Langer spat as finals race comes to the boil

as posted here

28th January 2009, 12:30 WST

The race for the Retravision Shield finals has started to heat up with just three rounds of qualifying fixtures to go.

Four teams are within 1.25 points of sixth-placed Subiaco-Floreat.

Second innings bonus points - with every run worth 0.01 points and every wicket worth 0.2 - could be crucial as

Claremont-Nedlands, University and Wanneroo try to force their way into the top six.

Melville continue to dominate the competition after a crushing victory over third-placed Willetton sent the losers crashing.

Adam Voges completed a fine double with 3-11 and 74 preparing him for WA's important matches in the next month.

Scarborough also got back into the winner's circle when they put an end to Rockingham-Mandurah's finals hopes.

Justin Coetzee produced his third ton of the season while leg-spinner Ty Hopes claimed 4-25. But most excitement came in Justin Langer's sole over in the middle.

The former Test star had a verbal altercation with veteran Joe Sarsero, thrashed two fours and two sixes and was caught on the boundary in his first league match of the season.

University continued their advance under new captain Josh Mangan by accounting for Subiaco-Floreat in the inaugural Paul Nicholls Shield match.

The former State player captained and was on the committee at both clubs but died last week after a long battle with cancer.

Uni allrounder James Cameron put in a claim for a WA second XI berth with a powerful century in Uni's run chase after Subi were kept to 177 with Patrick Molinari (3-25) and Mangan (3-20) bowling superbly.

Gary Dixon is another player who should have come to the attention of the State selectors after producing his fourth century for Wanneroo this season.

Dixon crossed 800 runs for the season and will challenge Darrin Ramshaw's 20-yearold club season record of 856. His even 100 took Wanneroo to 250 in reply to cellar-dwellers Midland's 159.

Baywater-Morley moved into third place after State captain Marcus North's 87 helped them account for Gosnells.

But the Bears face top two clubs Melville and Scarborough in the next two rounds and will have to work hard to hang on to their place.

Scorecards
Willetton v Melville
Willetton
First Innings
Elliot c Lillis b Platel 24
Smith b Platel 14
Johnson c&b Russell 13
O'Connell run out 4
Brennan c Greig b Russell 10
Silvey b Russell 2
Mason c Porter b Voges 1
Bond not out 27
Lagana c Russell b Voges 3
Ball c Lillis b Voges 0
Hall b Gillies 0
Sundries: 7
Total: 105
Fall: 27, 50, 54, 72, 74, 75, 75, 86, 90, 105
Bowling: Porter 6-1-30-0, Platel 10-4-26-2, Gillies 5.5-2-14-1, Voges 10-5-11-3, Russell 10-2-22-3

Melville
First Innings
Meuleman c Brennan b Johnston 31
Towers c Elliot b Hall 22
Voges lbw Lagana 74
Porter c Bond b Silvey 42
Vince c Johnston b O'Connell 17
Scollay c Smith b Silvey 4
Russell not out 45
Gillies c Smith b Ball 15
Greig not out 6
Sundries: 12
Total: 7-268
Fall: 50, 64, 157, 194, 199, 203, 232
Bowling: Lagana 10-1-51-1, Ball 8-1-38-1, Johnston 7-0-33-1, Hall 8-2-36-1, O'Connell 9-1-62-1, Silvey 8-1-44-2
Melville won

Baywater-Morley v Gosnells
Gosnells
First Innings
Rees c Robb b Francis 61
Horton c Robb b Wright 22
Gauber lbw Barnes 4
Pomersbach lbw Barnes 20
Norwood c North b Thistle 14
Upton c Robb b Francis 2
Bailey b Adams 7
Abbott c Francis b North 10
Turner c Robb b Morgan 10
Townsend st Robb b Morgan 4
Jenkins not out 1
Sundries: 6
Total: 161
Bowling: Thistle 7-0-16-1, Francis 10-0-36-2, Barnes 10-1-36-2, Wright 9-0-24-1, North 10-0-41-1, Adams 1-0-2-1, Morgan 1.3-0-5-2

Bayswater-Morley
First Innings
Robb c Upton b Abbott 9
Davis c Horton b Pomersbach 45
Birrell st Upton b Horton 52
North b Abbott 87
Phillimore c townsend b Horton 10
Thistle c&b Pomersbach 15
Morgan c Townsend b Abbott 0
Adams not out 8
Wright c Abbott b Pomersbach 6
Francis b Abbott 15
Barnes not out 2
Sundries: 15
Total: 9-264
Fall: 39, 91, 182, 212, 224, 224, 229, 240, 255
Bowling: Townsend 10-0-43-0, Abbott 9-1-58-4, Jenkins 10-1-41-0, Pomersbach 9-0-56-3, Turner 4-0-23-0, Horton 8-0-38-2
Bayswater-Morley won

Claremont-Nedlands v Perth
Perth
First Innings
Yardy c Brabazon b Kelly 22
Barranca b Kelly 38
Walters st King b McKay 18
Nicholas c Roberts b McKay 37
Ronchi c McKay b Roberts 36
Paterson not out 16
Moir not out 11
Sundries: 7
Total: 5-185
Fall: 62, 67, 92, 154, 165
Bowling: Allenby 7-1-15-0, Rosario 10-0-43-0, Kelly 10-1-32-2, Robinson 4-0-11-0, McKay 10-0-32-2, Roberts 3-0-26-1, Mason 5-0-18-0, Brabazon 1-0-6-0
Claremont-Nedlands

First Innings
Rees c Nicholas b Keenan 4
Robinson run out 37
Allenby c Moir b Walters 28
Mason c Barranca b Walters 4
Brabazon c Moir b Nicholas 3
King c McAuliffe b Yardy 19
Clements st Moir b Yardy 3
Roberts b Nelson 12
Kelly c Keenan b Nicholas 24
Rosario not out 25
McKay not out 6
Sundries: 14
Total: 9-178
Fall: 6, 56, 63, 76, 80, 88, 118, 120
Bowling: Keenan 10-1-39-1, Scali 8-0-37-0, Walters 7-1-22-2, Nicholas 10-1-37-2, Yardy 10-1-25-2, Nelson 5-1-15-1
Perth won

Fremantle v Joondalup
Joondalup
First Innings
Swart lbw Muchall 27
Newnham c Smith b Heath 8
Howell lbw Dorey 1
Richards run out 115
Boyland b Coulter-Nile 4
Griggs not out 52
Tomlinson not out 6
Sundries: 21
Total: 5-234
Fall: 12, 13, 68, 110, 213
Bowling: Heath 10-1-41-1, Dorey 5-1-24-1, Muchall 10-0-63-1, Beaumont 10-0-61-0, Coulter-Nile 4-1-12-1, Simmons 10-0-28-0, Smith 1-0-3-0

Fremantle
First Innings
Shuttleworth R lbw Boyland 0
Simmons c Swart b Boyland 11
Milton c Wiley b Brett 35
Marsh lbw Boyland 0
Dorey c Brett b Swart 86
Smith lbw Boyland 16
Muchall c Newnham b Boyland 22
Coulter-Nile run out 11
Shuttleworth S not out 13
Beaumont b Swart 6
Heath lbw Boyland 1
Sundries: 20
Total: 221
Fall: 0, 28, 28, 78, 154, 172, 192, 212, 218, 221
Bowling: Boyland 9.2-0-42-6, Leach 7-0-32-0, D'Cruz 8-1-31-0, Brett 7-0-29-1, Richards 4-0-20-0, Howell 5-0-22-0, Swart 9-0-41-2
Joondalup won

Midland-Guildford v Wanneroo
Midland-Guildford
First Innings
Worthington c Henry b Atkinson GS 6
Corcoran c Fawcett b Warren 20
Sadler lbw Fairchild 41
O'Connor c&b Warren 3
Del Prete c Fairchild b Warren 9
Jose c Fawcett b Fairchild 20
Jones not out 35
Crosswell run out 9
Crawford run out 1
Baker not out 4
Sundries: 11
Total: 8-159
Fall: 22, 47, 59, 79, 88, 133, 149, 151
Bowling: Quelch 10-0-35-0, Atkinson GS 10-2-24-1, Warren 10-0-30-3, Fawcett 6-0-19-0, Fairchild 8-1-25-2, Atkinson GT 6-0-25-0

Wanneroo
First Innings
Charles c Worthington b Crawford 0
Richards c Jones b Stein 31
Dixon c Worthington b Stein 100
Fairchild lbw Stein 0
Fawcett c Sadler b Baker 28
Del Borello run out 12
Warren c Corcoran b Sadler 28
Atkinson GT c Jose b Stein 0
Henry c Sadler b Baker 16
Atkinson GS not out 21
Quelch c Sadler b Baker 1
Sundries: 13
Total: 250
Fall: 0, 54, 54, 107, 128, 203, 205, 206, 246, 250
Bowling: Crawford 6-0-35-1, Stein 10-1-49-4, Crosswell 10-0-46-0, Baker 9-0-46-3, Worthington 3-0-8-0, Sadler 10-0-62-1
Wanneroo won

Mt Lawley v South Perth
Mt Lawley
First Innings
Meredith c Brown b Edmondson 49
Beaton lbw b Powis 46
Brownlie c Cartwright b O’Shea 72
Rakich lbw b O’Shea 7
Walshaw c & b O’Shea 0
Davis G c Allen b O’Shea 8
Deering c Allen b Thompson 9
Davis P not out 31
Kelly not out 19
Sundries: 12
Total: 7-253
Fall: 71, 136, 158, 158, 166, 182, 223
Bowling: Edmondson 10-1-66-1, Thompson 10-1-34-1, Guthridge 10-0-47-0, Powis 10-1-48-1, O’Shea 10-0-54-3

South Perth
First Innings
O’Shea b Davis P 0
Brunner c Meredith b Armstrong 0
Brown c Rakich b Davis P 78
Hood c Brownlie b Kelly 42
Powis c Rakich b Kelly 1
Gardiner lbw b Davis P 1
Cartwright c & b Walshaw 39
Allan run out 37
Thompson b Davis G 5
Edmondson c Walshaw b Kelly 12
Guthridge not out 1
Sundries: 15
Total: 231
Fall: 0, 2, 128, 130, 131, 133, 196, 215, 227, 231
Bowling: Davis P 10-0-42-3, Armstrong 9-1-35-1, Palladino 10-0-46-0, Walshaw 8-0-49-1, Kelly 8.3-0-49-3, Davis G 2-0-6-1
Mt Lawley won

Scarborough v Rockingham-Mandurah
Scarborough
First Innings
Heron c Heal b Parsons 5
Stoinis c Whiteman b Parsons 2
Doropoulos c Coulson b Perera 29
Langer c Heal b Parsons 20
Johnson b Sarsero 0
Coetzee b Senz 108
Nowell run out 22
Hopes c Whiteman b Loveridge 0
Mitchell c Perera b Sarsero 5
Tye not out 27
Branston not out 2
Sundries: 7
Total: 9-227
Fall: 8, 9, 35, 53
Bowling: Parsons 10-0-48-3, Loveridge 10-0-47-1, Sarsero 10-3-42-2, Senz 6-3-32-1, Perera 4-0-18-1, Heal 10-2-40-0

Rockingham-Mandurah
First Innings
Coulson b Branston 0
Sutton c&b Hopes 43
Heal c Tye b Coetzee 18
Staines c Johnson b Branston 0
Whiteman c Johnson b Tye 17
Whiteaker st Johnson b Hopes 16
Perera st Johnson b Hopes 1
Senz c Heron b Hopes 0
Sarsero st Johnson b Mitchell 22
Parsons b Coetzee 0
Loveridge not out 35
Sundries: 9
Total: 162
Fall: 0, 19, 22, 67, 99, 101, 101, 106, 107, 162
Bowling: Branston 5-0-21-2, Coetzee 9-0-48-2, Tye 8-1-31-1, Mitchell 7.4-1-21-1, Doropoulos 5-0-16-0, Hopes 10-1-25-4
Scarborough won

University v Subiaco-Floreat
University
First Innings
Cameron J c Murphy b Serjeant 104
Cameron A c Hansberry b Bolton 24
Paver lbw Monteleone 6
Mangan b Baker 20
Penter M c Branston b Serjeant 14
Evans c Serjeant b Baker 0
Marshall not out 13
Barratt not out 3
Sundries: 15
Total: 6-199
Fall: 59, 85, 161, 174, 174, 189
Bowling: Branston 5-0-17-0, Willey 6-0-25-0, Baker 9-0-42-2, Bolton 6-1-10-1, Hansberry 10-0-49-0, Monteleone 10-1-33-1, Serjeant 4-0-22-2

Subiaco-Floreat
First Innings
Bolton lbw Molinari 4
Malajczuk c Cameron A b Molinari 2
Willey c Marshall b Evans 3
Glew b Penter A 10
Murphy st Marshall b Mangan 42
Hansberry c Marshall b Penter A 17
Monteleone c Penter M b Molinari 34
Serjeant c Marshall b Mangan 2
Townsend c Molinari b Mangan 12
Branston not out 28
Baker not out 2
Sundries: 21
Total: 9-177
Fall: 9, 16, 16, 35, 92, 96, 102, 127, 155
Bowling: Molinari 10-2-25-3, Evans 10-1-42-1, Penter A 10-3-23-2, Cameron J 5-0-36-0, Mangan 10-2-20-3, Penter M 5-1-28-0
University won

Round 12 ladder
Melville 164.86
Scarborough 149.24
Bayswater-Morley 127.57
Perth 126.16
Willetton 121.40
Subiaco-Floreat 117.11
Claremont-Nedlands 116.54
University 115.86
Wanneroo 115.62
Rockingham-Mandurah 108.18
Fremantle 100.01
South Perth 98.30
Joondalup 96.70
Gosnells 85.72
Mt Lawley 84.36
Midland-Guildford 62.77

PERTH
JOHN TOWNSEND

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