Senior teams Week 16 - February 3/4

2017/18 Week 16 - February 3/4 *****

It's a big weekend for cricket for Moonee Valley.

All seven teams are going around on the weekend - and the Firsts have a make-up game on Sunday for one of their washouts. So it's wall-to-wall cricket.

And our move out of the pavilion is imminent - the portables have been delivered to Ormond Park, and we'll need to move out and move across as soon as the Council connects the services. So stay tuned!

And next Tuesday we're playing the grand final of the NWMCA Twenty20 competition. We lost the toss so we're playing away - at Willowbrook Reserve, Westmeadows. The NWMCA was also kind enough to offer both clubs the option of playing the match on turf, and we both accepted. So 5.30pm at Westmeadows.

Training will still be on - a hit in the nets at Ormond Park - but we're also keen to get a crowd of spectators at the Grand Final - so training is optional.

1st Eleven:
Victorian Turf Cricket Association North A1.
Round 10, Week 2. Two-day Saturday game January 27 & February 3 v Sydenham Hillside. Match starts at 1pm. Players need to be at the ground 11.45am.
Home - Ormond Park West, Pattison St, Moonee Ponds.
Rajan Aiyappan (capt), Charles Bibby, Anthony Cafari, Channa DeSilva, Stephen Esmore, Mark Gauci, Jack Newman, Jim Polonidis, Lou Raffaele, Chanaka Silva, Ben Thomas.

1st Eleven:
Victorian Turf Cricket Association North A1.
Round 8 make-up game for washout. One-day Sunday game February 4 v Aberfeldie Park. Match starts at midday. Players need to be at the ground 10.45am.
Away - Aberfeldie Park East, Bruce St/Rutherford St, Moonee Ponds. Melways Map 28, D 6.
Rajan Aiyappan (capt), Charles Bibby, Anthony Cafari, Daniel Comande, Channa DeSilva, Mark Gauci, Jack Newman, Jim Polonidis, Lou Raffaele, Chanaka Silva, Matt Thomas.

2nd Eleven:
Victorian Turf Cricket Association North A2.
Round 10. Being played as a one-day Saturday game under two-day rules; due to ground being unfit for play last Saturday. February 3 v Sydenham Hillside. Match starts at 1pm. Players need to be at the ground 11.55am.
Away - Hillside Recreation Reserve, Cnr Royal Cres & Landscape Dve, Hillside. Melways Map 354, G 9. **Note that there are extensive roadworks on Melton Highway. The preferred route to the ground is Calder Freeway and Calder Park Dve.
Shiraz Badurdeen, Luke Brock, Darren Chant, Daniel Comande, Nigel Cowan, Jeremy Davey, Sean Duckworth, Matthew Esmore, Michael Ozbun (capt), Danny Terzini, Stephen Ward.

3rd Eleven:
Mercantile Cricket Association C North Turf one-day grade.
Round 16. Saturday game February 3 v Indigos. Match starts at 12.30pm. Players need to be at the ground 11.30am.
Away - Crawford Oval, Princes Park (south end), Royal Pde, Parkville. Melways Map 2B, D 2.
Daniel Ayers, Jesse Felle, Peter Golding, Dean Jukic, Neil King, Anthony Leonardo, Shane McDonald, Ed Rayner (capt), Akshat Sehgal, Ben Skok, Simon Thornton.

4th Eleven:
Mercantile Cricket Association C Sunday one-day grade.
Round 16. Sunday game February 4 v Melbourne Falcons. Match starts at 12.30pm. Players need to be at the ground 11.30am.
Home - Ormond Park West, Pattison St, Moonee Ponds.
Dwayne Barker, Jesse Felle, Bevan Holder, Dean Lawson, Jordon McDonald, Shane McDonald (capt), Joshua Norsetter, Adam Patchell, Brendan Rhodes, Jatinder Singh, Christian Wright.

5th Eleven:
NWMCA Ralph Barron Shield (Seventh Grade).
Round 12, Day 2. Saturday two-day game January 27 & February 3 v Royal Park Reds. Match starts at 1pm. Players need to be at the ground 12.05pm.
Home - Ormond Park East, Pattison St, Moonee Ponds.
Graeme Bloom, Sam Carbone, Damien Clarke, Allan Cumming (capt), Doug Cumming, Jack Cumming, Joshua Norsetter, Shaun Rayment, Manu Singh, Peter Smith, Pat Taylor.

6th Eleven:
NWMCA Ern Girolami Shield One Day Grade.
Round 14. One-day Saturday game February 3 v Airport West/St Christophers. Match starts at 1pm. Players need to be at the ground 12.10pm.
Away - Hansen Reserve, Etzel St, Airport West. Melways Map 15, H 7.
Nick Brelis, Shane Chalmers, Nathan Deery, Liam Farrell, Samuel Fontana, Sam Gunther, Elliott Hughes, Dylan Jamieson, Grahame McCulloch, Jesse Nankivell-Sandor, Dominic Rettino, Paddy Shelton (capt), Justin Trowell.

7th Eleven:
NWMCA Musgrove Shield Sunday One Day B Grade.
Round 14. One-day Sunday game February 4 v Shakti Lions. Match starts at 1pm. Players need to be at the ground 12.15pm.
Away - Lakeside Hyundai Park No. 2 oval, Calder Park Dve, south of Hume Dve, Taylors Hill. Melways Map 356, K 4.
Richard Cooney, Nigel Cowan, Michael Cumbo, Ian Denny, Shaun Rayment, Sunny Singh, Andreas Skiotis, Geoff Smith, Lachlan Smith, Peter Smith, Charlie Walker (capt).

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Note: Teams - particularly the one-day teams - can be subject to late changes due to last-minute player unavailability and preliminary selection of players to fill holes. Players should re-check the website late on Friday. Players should either see their captains on selection night or ring them to confirm their availability after teams are posted.
First Eleven - Rajan Aiyappan [contact via the club]
Second Eleven - Michael Ozbun [contact via the club]
Third Eleven - Ed Rayner [contact via the club]
Fourth Eleven - Shane McDonald [contact via the club]
Fifth Eleven - Allan Cumming [contact via the club]
Sixth Eleven - Paddy Shelton [contact via the club]
Seventh Eleven - Charlie Walker [contact via the club]
Coach - Lou Raffaele [contact via the club]
Chairman of Selectors - Mark Gauci [contact via the club]
Selection Committee Secretary - Charlie Walker [contact via the club]