That sinking feeling: Peninsula Old Boys rolled Sorrento for 212. They were chasing 297. Picture: Andrew Hurst
Four is set in Provincial
PROVINCIAL
By IT Gully THE top four is set in MPCA Provincial cricket after Baxter pulled off a superb outright victory against Moorooduc on Saturday. With just one round remaining in the home and away season, a one day fixture, Baxter is 12 points clear of Langwarrin, who also charged up the ladder after winning outright against Rye. Sorrento is also just one game behind Baxter in sixth place on the ladder. Sorrento is assured a win against Rye in the final game but they are no chance of getting 20 wickets in 40 overs and make a score themselves. Sorrento’s percentage of 0.8 is also ordinary. Langwarrin has a percentage
of 1.0 and Baxter 1.2. Baxter is in the box seat to hang on, even if they were to lose this weekend. Baxter tackles Pines at home in the final game. The Piners are a notorious one day outfit and won’t be easy pickings. Langwarrin plays Mt Eliza. Mt Eliza’s form of late has been very good with three wins in their past four matches, against Pines, Rye and Mornington. Their only loss since round seven came against ladder leaders Peninsula Old Boys by 60 runs (233 v 171). All Baxter needed to do on day two of its clash against Moorooduc was take 10 wickets and not allow the opposition to score any more than 120 to 150 runs. With a first innings lead of 105, Baxter rolled the opposition for 123
in the second innings and needed just 19 runs in more than 30 overs to pickup the maximum points. Their star Dale Irving was superb once again for the winners, snaring 5/21 from 13 overs to go with his 3/47 in the first innings and unbeaten 45 with the bat. Sam Wolsgrove really made a claim for a spot in the team with 3/39 in the first innings and 2/15 from eight overs in the second dig. Leigh Lambert scored 38 for the Ducs in the second innings. Langwarrin leg spinner Matty Prosser ripped through the Rye batting line up in the first and second innings to claim match figures of 10/55 in its outright victory. Langwarrin made 172 in its first innings and had the home side in real trouble at 5/43 overnight.
The Demons made just 12 more runs before being forced to bat again. Matty Prosser snared 4/6 in the first innings. Rye scored 108 in the second innings but it wasn’t enough to force Langwarrin to bat again. Prosser picked up 6/49 in the second dig while older brother Jake Prosser claimed 2/2. Crib Point was in hot water against Long Island overnight at 6/46, chasing 106, however, Brad Davidson (92) and Ricky Thompson (32) got the second placed Pies over the line. Crib Point finished on 188, an easy 80 run victory in the end. Mt Eliza made it three wins from its past four matches with a strong performance against Mornington. After scoring 256, the Mounties were looking to keep their form on
song and build momentum through to next year. Mornington resumed on 0/10 and added just another 122 runs. Nick Baron picked up 4/20 and Justin Savio 3/41 for the Mounties. Pines was well beaten by Somerville. Defending 186, the Piners couldn’t make inroads into the Eagles’ batting line up. The visitors pulled up stumps at 3/187. Jack Barbour was unbeaten on 61. Peninsula Old Boys cruised to victory against Sorrento. The home side, defending 297, rolled the Sorras for 212. Anthony Balckwell top scored for the visitors with 58 while Bobby Wilson scored 42. Adam Jones was the picked of the Old Boys bowlers with 3/16.
Braves limping to the finals DISTRICT
By IT Gully BADEN Powell is in a world of pain in MPCA District cricket after losing its third match in a row on Saturday. After dominating the early part of the season, where they failed to lose a game before Christmas, the Braves are now on their knees, searching for ways to try and turn around their once blistering form. Despite the Braves poor form, their superb percentage of 1.60 is sure to hold them in the top bracket, even if they were to lose against Main Ridge in the final match of the season, a one-dayer. The Braves’ last victory came on January 9 when they beat Boneo in
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a one day game. They have lost to Pearcedale, Red Hill and now Mt Martha since that victory. Baden Powell is in third place right now with 84 points. Flinders is in fourth position on 72 points, along with Seaford and Heatherhill. While the Braves appear to be safe, despite their bad form, the race for fourth place is where the interest lies. Flinders goes into battle with Seaford Tigers in the final round. The Sharks have a percentage of 1.24. Seaford, in fifth place, goes head to head with top of the table Red Hill. Seaford has a percentage of 1.09. Heatherhill is in sixth place with a percentage of 1.02 and plays Mt Martha this Saturday. Flinders just needs to win to ensure
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that it keeps its place in the top four. The Hills will be brimming with confidence after knocking over the Hillmen on Saturday. After scoring 197, the Hills had the ladder leaders reeling at 5/36 overnight. Simon Dart hit 76 and Brent Martin 37 to give the Hillmen a sniff, however, they still fell 29 runs short (169). The Hills have blooded a lot of kids this season and the future looks bright for this once powerful club. Flinders did a real job on Main Ridge. Defending 242, the Sharks rolled the home side for just 101 with Matt Burns superb with 6/29, giving him 22 wickets for the season. Blake Hogan-Keogh was more than
solid for the winners also with 3/35 from 18 overs. Seaford had its season on the line on Saturday and couldn’t step up to the plate against Pearcedale. Seaford was chasing a modest total of 9/210 and didn’t get close, rolled for 115. Kaine Smith was sensational once again for the Panthers with 4/15 and Chris Dew and Shayne Gillings claimed 3/33 and 3/35 respectively. What a superb effort from this cricket club (Pearcedale) to go from ‘struggle street’ to premiers in subbies last season and now they are a real shot for the title in District this season. Boneo has had a tough season but its form has been pretty good of late
and they were rewarded with their first win of the season on Saturday against Delacombe Park. Boneo bowled out Delacombe Park for 145 after scoring 8/285 on day one of the match. Leigh Janssen was great for Boneo with 5/28 from 23.3 overs. The Pandas now play Carrum in the final game of the season. The winner will avoid relegation. Carrum made 199 against Seaford Tigers but it was still almost 70 runs short of victory. Jake D’Atri top scored for the Lions with 59 and Shaun Foster scored 39. The Lions must beat Boneo this weekend to stay in District next season.