Old Boys reign supreme PROVINCIAL By IT Gully PENINSULA Old Boys sit on top of the MPCA Provincial ladder after knocking over Long Island comfortably on Saturday. Chasing 157 for victory, the Old Boys cruised past the total three wickets down and finished the day 6/212. The Old Boys’ top order all pretty much got going except for skipper Matt Hyden who was caught behind off Jake Middleton for 16 after banging a four and six. Dylan O’Malley scored 40 at the top of the batting line-up, Wade Pelzer opened with 33, Eivion Bowen hit 46 and Will Crowder continued his outstanding start to the season with his third straight half century, batting at five. Crowder has 168 runs for the season in three innings.
Simon Dignan was the most successful bowler for the Islanders with 2/39 from nine overs. Crib Point moved inside of the top bracket after inflicting Rye’s second outright loss in just three matches on Saturday. Magpies stalwart Glenn Barclay broke club records the week before with his destructing 9/24 off 18 overs, setting up the commanding win. The Demons were already staring down the barrel after the first day’s play when they were all out for 67 in their first innings and two wickets down in their second, still 13 runs behind Crib Point’s quick fire 6/106. There was no luck on day two for the Demons either. Rye made 126 in their second innings, Tom Baron top scoring with 65, while Harrison Wilson made 16 batting at nine. With more than 60 overs to make more than 85 runs, the Magpies got
there six wickets down. Adam Keulen at the top of the order made 47. There were some nervous moments for the Pies in the chase, losing five batsmen for less than 10 runs. Brad Davidson strode to the crease and took control. Langwarrin and Somerville played out a draw in their one-day match on Saturday at Lloyd Park. The Kangaroos batted first and mustered 182 in their 40 overs. Jake Prosser top scored for the home side with an unbeaten 72 while club star Mal Coutts was back in the First XI and scored 33. Kangas skipper Travis Campbell was the key to holding the powerful Somerville batting line-up to an equally 182. Campbell bowled 10 overs for just 19 runs. Matt Prosser was also outstanding with 4/39 from seven overs after
opening the batting with 26, while Jake Prosser also picked up a couple of valuable wickets. Somerville was locked on 182, seven wickets down, after 40 overs. The draw sees Somerville remain in second place on 32 points, four points behind Peninsula Old Boys, while Langwarrin is knocking on the door of the four with 20 points. Mornington’s James Latham scored an unbeaten 101 and Brad McDonald hit 54 in their big win over fourth-placed Sorrento. The Dogs finished at 6/201 after their 40 overs. Sorrento recruits Bobby Wilson scored 52 and Ben Tracy 51 in the chase, however, the Sharks were bowled out for 167. Nick Jewell, who has hit well over 200 runs this season, was run out for a duck. Jack Heseltine picked-up 3/39 for
the Dogs, while Michael Heib and Luke Popov snared two wickets each. Mt Eliza successfully defended a 111 runs total against Baxter. Resuming at 6/74, Baxter failed to get the total. Todd Quinn added four runs to his overnight total and Leigh Paterson added 15 (25). At one stage, Baxter looked the goods at 7/93. However, they lost 3/2 to be all out for 95. Mt Eliza batted again and finished at 4/157. Pines picked-up the win against Moorooduc, winning by 45 runs. Defending 187, Pines bowled out the Ducs for 142. Jarryd Bailey top scored for the Ducs with 29. Craig Entwhistle was sensational with the rock for the Piners with 5/51 from 18 overs while the star that is Ricky Ramsdale picked-up 4/50 from 34 overs.
Peardale panthers escape capture DISTRICT By IT Gully PEARCEDALE remains in equal top spot on the MPCA District ladder after getting out of jail against Seaford Tigers. The Panthers were defending an ordinary total of 128, however, did have the Tigers on the back foot early, resuming at 1/7. The Tigers started extremely well with opener Jon Plakourakis scoring 25 and Aaron Mountney contributing 18. The visitors were cruising at 1/42. However, within a blink of an eye, that score line dropped to 8/66. The Tigers were bowled out for 81 in 43.5 overs. Kain Smith and Shayne Gillings were superb for the Panthers with 4/7 and 4/20 respectively. After snaring 5/57, Jordy Watters made 13 batting at 10 for the Tigers. Pearcedale went out to bat again and finished at 3/65 with Shane Maggs (27) and Chris Dew (31) both unbeaten. Carrum’s disastrous start to the season continued on Saturday after they were smashed by Mt Martha. Resuming at 0/5 after the Reds set them 177 for victory, the Lions lasted just 54.5 overs before losing the match. John Mitchell top scored at the top of the innings with 27, while Cory Foster made 18 and Liam Dobson 14 at the bottom of the order. Mt Martha skipper Curtis Stone was superb for the winners with 5/33 from 19 overs. Kyle Bendle snared 2/11 from 7.5 overs. Red Hill maintained its dominance over the competition with a strong victory over Boneo. However, the Hillmen didn’t have things all their own way. The Pandas certainly set the Hillmen a challenge, scoring 182 on day one. The Hillmen resumed at 0/10 and looked extremely shaky at one point when they were 4/27. Simon Dart (0) and Matt Merifield were both back in the sheds. Things became a little worse when
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Andrew Mock went with the score on just 44. However, Riley Shaw took command with 96 and Brent Martin stuck around also with a more than handy 60 to take the score to 223 from 79 overs. Sean Spencer picked up three wickets for the Pandas while Cam Williams and Daniel Wilson claimed a couple each. Delacombe Park is just percentage out of the top four after beating Main Ridge. The Parkers batted first and made 4/184 from its 40 overs, Jon Guthrie opening with 64 and Joel Malcolm scoring an unbeaten 65. Ash Walker hit a valuable 26 in the middle order. Luke Collins (2/23) and Gareth Wyatt (2/35) were the only Main Ridge wicket takers. In reply, the visitors were bowled out for 174. Travis Barker did everything he could to get his side over the line with 86 but no other batsman could stick around long enough to get the additional 11 runs for victory. Once again it was Shane Deal who stepped up to get valuable wickets, claiming 3/33. Flinders took a massive scalp on Saturday, knocking over Seaford by more than 70 runs. Defending 8/242, Flinders bowled out its more fancied opponent for 169 in just 48.5 overs. Ryan McQueen (27), Paul Hartle (21), Chris Cleef (41) and Dil Pageni (42) flew the flag for Seaford but five scores under five wasn’t enough to challenge. Blake Hogan-Keogh was outstanding for Flinders with 5/28 from 11 overs. In the final game, Baden Powell took hold of top spot on the ladder with a 10-wicket victory over Heatherhill. The Hills batted first and were bowled out for 93. Baden Powell got the runs without loss.
Frankston Times 9 November 2015
Incoming: Action from the weekend Sub District match between Frankston YCW and Rosebud. Picture: Andrew Hurst