PROVINCIAL
A FANTASTIC century from Harley Peace-Stirling has put Pines in the box seat for its sixth consecutive victory.
Pines hit the road to take on Red Hill in a two-day match on Saturday. Day one belonged to visitors; Pines finished the day at 6/327.
Opener Nick Christides set up Pines well with a knock of 86 from 104 deliveries. Peace-Stirling and Matthew Wilson then came in and combined for a huge partnership – Peace-Stirling ended up scoring an unbeaten 104 from 155, and Wilson smashed 73 from 107 deliveries.
Red Hill faces an enormous mountain to climb on day two to topple the ladder leaders. Rhys Hewitt was their best performing bowler – he posted figures of 3/63.
Langwarrin are staring down the barrel of defeat against Baden Powell after a horror start to their run chase on Saturday.
Baden Powell batted first at Overport Park last weekend, and hit a few roadblocks. A vital half-century from skipper Aidan Wheeler helped Baden Powell reach a competitive final total of 184.
Langy skipper Matthew Prosser was a workhorse, posting bowling figures of 5/83 off 30 overs.
Langwarrin was tasked with facing 10 overs before stumps. It couldn’t have gone worse for the Kangaroos, who finished the day in huge trouble at 4/17
Aidan Wheeler took 3/10 in an electric display. Matthew Prosser and first drop batter Kylan Mitchell managed to survive the onslaught, but they have a lot of work to do on day two to get the game back on track.
An unbeaten 105 from 189 by Ryan Smith was the highlight on day one of Mornington’s clash with Heatherhill.
Mornington were in trouble early, with both openers sent back to the sheds for ducks. They recovered well to finish with a final score of 7/250.
Sorrento bowled out Dromana for 208 on Saturday, and scored 1/56 in reply before stumps.
PENINSULA
ROSEBUD’S strong start to the season hit a snag on Saturday when they collapsed shortly before stumps against Balnarring.
Olympic Park hosted day one of the two-dayer last weekend. Balnarring batted first away from home – they ended up scoring 135 from 62 overs before Rosebud came in to bat.
After a promising start to the day, things ended in disaster for Rosebud. They collapsed to 5/14 before stumps was called.
Rosebud came into the weekend equal on top of the ladder with Old Peninsula, who travelled to take on Seaford on Saturday.
Old Peninsula’s Justin Grant set his side up well with a brilliant effort of 6/31, including a hat-trick. Grant dismissed Jordan Desmond, Matthew Herbert, and Ash Plozza to complete his hat-trick effort.
Seaford ended up all out for 169. Old Peninsula’s run chase didn’t get off to the best start – the Pirates scored 3/29 before stumps.
Dil Pageni put on a good bowling display at the end of the day, taking 3/10 from seven overs.
Somerville bowled out Moorooduc for 142 on Saturday, and scored 5/79 in reply before stumps. Long Island bowled out Mt Eliza for 157 away from home, and came in to score 2/31 from 16 overs.
DISTRICT
BONEO had a dominant day with the bat on Saturday, putting a huge total on the scoreboard against Crib Point.
Boneo batted all day long on their home deck. Opener Christopher Jobling was in fine form; he hit 112 runs to set his side up well.
After a couple of wobbles in the middle order, Caolan O’Connor came in and guided Boneo back on track. He hit 73 from 166 deliveries to help his side reach a formidable final total of 7/316.
Jake Mialitsis bowled well for the visitors. He posted final figures of 3/46.
Seaford Tigers also impressed with the bat last weekend. A century from Amandeep Singh saw them score 303 against Flinders.
Singh hit 119 from 158 deliveries, smashing 14 fours and 3 sixes along the way.
The Tigers declared at 5/303, and sent Flinders in to face four overs before stumps. Flinders survived the day without losing a wicket.
Ladder leaders Carrum Downs were bowled out for 218 by Main Ridge on Saturday, with Main Ridge scoring 1/33 in reply before the close of play. Second-place Carrum was also bowled out – Rye dismissed them for 142 at Roy Dore Reserve last weekend. Rye will start day two at 3/42.
SUB DISTRICT
FRANKSTON YCW have wrapped up a win within a day after a brilliant bowling display against Pearcedale.
Pearcedale had a miserable day at home on Saturday. The Stonecats bowled them out for just 46 runs after 33 overs, and quickly chased down their target.
Frankston YCW declared at 3/164, and sent Pearcedale back in to bat another 22 overs. Pearcedale have fared a little better in their second inning so far, finishing up the day at 4/47.
Baxter set Delacombe Park a tough target to chase down on day one of their clash last weekend.
It was a good all-round performance for Baxter at home – Mitchell Harvey top-scored with 72, and Cody Irving, James Long, and Daniel lanati each put in good efforts.
Baxter batted out their 80 overs, finishing with a final score of 8/279.
An excellent 92 by skipper Jake Prosser was the saving grace for Skye on Saturday. His knock helped Skye post a score of 191 against Mt Martha.
Before stumps Mt Martha faced 20 overs, scoring 3/51.
WOMENS DIV ONE
SOMERVILLE chased down Mt Eliza with just an over left to spare last Sunday.
Somerville hosted the clash last weekend. The visitors chose to bat first, and put 8/76 on the scoreboard.
Mt Eliza skipper Phoebe Miller top-scored with 24.
Once Somerville came to the crease, Tilly Black took control of the match. She hit an unbeaten 34 to guide her side to an eight-wicket win.
Rye/Boneo batted well last weekend to get the better of Crib Point.
The Magpies scored 79 from their 20 overs, which Rye/Boneo chased down with seven wickets to spare. Ella Hilton was the visitors’ best – she scored 46 not out from 43 deliveries.
Mt Martha enjoyed a dominant victory on Sunday. It took them just nine deliveries to chase down Tyabb’s total of 16 at Ferrero Reserve.
Beth Storr ran riot, taking six wickets to clean up the Yabbies.
