1/23Antony Keely for Spotswood. Picture: Valeriu Campan
Cricketers thrive in Melbourne’s heat
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2/23Spotswood works out their fielding plans. Picture: Valeriu Campan
3/23That’s a close one between Spotswood keeper Ross Horkings and Noble Park batsman Kolitha Weerasekera. Picture: Valeriu Campan
4/23Noble Park’s Kolitha Weerasekera gets this one away. Picture: Valeriu Campan
5/23Spotswood players celebrate the wicket of Noble Park batsman Gayan de Silva. Picture: Valeriu Campan
6/23Noble Park batsman Gayan de Silva gets low. Picture: Valeriu Campan
7/23Charlie Barnes has his eyes locked on the ball for Spotswood. Picture: Valeriu Campan
8/23Time for the umpire to take centre stage here. Picture: Valeriu Campan
9/23Ivanhoe keeper Ananya Goswami and Jake Rothnie batting for Port Melbourne. Picture: Valeriu Campan
10/23Dwayne Hooper and Ivanhoe teammates celebrate a wicket. Picture: Valeriu Campan
11/23Sinthujan Ahilaeswaran launches into action for Ivanhoe. Picture: Valeriu Campan
12/23Paul Tucker and Ryan McDonald batting for Port Melbourne. Picture: Valeriu Campan
13/23Ivanhoe were happy with this one. Picture: Valeriu Campan
14/23Tyler Pearson of Hawthorn Kingston let’s rip. Picture: Hamish Blair
15/23Kingston Hawthorn keeper Joel Lewis gets low for this one. Picture: Hamish Blair
16/23Celebrations all around. Picture: Hamish Blair
17/23A beautiful shot from St Kilda’s Harry Dixon. Picture: Hamish Blair
18/23Asanka Buluthota Hathiringe of Clayton Districts watches this one run away. Picture: Hamish Blair
19/23There go the stumps of Parag Vadhwani from Clayton Districts as he is bowled by Angus Macquire. Picture: Hamish Blair
20/23Seaford’s Jacob Bardwell gets over the top of this one. Picture: Hamish Blair
21/23Carrum Downs’ Billy Thomson rolls the arm over. Picture: Hamish Blair
22/23Picture perfect from Seaford’s Aaron Bardwell. Picture: Hamish Blair
23/23Dil Pageni whips one away. Picture: Hamish Blair
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