The leading run scorers and wicket takers across the weekend

Runs were scored for fun across Victoria while bowlers were in menacing form. See who the best in the state were.

Michael Hill of Yarraville Club. (Photo by Josh Chadwick)

For many, the weekend marked the start of another cricket season.

See who across the state were among the top performers.

TOP BATTERS

Michael Hill, Yarraville Club – 253

David Velardo, Silverton – 215

Kevin McCarry, Gladstone Park – 205

Nick Sparks, Trinity Willison – 203

Liam Doherty, Mazenod OCCC – 194

Leigh Stewart, Baxter – 168

Chanaka Kahandawala, Clayton District – 165

Wayne Wunhym, Bundoora – 162

Piyal Wasantha Pallewela Liyanage, Epsicon 159

Will Cooper, Red Hill – 159

Jessraj Badhaan, Essendon – 159

Matthew Twentyman, Rupertswood – 157

Maxwell Brook, Panton Hill – 155

Paul Procter, Portland Tigers – 154

Bhumil Patel, Truganina Utd – 147

Janaka Nissanka, Knox City Mavericks – 142

Malith Cooray, Keilor – 142

Chris Knights, Ashburton Willows – 140

Ryan Pearce, Old Ivanhoe Grammarians – 138

Oscar McGennisken, Seaford – 138

Jacob Noble, Hallam Kalora Park – 137

Andrew West, Somerville – 137

Jordan Moran, Grovedale Tigers – 137

Dilip Tharaka, EMC – 136

Pat McMahon, East Belmont – 136

TOP BOWLERS

Nine wickets: Saman Kumara Muthuwadige (Melton South)

Eight wickets: Jared Painter, Harinder Singh, Jaspreet Singh, Fahim Asif Patel.

Seven wickets: Stefan Knudsen, Glen Parker, Jayden Leach, Gurpartap Singh, Jamil Sukhon, Joshua Ash, Zander Panopoulos.

Six wickets

Hriday Bhasin

Dilan Abeysekara

Charlotte Poyner

Jordan Irish

Kyle Wills

Matt Carr

Jason Hutchieson

Rishi Bhojwani

Grant Tyndall

Kayden Edwards

Brandon Mayberry

Thesath Abeywickrama

Anthony Smith

Thomas Stevens

Jaspreet Saini

Ashok Palanisamy

Sebastian Pendergast

Joel Randall

Charindu Jayarathna

Anil Elluru

Zane Wunhym

Rohan Lyle

Jotbir Singh

Serge Moussi

Joel Askew

Rajesh Gajendran

Mohamed Rusmin Ameer

Eoin Fay

Rashmi Jinan Marshuk

Arun Chelvan

Jeremy Newman

Evan Allaway

Tom Brooks

Originally published as The leading run scorers and wicket takers across the weekend