By David Nagel
The Devon Meadows Under-14 Girls have lived up to the name of the competition they play in – winning the Casey Cardinia ‘All-Star Girls’ grand final against Officer.
After losing the toss, the young Panthers were sent into the field on their home deck at Glover Reserve and did a great job of restricting the Bullants to 9 for 91 off their 20 overs.
Alisha Kamran bowled beautifully for the Panthers, returning figures of 3 for 3 from her two overs, and was equally effective in the field with three direct-hit runouts.
Addy Martin (1/10), Isabella Kamran (1/12) and Ella Carson (1/13) also took wickets for the Panthers, who then set about chasing down their target.
The top order of Alisha Kamran (19), Addy Martin (10), Jasmine Legg (12) and Ella Carson (8) all made valuable runs for the Panthers, before Isabella Kamran (7) and Ella Berner (15) put the icing on the cake with some late runs.
Alisha Kamran was named Player of the Match after her three wickets and 19 runs guided the Panthers to victory, while for Officer Shiara Rajapaksa (20), Anannya Mardolkar (14 and 1/28), Kiyana Jayawardane (1/20) and Ireland Morris (1/12) all produced very impressive performances.
Panthers’ president Michael Floyd was ecstatic with the victory.
“It’s a very proud moment for the Devon Meadows Cricket Club,” he said.
Devon Meadows finished on top of the ladder with eight wins and three losses throughout the season.
