COUNTRY WEEK: BADEN Powell is Twenty20 state champion after beating Doutta Stars at the MCG last Friday. Doutta Stars were bowled out for 65 before the Braves got the runs with four wickets down. Rhys Elmi top-scored with 17 while Sam Mullavey was not out at the end on 10. With five wins in the MPCA Jack Peacock Cup last season, and five wins in the Statewide Cup this season, the Braves took a 10-game winning streak to the ’G. MPCA goes close to title The Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association went within 40 runs of claiming the title of best association…
Author: IT Gully
PROVINCIAL: THE make-up of the MPCA Provincial ladder will not be decided until the conclusion of this weekend’s final home and away clash. While Sorrento and Mornington have locked away the top two places on the ladder, the race for third and fourth place is on. Long Island currently sits third after thrashing Langwarrin at Ballam Park on Saturday. The Islanders are on 84 points, a game clear of fourth-placed Mt Eliza, fifth-placed Baxter and Langwarrin in sixth. The Mounties, Baxter and Langwarrin are all on 72 points and are separated marginally by percentage (1.2525, 1.2162 and 1.2030 respectively). Mt Eliza…
SUB-DISTRICT: FRANKSTON YCW will play finals for the first time in ages after defeating Carrum Downs on Saturday. The Stonecats are now in second place on the MPCA Sub-district ladder on 80 points, two games behind Red Hill (104 points). The fight for the remaining two finals spots is well and truly on. Balnarring and Rosebud are both on 72 points while Pearcedale and Skye are a game further back on 60 points. The Stonecats play Red Hill this week in the final game of the season, a one-day match. Even if the Stonecats were to lose, they cannot miss finals.…
PROVINCIAL BAXTER is in line to pull off one of the wins of the season in round 10 of MPCA Provincial cricket. Baxter is looking down the barrel of an outright win against Heatherhill after rolling the visitors for just 85. Coming into the second-last match of the season, Baxter was sitting outside of the top four, albeit equal on points with third-placed Mt Eliza, fourth-placed Langwarrin and sixth-placed Long Island. The loser of the Langwarrin versus Long Island game can kiss the finals goodbye. Mt Eliza was always going to get the job done against Moorooduc and, while Baxter…
DISTRICT TOP-of-the-table Delacombe Park dealt third-placed Somerville a massive blow just three weeks out from MPCA District finals. Playing on the small surrounds of Delacombe Park, the Eagles batted first and were humiliated. At one stage early in their innings, the Eagles were reduced to 3/6. They then stumbled 6/35 before being dismissed for just 78 in 53.3 overs. Sam Delaney scored more than half his team’s runs with 43. No other Somerville player scored double figures. The next best was Jack Barbour with nine runs. There were three ducks. Chris Brittain snared 4/18 while Simon Dignan and Shane Deal…