Leader’s best photos in local cricket’s big return

A number of local cricket competitions finally started their season last weekend with Leader photographers there to capture the action. Here’s our best.

MPCA cricket : Boneo v Skye. Kasun Perera batting for Skye. Boneo keeper Dilasri Lokubandara and Jahanzaib Athar batting for Skye. Picture: Valeriu Campan

A break in Melbourne’s horror run of weather meant most local cricketers were able to return to the field last weekend.

Leader Local Cricket’s photographers were across games from the Mornington Peninsula to Melbourne’s west to capture the action.

Here are our best shots from last weekend.

Patrick Beckham batting for Skye. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Joshua Peet hopes this one delivers for Boneo. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Kasun Perera batting for Skye. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Boneo players celebrate a wicket. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Boneo’s Sean Garner is a picture of concentration. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Jack Beale lets rip for Boneo. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Dylan Brasher plays it through the covers. Photo: Hamish Blair

Prateek Patil rolls the arm over for Ringwood. Photo: Hamish Blair

Travis Dean of Footscray. Photo: Hamish Blair

Jackson Freeman of Ringwood. Photo: Hamish Blair

Darius D D'Silva and his Ringwood teammates celebrates the wicket of Daniel Satori. Photo: Hamish Blair

Nathan Johnson of Druids. Photo: Hamish Blair

Ryan Metz of Keilor watches his shot. Photo: Hamish Blair

Druids’ Luke Shoesmith of Druids puts plenty into this one. Photo: Hamish Blair

Chetan Arjun looks to add to Keilor’s total. Photo: Hamish Blair

Akshay Ballal of Endeavour Hills gets one away. Photo: Hamish Blair

Mitch Cross and his Yarraville teammates celebrate a wicket. Photo: Hamish Blair

Dimuth Karunaratne of Endeavour Hills plays a shot through the leg side. Photo: Hamish Blair

Jonah Koch of Yarraville. Photo: Hamish Blair