MCC Match Details

Season: Team: Round:
VJCA Senior Div 2nds
Round GF, 16 Mar 1968
Murrumbeena vs Highett Played at Carnegie - Murrumbeena batted first
Murrumbeena 264 def Highett 214 on First Innings by 50 runs

First Innings

Batting
PlayerRuns
Ian Walker58
Brian Fitts25
Bruce Brown23
Dave Kivell2
John Gilbert34
Max Palmer66*
Ken Watson5
Don Johnston (c)1
Ian Dale0
John Heggen (wk)17
John Dennis27
Extras6
Total (58.5 overs)264
Bowling
PlayerOversMdnsWktsRunsHTCtSt
Dave Kivell17.24137
Ken Watson1
Don Johnston (c)201363
Ian Dale152455
John Heggen11
John Dennis122382
Run Outs/Extras21
Total (64.2 overs)214

TeamFall of Wickets
Murrumbeena 1/40 (B Fitts) 2/97 (B Brown) 3/101 (D Kivell) 4/133 (I Walker) 5/154 (JA Gilbert) 6/165 (K Watson) 7/166 (D Johnston) 8/166 (I Dale) 9/204 (EJ Heggen) 10/264 (J Dennis)
Highett 1/28 2/43 3/44 4/67 5/101 6/161 7/162 8/179 9/211 10/214

Match Comments
Grand final went into fourth day due to rain, only a handful of overs day 2, no play day 3. Play started 10 am day 4 as Koornang Park was required for football match that afternoon

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