It was a nightmare for Greenvale Kangaroos on Saturday in Victorian Premier Cricket as they stare down the barrel of an outright defeat against Fitzroy Doncaster.
The Kangaroos struggled with the bat after being sent in and were bowled out for just 99 in 55 overs against the second placed side who is fighting for the minor premiership.
The Kangaroos started poorly and were 3-5 and then 4-13, before a mini-comeback. They then lost 4-3 to crumble from 5-85 to 9-88 and were out a short time later.
Haseeb Qureshi top scored with 39, as just three players reached double figures.
Fitzroy Doncaster wasted no time getting the runs making 4-120 in 31 overs.
The Kangaroos got an early wicket, but there was little joy after that with James Rosewarne the pick of the bowlers for the Kangaroos with two wickets.
Instead of batting out the remaining overs of the day, Fitzroy Doncaster decided to declare with a lead of 21, making the Kangaroos face five overs before stumps.
If the Kangaroos’ day thought it couldn’t get worse, it was about to, on the back of a brilliant spell from Trent Lawford.
Lawford took 3-6 off three overs, to have the Kangaroos in trouble at 3-6, still 15 runs behind Fitzroy Doncaster with a day to play.
Lawford finished the day with eight wickets, having done the damage in the first innings as well.
Zaheer Hussain and James Grixti are the not out batsmen for the Kangaroos.
