By LIAM TWOMEY
FOOTSCRAY Edgewater has rocketed to the top of the Premier Cricket ladder following a hard-fought win against Frankston Peninsula on Saturday.
The Bulldogs resumed their innings at 2/56 in reply to Frankston’s total of 166 on day one.
After the loss of two wickets last week, captain Dean Russ (47 not out) was joined at the crease by Dylan Kight and the pair looked to increase the advantage.
The day didn’t start as planned, though, with Russ dismissed by Scott Boland after adding just one run to his score.
That left Footscray at 3/64, still 103 runs away from victory.
Boland continued to tie up one end and together with opening bowler Jayde Herrick, Frankston built the pressure.
However Footscray’s middle order wasn’t going away.
Although the contributions of Sunam Gautam (11), Michael Hill (10) and Lucas Dredge (10) didn’t look massive on the scorecard, the trio provided excellent support to Kight.
The Bulldogs’ wicketkeeper was the rock of the innings on his way to 60 before he was eventually dismissed with the score at 7/151.
With only 16 runs needed for victory, Mitchell Winter-Irving, Michael Nalesnyik and Hamish Winter-Irving combined to see the Bulldogs home.
Footscray now sits in first place on the Premier Cricket ladder with a 6-1 win/loss record for the season.
The club’s only defeat came at the hands of Richmond in round three.
The Bulldogs will be looking to continue their winning run against the 16th placed Greenvale Kangaroos when round eight begins on Saturday.
