Southern Districts Croc Eli Hayward (4/9) headlines this week’s top DDCC performers

A bye weekend meant a shortened round across most grades, but there was no shortage of standout performances — none bigger than Southern Districts’ under-15 ace Eli Hayward.

Southern Districts cricketer Eli Hayward. Picture: SDCC Facebook

It was a shortened round of competition due to the majority of grades having a bye weekend.

Nevertheless, there were still some top individual performances from a handful of players, none more so than Southern Districts’ premier under-15 bowler Eli Hayward.

The young Croc snagged stellar figures of 4/9 from four overs, as well as a hat-trick.

Doing it the hard way, Hayward took the milestone across two overs against Tracy Village.

Hayward secured the first wicket of Tracy’s number five off a catch with the final ball of his first over before clean bowling Tracy’s number six and seven with the ensuing two balls of his second.

The junior quick has now taken 38 poles across all grades in season 2025 at a mind boggling 8.24 average.

Here’s who made this round’s top performers list.

July 27, 2025

UNDER 12 – BYE

UNDER 15 — Red Shield on a BYE

Lakshan Chowdary Bollineni (Palmerston) – 42 off 33 balls and 1/7 from three overs (one maiden), plus a catch and a run-out

Ashton Ling (Palmerston) – 3/11 from five overs

Brayden McLay (Nightcliff) – 3/18 from five overs

Ty Jennings (Waratah) – 3/26 from five overs, two catches and 30 (n/o) off 40 deliveries

Eli Hayward (Districts) – HAT-TRICK – 4/9 from four overs

UNDER 18

Darcy Easton (Palmerston) – 3/6 from 2.4 overs

WOMEN’S DIV. 1 & 2 – BYE

B-GRADE

Harrison Martin (Nightcliff) – 50 off 93 deliveries

Sam Arthur (Nightcliff) – 52 off 79 balls

Cameron Moon (Districts) – 4/2 from 12 overs, 10 maidens plus a catch

C-GRADE

Thilin Nugawela (Waratah) – 53 off 68 deliveries

Angus Vear (Darwin) – 72 off 88 balls

Harley Eagleston (Palmerston) – 4/5 from 3.5 overs, one maiden

Kieran Toner (Palmerston) – 2/15 from five overs (one maiden) and 41 off 29 balls

D-GRADE – BYE

SUNDAY 1, 2 & 3 – BYE

July 21, 2025

Ty Jennings with the match ball after taking 4/11 – including a hattrick – and scoring 50* for Waratahs in D-grade. Picture: Contributed

Junior Waratah Ty Jennings was the star of the show at the weekend with an outstanding performance in the DDCC.

Jennings took a hat-trick in a 4/11 effort, plus scored 50* in D-grade for the Tah’s, steering his side to an eight wicket victory over Nightcliff.

Elsewhere, Kate Sherriff continued her barnstorming efforts with the bat, notching up her third ton of the season with a monster 142 off just 56 deliveries in her side’s Women’s Div. 1 victory over Palmerston.

And it was a clinical performance by Tracy Village’s Anav Bhandari who had the ball on a string.

The Villager tore through Darwin’s line-up, taking figures of 5/16 from 12.4 overs, bowling five maidens in the process.

Here’s who made this round’s top performers list.

UNDER 12

Akshet Saraswath (Waratah) – 29* off 41 deliveries, plus two run-outs

Lenny Hill (Districts) – 45* off 37 deliveries, seven fours

Rishaan Pansal (Palmerston) – 5/8 from three overs and 18 off 17 balls

Parthiv Desai (Palmerston) – 42 (retired n/o) off 30 balls, five fours and a six

Rayyan Mirza (Tracy) – 35* off 33 deliveries, six fours

Ashton Harris (Palmerston) – 95* off 41 deliveries, 20 fours

Western Rolls (Districts) – 41* off 22 balls, seven fours and a six plus 1/4 from three overs, one maiden

Shreyan Jakhar (Districts) – 3/1 from two overs, one maiden plus two run-outs

Sergio Berno (Districts) – 30* off 23 balls, 2/19 from four overs, one maiden and a run-out

Taj Carson (Districts) – 3/0 from two overs, two maidens

Campbell Dean (Waratah) – 30* off 18 balls, six fours

UNDER 15

Myles Johnston (Districts) – 46 off 31 deliveries, eight fours and a six

Lucas Nixon (Tracy) – 50 (retired n/o) off 40 deliveries, seven fours

Alex McManus (PINT) – 54 (retired n/o) off 40 deliveries, eight fours, plus 3/2 from two overs, one maiden

Beau Harlock (PINT) – 1/2 from two overs, one maiden and 42 (retired n/o) off 30 balls, six fours

UNDER 18

Yenuka Jayasekara Gamage (PINT) – 1/15 from 2.5 overs, 3 catches, a run-out and 24 (retired n/o) off 20 deliveries, four fours

WOMEN’S DIV. 1

Kate Sherriff (Nightcliff) – 142 off 56 deliveries, 22 fours and six sixes

Sophia Di Venuto (Nightcliff) – 52 off 35 balls

Zoe-Mellissa Webb (Nightcliff) – 4/19 from three overs, 21* off 21 balls, a run-out and a catch

Sam Quinn (Districts) – 4/13 from four overs

WOMEN’S DIV. 2

Erica McCallum (PINT) – 43* off 67 deliveries

Carley Melbourne (Tracy) – 47* off 64 balls

Semaema Lomani (Darwin) – 69* off 53 deliveries, 12 fours

B-GRADE

Rohan Philip (Nightcliff) – 63 off 126 deliveries and two WKC

Scott Willington (Districts) – 56 off 122 deliveries

Christopher McEvoy (Districts) – 76* off 110 balls, 12 fours and 3/34 from 23.4 overs, plus two catches

Coen McKinnon (Nightcliff) – 5/39 from 16 overs, three maidens

Zachary Beniwal (PINT) – 52 off 106 deliveries

Darshan Thakkar (Palmerston) – 4/29 from 19.4 overs, 13 maidens

Bradley Williams (Palmerston) – 66 off 61 balls, 4 WKC

Jashandeep Singh Saini (PINT) – 4/53 from 15.1 overs, four maidens

Stefan James (Palmerston) – 56 off 56 deliveries

Dylan McMahon (Darwin) – 4/20 from 8.2 overs (one maiden) and two catches

Anav Bhandari (Tracy) – 5/16 from 12.4 overs, five maidens

Pavankumar Menugonda (Tracy) – 70* off 121 deliveries, 10 fours

C-GRADE

Michael Hancock (Nightcliff) – 50 off 79 balls and 1/24

Awais Mahmood (Waratah) – 72 off 83 deliveries, four fours and three sixes

Leigh Forbes (PINT) – 101* off 120 deliveries

Mariyatharsha Shanthakumar (PINT) – 4/29 from eight overs

Harley Eagleston (Palmerston) – 4/5 from eight overs, five maidens

Kieran Toner (Palmerston) – 76* off 60 balls, 11 fours and two sixes

D-GRADE

Ty Jennings (Waratah) – HAT-TRICK – 4/11 from 3.5 overs plus 50* off 50 balls

Chris Garth (Waratah) – 4/16 from eight overs

Lava kumar Bollineni (Nightcliff) – 52 off 23 balls, seven fours and three sixes, plus 1/28 and a catch

Arik Kadalbajoo (Nightcliff) – 103 off 71 deliveries, five boundaries and nine sixes

Harish Kumar Kurapati (Nightcliff) – 4/23 from 5.1 overs

Samuel Hayward (Districts) – 4/20 from seven overs

Tory St Clair (Districts) – 64 off 73 balls, nine fours

Amal Jose (PINT) – 4/20 from 7.1 overs

Dale Edwards (Palmerston) – 4/23 from eight overs

SUNDAY 1

Noah Vojinov (PINT) – 4/27 from eight overs

Harshtik Bimbral (Districts/Palmerston) – 105 off 87 balls, 13 fours and two sixes, plus 2/25 from eight overs

SUNDAY 2

Rocky Patel (Waratah) – 4/14 from 3.2 overs

Bishal Dahal (Waratah University) – 65 off 44 balls

Vijay Kumar (Palmerston) – 4/23 from eight overs

Varinder Kumar (Palmerston) – 55* off 69 deliveries plus 2/39 from 6.4 overs

Rajesh Bhusal (Waratah University) – 5/27 from eight overs

Jake Mundy (Darwin) – 95 off 78 deliveries, 10 fours and three sixes

Tanmay Modak (Nightcliff) – 4/35 from eight overs

Lalit Vig (Nightcliff) – 53* off 86 balls and 1/19

Adarsh Patel (Districts) – 4/33 from eight overs

Pradeep Palanisamy (PINT) – 50 off 80 balls

Mahmudul Hasan (PINT) – 53 off 47 deliveries

Mariyatharsha Shanthakumar (PINT) – 58* off 38 deliveries

Pavankumar Menugonda (Tracy) – 54 off 64 deliveries

Sahil Sharma (Tracy) – 88* off 83 deliveries

Ebad Ahmed Siddiqui (Tracy) – 60 off 58 balls, three fours and four sixes

SUNDAY 3

Shannan Smith (Darwin) – 53 (retired n/o) off 42 deliveries, eight fours and two sixes

Jamie Chadwick (Darwin) – 53 (retired n/o) off 57 balls

Rodney Anderson (Darwin) – 50 (retired n/o) off 33 balls, eight fours and two sixes

Sam Sellahewa (Waratah) – 51 off 72 balls

July 14, 2025

Palmerston CC president and club legend Adrian Gallagher took a hat-trick in D-grade during Round 12 of the 2025 DDCC season. Picture: From The Sideline Sports Photography

There has been another hat-trick taken among the Darwin and Districts Competition, along with a slew of top individual performances across the board.

Palmerston CC president and 350 plus gamer Adrian Gallagher (4/48) rolled back the years on Saturday, taking a hat-trick against Nightcliff, ripping through the middle order taking five to eight.

Elsewhere, an unnamed individual won’t get the recognition they rightly deserve after a superb performance in C-grade.

The no-name player scored an unbeaten 101 runs and backed it up with bowling figures of 4/28 the following innings.

Here’s who made this round’s top performers list.

UNDER 12

Ethan Clarke (Districts) – 3/6 from three overs, one maiden

Parvinth Murali (Palmerston) – 41* off 63 balls, five fours

Aayush Rana (Tracy) – 3/11 from three overs, one WKC and 30* off 25 balls, five fours

UNDER 15

Nate Watson (Districts) – 45* off 40 balls, six boundaries plus a catch

Isaac Watson (Districts) – HAT-TRICK – 3/10 from four overs

UNDER 18

Billy O’Toole (PINT) – 57* off 35 deliveries, seven fours and a six plus 1/16, a catch and a run-out

WOMEN’S DIV. 1

Kate Sherriff (Nightcliff) – 75 off 42 deliveries, 14 fours

Sophia Di Venuto (Nightcliff) – 93* off 68 deliveries, 12 fours

Rachel Andrew (Districts) – 67* off 66 balls

Meghan McCartney (Tracy) – 50* off 44 balls

No-name* (Palmerston) – 51* off 61 balls

Tegan Rule (PINT) – 66* off 37 deliveries, 11 fours

WOMEN’S DIV. 2

Tracey Tyrrell (Districts) – 35* off 46 balls and 3 WKC

C-GRADE

No-name* (PINT) – 104* off 101 deliveries, 11 fours and a six, plus 4/28 from eight overs

Glen Chatto (Palmerston) – 52 off 70 balls

Billy O’Toole (PINT) – 4/28 from eight overs

D-GRADE

Abdul Bajwa (Tracy) – 58 off 59 balls, 12 fours

Nishan Sanjaya (Tracy) – 101 off 69 deliveries, 15 fours and three sixes

Yuvraj (Tracy) – 71 off 49 balls, eight fours and three sixes

Paul Snape (Palmerston) – 3/82 from six overs and 63 off 35 deliveries

David Crummey (Darwin) – 77 off 101 deliveries and 1/43 plus a catch

Warwick Peter-Budge (Districts) – 109* off 95 balls, 16 fours

David Taylor (Districts) – 126 off 116 deliveries

Eli Hayward (Districts) – 4/14 from five overs

Durga Prasad Viyyapu (Nightcliff) – 83 off 69 deliveries, 11 fours

Adrian Gallagher (Palmerston) – HAT-TRICK 4/48 from eight overs

Benjamin King (Palmerston) – 50 off 77 deliveries

John Boxsell (Nightcliff) – 56* off 101 deliveries

SUNDAY 1

Sean Thompson (Districts/Palmerston) – 53 off 54 balls

Zeph Netherway(Districts/Palmerston) – 56 off 37 deliveries

Dhruv Shandilya (Tracy) – 4/33 from 7.5 overs, one maiden

Muhammad Sohail (Tracy) – 101* off 112 deliveries, 17 fours and a six

SUNDAY 2

Pavankumar Menugonda (Tracy) – 51 off 89 balls

Tarique Memon (Tracy) – 4/35 from eight overs

Varun Sudheer (PINT) – 53 off 52 deliveries

Pradeep Palanisamy (PINT) – 100 (retired n/o) off 111 deliveries

Mahmudul Hasan (PINT) – 104 (retired n/o) off 62 balls, 13 boundaries and two sixes

Bhavik Vaghasia (Districts) – 50 (retired n/o) off 76 deliveries

Deepanshu Panwar (Districts) – 59 off 49 deliveries

Amit Shukla (Waratah) – 4/15 from 5.5 overs, one maiden

Mostofa Mahin (Waratah) – 64* off 41 deliveries

SUNDAY 3

Arsalan Ahmed (Tracy) – 50 (retired n/o) off 50 balls

Lasitha Suwandarathne (Waratah) – 4/17 from seven overs, one maiden

Dhanesh Perera (Waratah) – 50 off 52 deliveries

July 8, 2025

Waratah University's Avishek Yadav took a hat-trick and figures of 5/3 in D-grade at the weekend. Picture: Facebook

There were plenty of individual standouts from another round of Darwin and District Cricket Competition despite juniors still on a bye and the women’s also having a bye.

Most notably, the efforts of Waratah University’s Avishek Yadav who took a hat-trick in D-grade to finish the match with figures of 5/3 and the performance of Tracy Village’s Ankush Ankush who slogged 127 runs atop the order in Sunday 2.

Here’s who made this round’s top performers list.

UNDER 12, 15 and 18 – BYE

WOMEN’S DIV 1, 2 – BYE

B-GRADE

Cameron Moon (Districts) – 5/11 from 7.1 overs (four maidens) plus 3/48 from 18.2 overs (five maidens)

Matt Christophers (Districts) – 73 off 105 balls, 11 fours

Ali Hassan (PINT) – 5/75 from 12 overs, 46 off 51 balls

Kai Snape (Palmerston) – 6/88 from 25.4 overs, five maidens

Wilson Ryan (Waratah) – 58 off 79 deliveries, nine fours and two sixes plus 1/30

Jake Mundy (Darwin) – 66 off 99 deliveries

Ralph Stephens (Darwin) – 66 off 61 balls

Anthony Schuppan (Palmerston) – 1/42 and 5/17

C-GRADE

Greg Brautigam (Darwin) – 56 off 72 rocks, six fours

Dan Bridson (Palmerston) – 5/14 from 6.5 overs, two maidens, 42* off 96 balls

Glen Chatto (Palmerston) – 52* off 50 deliveries

Daniel Derrington (Districts) – 98 off 84 balls, 16 fours

Lucas Nixon (Tracy) – 82* off 99 rocks and 3 CWK

Lasitha Suwandarathne (Waratah) – 62* off 81 deliveries

D-GRADE

Avishek Yadav (Waratah University) – HAT-TRICK – 5/3 from four overs, three maidens

Stephen Vincent (PINT) – 51 (retired n/o) off 59 balls

Harry Tregloan (PINT) – 58 off 72 deliveries

Jack Thomas (PINT) – 54* off 61 balls

Dan Murphy (PINT) – 49 off 22 balls, five fours and three sixes and 1/44

Shane Harvey (Nightcliff) – 70 off 68 balls

Durga Prasad Viyyapus (Nightcliff) – 77* off 43 balls

Shane Moon (Districts) – 95 off 94 balls, nine fours and four sixes

David Taylor (Districts) – 52* off 65 balls

Koby Henderson (Districts) – 4/6 from five overs, three maidens

Randhir Panwar (Districts) – 59 off 51 balls and 1/20

Rachel Andrew (Districts) – 50 off 68 balls

Chris Dunkerton (Palmerston) – 49* off 29 balls

Yuvraj (Tracy) – 5/37 from eight overs, one maiden

Arsalan Ahmed (Tracy) – 4/18 from 4.5 overs

Anjana Marasinghe (Tracy) – 66 off 63 rocks

SUNDAY 1

Harshtik Bimbral (Districts/Palmerston) – 64 off 63 balls

Wayde Nathanael (Districts/Palmerston) – 76* off 99 deliveries

Robin Baitan (PINT) – 84 off 66 balls, seven fours and four sixes

Tye Beer (Tracy) – 39* off 52 balls and 1/25

SUNDAY 2

Umesh Thurairajah (Waratah) – 4/20 from eight overs, one maiden

Dumindu Ranasinghe (Waratah) – 3/16 from 4.5 overs, a catch and 43* off 32 balls

Muhammad Ammar (Waratah) – 4/40 from 7.3 overs

Chris Pargeter (Waratah) – 4/18 from four overs

Durga Prasad Viyyapu (Nightcliff) – 59 off 76 deliveries

Naveen Kumar Bavisetty (PINT) – 4/28 from 7.2 overs

Varun Sudheer (PINT) – 74* off 64 balls

Mahmudul Hasan (PINT) – 83* off 79 rocks, 12 fours

Saqlain Nawaz (Tracy) – 7/15 from six overs

Ankush Ankush (Tracy) – 127 off 102 balls, 12 fours and five sixes

Abhishek Dhull (Tracy) – 55 (retired n/o) off 35 balls

Lahiru Fernando (Tracy) – 50 off 68 deliveries

SUNDAY 3

Unni Karumathil (Tracy) – 53 (retired n/o) off 96 deliveries

Dhanesh Perera (Waratah) – 53 (retired n/o) off 74 balls

June 30, 2025

Nightcliff's Sophia Di Venuto (108*) and Sanjana Akula (6/7) were on fire for the Tigers in Round 10 of the Women's Div 1 comp, 2025. Picture: NCC Facebook

From six-fa’s in Women’s Div 1 to unbeaten tons in Sunday 1, we’ve run the rule over the top individual performers from another big weekend of Darwin cricket.

UNDER 12, 15 and 18 – BYE

WOMEN’S DIV 1

Olivia McSweeney (Palmerston) – 70* off 68 deliveries, nine fours

Kelly Armstrong (Districts) – 47* off 34 balls and 1/7 plus a catch

Hannah Armstrong (Districts) – 44* off 34 deliveries

Sophia Di Venuto (Nightcliff) – 108* off 65 balls, 12 fours and five sixes

Sanjana Akula (Nightcliff) – 6/7 from 3.3 overs

Julie Page (Waratah) – 57 off 31 balls

Melissa Campbell (Waratah) – 51* off 31 deliveries

Eliza Jagger (Tracy) – 84 off 50 balls, as well as 2/23 plus a catch

Alice Caldow (Waratah) – 5/21 from four overs

WOMEN’S DIV 2

Amy Troy (Darwin) – 50 off 39 deliveries, four sixes

Semaema Lomani (Darwin) – 50 off 29 deliveries, nine fours

C-GRADE

Alen Jose (PINT) – 51* off 78 deliveries, seven fours

Sam Menzies (Darwin) – 77* off 86 deliveries, nine fours

Harrison Martin (Nightcliff) – 140 off 101 balls, 17 fours and four sixes

Joel Carter (Palmerston) – 100* off 91 balls, 14 fours

Owen Ferguson (Palmerston) – 67 off 100 deliveries and 2/29 from seven overs

Jordan Smart (Districts) – 81 off 100 balls, nine fours

D-GRADE

Harper Munday (Districts) – 5/16 from seven overs, three maidens and a catch

Myles Johnston (Districts) – 4/20 from seven overs, one maiden

Warwick Peter-Budge (Districts) – 52 (retired n/o) off 66 deliveries

Mitchell Townsend (Districts) – 46* off 45 balls, 1/13 from five overs and two catches

Jinu Thekkeparambil Sunny (PINT) – 57 off 36 deliveries, as well as 2/17 from three overs

Samuel Hayward (Districts) – 6/24 from eight overs

Aluthgamage Kumarajeewa (Darwin) – 77 off 96 balls, plus 1/5 from two overs

Shannan Smith (Darwin) – 54 off 57 balls, six fours and two sixes

Andrew Kelly (Darwin) – 4/15 from 6.3 overs, one maiden

Michael Tregloan (PINT) – 91* off 123 deliveries plus 2/18 from three overs

Tufail Rashid (PINT) – 81* off 73 balls

Sebastian Greely (PINT) – 4/10 from 4.4 overs, two maidens

Vincent Perry (PINT) – Four wicket keeper catches

Avishek Yadav (Waratah University) – 81* off 72 balls, 14 fours and a six

Ashton Ling (Palmerston) – 4/36 from eight overs, one maiden

Ginij Karki (Waratah University) – 4/18 from eight overs, one maiden

Sanuja De Silva (Waratah) – 63 (retired n/o) from 97 balls

Bibek Khadka (Waratah) – 136 off 74 deliveries, 10 fours and 12 sixes

Randeni Weerachandra (Palmerston) – 4/23 from five overs

SUNDAY 1

James Hatton (Waratah) – 114* off 116 deliveries, 11 fours and a six

Anthony Scott (District) – 50 (retired n/o) off 31 balls

Rehaan Sundar (Districts/Palmerston) – 6/12 from eight overs, four maidens

SUNDAY 2

Ritesh Patel (Districts) – 99* off 97 deliveries and 1/20

Tamoor Mirza (Tracy) – 4/18 from eight overs

Inam Sabir (Tracy) – 54* off 84 deliveries

Ebad Ahmed Siddiqui (Tracy) – 69* off 86 balls

Ratan Rawat (PINT) – 55 off 70 balls

Arun Rai (Waratah University) – 76 off 106 deliveries

Prince Handa (PINT) – 105 off 80 deliveries, 12 fours and a six

Jaspreet Gill (PINT) – 87* off 107 balls

Avtar Dhanoa (PINT) – 56 off 29 balls, plus 3/33

Sanuja De Silva (Waratah) – 77 off 86 deliveries, 13 fours

Anishka Perera (Waratah) – 81 off 80 deliveries, seven fours, a six and one wicket keeper catch plus a stumping

Tharindu Balasooriya (Waratah) – 68* off 34 balls, 1 four and seven sixes

Aluthgamage Kumarajeewa (Darwin) – 85 off 93 deliveries

Varinder Kumar (Palmerston) – 4/23 from eight overs, two maidens

SUNDAY 3

Murray Crawford (Darwin) – 4/13 from 4.3 overs

Jordan Latham (Darwin) – 50 (retired n/o) off 43 balls, eight fours

June 24, 2025

Daniel Crowe (left) was on fire for Darwin. Picture: Darwin Cricket Club.

A monster knock from a Tracy junior and a five-wicket, half-century effort headline another big weekend of Darwin cricket.

Here are the senior and junior players who stood tall.

UNDER 12

Harrison Cockfield (PINT) – 36 (retired n/o) off 30 deliveries, four fours plus 1/8 from three overs, one maiden

Harvey Clayton (Tracy) – 86 off 75 deliveries, 10 fours

Vonal Gange (Waratah) – 2/14 from three overs and 34 (retired n/o) off 30 deliveries

Adhvith Rohi Allamalla (PINT) – 3/20 from three overs

Sergio Berno (Districts) – 3/6 from three overs plus 34 (retired n/o) off 17 balls, five fours and two sixes

Lachlan Bowman (Tracy) – 5/8 from three overs plus 21* runs off 29 balls

William Greenwood (Waratah) – 4/7 from three overs

UNDER 15

Yash Panchal (Palmerston) – 48* off 50 balls

Isaac Phillips (PINT) – 3/15 from four overs and 27 off 32 balls

Tanner Covill (Districts) – 44 off 30 deliveries, three fours and three sixes, plus 1/25

William Branson (Districts) – 4/3 from three overs, one maiden

Yuvan kuber Sangaru (Darwin) – 61* off 37 balls, 10 boundaries and a six, plus 1/9

Harper Munday (Districts) – 3/8 from four overs and 18* off 14 balls

WOMEN’S DIV 1

Phoebe Murphy (Tracy) – 46* off 25 deliveries, eight fours

Hannah Armstrong (Districts) – 48 off 38 deliveries, six boundaries

Kelly Armstrong (Districts) – 71 off 53 balls, 13 fours plus a run-out and a stumping

Alice Caldow (Waratah) – 41 off 36 balls

WOMEN’S DIV 2

Jessica Shahu (Districts) – 43* off 46 deliveries, plus a run-out and a stumping

B-GRADE

Joshua Lonie (Districts) – 55 off 89 deliveries, four fours and three sixes

Benjamin Flannery (Districts) – 4/61 from 16 overs, three maidens

Xavier Norman (Darwin) – 59 off 156 deliveries, three fours

Charlie Kemp (Darwin) – 56 off 80 deliveries, four fours and 1/9 from three overs

Mahmudul Hasan (PINT) – 56* off 99 balls, five boundaries and three sixes

Waseem Akram (PINT) – 68 off 104 balls, six fours and four sixes

C-GRADE

Sam Arthur (Nightcliff) – 63 off 62 balls, five fours and a six

Aftab Abro (Tracy) – 4/27 from 7.3 overs and a catch

Thilina Chathuranga (Waratah) – 4/16 from eight overs, two maidens

D-GRADE

Rhys Lavercombe (Palmerston) – 5/12 from eight, three maidens and a catch

Sanuja De Silva (Waratah)– 4 WKC

Ginij Karki (Waratah)– 74 off 48 deliveries, three fours and seven sixes

Pukar Bhandari (Waratah) – 68 off 50 balls, six fours and three sixes

Allan Trindle (Darwin) – 58* off 45 deliveries, 10 fours

Varun Sudheer (PINT) –50 off 58 balls

Jaspreet Gill (PINT) – 57 off 39 deliveries, nine boundaries and two catches

Shane Moon (Districts)– 101* off 111 deliveries, 13 boundaries and a six

Tarique Memon (Tracy) – 5/14 from seven overs, two maidens

Stuart Barker (Districts) – 69 off 61 balls, eight fours, a six and 1/27

Thomas Halse (Districts) – 52* off 31 balls

Harpreet Singh (Tracy) – 3/42 from eight overs and 49 off 58 deliveries

Logan Abbott (Districts) –4/52 from eight overs

Abdul Bajwa (Tracy) – 87 off 75 balls, 11 fours and four sixes

SUNDAY 1

Sumit Dahal (Waratah University) – 59 off 54 balls, 10 fours

Saugat Thapa (Waratah University) – 4/27 from eight overs

Sukhvir Singh (Tracy) – 67 off 62 balls, 10 boundaries, a six and 1/15 from four overs

Prince Handa (PINT) – 45* off 36 deliveries and 3/42 from eight overs

SUNDAY 2

Stefan James (Palmerston) – 82 off 68 deliveries, 12 fours and a six plus two catches with the gloves

Daniel Crowe (Darwin) – 5/14 from 7.3 overs and 53 off 39 balls

Mihira Disanayake (Waratah) – 59 off 68 deliveries, eight fours

Mahmudul Hasan (PINT) – 128 off 111 deliveries, 10 fours and three sixes

Arun kumar Gunigati (PINT) – 62* off 56 balls

M Jahid Anwar Mollik (PINT) – 5/33 from eight overs

Bibek Khadka (Waratah University) – 4/19 from eight overs

Rishi Joshi (Nightcliff) – 4/16 from 5.5 overs

Daljeet Singh (Tracy) – 52 off 31 balls, six boundaries and three sixes plus 1/16

Sahil Sharma (Tracy) – 75 off 77 balls and 2/6 from three overs

SUNDAY 3

Sam Sellahewa (Waratah) – 53* off 47 deliveries

Samuel Harrison (Tracy) – 4/22 from 5.1 overs and a catch

Shakeel Hussain (Tracy) – 48 and 3/20 from five overs plus a catch

Shannan Smith (Darwin) – 50 (retired n/o) off 38 deliveries, nine fours plus 2/11 from three overs

June 16 2025

Waratah CC Women's Div 1 recruit Alice Caldow. Picture: Facebook

It was a big weekend in the Darwin and District Cricket Competition, with standout individual performances across all grades with D-grade double century and a five-fa for just as many runs the highlights of the round.

Here’s who made this round’s top performers list.

UNDER 12

Angad Saini (PINT) – 42 (retired n/o) off 30 balls

Ranbir Singh Kundan (Palmerston) – 28 (retired n/o) off 30 balls and 3/1 from three overs, two maidens and a catch

UNDER 15

Nate Watson (Districts) – 45 (retired n/o) from 40 balls

Haydon Burton (Districts) – 51 (retired n/o) off 30 deliveries and 2/15

Clem Hill (Districts) – 40 (retired n/o) off 30 deliveries

Rudra Patel (Palmerston) – 47* off 47 balls, six fours

Sylas Garrett (PINT) – 3/21 from four overs

UNDER 18 – BYE

WOMEN’S DIV 1

Jasleen Kaur (PINT) – 45 off 35 balls and 1/20

Monet Hunter (Waratah) – 52* off 33 deliveries, seven fours and two maximums as well as 3/16 from four overs

Alice Caldow (Waratah) – 5/5 from 3.4, one maiden at 1.36

Meghan McCartney (Tracy) – 36* off 20 deliveries and 3/3 from four overs, one maiden at 0.75

Olivia McSweeney (Palmerston) – 40 off 35 deliveries

WOMEN’S DIV 2

Semaema Lomani (Darwin) – 100 (retired n/o) off 65 balls, 20 boundaries

Phoebe Lynch-Grant (PINT) – 54* off 53 balls

Juliet Johnston (Districts) – 44* off 51 balls

B-GRADE

Qadeer Hassan (Tracy) – 5/28 from 8.4 overs

Josh Cooper (Waratah) – 57 off 177 deliveries, two fours

Zach Cluff (Districts) – 5/57 from 18.3 overs, three maidens plus a catch

Lenny Wilton (Darwin) – 4/37 from 11.1 overs, three maidens and 41 off 39 balls

C-GRADE

Murray Barker (Darwin) – 87* off 82 deliveries

Bachittar Singh (Darwin) – 5/25 from seven overs

Corey Dalton (Districts) – 4/37 from eight overs

Sean Cockfield (PINT) – 102* off 70 balls with nine fours and six sixes

Tennyson Phillips (PINT) – 5/33 from 7.5 overs

Hussain Rahiman Abdul Rahiman (PINT) – 40 and three catches

Mitchell Townsend (Districts) – 4/43 from eight overs and a catch

D-GRADE

Keidan Holt (Tracy) – 56* off 36 balls

Lava Kumar Bollineni (Nightcliff) – 133 from 113 balls, 12 boundaries and three sixes

Bibin Matthew (PINT) – 58* off 35 deliveries, eight fours and a six

Aluthgamage Kumarajeewa (Darwin) – 129 off 56 deliveries, 12 fours and 11 sixes

Chris Elliott (Darwin) – 201 off 108 balls, 22 fours and 12 sixes

Josh Cullinan (Waratah) – 64 off 78 balls

Awais Mahmood (Waratah) – 68* off 79 deliveries

Harry Tregloan (PINT) – 69* off 113 balls, and 2/37

Luke Phillips (PINT) – 57 off 54 balls, 10 fours and 1/30 plus two catches

Rhys Lavercombe (Palmerston) – 5/25 from eight overs, one maiden

SUNDAY 1, 2 & 3 – BYE

June 9 2025

Kate Sherriff (left) and Sophia Di Venuto put up a monster 177 run opening wicket stand in Nightcliff's Women's Div. 1 victory over Palmerston. Picture: Nightcliff CC Facebook

From the efforts of Waratah’s Sunday 2 bowlers, Chethiya Alahakoon (7/13) and Kiran Pathak (6/18), to the opening partnership (177) of Nightcliff Women’s Kate Sheriff and Sophia Di Venuto, the last round of DDCC action was a belter.

See below for our top players of the round.

UNDER 12

Akshet Saraswath (Waratah) – 34* off 37 balls

James Irvine (Palmerston) – 1/8, a run-out and 26 (retired n/o) off 30 balls

Rishaan Pansal (Palmerston) – 31 (retired n/o) off 30 deliveries

Ranbir Singh Kundan (Palmerston) – 32 (retired n/o) off 30 balls

Lucas Campbell (Districts) – 29 (retired n/o) off 35 balls and 2/13

Lincoln Clarke (Districts) – 3/7 from three overs plus a catch

Zane Clarke (Districts) – Four run-outs and 10 (retired n/o)

UNDER 15

Harvey McCormick (Waratah) – 65* off 41 deliveries

Lucas Nixon (Tracy) – 50 off 40 deliveries

Archer Tanswell (Darwin) – 20 (retired n/o) off 40 balls and 3/14 from three overs

Eli Hayward (Districts) – 5/8 from five overs, one maiden

Xavier John (Districts) – 40* off 44 balls

William Branson (Districts) – 3/15 from three overs

Gus Spike (Darwin) – 67* off 49 balls

Jack Dunkerton (Palmerston) – 58* off 42 deliveries

Jacob Nothnagl (PINT) – 4/30 from six overs

Sophie Cameron (Palmerston) – 3/19 from three overs

UNDER 18

Reece Torsney (Palmerston) – 37 (retired n/o) off 20 deliveries and 1/3 from one over

WOMEN’S Div 1

Phoebe Murphy (Tracy) – 61* off 52 balls

Monet Hunter (Waratah) – 70* off 47 deliveries and 1/24

Rachel Andrew (Districts) – 72* off 52 balls

Kate Sherriff (Nightcliff) – 135* off 57 deliveries

Sophia Di Venuto (Nightcliff) – 61 off 44 balls

Olivia McSweeney (Palmerston) – 73 off 59 deliveries and 1/39

B-GRADE

Waseem Akram (PINT) – 65 and 80* runs

Anav Bhandari (Tracy) – 4/19 from 9.3 overs

Sahil Sharma (Tracy) – 89 off 89 deliveries

Kaleb Jones (Palmerston) – 65 off 102 deliveries

Zach Cluff (Districts) – 100 off 65 deliveries

C-GRADE

Greg Brautigam (Darwin) – 61 off 74 balls

Charles Harragon (Darwin) – 55 off 75 deliveries

Dumindu Ranasinghe (Waratah) – 60* off 51 deliveries, 1/34 and two catches

Noah Ker (Nightcliff) – 61 off 72 balls

Sukhvir Singh (Tracy) – 50 and 3/27 plus a catch

Shane Buttfield (Districts) – 61 off 72 balls

Matt Christophers (Districts) – 3 WKC

D-GRADE (BYE)

SUNDAY 1

Shivam Sharma (PINT) – 4/13 from 6.2 overs

Iqbal Singh (PINT) – 40* off 60 balls

Pukar Bhandari (Waratah) – 4/37 from eight, 23 and two catches

Lachlan Markey (Districts/Palmerston) – 58 off 52 deliveries

Aryan Jain (Waratah) – 61* off 38 balls

Anthony Scott (Districts/Palmerston) – 60 off 46 balls, 1/16 and a catch

SUNDAY 2

Daljeet Singh (Tracy) – 57 off 55 balls

Harpreet Singh (Tracy) – 3 WKC and 37* off 32 deliveries

Apil Sapkota (Waratah) – 53 off 75 deliveries

Manusha Maddumage (Tracy) – 4/32 from eight overs

Kiran Pathak (Waratah University) – 6/18 from eight overs

Muhammad Ashfaq (Tracy) – 63 off 88 balls

Chethiya Alahakoon (Waratah) – 7/13 from eight overs, three maidens (took wickets 3-9 in a row)

Sanuja De Silva (Waratah) – 58 off 100 deliveries

Mahmudul Hasan (PINT) – 4/40 from seven overs

Avtar Dhanoa (PINT) – 80 off 55 balls

Jaspreet Gill (PINT) – 69 off 69 balls

Achu Chathemkunnel Reji (PINT) – 56* off 27 balls

Manmeet Singh (PINT) – 5/12 from eight overs, one maiden

Aluthgamage Kumarajeewa (Darwin) – 82 off 81 deliveries

SUNDAY 3

Daniel Crowe (Darwin) – 51*off 57 deliveries

Anthony Heinrich (Darwin) – 50 (retired n/o) off 46 balls

Allan Trindle (Darwin) – 40 and 3/17

Anthony Green (Darwin) – 3/13 from 3.4 overs and two catches

Michael Jessup (Districts) – 58* off 77 deliveries

Tim Shaw (Districts) – 42 (retired n/o) off 54 deliveries

Originally published as Southern Districts Croc Eli Hayward (4/9) headlines this week’s top DDCC performers