Tara Murray
Seddon is hoping some consistency in its batting line up will help kick start its Victorian Turf Cricket Association Isaacs Howarth Shield season.
The Dockers are without a win after the first five rounds, with three washed out, but have shown patches of good form early on.
On Saturday, they lost to the Altona Roosters.
The Dockers were defending 200 which they had made on day one of the match as they were bowled out in the 79th over.
Jack Luxton top scored with 34.
The Roosters got the runs with ease, finishing 4-201 in the 64th over.
Nadeera Thuppahi made 105 for the Roosters. It was all single wicket takers for the Dockers.
Dockers president Leigh Davies said it was a disappointing result.
“We still think we are a good side,” he said. “We made 290 in the first week before the game was called off.
“We haven’t had a settled side yet with some of our bats having been missing each week. Hopefully we’ll start to have a settled side from this week.”
Davies said they were happy with the squad they had put together and felt they had plenty of depth in the squad.
He said they had set some key goals that they wanted to achieve this season.
“We want to make the top four,” he said. “Last season we were a bit slow off the blocks and again we have been this season.
“We believe we have the talent and we have a couple of UK lads out here. We think we have a top four side.”
Davies said across the club things were going well.
The club has increased from 12 teams to 18 this season across seniors, juniors and all-abilities.
The club has three all-abilities sides this season, the most in the Melbourne All Abilities Cricket Association.
Davies said the increase of teams was due to the hard work off the field to get some more players to the club.
Off field, the club has received funding from the West Gate Neighbourhood Fund to get some new nets.
Davies said they were hoping it would help attract some more players to the club.
“There’s only a couple of premier clubs that have them,” he said. “Once we have some facilities, we’ll hopefully attract some better players.
“The nets will allow us to do pre-season there.”
In other VTCA Isaacs-Howarth results, Footscray United beat Haig Fawkner, Druids lost to Doutta Stars and Altona North lost to Sunshine.
