MPCA WOMENS
PROVINCIAL
THE Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association’s 2026/27 women’s Provincial Division got their second week of play in on Sunday 11 October.
Mt Martha had an easy win over Delacombe Park thanks to a stunning innings by gun Billie Raymond.
Raymond retired after notching up 53 runs off 42 balls as she pushed her side to 4/114 in their 20 overs.
In response, Delacombe Park struggled with five ducks on the board. Their only shining light was Zara Jolly who managed to get to 17 before being caught by Angela Dunn.
Delacombe Park were all out for 34 runs in the 17th over, 80 runs short of where they needed to be.
Somerville had an easy win over Crib Point.
The Magpies just managed to bat out their 20 overs with a single wicket in hand and a total of 57 at the changeover.
In response, Somerville walked it in without the loss of a single wicket. Openers Marlee Black and Sienna Robson scoring 29 and 19 respectively.
Rye weren’t troubled by Mt Eliza in their game.
Rye got to 131 with the loss of just one wicket. In response, Mt Eliza just couldn’t get the traction they required and ran out of overs at 7/86.
PENINSULA
FRANKSTON Womens Cricket Club are on top of the Peninsula Division womens’ table after another strong showing this week, this time against Red Hill.
FWCC batted first and opener Cayla Emery brough up her 50 before retiring. Melanie Carroll also performed well notching 38 off 29 balls. The team got to 1/135 after their 20 overs were up.
In response, Red Hill didn’t fire, with three ducks and a few single digit scores. Only standing up for Red Hill were Caitlin Ingram who scored 27 and Sophie Balfour who scored 26 not out.
They ran out of overs at 5/76, well short of the FWCC total.
Hastings just couldn’t catch a break in their game against Frankston YCW. Not a single player made it out of single digits as the team crept to 8/57.
In response, the Stonecats had no trouble, passing the Blues’ total without the loss of a wicket. Lorraine Edwards scored 14 and Courtney Price 33 for the Stonecats.
Carrum Downs beat Carrum Maroon in their clash, but there wasn’t much in it.
Irene Margaronis was the standout for Carrum Downs with 32 not out off 38 balls.
In response, Carrum Maroon just couldn’t get the traction they needed. Only three players hit double figures, and in the end they fell seven runs short by the time they had run out of batters.
In another tight one, Flinders just got the better of Seaford Tigers.
Seaford Tigers batted first and put a respectable 98 on the board in their 20 overs for the loss of just three wickets.
Opener Sally Omeara top scored with 36 runs, and captain Kellie Campbell wasn’t far behind on 32.
Flinders managed to pass their total in the final over thanks to an impressive 48 from Annabelle Redburn.
DISTRICT
CARRUM Navy are on top of the womens’ District Division table after their win against Seaford.
Carrum batted first with nearly all the heavy lifting being done by the two openers, Jennifer Coull (38 runs) and Haylie Pedron (31 runs). The team batted out their full 20 overs to end up at 4/105.
In response, Seaford struggled. Both their openers went cheaply, and while Lindsay Tucker put on 19 and Jodie Gladstone 13, it was too little, too late. At the end of their 20 overs they were still 16 runs short of the total.
Crib Point womens’ 2nds got the better of Frankston YCW.
The Magpies batted first with the standout performance coming from Karina Mace who scored 49 not out.
At the end of 20 overs, Crib Point had the figures of 2/114.
Captain Bronwyn Curren fired for the Stonecats, and they ended their 20 overs with the loss of just a single wicket, but the runs weren’t there and they fell 23 short.
Sorrento batted first in their clash against Baxter and finished up with figures of 2/91. Vice captain Madison Gerloff was the high scorer for the side with 41 runs.
In response, Chari Morgan scored 24 for Baxter and Chloe Boyes 36, but the run-rate wasn’t there and at the end of 20 overs, despite only dropping two wickets, they were six runs short.
Main Ridge beat Mt Eliza’s 2nds team.
Mt Eliza batted out the 20 overs with the figures on 4/53. In response, Main Ridge scored 7/55 to pass the total in the 19th over.
Heatherhill and Pines thrashed out a draw in their game.
Pines batted first and ended their 20 overs on 3/108 with Fiona Hale the best on 41 runs not out.
In response, Heatherhill had a standout performance with Kaelyn Pearce scoring 50 off 57. A few ducks and low scores followed and when they got to the end of their allotted overs they had only managed to pull even with Pines.
MPCA WOMENS FIXTURE
PROVINCIAL
Sunday 18 October, 1pm:
Crib Point v Balnarring – Crib Point Recreational Reserve
Delacombe Park v Rye – Delacombe Park Reserve
Somerville v Mt Eliza – Somerville Reserve
Tooradin v Mt Martha – Rutter Park Recreation Reserve
PENINSULA
Sunday 18 October, 1pm:
Carrum Maroon v FWCC – Roy Dore Reserve
Flinders v Carrum Downs – BA Cairns Reserve
Red Hill v Frankston YCW – Red Hill Recreation Reserve
Seaford Tigers v Hastings – Belvedere Reserve
DISTRICT
Sunday 18 October, 1pm:
Crib Point 2nds v Baxter – Cyril Fox Reserve
Carrum v Mt Eliza 2nds – Roy Dore Reserve
Frankston YCW 2nds v Heatherhill – Peninsula Reserve
Sorrento v Pines – Portsea Recreation Reserve
Seaford v Main Ridge – R.F Miles Reserve
