PROVINCIAL
Red Hill’s strong start to the 2025/2026 season looks set to continue after a good day one showing against Mornington on Saturday.
Mornington chose to bat first at Red Hill Recreation Reserve. They failed to make much of an impact on the scoreboard – Cooper Borthwick tore through the middle order and helped send the Bulldogs back to the sheds for a final total of 123.
Borthwick took 4/22. Simon Dart also bowled well, finishing up with 3/18.
Red Hill piled on 77 runs before stumps, losing just one wicket along the way. They are in a great position to seal the win on day two.
A fantastic century from opener Mitchell Bench helped Sorrento put together a big total against Langwarrin on Saturday.
Bench smashed 125 from 180 deliveries. Jake Wood played a strong supporting role in the middle order, hitting 50 from 45 balls.
The Sharks scored 269 on their home deck, handing Langwarrin a difficult target to chase down on day two.
Baden Powell put 275 runs on the scoreboard on day one of their match against Heatherhill. Pines scored 272 against Dromana.
PENINSULA
Long Island took less than a day to wrap up a comfortable win in their two-day clash against Moorooduc.
Moorooduc Recreation Reserve hosted the two sides on Saturday. Moorooduc chose to bat first, but struggled badly at the crease.
After 46 overs, Moorooduc was bowled out for 98 runs. Justin Bridgeman ran riot on the tail end, taking three wickets for just two runs.
Helped by an impressive half-century from skipper Aiden McKenna, Long Island reached their target without too much trouble. They finished the day at 4/110.
Old Peninsula set Somerville a formidable target to chase down at Somerville Reserve on Saturday.
Elias Karageorgiou, Jake Barlow, and Wade Pelzer each reached their half-centuries for the Pirates. They finished the day at 7/272.
A five-wicket haul from Dil Pageni kept Seaford in the game when they took on Balnarring on Saturday.
Pageni helped wipe out the tail end, finishing up with 5/38. Jacob Foxwell also bowled well, taking 4/59.
Balnarring still batted well, and managed to score 234 before they were bowled out. Darcy Warmbrunn top-scored with 79 from 177 balls.
Rosebud looks poised to beat Mt Eliza at Olympic Park. Mt Eliza was bowled out for just 82, with Rosebud scoring 2/57 in response before stumps.
DISTRICT
An excellent knock from Anurudda Fonseka is keeping Seaford Tigers in the hunt against Crib Point.
Seaford Tigers hit the road to take on the Magpies in a two-day clash. After a few early struggles at the crease, Fonseka steadied the ship with a patient 78 from 188 deliveries.
Fonseka’s batting partners fell all around him; three middle order batters were dismissed for ducks.
Seaford Tigers were bowled out for 150 after 65 overs. Crib Point scored 2/44 before stumps was called.
Flinders will need to bowl well against Rye this weekend to defend their total.
Flinders struggled at BA Cairns Reserve, scoring just 121 runs before being bowled out. Satheesh Sivakumaran Fernandu and Charlie Wigg took three wickets each for Rye.
Rye’s run chase didn’t get off to the best start – at stumps they had scored 3/48.
Boneo was bowled out for 137 by Carrum Downs on Saturday. Carrum Downs made a dent in their target before the end of the day, and will start day two at 3/50.
Main Ridge set Carrum a total of 189 to chase down to win on day one of their two-day clash last weekend.
SUB DISTRICT
Mt Martha is staring down the barrel of its first defeat for the 2025/2026 season.
Mt Martha is 2-0 to start the season. They travelled to take on Ballam Park in a two-day clash on Saturday.
Ballam Park batted first, and put a good total on the scoreboard. They were bowled out for 197 from 53 overs.
Will Borthwick top-scored for Ballam Park; the skipper scored 59 from 117.
Mt Martha’s run chase is off to a rocky start. Opener Duncan Brown was dismissed for just five. Following on from that, Kyle Bendle and Matthew Pollock each fell for ducks. Skipper Corey Marshall was bowled out for just one.
Mt Martha will start day two at 4/47 with a lot of work left to do.
Frankston YCW battled their way to a hard-fought total of 175 against Baxter on Saturday. Baxter will start from 1/40 on day two at Peninsula Reserve.
At Bunguyan Reserve, Tyabb bowled out Delacombe Park for 162 on Saturday. The Yabbies scored 2/46 before the close of play.
Tootgarook were impressive last weekend, wrapping up a win over Pearcedale on day one of their two-day match.
Tootgarook bowled out Pearcedale for 119, which they chased down without much trouble.
Skye had a bye.
WOMEN’S DIV ONE
Somerville handed Balnarring its first defeat of the 2025/2026 season on Sunday afternoon.
Balnarring hosted Somerville for a T20 clash at Balnarring Recreation Reserve. Balnarring was sent in to bat first, and was shaky from the outset.
Balnarring skipper Jemma Reynolds was caught out for just two runs off the bowling of Tilly Black early in the afternoon. Black also dismissed Jorja Gay for just five runs.
A good partnership between Brianna Watson and Liz Leerson steadied the ship, and Balnarring went on to score 96 from their 20 overs.
Jorja Gay got her revenge on Tilly Black when Somerville came in to bat, bowling her out for just six runs. First drop batter Julie Fearns and number four Marlee Black soon came in and guided Somerville over the line.
Somerville beat Balnarring by eight wickets with three overs left to play.
Mt Eliza had little trouble beating Tyabb on Sunday. They ended up winning by nine wickets with five overs left to spare.
Mt Martha bowled brilliantly last weekend to restrict Crib Point to just 41 runs from their 20 overs. Mt Martha chased down the Magpies’ total in just 10 overs.
