PROVINCIAL LANGWARRIN’S highest ever run scorer, Simon McEvoy, turned back the clock on Saturday on the first day of the 2015-16 Provincial season, scoring an unbeaten 83 to guide his side to a shock win against Mornington. The Kangaroos, under the guidance of new coach Travis Campbell and assistant Jake Prosser, who returned from Pines, headed to the kennel with an inexperienced team which featured debutants Aaron Edwards and Mitch Bromley. It was a completely new-look team, without the likes of Danny Weare (retired), Michael Edwards (Tyabb), Andy Johnson (Carrum), Jake D’Atri (Carrum), Adrian Mack (rested), Mark Cooper (Warragul), Matt…
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DISTRICT PEARCEDALE started its new life in District cricket having an immediate impact on Saturday, beating Carrum by four wickets. The Lions were expected to be one of the teams to beat in District cricket after picking up new captain Andy Johnson and Jake D’Atri from Langwarrin and Tom Burgdorf from Seaford Tigers, while keeping the likes of Shaun Foster, Josh Dent and Liam Dobson. However, on Saturday in the season opener, the Lions were crushed. Shaun Foster made 45 and Corey Foster hit 23 to be Carrum’s top scorers. Johnson failed with just seven. The Lions were bowled out…
SOMERVILLE will play in Provincial grade next season after hanging on strongly to win the MPCA District grand final. Although the Eagles had won the match last week on first innings, Red Hill coach Simon Dart was always going to exercise his option of trying to get a reverse outright on the third available day. Red Hill made 170 in their first innings and Somerville replied with 224 after Brenton Alp and David Kuelen made an 80-run partnership when their side was in some trouble at 5/121. Red Hill needed quick runs and they sure got them on the final…
SUB-DISTRICT PEARCEDALE pulled off one of the greatest comeback wins of all time on Saturday to beat Rosebud in the Sub District grand final. After the first two days of the match last weekend, Rosebud was in the box seat to win. They had made 152 on the Saturday and had Pearcedale in a real spot of bother at the close of play on Sunday, seven wickets down with 50 runs still to get. With Shayne Gillings down with a hamstring injury, many wondered how Pearcedale was going to pull it off. The Panthers may not have achieved the impossible…
PROVINCIAL MORNINGTON Peninsula cricket superstar and Baxter skipper Daniel Warwick guided his team to a well deserved premiership on Saturday at Alexandra Park. In front of a packed house, Warwick stayed at the crease to the very end, celebrating yet another silver cup in the Baxter Cricket Club trophy cabinet with an unbeaten 69. Baxter’s opponent, Sorrento, lost its fourth grand final on the trot and one wonders whether they will ever taste the ultimate glory. Whilst Baxter held the upper hand heading into the third and final day on Saturday, it still took some individual brilliance to get the…