Altona bowed out of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west group finals with its pride intact after rain disrupted its chances of upsetting Werribee in the quarter-final at Chirnside Park.
The A’s posted 5-163 declared off 73.3 overs, thanks largely to batting maestro Aaron Maynard (92 not out) and all-rounder Lee Elmore (44). Maynard finished the season with 810 runs.
PICTURE GALLERY: Altona v Werribee
“He’s had an amazing year and he came out today and really turned it on,” Werribee captain Shaun Dean said. “I had a one-day field set for him and he was still popping twos and fours.”
With Werribee needing a draw to advance, it was always going to be a tough ask for the A’s to take the 10 wickets in 76 overs. Andrew McCammond took 4-37 off 21 overs, but the Tigers comfortably negotiated a draw.
Werribee, Noble Park, Bayswater and Oakleigh will now fight it out in the final four.
