By Tara Murray
A James Nanopoulos masterclass left the Greenvale Kangaroos reeling after day one of their clash with Dandenong in Victorian Premier Cricket.
Many will remember the day for the performance of Nanopoulos, but for the Kangaroos it will be one that they want to forget as they stare down the path of an outright loss.
Nanopoulos etched himself into the record books with the best spell of bowling in recent years in Premier cricket.
Nanopoulos ran through a stunned Kangaroos line-up taking the first eight wickets and he would finish with nine, as the Kangaroos were skittled for just 49.
Nanopoulos finished with the incredible figures of 9-26 off 15.5 overs. It’s the best figures in premier cricket since Ian Jones took all 10 wickets in 1957-58.
Opener Aiden Zammit was the only Kangaroos player to reach double figures, finishing with 17 on a tough day.
The Panthers set about quickly making the runs, which they did two wickets down.
They declared at 9-167 with a lead of 118. Sean McNicholl and Humza Ali took three wickets each for the Kangaroos.
Greenvale Kangaroos had 12 overs to face at the end of the day and the Nanopoulos show wasn’t finished. He took another two early wickets to take his total to 11 for the game so far. The Kangaroos will resume at 3-39.
Playing coach Kaushal Silva (14 not out) and skipper Michael Stretton (0 not out) will resume on day two.
To hear what Nanopoulos said about his performance, CLICK HERE.
