MPCA MENS
AFTER torrential rain caused the cancellation of all men’s first round games last week, play finally got underway on Saturday (10 October) for the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association’s 2026/27 mens’ season.
PROVINCIAL
IN Provincial, Baden Powell, Langwarrin, Pines and Old Peninsula all had wins, putting them at the top of the table.
Baden Powell have the top spot after easily accounting for Dromana.
Baden Powell batted first and managed to put on an impressive 8/229 in their 40 overs.
Opener Luke Long shone for Baden Powell with 67 runs off 87 balls. His innings was only bettered by Dale Elmi who scored 76 off 58.
In response, Dromana’s chase didn’t start as planned, with opener Beau Anthony out for a golden duck. The other opener, Bobby Wilson, made 19.
Kierran Voelkl top scored for Dromana with 43 off 58, and off-season recruit Sulakshan Mendisque managed 31 off 44.
In the end, it wasn’t enough and Dromana fell 84 runs short with one wicket in hand when they ran out of overs.
A swashbuckling century by Langwarrin’s Jack Marget set his side up for a win against Mornington.
Marget stayed out there the entire innings, and scored 113 off 117 balls. His score was the lions-share his side’s 198 total, helped along by Taylor Smith on 24 not out.
They ran out of overs with the loss of just three wickets, and leaving Mornington a considerable chase.
The Bulldogs got off to a strong start with both their openers standing up. Hayden Cummings managed 39 off 47 balls and Josh Small 28 off 41.
Then came a period of low scores before the tail wagged. It was not enough, though, and Mornington ran out of batters in the 39th over 41 runs short.
The final figures were Langwarrin 3/198 beating Mornington on 10/157.
Pines got over the line against Red Hill with a couple of overs and five wickets to spare.
Red Hill batted first and managed to get to 190 in their allotted overs with one wicket in hand. Luke Robertson top scored for his side with 53 and Tom Collett was not far behind on 48 not out.
Pines got off to a shaky start with both openers falling early.
Number three batsman, Jagan Vijayakumar, came to the crease and stayed the rest of the innings scoring a match-defining 91 runs off 103 balls, and helping his side secure the win.
Old Peninsula got across the line against Sorrento on Saturday, but it was a close call.
Old Peninsula batted first and only a few of their batters stood up. Opener Charlie Collopy scored 25 runs, Wade Pelzer 31, and Neil Johnson 47 not out.
They finished their overs at 9/178.
Sorrento’s batting was inconsistent, with some batters performing well and others underperforming.
Corey Harris managed 23, and Liam O’Connor 44. Dimitri Mascarenhas and Oliver Hanrahan were both 35 not out when the Sharks ran out of overs just four runs short, and with three wickets in hand
PENINSULA
IN Peninsula division, Seaford Cricket Club are on the top of the ladder after a strong win over Heatherhill.
Seaford batted first with the first seven batters getting into double figures before the lower end batters struggled.
Dil Pageni was a star with 60 runs for his side.
Archee Quelch was the highest scorer for Heatherhill, managing 52 runs, but it wasn’t enough. Heatherhill ran out of batters in the 39th over, still 50 runs short of the required total.
Balnarring had an easy win over Mt Eliza on Saturday.
They got off to a strong start with openers Darcy Warmbrunn and Jackson Hannah putting on 99 runs between them.
But Xavier Warmbrunn was the star, putting on 85 runs in just 65 balls.
At the end of their 40 overs they were 5/226 and Mt Eliza were facing a difficult task.
Mt Eliza opener Jack Harris was run out for a duck without facing a single ball, and Ravindu Kodithuwakku was out for 11 off 13 balls.
The middle order settled and Pawan Dias Edirisinghe scored 32 off 63 and Mat Walker 36 off 42.
But the runs were never there, and at the end of 40 overs, while still having two wickets in hand, Mt Eliza were still 81 runs short of Balnarring’s target.
And newly promoted into Peninsula Division, Crib Point grabbed their first win against Long Island, and they did it with ease.
Long Island batted first and ran out of batters after 36 overs. They never managed to fire, and only one batsman, Michael Burke, got established managing 37 off 53 balls. Their final score was 108.
In response, the Magpies walked it in in the 29th over, but not without some issues.
Of the eight batters that took the crease, three went out for ducks and two made just two runs each. It was up to the other three to bring it home.
Opener Spencer Wilton scored 29 off 43 balls, Blake Hogan-Keogh scored 29 not out off 72 and Angus Cripps 30 runs off 30 balls.
Crib Point’s final stats were 6/109.
And last year’s runners up, Somerville, had an easy win over Rosebud.
Somerville batted first and batted out the full 40 overs with the loss of just six wickets.
Kiefer Peries scored 36 off 71, Connor Smith and impressive 51 off 33, and the highest score was made by Nick Mann with 72 off 72.
The Eagle finished up with a score for Rosebud to chase of 214.
Rosebud had a few good starts. Will Jewell scored 25, captain Patrick Nagel 24 off 16, and Scott Hayes managed 55 off 80. But among those highlights were quite a few single digit scores, and when the 40 overs were up, they were still 35 runs short.
DISTRICT
CARRUM Downs got their 2026/27 season off to a good start with a win over Flinders.
Flinders batted first, and despite a duck for opener Max Wilkinson had a consistent showing.
In fact, the next three batters scored 23 runs each before Charlie Beggs took to the crease to score 33 not out.
At the end of their 40 overs, they still had four wickets in hand but had only managed to put 143 runs on the board.
In response, Carrum Downs put in a consistent performance to clinch the win.
Mustafa Nader scored a firebrand 35 off 20 balls. Nathan Harford scored 37 off 41.
They ended up with figures of 6/147 at the end of the 32 over.
Newly relegated Moorooduc had a strong win over Boneo at Dallas Brooks Reserve.
The Ducks batted first, and managed to put 146 on the board during their 40 overs with the loss of just five wickets.
Captain Liam Walsh shone for Moorooduc with a top score for his team of 49 runs.
In response, Boneo struggled to find consistence. Only three players managed to get into the 20s, with Adam Ciavarella top scoring with 28.
In the end, they ran out of batters at the end of the 38th over, still 15 runs short.
Seaford Tigers managed a tight win over Rye.
Rye batted first and struggled with consistency. Only four players got into double figures with Sashika Sushantha Gunathunga the highlight with 36 runs off 35 balls.
They batted out their allotted 40 overs and ended up with figures of 9/145.
In response, Jack Brooking high scored for Seaford Tigers with 46 off 84. The team got past Rye’s total in the 39th over with six wickets in hand.
Newly promoted Tyabb didn’t have the best start to their District Division tenure, notching a loss to Carrum.
Tyabb batted first and struggled with only three batters getting into double figures. Tyler and Jayden Regan were the only ones to make a meaningful impact with 45 and 58 runs respectively.
They ran out of batters in the 34th over with 145 on the board.
Carrum got off to a shaky start with captain Robert Hearn going out for a duck and the other opener, Jake D’Atri, scoring just 11 runs.
The middle order steadied with Liam Hulett scoring 34 off 57 before Ethan Chittick scored 56 runs off 89 balls and Dylan Ridgway 22 off 37. Both not out.
They snuck past Tyabb’s total in the 39th over with four wickets still in hand.
SUB DISTRICT
SKYE and Mt Martha batted out a thrilling tie on Saturday.
Mt Martha batted first with mixed results for the top order. William Fitzgerald went out for a duck but fellow opener Travis French went on to make 57. Robert Willis made 44 and Steven Lindsay 26 not out on the way to 9/165 when they ran out of overs.
In response, Skye opener Pawan Thind scored 26 and a couple of the other top order players stood up, including Trav Campbell who scored 48 for his side.
The tail struggled a little, but they finished on a dead heat when they ran out of overs.
Frankston YCW are sitting on the top of the Sub Division table after their win against Tootgarook.
The Stonecats batted first and put on 174 runs with three wickets still in hand after batting out their 40 overs. Captain Levi Mcloughlin-Dore top scored for his side with 46.
Tootgarook started their chase well with 36, 20, 67 and 10 from the top four batters.
Then it all came crashing down without another batter getting into double figures.
Tootgarook ran out of batters in the 36th inning, still 20 runs short of the total.
Baxter smashed Ballam Park in a low scoring affair.
Ballam Park batted first and had a dreadful innings with only two batters making it out of single figures with Bradley Jones scoring 12 and Nicholas Jones scoring 11.
Scattered among their scoresheet were five ducks, two of them golden, as they headed back to the changerooms all out for just 48 after 18 overs.
Baxter had no trouble in response, getting to the total with the loss of a single wicket at the beginning of the ninth over. Joe Rule top scored for the side with 27 runs off 16 balls.
Pearcedale’s home ground advantage wasn’t enough for them to get a win against Delacombe Park.
Pearcedale batted first and struggled terribly but for two batters. There were four ducks, and another five batters didn’t make it out of single digits.
Saving the innings for Pearcedale were Cooper Thornton who scored 28 and Jack Hussey who scored 58.
Pearcedale managed to get to 112 in the 38th over before running out of men.
In response, Delacombe Park did it easily, getting to the target in the 25th over with the loss of just three wickets. The best for them was Ben Walker who scored 37.
The final tallies were Pearcedale 10/112 to Delacombe Park 3/113.
Main Ridge had a bye.
MPCA MENS FIXTURE
PROVINCIAL
Saturday 17 October, 12.30pm:
Dromana v Old Peninsula – Dromana Recreation Reserve
Langwarrin v Pines – Lloyd Park
Baden Powell v Mornington – Overport Park
Red Hill v Sorrento – Red Hill Recreation Reserve
PENINSULA
Saturday 17 October, 12.30pm:
Rosebud v Heatherhill – Olympic Park Reserve
Balnarring v Long Island – Balnarring Recreation Reserve
Somerville v Crib Point – Somerville Reserve
Seaford v Mt Eliza – R.F Miles Reserve
DISTRICT
Saturday 17 October, 12.30pm:
Tyabb v Flinders – Bunguyan Reserve
Carrum Downs v Boneo – Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve
Carrum v Rye – Roy Dore Reserve
Moorooduc v Seaford Tigers – Dallas Brooks Reserve
SUB DISTRICT
Saturday 17 October, 12.30pm:
Frankston YCW v Delacombe Park – Peninsula Reserve
Ballam Park v Main Ridge – Ballam Park
Pearcedale v Mt Martha – Pearcedale Recreation Reserve
Bye: Baxter, Skye and Tootgarook
