PROVINCIAL
ON the first day of their two-day clash against Pines, Langwarrin won the toss and elected to bat first, making 10/212 and having a strong start against the top of the ladder team.
Opener and captain Jack Marget was the best batter for Langwarrin, achieving 68 runs, followed by Riley Davie with 36 and Aaron Bardwell with 35 not out.
Pines then took to the crease, with openers Lachlan Jackson and Declan Jackson on three and four runs respectively, leaving them at 0/7, prepared for the next day of their game on 28 February.
Mornington took to the crease first in their game against Baden Powell, ending up on 10/109 while Baden Powell managed 2/74 so far.
For Mornington, vice-captain and opener Hayden Cummings got the highest score of 15 runs, followed by Ryan Smith and Matt Foon who both scored 14 runs.
Baden Powell’s best bowler was Dale Elmi, who managed 4/22.
Baden Powell then begun their batting with openers Luke Long 44 not out and Travis Kellerman 28 runs the best. They ended the day on 2/74.
Heatherhill won the toss ins their game and elected to let Dromana take to the crease first, which turned out to be a great choice. Dromana managed a final score of 10/92 while Heatherhill are at 5/80 so far.
Only three batters got into double digits for Dromana, with Kierran Voelkl managing the highest score of 34 runs and Sam Fowler following close behind with 23 runs.
Tyler Neal had an outstanding bowling performance for Heatherhill, achieving an amazing 7/32 and carrying the team immensely.
For Heatherhill, Tahsinullah Sultani currently has the highest batting score of 30 runs, followed by Samuel Mullavey, who is currently on 22 not out.
Sorrento chose to bowl first after winning the toss in their game against Red Hill, who managed 10/179.
Simon Dart was the best batsman for Red Hill with 66 runs, followed by Matthew Gray on 53 runs.
Sorrento then came into bat, with their openers Corey Harris and Jedd Falck on eight not out and 15 not out respectively.
PENINSULA
MT Eliza have had a very strong start against Balnarring, who are second on the ladder compared to Mt Eliza at sixth.
Mt Eliza achieved a score of 10/140, with their best batsman being Nicholas Strickland with 61 runs.
Both captain Luke Hewitt and Patrick Nickeas got four wickets for Balnarring in their bowling.
Balnarring then took to the crease and in a disasterous start, ended the day on 3/4, with Rueben Higgins taking 2/2.
Rosebud elected to bat first in their two-day game against Somerville, making an impressive 8/219.
Captain Patrick Nagel got the highest batting score for Rosebud with 57 runs, with Scott Hayes on 42 runs.
Chris Brittain performed well in his bowling for Somerville, taking four wickets.
Old Peninsula won the toss and elected to bat against Long Island, eventually declaring with a score of 5/289.
Elias Karageorgiou got the highest score in the batting innings for Old Peninsula, with 95 runs.
Vice captain Sam Holland-Burch got four wickets for Long Island.
Moorooduc won the toss and sent Seaford to the crease, and Seaford ended up on a score of 10/277.
Opener Jacob Foxwell achieved the highest score for Seaford by far, with 117 runs off 153 balls.
Michael Whincup had a great performance for Moorooduc with the ball, taking five wickets for his team.
DISTRICT
THE pressure was on for Flinders, as they’re currently on the bottom of the ladder, but they still managed to win the toss and post 10/132 before beginning to shut Boneo down.
Finders’ best batsman was Luke Reynolds, who achieved 33 runs not out, followed by Shaun Cairns on 29 runs.
Sean Spencer did very well in the bowling for Boneo, with four wickets.
Boneo then took to the crease to start their innings, with Jake Bell currently having their highest score of eight runs.
Charlie Beggs has held down the fort amazingly for Flinders so far in the bowling, making a great start with 3/2. Boneo ended the day with 4/23.
Main Ridge chose to bat first in their game against Rye, finishing off with a score of 10/139.
Main Ridge’s stand out batter was Charlie Banks, who got the highest score by far of 50 not out.
Rye then came into bat for 16 overs and are currently on 1/27.
Crib Point won the toss and elected to bat against Carrum, and this turned out to be a great decision after they finished their 80 overs on 8/228.
Angus Cripps got the highest score batting for Crib Point, with 60 runs not out, followed by opener Matthew Blake on 50.
Jake D’Atri performed very well bowling for Carrum, taking five wickets out of the eight total.
Seaford managed to beat Carrum Downs in the first day of their two day match, getting a score of 6/103 after Carrum Downs elected to bat first but only got 10/78.
James Quarmby was the best batsman for Carrum Downs with 23 runs, followed by Michael O’Driscoll on 15 runs.
Julian Walton had an exceptional time bowling for Seaford, managing 7/43.
Seaford then took to the crease, with Amandeep Singh getting their highest batting score of 40 runs followed by opener and captain Jon Plakourakis with 30 runs.
SUB DISTRICT
BAXTER’S position at second on the ladder was reinforced in their clash against Ballam Park, with Baxter winning the toss and eventually declaring for 3/324 after only 69 overs.
Captain Mark Cooper had an excellent batting performance, achieving 150 runs not out. Priyantha Kumara followed with another great score of 118 runs.
Ballam Park then took to the crease, with Pubudu Edirisinghe currently holding the highest score for the batsmen with 17 runs not out.
Dale Irving has started the bowling well for Baxter, with 2/10, with the day ended for Ballam Park at 2/35.
Skye won the toss and elected to bat against Tyabb, managing a score of 10/151 in 42 overs.
Captain Jake Prosser notched up 34 runs, making him the highest scorer for the batsmen for Skye, followed closely by Daniel Polson on 32 runs.
Captain James Holland-Burch had an outstanding bowling performance for Tyabb, achieving 7/41.
Tyabb are currently sitting comfortably at a score of 6/96, with Udara Ravindu leading the batting on 45 runs.
Trav Campbell is also having another week of impressive bowling performance, currently sitting at 4/30.
Delacombe Park have had a respectable start against Frankston YCW after YCW won the toss and elected to bowl, leaving Delacombe Park at 10/222.
Delacombe Park took to the crease confidently, with their opener Jonny Guthrie getting 76 runs, which was the highest score for the team.
WOMENS DIV ONE
UNFORTUNATELY, most of the women’s games were either cancelled, forfeited or abandoned due to the weather, but one game managed a result.
Tooradin won the toss and elected to bowl in their one-day clash against Balnarring, which turned out to be a poor decision after Balnarring managed 5/195.
Captain Jemma Reynolds had the highest score in the batting for Balnarring, with 62 runs, followed by opener Catherine Donlon who managed 36 runs.
After their 30 overs were done, Tooradin took to the crease, with opener Aimee Mellford getting their highest score of 82 not out.
Tooradin finished their 30 overs on 7/142, the win being secured for Balnarring.
