MPCA MENS
PROVINCIAL
BADEN Powell are sitting on top of the MPCA Provincial Division table after defeating Old Peninsula on Saturday (7 November).
Old Peninsula won the toss and elected to bat, but the results were patchy.
Both openers, Elias Karageorgiou and Dale Elmi were out for five runs, and the sheet included lots of single figure scores.
Justin Grant managed a slow 23 runs and Wade Pelzer top scored for the Pirates with 35 not out.
In the end they ran out of batsmen in the 38th over for just 116 runs.
In response, Baden Powell did it easily. Opener Luke Long top scored with 58 not out including nine fours, and Rhys Elmi scored 42 runs. They passed Old Peninsula’s total in the 24th over with the loss of just two wickets.
Pines sit second on the table after besting Mornington, who languish second last still to notch a win for the season.
Pines elected to bat first and the openers fired. Declan Jackson scored 59 runs off 64 balls before being caught by Jack Whitehouse, and Pat Jackson piled on 41 off just 26 balls before being bowled by Noah Watkins.
Alex Hewet was the best of Mornington’s bowlers, getting four wickets.
In the end, Pines ran out of batters with 170 to defend.
In response, a few batters got starts for Mornington, but nobody was able to secure the big score required to reach Pines’ total.
Openers Hayden Cummings and Zac Garnet scored 15 and 24 respectively, with three other batters getting into double figures.
In the end, the side fell well-short with just 123 runs.
Sorrento are languishing on the bottom of the table after being smashed on the weekend by Langwarrin.
Sorrento won the toss and send Langwarrin in to bat.
Opener Matthew Prosser laid a strong foundation for the side with 42 off just 35 balls, but top score honours went to Matthew Calder who scored 85 runs for the side.
After their 40 overs the side were 5/199.
In response, Sorrento failed to gain any traction. Openers Patrick Hall and Jedd Falck were both out for just ten runs, and the highest score for the Sharks was just 17 runs by Liam O’Connor.
The side were all out for just 70 runs, well-short of the 200 they required for a win.
Josh Dowling was the best of Langwarrin’s bowlers, with figures of 5/8.
And Red Hill got the better of Dromana in their clash.
Dromana won the toss and sent Red Hill in to bat.
The top of the order fired for Red Hill with openers Glenn Collett and Charlie Hannemann scoring 42 and 31 respectively.
Next up batter Jack Taylor top scored for the side with 49 as part of the journey to 187.
Priyantha Kumara was notable in the field for Dromana snaring three catches.
Kumara then backed it up to be the strongest with the bat for his side, managing 58 runs.
A couple of other batters fired including Bobby Wilson (33 runs) and Udara Ravindu (29 runs), but the card also had three ducks and another four batters in single figures.
In the end, Dromana were all out 26 runs short of Red Hill’s total.
Tom Collett was the best for Red Hill’s bowlers, managing 5/22.
PENINSULA
BALNARRING are sitting on top of the Peninsula Division ladder after a good win over Somerville on Saturday.
Somerville won the toss and elected to bat, but the top order failed to get going.
Openers Craig Black and Bailey White managed five and 11 respectively, and it wasn’t until the fourth and fifth batters on the card came to the crease that things started to tick.
Connor Smith top scored for the side with 48, albeit from 84 balls, and Jacob Evans was the next best with 36 runs.
In the end, Somerville ran out of overs on 7/146.
In response, opener Jackson Hannah stood up for Balnarring notching 55 runs off just 33 balls including seven fours and two sixes.
Jake Hewitt was the next best with 35 runs as the side passed Somerville’s total in the 37th over for the loss of seven wickets.
Mt Eliza are sitting second on the ladder after their win against Heatherhill.
Opener Ravindu Kodithuwakku got his side off to a great start with 60 runs, only bettered by Lahiru Opatha who scored 76 runs off 87 balls including 10 fours and one six.
The side got to 5/186 when they ran out of overs.
In response, Heatherhill opener Archee Quelch was out for a duck after facing just four balls, and at the other end, Samuel Mullavey was back on the sidelines for just 14 runs.
The next four batter put in a good showing with Kieran Lenehan (28 runs), Jonah Avery (32 runs), Tighe Lenehan (38 runs) and Tyler Neal (26 not out) giving it a good whack.
In the end, Heatherhill fell 26 runs short of Mt Eliza’s total, running out of overs at 5/160.
Long Island fell short of Seaford’s total in their clash.
Long Island won the toss and elected to bowl. Seaford’s opener Jacob Foxwell faced just six balls and managed one four before being dispatched.
The other opener, Matthew Herbert, scored 20 before being sent walking LBW off a ball by Chanuka Galhenage.
Third batter Shamil Samarasinghe managed 27 runs, but it wasn’t until much lower in the order where the high score was notched up.
Seventh on the batters list Ash Plozza scored 48 not out for his team and eighth batter Daniel Brennan scored 38 runs.
At the end of their 40 overs, Seaford had managed 8/178.
Long Island opener Aiden McKenna got his side off to a great start with 39 off 47 balls and was only bettered by Michael Burke who scored 41 runs.
There just wasn’t the depth for Long Island, and while they got close, they just couldn’t make it.
In the end, they ran out of batsmen with a little over an over to go, still 16 runs short of Seaford’s total.
And Crib Point have managed a win over Rosebud in a close call for the Magpies.
Crib Point won the toss and elected to bat, and the openers stood up.
Spencer Wilton scored 66 runs and Matthew Blake 34 to open the ledger.
Captain Blake Hogan-Keogh also contributed a handy 35 runs as the side got to 8/173 in the 40 overs.
In response, Rosebud’s openers also put in a strong effort with James Egan scoring 62 runs and Will Jewell 26 runs.
It fell away from there, and while they got painfully close, they ran out of batters with just balls to go, and just six runs short of the Magpies’ total.
DISTRICT
CARRUM Downs are on the top of the District Division ladder after an easy win against Seaford Tigers.
Seaford won the toss and elected to bat but failed to find much form.
Opener Jon Plakourakis only managed 16 off 59 balls. The best for Seaford was Jack Brooking with 25 off 53 balls followed by Aaron Mountney with 21 runs.
Seaford managed to see out their overs with the score at 9/122.
In response, it was a walk in the park for Carrum Downs.
Opener Mustafa Nader got to 66 off 80 balls before being stumped.
Stuart Plunkett got to 40 not out, and a four not out by Rumesh Ranasinghe saw them across the line. Their final figures were 1/123 in the 26th over.
Rye grabbed the win over Tyabb after sending the Yabbies in to bat.
Ryan Regan and Jayden Regan top scored for Tyabb with 31 and 33 respectively.
Depth was missing for the side, and they were all out for 131 in the 37th.
In response, Rye lost its openers cheaply with Nathan Hunt out for five and Manu Goraya out for six runs.
Next in, Vihanga Abepitiya steadied the ship with a slow but steady 25 runs.
It was the final partnership of Waligama Palleguruge (36 not out) and Sashika Sushantha Gunathunga (30 not out) that saw Rye across the line in the 35th over for the loss of six wickets.
Boneo grabbed the win over Flinders, leaving them on the bottom of the table still without a win in the 26/27 season.
Flinders won the toss and elected to bat. It was a solid innings, with most batters getting a respectable score.
Max Wilkinson top scored with 68 off 86 with six fours and three sixes.
Flinders ended up with 7/172.
In response, Boneo just did a little better. Captain Christopher Jobling top scored for his side with 58 runs and Ryan Jellie notched up 35 runs.
Boneo passed Flinders’ target in the 38th over with the loss of four wickets.
Moorooduc are sitting second on the ladder after a win against Carrum.
Moorooduc batted first and their innings was formed by a 51 from opener Benjamin Williams.
There were mixed results through the rest of the batting order, and the side finished their 40 overs on 9/148.
In response, Carrum’s openers stepped up with Robert Hearn and Jake D’Atri scoring 30 and 26 respectively.
It was all downhill from there, though, with only two other batters getting into double figures. In the end, they ran out of batters in the 39th over with 125 chalked up, still 23 runs short of Moorooduc’s score.
SUB DISTRICT
MT Martha are on top of the Sub District table after a win against Tootgarook.
Tootgarook batted first and both openers went cheaply, Evin Parslow scoring three runs and Jamie Clarke back in the sheds for a duck.
The team failed to get traction all innings, with the only bright spot being Joshua Phillips who managed 28.
Steven Lindsay was the best of Mt Martha’s bowlers with 4/17.
Tootgarook’s innings was all over in the 34th over for just 86 runs.
In response, Mt Martha walked it in.
Opener Travis French scored 28 runs and Corey Marshall (21 runs) and Mikis Vemis (19 runs) were both not out when they passed Tootgarook.
The loss leaves Tootgarook sitting on the bottom of the Sub District ladder.
Baxter are in second place after a strong win against Frankston YCW.
Baxter won the toss and elected to bat. Opener James Long was the standout with 82 runs including six fours and one six.
Next best was Jesse Busacca on 26 runs and, despite two golden ducks on the sheet, Baxter made it to a respectable 9/168 before running out of overs.
In response, the Stonecats opener Jarod Pickering was out for a duck, but the other opener, captain Levi Mcloughlin-Dore dug deep to top score for his side with 29 runs.
It just wasn’t enough, and the side were all out for 102 in the 33rd over, handing Baxter the win.
Main Ridge won the toss and elected to bat in their game against Skye.
The captain and vice-captain opening duo failed to fire with Scott Murray out for 12 and Charlie Banks relegated to observer for a duck.
Well down the batting line-up, Samuel McWilliams top scored for the side with 45 off 37 balls. The side ran out of batters in the final over for 142 runs.
In response, Skye opener Jugraj Singh fell for a duck on his first ball, but the other opener, Pawan Thind, dug deep to score a half century before being caught out.
Daniel Polson offered strong support for his side with 43 off 48 balls and Skye passed Main Ridge’s total in the 34th over with the loss of seven wickets.
And Delacombe Park obliterated Ballam Park in their contest.
Delacombe Park won the toss and elected to bat.
Opener Jonny Guthrie top scored for his side with 101 not out and was well supported by Tobias Van den heever who scored 71.
The side got to a formidable 3/254 at the end of their 40 overs.
In response, Ballam Park were poor. Two players, Madusanka Jayakody Arachchige and Will Landers, shared the top score honours with 23 apiece, but it wasn’t enough to even look like making it a contest.
Ballam Park were all out for 108, handing Delacombe Park the win.
MPCA MENS FIXTURE
PROVINCIAL – TWO DAY
Saturday 14 Nov, 12.30pm:
Old Peninsula v Red Hill –Peninsula Grammar
Pines v Dromana – Eric Bell Reserve
Baden Powell v Langwarrin – Overport Park
Sorrento v Mornington – Portsea Recreation Reserve
PENINSULA – TWO DAY
Saturday 14 Nov, 12.30pm:
Mt Eliza v Somerville – Emil Madsen Reserve
Crib Point v Balnarring – Crib Point Recreational Reserve
Long Island v Heatherhill – Ballam Park
Rosebud v Seaford – Olympic Park Reserve
DISTRICT – TWO DAY
Saturday 14 Nov, 12.30pm:
Boneo v Carrum – Boneo Recreation Reserve
Tyabb v Carrum Downs – Bunguyan Reserve
Rye v Moorooduc – R.J Rowley Reserve
Seaford Tigers v Flinders – Belvedere Reserve
