PROVINCIAL
RED Hill smashed Pines last week to claim the MPCA Provincial division premiership.
Pat Rollo Reserve hosted the Grand Final last Saturday and Sunday. Red Hill batted first on day one, and put 172 runs on the board. Simon Dart top scored with 55 runs before he was given out for obstructing the field.
Pines’ run chase on day two was disastrous. They were bowled out for just 70 runs, handing Red Hill the title.
Pines started their innings poorly, falling to 3/10 early. At 8/35 their innings was truly doomed. Harley Peace-Stirling scored 47 of his side’s final total. Chris Dew did the damage for Red Hill on day two – he took 5/32.
PENINSULA
DROMANA were crowned champions of the MPCA Peninsula division last Sunday.
Dromana played Mount Eliza in a two-day Grand Final at Emil Madsen Reserve last weekend. Dromana won the toss and chose to bat first.
Opener Beau Anthony scored 41 runs to get his side off to a positive start. Number six batter Jack Fowler put most of the pressure on – he scored 68 runs from 142 balls.
Dromana scored 211 runs on day one.
An early collapse cost Mt Eliza the game. Opener Tom Baron scored 26 runs, but his first three batting partners were dismissed for single-digit totals.
Mt Eliza was bowled out for 112. Zacc Klan took four wickets to help his side get over the line.
DISTRICT
SEAFORD and Crib Point faced off in a tight Grand Final at RF Miles Reserve last weekend.
Seaford batted first on day one. Knocks of 57 and 41 respectively by Aaron Bardwell and Jacob Foxwell helped them reach a final total of 168.
Spencer Wilton and Matthew Blake helped keep down Seaford’s total. They took four wickets each.
Crib Point opener Mark Cairns was dismissed for a golden duck at the start of the run chase, but the Magpies soon got things back on track. Skipper Blake-Hogan Keogh led from the front with a hard-fought half-century.
The fall of wickets was steady on day two as time ticked away. Crib Point ended up falling to 9/124, putting victory beyond their grasp. They were bowled out for 149 from 72 overs.
Seaford emerged from the match as premiers.
SUB DISTRICT
BONEO chased down a target of 204 to claim the MPCA Sub District premiership on Sunday.
Ferrero Reserve hosted the two-day Grand Final. Mt Martha batted first, and played well.
Mt Martha batters Elliot Lord and Evan Williams combined for a 96-run opening stand. They were both dismissed in the 50s.
Mt Martha went on to score 204 runs.
Boneo’s run chase started poorly. They fell to 2/19 early, but quickly corrected course.
Dilasri Lokubandara was the match-winner for Boneo. He scored an unbeaten 75 to help guide his side to premiership glory.
Boneo won by four wickets with six overs left to play.
First published in the Frankston Times – 26th March 2024