THE composition of the final four in Menzies Shield is still wide open following the completion of round nine in the Southern Cricket League on Saturday.
Glen Waverley, undefeated and on top of the ladder, is guaranteed a home-ground semi-final, and with two rounds remaining, it is three games clear of its closest rival.
It is the remaining three semi-finals berth that are still up for grabs. Mt Waverley Uniting and Cavaliers are equal second with just percentage separating them.
The surprise packet is the Cavaliers, whose early season form belied their current position. Having lost their first three games, they have won six in a row to keep their finals aspirations alive.
Three sides are in equal forth. Chadstone Harlequin and Notting Hill-Brandon Park suffered losses in the round, while reigning premiers Mt Waverley Catholics are making a late run in the hope of defending their title.
In Mackay Shield, Salesian Old Boys easily head the table and are firm favourites for a grand final flag. The surprise of the round was second-placed St Pauls Glen Waverley's loss to the Cavaliers.
Languishing at the bottom of the ladder, the Cavaliers soundly thrashed St Pauls to win outright, dismissing their opponents for 89 and 86 to win by an innings.
Results: Menzies Shield: St James Malvern Valley 5-411 d Chadstone Harlequin 9-405 (M Boustead 106, A Hebblethwaite 71, S Croxford 53, S Ellis 38, G Vincent 37, B McDougal 35), Glen Waverley 8-197 (M Hawkins 38, D Sheean 34no, A Maxworthy 4-48, M Taylor 3-47) d Notting Hill Brandon Park 152, Oakleigh District Footballers 239 d Glen Waverley Cougars 236 (A Verstoep 47, R Rojo 44, J Baird 42, S MacGregor 33no, J Jensen 31, D Cross 4-94), Mt Waverley Uniting 6-276 (A Clarkson 108no, B Dix 62no, T Leaver 47, B Hislop 4-73) d Monash 275, Mt Waverley Catholics 169 d Toorak-Prahran 163 (A Findlay 58, J Skiba 32, O Morros 4-57, D Pearce 3-24), Cavaliers 9-262 d Trinity 142 (G Firth 45, L Abeyserra 5-24, J Fernando 3-33).
Mackay Shield: Chadstone Harlequin 329 d Mt Waverley Uniting 313 (G Woodhead 76, P Wootten 72, C Thomas 39, D Adnams 33), Notting Hill Brandon Park 221 d CUCC Kings 179 (C De Mel 41), Salesian Old Boys Old Boys 9-256 (G Marinic 147) d Glen Waverley 30, Cavaliers 5-201dec d St Pauls Glen Waverley 89 and 86 (D Ramanayake 3-22, G Fernando 3-41).
3rd grade: Glen Waverley Cougars 250 d East Oakleigh 205 (R Erkanayke 90, J Baker 35, C Merchant 4-39), Trinity 8-214 d Notting Hill Brandon Park 88 (Y Perera 4-10, R Kirulapaah 4-49), St James Malvern Valley 7-176 (J Seal 81no) d St Andrews Gardiner 162, St Johns Elsternwick 201 d Monash 197 (R McKinnon 38, S Taunt 31, D Logan 3-36), Glen Waverley 9-190 dec (I Mallett 51no, J Forbes 33, A Sawas 3-48) d St Pauls Glen Waverley 6-184 (L Privitera 3-23), Toorak-Prahran 9-261 (J Reeves 79, J Wilson 67, J Smith 43, C Jeffries 3-34) d Mt Waverley Catholics 257.
4th grade: Syndal Baptist 6-213 (D Collard 44) d Mt Waverley Uniting 126 Oakleigh District Footballers 225 v Clayton District, Toorak-Prahran 354 d St Andrews Gardiner 192 (D Littler 60, P Patel 49, K Lekhi 3-49, L Frawley 3-53), Cavaliers 307 d Salesian Old Boys 252 (C Herft 67, T Ferreira 46, S Koutaplis 32, M Farnell 31, R Kaskana 4-46).
5th grade: Glen Waverley Cougars 9-243 d Clayton District 193 (B Sreesoha 42, S Singh 32, M White 30, T Jayasinghe 3-13), CUCC Kings 211 v East Oakleigh 1-19, St James Malvern Valley 5-116dec and 3-48 d St Johns Elsternwick 30 and 133 (A Anand 55), Glen Waverley 0-19 v Notting Hill Brandon Park 144.
6th grade: Emerald Hill 8-339 (A Chew 75, M Checkley 74no, R James 53no, C Turetich 51) d Clayton District 9-235dec, Mt Waverley Uniting 347 d Monash 301 (A Buras 170, R May 32, P Fyfield 4-21), Salesian Old Boys 182 (C Dias 66, S Sudarshan 3-34, H Amptiya 3-48) d St Andrews Gardiner 135, Glen Waverley 9-198dec (L Leong 48, P Gunn 45, D Foley 31no, B King 4-76, R Ebsworth 3-22) d Toorak-Prahran 9-101dec and 2-220 (H Gardiner 76no, M Stopp 76no, H Hall 64), Glen Waverley Cougars 8-246 v St Pauls Glen Waverley.
One-day grades: Brown Shield: St James Malvern Valley 7-129 d Old Mentonians 9-126, Cavaliers 5-155 d Middle Park 153, Mentone 7-188 (M McGettigan 50no, P Gullaway 47) d East Oakleigh 7-183 (S Howell 50no), Emerald Hill 5-225 (G Chiu 50no, P Brown 50no, S Amadoru 30no) d Emmanuel South Oakleigh 103 (G Chiu 5-12, C Gallus 3-37), Toorak-Prahran 5-135 (D Clynne 50no) d Bonbeach Tangy 130 (T Oman 3-13, N DeMeneghi 3-21).
Fischer Shield: East Malvern 275 (P Knight 78, A Abrahams 62no, J Stewart 36, A Faragher 35) d CUCC Kings 211 (L Simon 3-21), Chelsea 9-233 d Salesian Old Boys 9-230 Parkdale 6-215 (A Wright 52no, C Mackay 37, D Ladds 36, T Cox 35) d Glen Waverley 110 (G Mackay 4-38), Toorak-Prahran 3-152 (J Kemp 52no, A Hope 32) d Mt Waverley Uniting 152 (H Jenkins 6-32).
U17 Friday: Mackie 9-229 and 148 (B Nicoll 48, B Baxter 31, P Falvo 31) d East Malvern 69 (P Falvo 3-5), Glen Waverley Cougars 4-213 d St Pauls Glen Waverley 44 (V Pillutla 4-12, A Panesar 3-6) and 3-71 (L Pappon 35), Notting Hill Brandon Park 8-251 d Murrumbeena 117.
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