MPCA MENS
PROVINCIAL
IN Provincial Division two teams, Baden Powell and Pines, remain undefeated after three rounds while Mornington and Sorrento are yet to register a win.
Baden Powell were responsible for depriving Mornington of a win after their clash on Saturday.
Baden Powell won the toss and elected to bat on a sunny afternoon. Openers Luke Long and Taylor Harrison struggled with a six and a duck respectively.
The next three in the order steadied the ship with Rhys Elmi (20), Dale Elmi (74) and Travis Kellerman (30) all getting substantial scores.
In the end, Baden Powell ran out of wickets in the 39th over but had set a respectable target of 200.
Mornington’s response wasn’t terrible, but it just wasn’t enough. A number of their batters got solid starts, and Ryan Smith top scored with 37 for the Bulldogs.
They batted out their 40 overs and finished with one wicket in hand but still 28 runs short of Baden Powell’s total.
The other undefeated team, Pines, came up against Langwarrin.
Apart from two ducks in the middle order, Pines had a consistent batting display. Opener Declan Jackson was the top scorer with 51, and Jagan Vijayakumar the next best with 32. There were four other batters who made it into their 20s.
Pines batted out their 40 overs with the final figures of 8/215.
Langwarrin got off to a steady start. Jack Marget couldn’t repeat last week’s firey century, put on a respectable 34. Matthew Calder top scored for Langwarrin with 36 as the team batted out their full 40 overs with one wicket to spare, but just not the run rate required. They ended up at 9/198, 17 runs short of Pines’ total.
It was a tight finish to the Dromana and Old Peninsula match, but Dromana managed the win.
Old Peninsula batted first and notched up 189 with the loss of seven wickets, batting out the 40 overs.
Top scorers for the Pirates were captain Tom La Brooy with 49 and a swashbuckling 49 not out off 46 balls by Bailey Payze, including one four and three sixes.
Dromana just managed to get more traction with two players, Beau Anthony and Priyantha Kumara scoring 55 each. In the end they passed Old Peninsula’s total in the 38th over, but with just a single wicket in hand. Their final figures were 9/191.
Red Hill use their home ground advantage to set Sorrento a mammoth target to chase in their clash.
Two impressive innings, Charlie Hannemann with 91 and Simon Dart with 74 off 71 balls set the home side up with figures of 6/241 after their 40 overs.
Sorrento gave it a good shot in response. Vice-captain Mitchell Bench managed 45 runs and captain Jake Wood was a star for Sorrento with 64 runs off just 45 balls including five fours and four sixes.
In the end the Sharks ran out of batters in the 38th over, still 38 runs short of where they needed to be.
PENINSULA
IN Peninsula Division, Balnarring sit on top of the table after an easy win over Long Island.
Long Island batted first and struggled, with only three batters getting out of single digits. Michael Burke was the best of their lot with 52 runs. In the end they were all out for 124 in the 39th over.
In response, Balnarring reached the target in the 27th over with the loss of just four wickets. Jackson Hannah top scored for Balnarring with 34 runs and Liam Wolters wasn’t too far behind on 31 runs.
Somerville are also undefeated this season after an easy win against Crib Point.
The Magpies batted first but the top order let them down.
It wasn’t until middle order Angus Cripps (34 runs) and later order batter Brady Wilton (36 not out) put some runs on the board that things began to look up.
Crib Point batted out their full inning with figures of 8/161.
In response, the Eagles soared and surpassed the Magpies’ total in the 36th over with the loss of just a single wicket.
Kiefer Peries scored 44 runs, Nick Mann 39 but the best for the day was Bailey White with 64 not out including 11 fours.
Heatherhill are still without a win for the 26/27 season after going down to Rosebud.
Rosebud batted first and had a steady innings. Opener James Egan top scored with 55. They ran out of batters with one over to go with 202 runs to defend.
In response, Heatherhill’s openers struggled with Samuel Mullavey (three off 19 balls) and Archee Quelch (Four off 11 balls) failing to fire.
The next batter in, Kieran Lenehan, tried to steady the ship with a top score of 52 runs, and two more batters got into their 30s.
In the end they ran out of time, and while they still had one wicket in hand were well short of Rosebud with just 168 runs.
Mt Eliza had an easy win over Seaford.
Seaford showed some depth with all but one batter reaching double figures. Shane Hadlum top scored for Seaford with 41 not out as they ended their 40 overs on 7/171.
Mt Eliza were just better, and despite a golden duck by opener Jack Harris, a number of players stood up.
Lahiru Opatha top scored for Mt Eliza with 49 from 54 balls and Pawan Dias Edirisinghe was the next best with 40 off 41. The passed Seaford’s total in the 36th over finishing with figures of 6/174.
DISTRICT
IN District Division, Tyabb notched up a home ground win against Flinders.
Batting first, Tyabb had a steady innings with Tyler Regan top scoring with 31 runs, albeit off 60 balls. Luke Rus was next best with 28 off 30. Tyabb ended up running out of wickets with an over to go and their total on 173.
In response, Flinders just couldn’t get the required run rate. Opener Max Wilkinson scored 51 off 62 runs, and Luke Reynolds was their next best with 34 off 74. At the end of their 40 overs, they were 8/155, still 18 runs short.
Carrum Downs had a good win over Boneo in a match that had some impressive performances.
Boneo’s innings was marked by an impressive 103 off 109 by Sam Fowler, and 50 not out by Jack Fowler as they got to 208 with the loss of just four wickets in their 40 overs.
Boneo must have been feeling good until Carrum Downs’ opener Stuart Plunkett took to the crease. He smashed 105 not out off 106 balls including nine fours and four sixes.
He was well supported by a half century from Himanshu Saini.
Carrum Downs passed Boneo’s total in the 38th over with the loss of just three wickets.
Carrum have beaten Rye, leaving the Demons without a win so far this season.
Rye struggled to get going until Vihanga Abepitiya came to the crease and scored 34 runs. Lower down the order, captain Waligama Palleguruge knocked 45 off 37 balls to be the team’s highest scorer. Rye finished on 151 runs.
Despite opener Jake D’Atri going out for a duck, Carrum steadied. Shaun Foster scored 30 runs off as many balls, and Liam Hulett managed 65 not out in the chase. Carrum passed Rye’s total in the 37th over with the loss of five wickets.
Seaford Tigers got the better of Moorooduc in their clash.
Moorooduc batted first and opener Benjamin Williams put on 65 for his team. Balapuwaduge Mendis batted well with 34 runs, but it began to go downhill from there.
Moorooduc managed to see out their 40 overs, but just. They finished at 172 with a single wicket in hand.
In response, the openers failed to fire for Seaford Tigers. But the middle order stood up and won it for the side.
Jack Brooking scored 61 not out for the Tigers, and Anurudda Fonseka and Aaron Mountney both scored 39. In the end they passed Moorooduc’s total in the 37th over with the loss of just four wickets.
SUB DISTRICT
IN Sub District Division, Frankston YCW had an easy win over Delacombe Park.
The Stonecats won the toss and elected to bat. Callum Bradford scored an impressive 55 runs before being caught by Tobias Van den heever. But the hero of day was, without a doubt, Jason Bedford who scored an incredible 122 runs off 115 balls, including five fours and seven sixes.
At the end of their 40 overs they were 7/214 and Delacombe Park had a big total to chase.
Bailey Daffy top scored for Delacombe Park with 47 runs off 50 balls, but overall their innings was lack lustre, and they ran out of batters in the 36th over, still 63 runs short of the required total.
Mt Martha put Pearcedale to the sword in their clash at Pearcedale on Saturday.
Mt Martha won the toss and elected to bat in the perfect conditions. It turned out to be the right choice setting a mammoth total for Pearcedale to chase.
The lion’s share was due to captain Travis French who put on 147 for the team. At the end of the 40 overs, Mt Martha were 3/320.
Pearcedale were never in it. Nobody really got a start, and they limped to 105 runs in the 31st over before it was all over.
Main Ridge easily accounted for Ballam Park in their game.
Main Ridge batted first and put 215 on the board in their 40 overs with the loss of six wickets.
Vice-captain Charlie Banks was clearly the best with an innings of 106 that included 11 fours and three sixes.
In response, Ballam Park just couldn’t get traction. The middle order stood up for a while, with captain Nicholas Waller notching up 53 not out, but in the end the side ran out of batters still 65 runs short of the required total.
Baxter, Skye and Tootgarook all had byes.
MPCA MENS FIXTURE
PROVINCIAL
Saturday 24 October, 12.30pm:
Old Peninsula v Langwarrin – Peninsula Grammar
Pines v Baden Powell – Eric Bell Reserve
Mornington v Red Hill – Alexandra Park
Sorrento v Dromana – Portsea Recreation Reserve
PENINSULA
Saturday 24 October, 12.30pm:
Mt Eliza v Rosebud – Emil Madsen Reserve
Long Island v Somerville – Ballam Park
Crib Point v Seaford – Crib Point Recreational Reserve
Heatherhill v Balnarring – Bruce Park
DISTRICT
Saturday 24 October, 12.30pm:
Boneo v Tyabb – Boneo Recreation Reserve
Flinders v Moorooduc – BA Cairns Reserve
Seaford Tigers v Carrum – Belvedere Reserve
Rye v Carrum Downs – Rosebud Secondary College
SUB DISTRICT
Saturday 24 October, 12.30pm:
Mt Martha v Frankston YCW – Ferrero Reserve
Main Ridge v Tootgarook – AR & F Ditterich Reserve
Baxter v Pearcedale – Baxter Park
Ballam Park v Skye – Ballam Park
Bye – Delacombe Park
