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Wickets tumble at Lloyd Park PROVINCIAL
By Mr & Mrs IT Gully IT is going to be an enthralling second week of cricket at Langwarrin’s Lloyd Park this Saturday as the home team attempts to defend its measly total of 135. Baxter’s Dale Irving and Ben Brittain tore through the Kanga’s top order at one stage having them reeling at 2/2. Jake Prosser (23) Trav Campbell (51) and Taylor Smith (22) helped the Kangas get to their final total. They lasted just 66.4 overs. Yohan Maddege bowled 20.4 overs for Baxter and finished with the outstanding figures of 4/41. Baxter faced the final 13 overs of the day and things could not have gone any worse. They will resume this week at 4/31 with Chris Brittain, Justin Bridgeman and Dale Irving still to bat. Mornington has set Peninsula Old Boys 175 for victory in their match at Alexandra Park. Michael Heib top scared for the Doggies with 48 while Sam Wiese opened with 38. Adam Gailitis was the pick of the POB bowlers with 4/58 from 31 overs. POB faced the final 3 overs of the day and finished at 0/11. Pearcedale has set Mt Eliza an awkward total of 167 after Lyle House took 5/23. A number of Pearcedale batsmen
got starts with Will Kennedy top scoring with 30 and Chris Dew hitting 28. Mt Eliza faced the final 2 overs of the day and will resume this week at 0/5. Sorrento’s top order fired on Saturday against Crib Point and the result was 9/236 from 80 overs. Jedd Falck top scored for the Sorras with 49, Bobby Wilson continued his country week form with 48 and Tom Clarke contributed 41 to the final total. The Magpies Glenn Barclay was the best of the bowlers picking up 5/76 from 33 overs.
Country week champs MORNINGTON Peninsula Cricket Association was crowned Country Week champions last week after beating SaleMaffra in the final by 5 wickets. The MPCA batted first at the Junction Oval and put together a more than competitive score of 5/227, with skipper Bobby Wilson hitting an unbeaten 113 while Chris Dew opened with 66. Sale-Maffra was always in the contest eventually bowled out in the final over for 214. Wilson followed up his superb performance with the bat snaring 4/36 off 8.4 overs with the ball. The MPCA also defeated Sale-Maffra in round 2 of the competition by almost 100 runs. Its only blemish throughout the competition was against Traralgon in round 1, losing by 46 runs.
The chase is on: Mt Eliza has edged ahead of Pearcedale in the Provincial match. Picture: Andrew Hurst
Hills in strong position DISTRICT
In command: Heatherhill battling Mt Martha. Picture: Andrew Hurst
By Mr & Mrs IT Gully HEATHERHILL has placed itself in a commanding position against Mt Martha in MPCA District cricket. The Hills bowled out the Reds for 180 in the 68th over. It should have been a lot less given the Red’s skipper Rhys Whitling scored 46 at the bottom of the innings. Brett Maxwell was the pick of the Hills bowlers with 3/28. In reply, Heatherhill faced the final 12 overs of the day and opener Steven O’Donnell blasted the attack scoring a quick fire 40 to have the
Hills 0/46 at stumps. Hastings needs six wickets and Seaford needs 62 runs for victory in their match at Seaford Reserve. In a game that is sure to go down to the wire, Hastings batted first and limped to 121. At one stage the Blues were 8/77. Seaford’s skipper, Ryan McQueen, took 3/10 and Dean Polsen snared 3/35. Facing the final 18 overs of the day Seaford was cruising at 0/29 before losing 4/32. Luke Hewitt picked up 3/27. Rosebud has already won its match against Rye. Rye batted first and lasted just 37
overs and was bowled out for 75. In reply, Rosebud faced the final 43 overs for the day and got their score to 7/146, Jason Mathers unbeaten at the crease on 51. Baden Powell needs 154 runs with nine wickets in hand in its match against Seaford Tigers. Mackenzie Gardener top scored for the Tigers with 43 while David James was next best with 30 after the Tigers won the toss and batted first. The Braves were forced to face the final four overs of the day, but didn’t come through unscathed losing Tyson Jackson for a duck. They will resume this week at 1/5.
Eagles chase big scalp PENINSULA
By Mr & Mrs IT Gully SOMERVILLE is just 34 runs short of victory against Red Hill in MPCA Peninsula cricket after 16 wickets fell on the opening day. The Eagles will resume this week at 6/65 chasing down Red Hill’s first innings total of 98. Red Hill skipper Simon Dart was the only notable performer scoring 44. Delacombe Park appears to be in the box seat against Pines on their home turf needing a further 151 runs for victory with 9 wickets in hand. Pines batted first on Saturday with Ashley Hupe top scoring with 47 while Lai Leaunoa was next best with 37. Ricky Ramsdale was sensational
with the ball for the Parkers taking 5/46 off 29.5 overs, including ten maidens. The Parkers will have the full 80 overs to track down the total. Moorooduc will need to be at its best with the bat this week in an effort to score the 217 required to beat Long Island. Pathum De Mel took 3/29 for the Ducks while Reece Cordeux helped himself to 3/39. The Ducks will resume this week at 0/2. In the final match, Flinders has set Main Ridge 224 for victory. A number of Sharks got starts, the pick of them being Shane Beggs with 33 and Brennan Gillies with 31. Sam Lyons was the best of the Main Ridge bowlers with 4/63 from 24.5 overs.
Home advantage: Delacombe Park has the upper hand over Pines. Picture: Andrew Hurst Mornington News 27 February 2018
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