MELVILLE has slipped out of the Premier Cricket top four after a disappointing loss to Joondalup in round five at Tompkins Park.
A rearguard batting performance by veteran Drew Porter kept the Storm in the contest after his side was reduced to 5-91 early on in their innings.
Porter scored a classy 67 and Matt Wiley contributed 32 but no other Melville batsman passed 20.
The Storm were chasing Joondalup’s first day 232, falling 60 runs short with 172 all out.
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READ NOWJosh Anderson was the wrecking ball in the Centurion bowling attack, picking up 6-51 off 17 overs.
Mark Turner impressed again for Melville in the second innings, taking three wickets as Joondalup made 3-75.
The Storm drop all the way down to 12th with the loss and now look forward to a challenging round six match away to second-placed Fremantle.