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Milestones

Congratulations to each of the following players, umpires and scorers on achieving notable milestones.

Round 6
Tigers' keeper Adam Crosthwaite played his 50th Premier 1st XI match. Adam debuted for Richmond in 2001/02.

Prahran's Neil Schlittler passed 3,000 Premier runs in the match against Northcote.

Carlton skipper Tim Welsford took his 250th Premier wicket during his 4/40 against the Lions.

Umpires Michael Moore and Graham Slater both officiated in their 100th Premier match. Both joined the Premier panel in 2001/02.

Umpire Nick Frampton officiated in his 50th Premier match.

Round 7
St Kilda keeper Damon Rowan played his 150th Premier 1st XI match since making his debut in 1999/2000.

Essendon's Craig Berger passed 6,000 Premier runs during his innings of 80 against the Dragons.

Ringwood skipper Sean Flynn (right) passed 5,000 runs in Premier cricket during his century against Prahran.

Umpire Russ Turner officiated in his 200th Premier 1st XI match, thereby qualifying for membership of the CV 200 Club. Russ originally joined the CV panel in 1992/93.

Umpires Paul Jensen (right) and Bill Sheahan both officiated in their 450th matches. These totals include all official matches, all XIs. Paul joined the CV panel in 1978/79, Bill in 1981/82.

Umpire Steve Davis officiated in his 150th Premier match since joining the panel in 1998/99.

Umpire David Yelland officiated in his 50th Premier match.

Paceman Steven Duckworth played his 50th Premier 1st XI match for the Bulldogs. He celebrated the milestone in style, with career-best figures on each day - 4/36 and 6/54.

Casey-SM scorer Billy Lincoln officiated in his 150th Premier 1st XI match. Prior to taking up scoring, Billy umpired in 158 Premier matches between 1987/88 and 1997/98.

Round 8
Hawks' skipper Simon Dart (see attached table) qualifies for membership of the CV 200 Club when he plays in the match against Casey-South Melbourne at Monash Uni. His tally comprises 53 matches for the Demons, 136 for the Hawks and 10 one-dayers for the Bushrangers. Dart also took his 100th Premier catch during the Round 6 match against St Kilda.

Carlton's Mick Allen is due to play his 150th Premier 1st XI match. Mick debuted for Northcote in 1997/98, played 101 matches for the Dragons, crossing to Carlton in 2005/06. The match against Uni will be his 49th for Carlton. Mick also passed 4,000 Premier runs in the Round 6 clash against the Lions.

Melbourne's Andrew Kent is also due to play his 150th Premier match since his debut in 1999/2000.

Essendon skipper Brent Hutchinson is due to play his 100th Premier match since his debut in 1998/99.

Melbourne Uni's Alex Cairns is due to play his 50th Premier 1st XI match.

Umpire Rod McKinnon is due to officiate in his 200th Premier match since joining the CV panel in 1994/95.

Camberwell Magpies scorer Tony Grace is due to officiate in his 150th Premier 1st XI match.

Round 9
Geelong's Trent Walerys is due to play his 150th Premier 1st XI match.

Bulldogs' pair Grant Lindsay (150th match) and Nathan Geisler (100th match) are due to celebrate those milestones. Lindsay played the first 141 of those matches for the Cats.

Dandenong captain-coach Warren Ayres is due to play his 100th match for the Panthers.

Several umpires are due to officiate in significant milestone games in Round 9:

Merv Day (right) - 350th Premier match
Bill Ellemor - 250th Premier match
Geoff Joshua - 100th Premier 1st XI match
Stuart Edwards - 50th Premier match
LesWegecsanyi - 50th Premier match