Tara Murray
Sunbury moved into the Victorian Turf Cricket Association division 3 top four despite a couple of nervy moments against Pascoe Vale Hadfield on Saturday.
On top after day one, the Roar needed to dig deep to get the six points after another batting collapse hurt them dearly.
The Roar resumed at 2-23 in reply to Pascoe Vale Hadfield’s 115.
The Roar would pass Pascoe Vale Hadfield’s total, nine wickets down before being bowled out not long after for 127.
Roar coach Jace Carton said there were some pretty nervous moments as the wickets started to fall.
“I don’t normally get nervous, but I was nervous,” he said.
“Mick [Treweek] batted really well to get us over the line.”
Treweek was supported well by Isaac Carton and Jason McGowan, who both held up ends while Treweek ticked the scoreboard over. Neither scored a run.
Jace Carton admitted that Jason McGowan wasn’t going to bat if he didn’t need to.
“We knew that Isaac could hold up and end with Michael,” he said. “He did really well.
“Jason broke his finger last week while playing. We didn’t expect him to bat, but we needed him to, to get the win.
“He was able to hold up and end.”
Treweek top scored with 51 as just three Roar players reached double figures.
The win and other results has the Roar in fourth place, headed into the final round where it plays bottom side Sunshine Heights.
Carton said while it’s good to know their finals fate is in their own hands, there is still a lot of work to do.
He said they spoke about the fact that they were in the top four, without having fired with the bat this season.
“We’ve got the batting talent there,” he said. “We have not executed though.
“We have done a lot of batting at training to try and rectify it. We know what the problem is and hopefully we can fix it come finals.
“Our bowling is fine, our fielding is pretty good, the issue is with the batting, myself included, we haven’t made enough runs.”
Carton said the group was pretty positive heading into the final round and believed it could make a grand final if it was to bat well the next few weeks.
Carton said McGowan would miss the final match of the season and would be a test if they make finals. He said otherwise everyone else was fit and available for the final round.
The Roar’s second XI won outright on Saturday to all but ensure a home final come first week of the finals.
The club’s under-18 team, which has also made finals in their first season, were playing for a home final on Sunday, after deadline.
“There’s a pretty good feeling around the club,” Carton said.
