PROVINCIAL
BADEN Powell easily secured the win on the second day of their clash against Mornington on Saturday (28 February), finishing up with 6/129.
The result leaves Baden Powell and Mornington third and fourth on the ladder respectively.
Opener Luke Long remained the batsman with the highest runs for Baden Powell, adding 10 last week’s 44 to finishing up on 54 runs. His high score was followed by Dale Elmi, who helped the team recover nicely after two ducks and a three, by managing 35 runs.
Bryce McGain was the best bowler for Mornington, taking three wickets.
After winning the toss on the first day of their game against Dromana and electing to bowl first, Heatherhill came out of the second day on top with a final score of 10/144.
Tahsinullah Sultani had the highest score with the bat for Heatherhill, with 30 runs off 28 balls, followed closely by Kristian Miller with 27 runs.
Dromana’s stand out bowler was Freddie Lower, who notched up 4/19.
The win wasn’t enough to drag Heatherhill off the bottom of the table.
Sorrento’s decision to bowl first against Red Hill turned out to be a poor one after they could not reach Red Hill’s final score of 10/179, giving Red Hill the win.
Sorrento’s only shining light was Jedd Falck who managed a hard-fought 63 runs off 188 balls.
In the end, there were too many low scores and ducks for the team to fully have an impact.
Thomas Dyson and Harrison Borthwick both took three wickets for Red Hill.
Day two of the match up between Langwarrin and Pines saw Pines get the chocolates with only a few balls to spare.
Harley Pearcestirling was not out for 49 runs off 77 balls, and was well supported by other batters.
Next week, in the final game of the regular season, Pines take on Red Hill in the battle for top position.
PENINSULA
IN an unexpected turn of events, Rosebud came out on top in their two day clash against top team Somerville, managing 8/219 in their 80 overs.
Kiefer Peries put up the best score for Somerville with 55 runs, but Somerville was not able to catch up to Rosebud in the end.
Jarrod Hicks was a stand out bowler for Rosebud, taking three wickets.
Balnarring lost their spot at second on the ladder after a win from Mt Eliza bumped them down to third.
Balnarring’s batting did improve after their poor start last week, with Ronan Keogh managing 40 runs after a poor start for their batters. Keogh’s knock provided some much-needed hope, but unfortunately, it was too little too late for Balnarring.
Mt Eliza’s captain, Tom Baron, had an exceptional day bowling, taking 5/38, Rueben also performing very well with 4/22.
To rub salt in the wound, took to the crease for a second innings and put on another 1/89.
After an impressive performance by Old Peninsula in the first day of their two day clash, managing 5-d/289, Long Island was unable to match it, handing Old Peninsula the win.
Michael Burke batted effectively, making 86 runs not out, but he was sadly not supported enough for the team to have a good go at Old Peninsula’s high bar.
Old Peninsula is now second on the ladder and in a good position heading into next week’s last game of the season before finals.
Moorooduc’s chase to beat Seaford’s 10/277 was very close, but in the end, Seaford came out on top, with Moorooduc losing by 47 runs.
Nick Williams put in a good effort for Moorooduc, making 60 runs, with Reece Cordeux making 40.
Both Dil Pageni and Jacob Foxwell had a very strong day bowling, with both players taking four wickets.
DISTRICT
TOP team Carrum Downs had an unexpected loss against Seaford after Carrum Downs had won the toss last week and elected to bat.
Carrum Downs have maintained their position on the ladder despite the loss, with Seaford making 7/124 after already having made 6/103 last week.
Amandeep Singh was Seaford’s best batsman, making 40 runs, followed closely by captain Jon Plakourakis who made 30 runs.
Rye came out on top in their two day clash against Main Ridge, making 10/205, and leaving Rye sitting at third place on the ladder.
Captain Adam Ciavarella and Ryder Hitchiner both were the top scorers for Rye in the batting, with each player making 43 runs.
Thomas Finn was Main Ridge’s best bowler of the game, with 3/32.
Crib Point took an easy win against Carrum, batting first and managing 8/228, beating Carrum by over 50 runs.
Liam Hulett had an solid performance for Carrum managing 101 runs not out, but unfortunately he was not well supported, with three ducks in the team.
Matthew Blake was the best bowler for Crib Point, taking four wickets.
After an amazing start by Boneo shutting down Flinders’ batting in the first day of the game, Boneo was able to clinch the win, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing.
Despite Boneo having four ducks, one of which was golden, Ryan Jellie and Dilasri Lokubandara were able to put up decent scores, managing 53 runs and 51 runs respectively, with Boneo getting across the line with 9/142
Flinders’ bowler Charlie Beggs did an amazing job in trying to shut down Boneo taking 5/42.
SUB DISTRICT
IN a close clash between Frankston YCW and Delacombe Park, the Stonecats were able to win with just over three overs remaining.
After a bad start in the batting for Frankston YCW with a golden duck, they were able to recover nicely, with captain Levi Mcloughlin-Dore doing most of the heavy lifting managing 108 runs not out.
With one game in the normal season to go, this win places Frankston YCW in fifth, with Delacombe Park sitting in seventh.
Tyabb is first on the ladder after their win against Skye in their two-day game.
Udara Ravindu was Tyabb’s top scorer in the batting, making 45 runs off 83 balls. Luke Rus followed, making 34 runs off 130.
Trav Campbell bowled excellently for Skye, taking 4/46.
Baxter did not fail at annihilated Ballam Park, declaring at 3/324 while Ballam Park only made 10/96.
Ballam Park had two ducks and many low scores in their batting, with Kentaro Flint making the most runs with 23 not out.
Both Dale and Cody Irving bowled exceptionally well for Baxter, with Dale managing 5/29 and Cody 4/25.
To further cement their win, Baxter took to the crease a second time and scored a further 4/91.
WOMENS DIV ONE
THIS week marked the beginning of the finals for the Women’s Division One teams, with Mt Martha, Somerville, Tooradin and Balnarring making it to the semi-finals.
In an unexpected turn of events, top of the ladder team Mt Martha were defeated by Balnarring in their one day clash after Mt Martha elected to bowl first.
Balnarring begun their batting with Jessica Marsh managing 53 runs before captain Jemma Reynolds came in and notched 73 runs for the team.
Balnarring ended up making 4/175, with the wickets spread evenly, before Mt Martha took to the crease.
Mt Martha struggled with their batting, with only three scores in the double digits and two ducks, before being bowled all out for 87 runs, securing the win for Balnarring.
The game between Somerville and Tooradin was a very close one, with Somerville coming out on top with only two overs remaining.
Tooradin took to the crease first, with Gaby Hynes making 35 runs not out and captain Stephanie Gonsalvez retiring at 34 runs.
Somerville then took their turn with the bat, with Bethany Reece making 50 runs off 61 balls, and the win being secured by Somerville.
On 8 March, Somerville will take on Balnarring in the grand final.
