By Kennedy McCullough
PROVINCIAL
RED Hill set Heatherhill a massive target of 271 on the opening day of their two-day clash at home. Heatherhill have struggled all year and have only had one win for the 2025-26 season. Red Hill on the other hand are sitting at a comfortable second on the ladder.
Openers Luke Robertson and Joe Smith-Butler scored 51 and 47 respectively, but batsman Simon Dart was Red Hill’s best, scoring 83 off 138 balls.
Captain Adeel Hussain and Tyler Neal were the best bowlers for Heatherhill, taking four wickets each.
Mornington and Langwarrin sit third and fourth on the ladder with six wins each, so a close game was expected. Langwarrin batted out their 80 overs, finishing at 9/170. After both openers were out for three runs each, things looked grim, but the middle order steadied. Vice captain Taylor Smith took control of the game, scoring 63 not out.
Dromana were bowled out for 149 in the first day of their two day game against Baden Powell.
There were no stand out batters for Dromana, the highest score for the day belonging to Freddie Lower at 25.
Rhys Elmi achieved the impressive bowling figures of 5/49.
Sorrento struggled in their clash against top team Pines.
The home side were bowled out in the 53rd over for just 129.
Dimitri Mascarenhas was the highest scorer of the innings with a score of 30.
Pines then went in for a bat and by the end of the day were 3/57.
PENINSULA
SOMERVILLE continued their dominance of the 2025-26 season, batting out their 80 overs and ending up with 7/288 in their two day clash against Mt Eliza.
Jack Barbour scored 56 for the Eagles, but captain Chris Brittain’s 91 was the best of the innings.
Tom Vaughan managed four wickets for Mount Eliza.
Balnarring also set a high target for Long Island in the first day of their two day clash, managing 7/276 off their 80 overs.
Captain Luke Hewitt was the highest scorer for Balnarring with 85, but Xavier Warmbrunn was not far behind with 72.
Moorooduc took on Old Peninsula at Moorooduc Recreation Reserve and were all out after 77 overs for 207.
Liam Walsh was the top scorer with 64, with Nick Williams getting 42 and Raymond Curry with 41.
Seaford were bowled out in their last over at home against Rosebud, managing a score of 218.
The stand out player for Seaford was Dil Pageni, who achieved a score of 85 off 112 balls, before being bowled by Rosebud’s captain Patrick Nagel.
DISTRICT
CRIB Point didn’t let their home ground advantage go to waste, achieving a handy score of 6/297.
Brayden Gleeson was the star of Crib Point’s innings, with an impressive 117 not out. Spencer Wilton (61) and Waide Symes (52 not out) also put up commendable scores.
Rye and Carrum Downs met at Rye for a top of the table clash, with Rye only managing a score of 185 before running out of batters in the 76th over.
Waligama Palleguruge was the top scorer for the Demons with 46 runs and captain Adam Ciavarella managed a hard-fought 32 off 112 balls.
Ryan Lynch was the best of the bowlers for Carrum Downs with a score of 4/16.
Carrum set lowly Flinders a huge target for next week, scoring 9/291.
Opener Jake D’Atri fell just short of a century, caught out for 97. Liam Hulett also performed well with a score of 66.
Boneo didn’t manage to bat their full 80 overs, being all out for 227 after 76 overs.
Christopher Jobling got 80 runs off 189 balls and Cameron Williams managed a tail end flurry with 41 runs off just 30 balls.
Seaford Tigers went into bat, facing three overs for the day and Christopher Jobling continued his good streak, managing to bowl out Karanbir Singh for just four runs, leaving the visitors 1/5 at stumps.
SUB DISTRICT
BAXTER won the toss and elected to bowl in their two-day game against Pearcedale. The decision proved to be a good one, with Pearcedale being bowled out for 75 runs in the 36th over.
Only one player, Shahvaiz Zeb, made double figured, with 34 runs off 38 balls.
Baxter then took to the crease and clinched the victory, running up 258 runs for the loss of just two wickets.
Captain Mark Cooper managed 128 runs off 129 balls in the rout.
Skye were at home for their clash against Frankston YCW, and batted their full 80 overs, ending up at 6/270.
All batsmen that went out to the crease got into double figures, with Andrew Johnson and Daniel Polson both managing 61 runs each.
Ballam Park won the toss and elected to bat in their clash against Delacombe Park. It proved to be a poor decision with the visitors all out in the 30th over for 93 runs.
Delacombe Park’s opening batsman Jonny Guthrie managed to match Ballam Park’s total score on his own with 93 not out. Fellow opener Lucas Christides provided strong support with an innings of 42.
Mt Martha won the toss and sent Tootgarook in to bat in their two-day clash at Ferrero Reserve. Tootgarook struggled with the bat, with three batsmen scoring single runs and two ducks in the innings. Joshua Phillips was the only bright light for Tootgarook with 38 runs off 47 balls.
Steven Lindsay was the best of Mt Martha’s bowlers with 5/24.
In response, Mt Martha took to the crease and at stumps were 4/77.
Travis French managed 40 and Duncan Brown is 19 not out.
WOMENS DIV ONE
MT Martha won the toss and elected to send Somerville in to bat in their one-day clash at Somerville Reserve.
Julie Fearns top scored for Somerville with 31 runs.
Billie Raymond held the ground well for Mt Martha, managing to get 4/12.
Mt Martha then took to the crease and easily defeated Somerville in the 15th over for the loss of just two wickets, ending on a score of 2/87.
Angela Dunn was best for Mt Martha, with the opener getting a score of 41 not out, with her fellow opener Katherine Laemmle scoring 20 runs.
Tooradin won the toss and elected to bat first in their clash against Crib Point.
Aimee Mellford managed to get 41 runs off 38 balls not out, coming out as the highest scorer for Tooradin, followed closely by openers Julie Donahoe (35 runs) and Maeve Goldberg (31 runs).
Tooradin ended up with a score of 4/144 after their 30 overs were completed.
Crib Point’s highest score was made by Laura Herrington, who managed 17 runs.
Tooradin’s captain Stephanie Gonsalvez dominated the bowling in the innings, scoring 5/17, and solidifying the win for Tooradin.
Balnarring begun the game by batting against Tyabb, ending up with an outstanding score of 1/250.
Opener Jemma Reynolds got the highest score of the game, with a final score of 100 runs off 74 balls retired.
After their 30 overs, Tyabb came in to bat, with no scores in the double digits occurring.
Tyabb finished with a score of 10/59, giving Balnarring a good win.
Mt Eliza won the toss and gave Rye/Boneo the chance to bat first, beginning a very close game which resulted in Rye/Boneo winning with a score of 5/170.
Rye/Boneo’s top scorer was Ella Hilton, who scored 59 runs off 47 balls. Stella Appleford was also managed 30 runs not out.
Mt Eliza came in to bat next, with opener Char Palmer achieving the highest score of the game with 72 runs.