Check out the best snaps from local cricket matches around Melbourne

GALLERY: Local cricket is well and truly back and Leader’s photographers were there to capture some of the best action from the weekend’s games.

St Albans’ Arosh Janoda gets the wicket of Justin Bramble. Picture: George Sal

Local cricket is well and truly back.

With the Christmas break and (fingers crossed) COVID now seemingly behind us, there was action aplenty across suburban grounds.

Leader’s crack team of photographers was out and about capturing some the best.

From the north-west suburbs to the peninsula, check out our snaps of the week.

VSDCA: Elsternwick bowler Dasun Opanayaka. Picture: Valeriu Campan

VSDCA: Moorabbin batsman Roshan Livera misses the ball. Picture: Valeriu Campan

VSDCA: Moorabbin batsman Duveen Kalansooriya reaches for the crease. Picture: Valeriu Campan

CSB: Luke Mott batting for Bentleigh. Picture: Valeriu Campan

CSB: Matt McCallum bowling for South Caulfield. Picture: Valeriu Campan

CSB: Gregory Buckley batting for Bentleigh. Picture: Valeriu Campan

CSB: Bentleigh’s Shane Jefree removes South Caulfield’s Lewis Mildenhall. Picture: Valeriu Campan

CSB: Shane Jefree celebrates the wicket of Lewis Mildenhall. Picture: Valeriu Campan

DDCA: Blade Baxter bowling for Springvale South. Picture: Valeriu Campan

DDCA: Springvale South wicketkeeper Paul Hill and Berwick batsman Matthew Robertson keep their eye on the ball. Picture: Valeriu Campan

DDCA: Akshat Buch bowling for Springvale South. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Premier: Kingston Hawthorn debutant Zack Richardson. Picture: Stuart Milligan

Premier: Kingston Hawthorn players gather before the game. Picture: Stuart Milligan

Premier: Fitzroy Doncaster batsman Liam Banthorpe defends. Picture: Stuart Milligan

ECA: Mont Albert bowler in Chris Jackson in action. Picture: Stuart Milligan

ECA: Heathmont batsman Zack Dent off the back foot. Picture: Stuart Milligan

ECA: Heathmont batsman Zack Dent slips it past the wicketkeeper. Picture: Stuart Milligan

ECA: Heathmont batsman Dillon Howard plays a cut shot. Picture: Stuart Milligan

VSDCA: Noble Park batsman Jeevan Mendis cuts. Picture: Stuart Milligan

VSDCA: Noble Park’s Janaka Liyanabadalge (right) celebrates his century. Picture: Stuart Milligan

VSDCA: Balwyn bowler Jack Lyndon in action. Picture: Stuart Milligan

VSDCA: Balwyn bowler Lachlan Fitzpatrick in action. Picture: Stuart Milligan

VSDCA: Kew’s John Hastings in action. Picture: Stuart Milligan

VSDCA: Will Sist bowling for Kew. Picture: Stuart Milligan

VSDCA: St Bernard's Rory Collins skys a ball and is caught. Picture: Stuart Milligan

VSDCA: St Bernard's Rory Collins skys a ball and is caught. Picture: Stuart Milligan

Premier: James Ryan of Essendon at bat. Picture: George Sal

Premier: Essendon’s Issac Willett defends. Picture: George Sal

Premier: Matthew Wilson steams in for Dandenong. Picture: George Sal

Premier: Dandenong wicketkeeper Sam Newell in the field. Picture: George Sal

MPCA: Long Island’s Andrew Tweddle celebrates a wicket. Picture: Valeriu Campan

MPCA: Baden Powel batter Rhys Elmi. Picture: Valeriu Campan

MPCA: Long Island bowler Jurgen Andersen. Picture: Valeriu Campan

MPCA: Long Island bowler Matthew Shimell. Picture: Valeriu Campan

VTCA: Westmeadows captain-coach Donovan Pell. Picture: George Sal

VTCA: Westmeadows’ Tarek Moughanie at bat. Picture: George Sal

VTCA: Aberfeldie captain Tallan Wright. Picture: George Sal

VTCA: Arosh Janoda gets the wicket of Justin Bramble. Picture: George Sal

VTCA: Justin Bramble in action for Yarraville Club. Picture: George Sal

VTCA: Geeth Always bowling for St Albans. Picture: George Sal

VTCA: Alex Bone in the field for St Albans. Picture: George Sal

VTCA: Yarraville Club’s James Damjanovski is bowled. Picture: George Sal

VSDCA: Joseph Doyle of Malvern bowling. Picture: George Sal

VSDCA: Riley Vernon at bat for Spotswood. Picture: George Sal

VSDCA: Jackson Wadden steams in for Spotswood. Picture: George Sal