Hoppers Crossing and Spotswood are through to the next round of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association T20 competition, but Melton was the unlucky team to miss out.
The three teams finished the first two rounds undefeated, along with six other teams. With just eight teams progressing through to the next round, ninth-placed Melton missed out on percentage.
The second round of the competition got underway on Tuesday night, with some matches affected by heavy rain.
Plenty Valley and Kew’s match was declared a tie and the points shared, while some other matches were also not completed, but results were still awarded.
Spotswood made it two from two against Altona.
The Woodsmen made 5-157 from their overs with Jarrod Martignago top scoring with 63 off 43 balls.
It was all single wicket takers for Altona.
The A’s started their innings well and at 2-93 were looking on track.
But the wickets started to fall leaving the A’s short, finishing 8-147.
James Grubb finished with 41 off 28 balls. Muhammad Arslan Khan took four weeks for the Woodsmen.
Hoppers Crossing won through to the next round by beating Yarraville.
The Cats made 7-166 from their overs with Brett Smith top scoring with 66.
The Eagles were 2-34 off 8.4 overs when the rain hit.
Melton continued its good form, beating Werribee.
The Tigers made 8-125 from their overs with Luke Reid top scored with 54.
Stephen Wiig took two wickets for the Lions.
The Lions hit the winning runs with five balls remaining, finishing 6-126. Anthony Hibbert top scored with 56 not out at the top of the order.
In other matches, Williamstown opened its T20 account with a win against Taylors Lakes.
The Lions made 7-94 from their overs, with Sean Sturrock taking 2-12 for the Seagulls.
The Seagulls were 2-75 off 10.4 overs when the game was called off early, well above the required rate.
The next round is due to be played on January 24.
