The value of spin bowling again came to the fore in the latest round of Bendigo cricket.
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The Bendigo Advertiser's Team of the Round for round three is littered with spinners.
Leggie Cam Taylor led the charge with seven wickets, while three spinners took five-wicket hauls.
All-rounders Savith Priyan and Kyle Humphrys also had an impact with the ball.
Strathfieldsaye's Chathura Damith and White Hills' Rhys Irwin were the only new-ball bowlers to make the 11 this round.
BDCA Team of the Round for round three:
1. Brayden Stepien (White Hills): The wicket-keeper/batter belted 158 off just 189 balls to lead the Demons to a huge win over Sandhurst. Batting at number three, Stepien hit 18 boundaries and three sixes.
2. Savith Priyan (Strathfieldsaye): Man of the match performance in a low-scoring clash against Golden Square. His 46 with the bat was the highest-score for the match and he backed-up with 4-42 off 23.4 overs with the ball.
3. Grant Waldron (Strathdale-Maristians): The Suns' number three was back to his best in compiling an unbeaten 100 off 196 balls to guide his side to victory over Bendigo United.
4. James Ryan (Bendigo): The classy left-hander hit seven fours and two sixes on his way to 68 off 101 balls in the Goers' victory over Eaglehawk.
5. Kyle Humphrys (Bendigo): The left-hander posted a crucial half-century (51) and picked up two wickets with his off-spinners against the Borough.
6. Cam Taylor (Strathdale-Maristians): Bendigo United had no answer for the star leg-spinner. Taylor took 7-57 off 22.1 overs as the Suns dismissed the Redbacks for 198.
7. Rhys Irwin (White Hills): The Demons' all-rounder had an impact with bat and ball against Sandhurst. Irwin made an unbeaten 58 off 57 balls with the bat and took 3-39 with the ball.
8. Chathura Damith (Strathfieldsaye): The Jets' star took 4-21 and made 28 to reinforce his status as one of the premier all-rounders in the competition.
9. Liam Bowe (Sandhurst): The former Melbourne Stars BBL spinner produced his best figures of the season when he took 5-79 against White Hills.
10. Lachlan Wilson (Huntly North): The Power youngster tore through the Kangaroo Flat line-up and claimed career-best figures of 5-51. The leg-spinner has a bright future.
11. Fletcher Good (Eaglehawk): The Borough teenager showed some potential with the ball by taking career-best figures of 5-33 off 12 overs against Bendigo.
