Local cricketer hits it for six

By Lachlan Ellis

A Moorabool cricketer has been named best and fairest in the Ballarat Cricket Association League, but he’s already looking ahead to another accolade.

Dilan Chandima plays for the Darley Cricket Club, and on Monday 21 March was awarded the E.J Cleary Medal.

He joined the Lions after playing for Sunbury United last season, where he also won the league best and fairest, to play turf cricket and join childhood friends at Darley.

Chandima had a stellar first season with the Lions, with the all-rounder hitting 767 runs at 47.9, in addition to taking 21 wickets.

He hit two centuries and four half-centuries, including 112 not out against Napoleons-Sebastopol in the semi-final, to help put Darley into the Grand Final.

But despite a stellar season, Mr Chandima said he was shocked to receive the E.J.

“It was a surprise for me. I was hoping there was a chance that I would win the Champion Player Award, but winning the E.J Cleary Medal surprised me,” he told the Moorabool News last Tuesday.

While winning a medal was “the dream of any cricketer”, Chandima has another goal in sight, as Darley take on Golden Point in the Grand Final on Saturday.

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in the 29 March 2022 edition
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