Sport
17 April, 2025
Lions celebrate successful season
THE Noorat Terang Cricket Club will now be promoted to the top division of the Warrnambool Moyne and District Cricket Association for the 2025/26 season.
As a result of clubs not wanting relegations to occur, the Lions won promotion based on the success of the club over the past two seasons and to remove the bye that existed in the Premier division.
Behind the scenes, work is afoot to attract new recruits to bolster the depth of the club for the forthcoming cricket season.
The Lions had a low-key presentation evening to wind up the successful senior season.
All three senior sides made the finals, with two progressing to the grand final; with the division one Championship side winning the premiership.
International recruit Isaac Toombs was the runaway winner of the batting award, making 879 runs at 67.6 which included three centuries and four fifties.
Runner-up was Tyson Hay 400 runs at 36.4, followed by Bailey Kavenagh 356 at 25.4, Liam Geary 326 at 32.6, Stephen O’Connor 275 at 25 and Isaac Kenna 219 at 21.9.
Tyson Hay won the bowling award with 26 wickets at 11.42, next was Tim Keane 22 at 11.36, Gus Bourke 22 at 13.91, Sam Munro 21 at 10.19 and Isaac Toombs 21 at 11.05.
Isaac Toombs was the Cricketer of the Year with 23 votes, just ahead of Tyson Hay on 21.
Other players to receive votes were Isaac Kenna 8, Liam Geary 8, Bailey Kavenagh 7, Tim Keane 6, Gus Bourke 6, Sam Munro 5, Steve O'Connor 3, Dom Moloney 2 and Harry Schrama 1.
In division two, Dave Conheady was the winner of the batting with 240 at 21.8, runner-up was Max Heffernan 192 at 21.3 and Hugh Giblin 190 at 19.
The bowling award went to Martin Wynd with 26 wickets at 12.9, Andrew Battistello was runner-up with 15 at 22.5 and Jack McConnell 13 at 18.23.
The Cricketer of the Year was a tie between Martin Wynd and Dave Conheady, both on 10 votes.
Others to poll votes were Harry Schrama 9, Max Heffernan 6, Andrew Battistello 5, Hugh Giblin 5, Sam Munro 4, Jack McConnell 4, Tim Delaney 4, Darcy Abbott 3, Isaac Kenna 3, Bernie Harris 3, Dom Kenna 2, Tim Keane 2 and Brett Hunger 2.
In division four, Dean Abbott claimed all-rounder status making it a clean sweep of all the awards.
He won the batting with 387 runs at 29.8 from John Clarke 191 at 17.4 and Mark Lillico 143 at 35.8.
Dean took 23 wickets averaging 10 with Jack Kenna next with 21 at 11.9, Sam Lillico 14 at 9.1, Eamonn O’Connor 13 at 9 and Tom Conheady 11 at 9.1.
In the Cricketer of the Year, Dean Abbott was the runaway winner with 27 votes from John Clarke 11, Jack Kenna 7, Mark Lillico 6, Michael Payne 5, Darcy Abbott 5, Tom Conheady 4, Charlie Roberts 3, Ryley Hutchins 3, Sam Lillico 3, Toby Roberts 3, Declan O’Connor 3, Jesse Unthank 3, Peter Van Heerden 2, Eamon O’Connor 2, Isaac Byron 2, Lucia Clarke 1, Hugh Kenna 1 and Flynn Gleeson 1.