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IT wasn't won the traditional way, but United claimed a 17th division one Emu Valley Cricket Association premiership in season 2019-20.
The Tigers were due to play Emu Creek in the grand final on the weekend of March 21-22.
But with the grand final cancelled on the Thursday night due to the coronavirus crisis, the premiership was awarded to the higher-placed of the two teams, which was the Tigers.
United was also awarded the division two premiership under the same circumstances.
While it was a year of team success for the Tigers, whose only losses were to two non-finalists in Maiden Gully and Marong, captain Harry Whittle also savoured a season of individual accolades.
He won the EVCA's Col Brayshaw Award with 13 votes, was named captain of the Team of the Year and was the Country Week Player of the Week.
Whittle's tally of 41 wickets included four hauls of at least five, with his best figures the 6-61 he took against Mandurang in round six.
As well as leading the bowling, Whittle also topped the Tigers' runs for the season with 385.
The best batting performance by a United player was Dooley Niemann's unbeaten 125, also in the round six game against Mandurang.
Adding o the Tigers' division one and two silverware, they also won the Twenty20 title by beating Spring Gully.
IN A NUTSHELL
Record - 11-2-2
Finished - Premiers
Batting rank - 3rd
Bowling rank - 4th
Average scores:
Batting - 282
Bowling - 188
SEASON RESULTS
Round 1: 6-166 def Mandurang 67
Round 2: 160 lt Maiden Gully 9-262 & 1-85
Round 3: 0-0 drew Emu Creek 314
Round 4: 232 def West Bendigo 79 & 90 - outright
Round 5: 227 def Spring Gully 164
Round 6: 5-256 def Mandurang 241
Round 7: 9-232 def Sedgwick 199
Round 8: 6-198 def California Gully 197
Round 9: 141 lt Marong 9-183
Round 10: 5-237 def Maiden Gully 9-199
Round 11: 3-144 def California Gully 133
Round 12: 274 def Axe Creek 131
Round 13: 9-368 def Marong 7-192
Semi-final: 7-194 def Sedgwick 9-171
Grand final: drew Emu Creek (cancelled)
LADDER POSITIONS
Round 1: 5th (1-0)
Round 2: 4th (1-1)
Round 3: 6th (1-1-1)
Round 4: 4th (2-1-1)
Round 5: 4th (3-1-1)
Round 6: 4th (4-1-1)
Round 7: 3rd (5-1-1)
Round 8: 2nd (6-1-1)
Round 9: 4th (6-2-1)
Round 10: 3rd (7-2-1)
Round 11: 3rd (8-2-1)
Round 12: 2nd (9-2-1)
Round 13: 2nd (10-2-1)
TOP 5 BATSMEN
1 - Harry Whittle
Runs: 385 Inns: 11
Avr: 42.78 High: 66
100s: 0 50s: 4
League rank: 13
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2 - Dooley Niemann
Runs: 373 Inns: 12
Avr: 37.30 High: 125*
100s: 1 50s: 0
League rank: 14
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3 - Joe Hartney
Runs: 285 Inns: 11
Avr: 28.50 High: 69
100s: 0 50s: 1
League rank: 27
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4 - Patrick Hartney
Runs: 269 Inns: 10
Avr: 29.89 High: 87
100s: 0 50s: 3
League rank: 31
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5 - Troy Young
Runs: 248 Inns: 11
Avr: 41.33 High: 44
100s: 0 50s: 0
League rank: 34
TOP 5 BOWLERS
1 - Harry Whittle
Wkts: 41 Overs: 245
Avr: 12.22 Best: 6-61
Strike: 35.85 5W Inns: 4
League rank: 2
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2 - Joe Hartney
Wkts: 24 Overs: 145
Avr: 19.71 Best: 5-34
Strike: 36.25 5W Inns: 1
League rank: 11
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3 - Mac Whittle
Wkts: 15 Overs: 82
Avr: 16.93 Best: 4-13
Strike: 32.80 5W Inns: 0
League rank: 22
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4 - Patrick Hartney
Wkts: 14 Overs: 103
Avr: 21.93 Best: 5-83
Strike: 44.14 5W Inns: 1
League rank: 28
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5 - Jarrod Starr
Wkts: 13 Overs: 125
Avr: 32.54 Best: 4-47
Strike: 57.69 5W Inns: 0
League rank: 33
TOP 5 MVP POINTS
1 - Harry Whittle
Points: 1295
Runs: 385 Wickets: 41
Fielding: 9
League rank: 2
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2 - Joe Hartney
Points: 880
Runs: 285 Wickets: 24
Fielding: 11
League rank: 6
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3 - Mac Whittle
Points: 637
Runs: 202 Wickets: 15
Fielding: 12
League rank: 25
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4 - Patrick Hartney
Points: 609
Runs: 269 Wickets: 14
Fielding: 6
League rank: 27
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5 - Jarrod Starr
Points: 436
Runs: 46 Wickets: 13
Fielding: 13
League rank: 46
CENTURIES
125* - Dooley Niemann
vs Mandurang, rd 6
FIVE-FORS:
6-61 - Harry Whittle
vs Mandurang, rd 6
5-34 - Joe Hartney
vs West Bendigo, rd 4
5-50 - Harry Whittle
vs Sedgwick, semi-final
5-53 - Harry Whittle
vs Spring Gully, rd 5
5-73 - Harry Whittle
vs Emu Creek, rd 3
5-83 - Patrick Hartney
vs Sedgwick, rd 7
TWENTY20 COMPETITION
Record - 5-2
defeated Spring Gully in final
MOST RUNS:
Harry Whittle - 249
MOST WICKETS:
Harry Whittle - 10
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