Spotswood star Lachie McKenna was unable to hold on in the final round to claim his first Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association Val Holten Medal.
McKenna and Noble Park’s Sahan Perera were the front runners as the count came into the back half on Thursday night at the awards ceremony.
McKenna had polled in eight of the first 10 matches, while Perera had polled in nine of the first 10 to lead by one vote early on.
Perera had broken the aggregate runs record for the season having made 1071 runs.
McKenna made 847 runs while also taking 20 wickets in his second season at the Woodsmen.
The two traded the lead in the back end of the count with McKenna leading by two heading into the round.
Perera polled three votes in the final round and McKenna failed to poll, to five Perera the medal win.
Altona’s Ben Davies finished in fifth spot, with Plenty Valley’s Musaddiq Hamza finished vote further back in sixth spot.
McKenna was also named as one of the openers in the team of the year.
Teammate Dan Schuppan was also named in the team for his 35 wickets. It’s the second time that Schuppan has been named in the team of the year.
Hoppers Crossing pair Justin Goegan and Harshit Takkar both also made the team of the year.
Melton legend Anthony Gale was among those who were inducted into the Subbies hall of fame.
