a semi-final, the Suns were scheduled to take on Huntly-North Epsom in the grand final at the QEO.
However, the game was abandoned by the BDCA, which supported Cricket Australia and Victoria recommendations to immediately cease cricket in grand final week as part of coronavirus risk mitigation measures.
Rather than the Suns winning the flag by a margin of runs or wickets, their premiership victory was by one point, which is what they narrowly edged the Power out by for top spot on the ladder.
The Suns' flag was their sixth in the past 10 years, with the trio of captain Ben DeAraugo, former skipper Linton Jacobs and Ryan Haythorpe all now six-time premiership players.
While the Suns' premiership didn't come with the jubilation of hitting the winning runs or taking the match-winning wicket, they got to savour such a moment at the Junction oval on January 26 when all the Sunday cricket they had played throughout the season paid off by beating Langwarrin in the Regional Big Bash final.
The Suns won by five wickets with 11 balls to spare, with T20 skipper Taylor earning man of the match for his unbeaten 56 off 45 in what was a season where Taylor made constant headlines for his deeds with the bat, with his 906 runs in the home and away season - which included three scores of 150-plus - a new BDCA benchmark.
IN A NUTSHELL
Record - 11-1-3
Finished - Premiers
Batting rank - 1st
Bowling rank - 2nd
Average scores:
Batting - 329
Bowling - 163
SEASON RESULTS
Round 1: 5-225 def Kangaroo Flat 167
Round 2: 321 def Eaglehawk 135
Round 3: 341 drew Strathfieldsaye 0-0
Round 4: 9-308 def Huntly-North Epsom 208
Round 5: 176 lt Golden Square 4-177
Round 6: 9-408 def Bendigo United 170
Round 7: 3-168 def Eaglehawk 165
Round 8: 6-196 def Golden Square 9-192
Round 9: 7-269 def Bendigo 143
Round 10: 9-344 drew White Hills 4-79
Round 11: 258 def Kangaroo Flat 218
Round 12: 4-118 & 3-60 def Bendigo 109 & 68 (outright)
Round 13: 8-355 def Sandhurst 112
Semi-final: 173 def White Hills 136
Grand final: drew Huntly-North Epsom (cancelled)
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One-day final: 4-148 def Huntly-North Epsom 145
LADDER POSITIONS
Round 1: 1st (1-0)
Round 2: 1st (2-0)
Round 3: 1st (2-0-1)
Round 4: 1st (3-0-1)
Round 5: 1st (3-1-1)
Round 6: 1st (4-1-1)
Round 7: 1st (5-1-1)
Round 8: 1st (6-1-1)
Round 9: 1st (7-1-1)
Round 10: 2nd (7-1-2)
Round 11: 2nd (8-1-2)
Round 12: 1st (9-1-2)
Round 13: 1st (10-1-2)
TOP 5 BATSMEN
1 - Cameron Taylor
Runs: 945 Innings: 16
Avr: 63.00 High: 178
100s: 3 50s: 3
League rank: 1
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2 - Grant Waldron
Runs: 541 Innings: 15
Avr: 41.62 High: 110
100s: 1 50s: 3
League rank: 5
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3 - Sam Johnston
Runs: 471 Innings: 12
Avr: 52.33 High: 81
100s: 0 50s: 3
League rank: 7
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4 - Jack Neylon
Runs: 413 Innings: 15
Avr: 29.50 High: 102
100s: 1 50s: 3
League rank: 13
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5 - Ben DeAraugo
Runs: 316 Innings: 12
Avr: 35.11 High: 178*
100s: 1 50s: 1
League rank: 22
TOP 5 BOWLERS
1 - Cameron Taylor
Wickets: 38 Overs: 199
Avr: 12.24 Best: 5-26
Strike: 31.42 5W Inns: 3
League rank: 2
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2 - Chris Sole
Wickets: 23 Overs: 138
Avr: 13.70 Best: 8-22
Strike: 36.00 5W Inns: 1
League rank: 14
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3 - Sam Johnston
Wickets: 23 Overs: 123
Avr: 15.13 Best: 6-42
Strike: 32.09 5W Inns: 1
League rank: 15
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4 - Jacob DeAraugo
Wickets: 16 Overs: 83
Avr: 15.81 Best: 4-50
Strike: 31.13 5W Inns: 0
League rank: 23
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5 - James Vlaeminck
Wickets: 10 Overs: 49
Avr: 20.80 Best: 4-20
Strike: 29.40 5W Inns: 0
League rank: 44
TOP 5 MVP POINTS
1 - Cameron Taylor
Points: 1780
Runs: 945 Wickets: 38
Fielding: 7
League rank: 1
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2 - Sam Johnston
Points: 971
Runs: 471 Wickets: 23
Fielding: 4
League rank: 5
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3 - Grant Waldron
Points: 666
Runs: 541 Wickets: 0
Fielding: 12
League rank: 23
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4 - Jacob DeAraugo
Points: 542
Runs: 187 Wickets: 16
Fielding: 3
League rank: 31
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5 - Ben DeAraugo
Points: 536
Runs: 316 Wickets: 3
Fielding: 16
League rank: 33
CENTURIES
178* - Ben DeAraugo
vs Sandhurst, rd 13
178 - Cameron Taylor
vs White Hills, rd 10
161 - Cameron Taylor
vs Bendigo United, rd 6
154 - Cameron Taylor
vs Strathfieldsaye, rd 3
110 - Grant Waldron
vs Bendigo United, rd 6
102 - Jack Neylon
vs White Hills, rd 10
FIVE-FORS
8-22 - Chris Sole
vs Bendigo, rd 12
6-42 - Sam Johnston
vs Huntly-North, rd 4
5-26 - Cameron Taylor
vs Eaglehawk, rd 2
5-59 - Cameron Taylor
vs Bendigo United, rd 6
5-66 - Cameron Taylor
vs White Hills, semi-final
TWENTY20 COMPETITION
Record - 2-1-1
MOST RUNS:
Sam Johnston - 68
MOST WICKETS:
Cameron Taylor - 6
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