By Tara Murray
Sunbury was happy with where it finished the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Steve McNamara Shield, after finishing the season on a high.
The Roar finished in sixth position with four wins, having been in finals contention for much of the season.
Roar secretary Marty Kelders said they were happy with how the season went.
“It was good to finish the season on a high note,” he said. “The seconds finished second on the ladder and have a home final.
“Jason McGann is a superstar of the competition at 47 and is still our leading wicket taker. If he had had a bit more support we would have done better.
“I think our ladder position flattered our performance at times, but we’re still happy.”
Kelders said the biggest thing this season had been about making sure that they continued to give opportunities in their first and second XI sides.
He said Virosh Wijesinghe was the standout from the young players this season in the first XI and had really impressed him.
He said Jacob Caruana had some good performances with the bat as well.
The Roar finished its season with a win against West Newport.
Not for the first time there were a few nervous moments.
West Newport were bowled out for 96, with Kyle Corcoran taking three wickets for the Roar.
The Roar was tracking nicely at 1-57 before the loss of five wickets.
It still did enough to get the win, finishing 6-99.
“It was unlucky for West Newport, which had a few players out,” Kelders said. “It was a convincing win and a good note to finish off the season.
Kelders said captain-coach Ashan Ranaweera gave some of the younger guys a bit more of a go in the final round as they continue to focus on the future.
Kelders said they would sit down and start looking to next season and review what needs they need to fill.
“We need something more in the batting to go further,” he said. “We’ve always had good bowling, we just need some support in the batting.
“We will be recruiting for some support with our batting.”
