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STRATHFIELDSAYE had its bowling department to thank for its return to the Bendigo District Cricket Association finals in 2019-20.
While the Jets finished the season third on the ladder before bowing out to Huntly-North Epsom in a semi-final, they did so with just three players - captain Ben Devanny (45.6), Callum McCarty (23.1) and Chathura Damith (22.0) - averaging more than 15 with the bat.
That left the bowling department carrying a heavy load and it did a fine job, dismissing the opposition for less than 150 in seven of the Jets' 15 games, while they only three times conceded scores of more than 200.
The bowling was well led by the Sri Lankan pair of Savith Privan and Damith, who both returned for a second season.
The pair combined for 59 wickets, with left-arm off-spinner Priyan picking up 35 and Damith taking 24.
Priyan won the league aggregate, becoming the first Strathfieldsaye player since Terry Scullie in 1998-99 to do so, while he also proved one of the competition's most economical bowlers.
Priyan's 182 overs cost 368 runs - an economy rate of just 2.02 with a maiden percentage of 35.2.
Skipper Devanny took out the club's Tony Tuck Club Champion award again, with his 456 runs featuring an unbeaten 140 against Sandhurst at the QEO in round six.
Devanny - who finished third in the BDCA Cricketer of the Year - is still the only Strathfieldsaye player to have made a first XI century in the past seven seasons.
The Jets won the BDCA Club Championship.
IN A NUTSHELL
Record - 7-6-1
Finished - 3rd
Batting rank - 9th
Bowling rank - 3rd
Average scores:
Batting - 160
Bowling - 182
SEASON RESULTS:
Round 1: 5-84 def Golden Square 81
Round 2: 69 lt Huntly-North Epsom 161
Round 3: 0-0 drew Strathdale-Maristians 341
Round 4: 137 def Kangaroo Flat 107
Round 5: 9-213 lt Eaglehawk 8-248
Round 6: 7-263 def Sandhurst 142
Round 7: 5-137 lt Huntly-North Epsom 7-301
Round 8: 8-150 def White Hills 146
Round 9: 89 lt Kangaroo Flat 2-91
Round 10: 170 def Bendigo 126
Round 11: 128 lt White Hills 146
Round 12: 120 def Bendigo United 96
Round 13: 170 def Golden Square 99
Semi-final: 98 lt Huntly-North Epsom 3-101
LADDER POSITIONS
Round 1: 2nd (1-0)
Round 2: 6th (1-1)
Round 3: 8th (1-1-1)
Round 4: 4th (2-1-1)
Round 5: 7th (2-2-1)
Round 6: 5th (3-2-1)
Round 7: 5th (3-3-1)
Round 8: 5th (4-3-1)
Round 9: 6th (4-4-1)
Round 10: 5th (5-4-1)
Round 11: 6th (5-5-1)
Round 12: 5th (6-5-1)
Round 13: 3rd (7-5-1)
TOP 5 BATSMEN
1 - Ben Devanny
Runs: 456 Innings: 13
Avr: 45.60 High: 140*
100s: 1 50s: 3
League rank: 9
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2 - Callum McCarty
Runs: 278 Innings: 13
Avr: 23.17 High: 41
100s: 0 50s: 0
League rank: 27
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3 - Chathura Damith
Runs: 220 Innings: 13
Avr: 22.00 High: 54*
100s: 0 50s: 1
League rank: 41
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4 - Pat Felmingham
Runs: 146 Innings: 12
Avr: 12.17 High: 20
100s: 0 50s: 0
League rank: 57
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5 - Savith Priyan
Runs: 145 Innings: 13
Avr: 11.15 High: 39
100s: 0 50s: 0
League rank: 58
TOP 5 BOWLERS
1 - Savith Priyan
Wickets: 35 Overs: 182
Avr: 10.51 Best: 5-62
Strike: 31.20 5W Inns: 2
League rank: 3
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2 - Chathura Damith
Wickets: 24 Overs: 156
Avr: 17.21 Best: 4-37
Strike: 39.00 5W Inns: 0
League rank: 13
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3 - Ben Devanny
Wickets: 19 Overs: 140
Avr: 13.68 Best: 5-15
Strike: 44.21 5W Inns: 2
League rank: 18
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4 - Darcy Hunter
Wickets: 16 Overs: 103
Avr: 24.94 Best: 5-48
Strike: 38.63 5W Inns: 1
League rank: 26
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5 - Jed Rodda
Wickets: 15 Overs: 108
Avr: 26.40 Best: 4-39
Strike: 43.20 5W Inns: 0
League rank: 29
TOP 5 MVP POINTS
1 - Savith Priyan
Points: 910
Runs: 145 Wickets: 35
Fielding: 6
League rank: 8
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2 - Ben Devanny
Points: 876
Runs: 456 Wickets: 19
Fielding: 4
League rank: 9
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3 - Chathura Damith
Points: 755
Runs: 220 Wickets: 24
Fielding: 5
League rank: 18
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4 - Darcy Hunter
Points: 407
Runs: 27 Wickets: 16
Fielding: 5
League rank: 52
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5 - Jed Rodda
Points: 393
Runs: 63 Wickets: 15
Fielding: 3
League rank: 55
CENTURIES
140* - Ben Devanny
vs Sandhurst, rd 6
FIVE-FORS
5-15 - Ben Devanny
vs Kangaroo Flat, rd 4
5-22 - Ben Devanny
vs White Hills, rd 11
5-48 - Darcy Hunter
vs Huntly-North, rd 2
5-62 - Savith Priyan
vs Eaglehawk, rd 5
5-77 - Savith Priyan
vs Strathdale, rd 3
TWENTY20 COMPETITION
Record - 2-2
MOST RUNS:
Ben Devanny - 131
MOST WICKETS:
Chathura Damith - 5
2019-20 SEASON BDCA-EVCA CLUB REVIEW SERIES:
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