Local cricket: Bowlers tear through batting orders with massive displays

Bowlers were front and centre in local cricket action across the weekend with some massive hauls. Here’s every century and five-for from across Melbourne.

Premier Cricket: Melbourne v Prahran. Melbourne batter Blake Thomson. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Local cricketers were greeted with bowler friendly conditions at the weekend.

And they certainly made the most of them.

Across metro Melbourne there were a series of impressive performers from the junior grades to senior guns.

Here’s every century and five-for in local cricket.

VICTORIAN PREMIER CRICKET

CENTURIES

129* — Josh Nelson, Camberwell, Men’s Thirds

122* – Blake Thomson, Melbourne, Men’s Firsts

107 – Vihanga Fernando, Essendon, Men’s Thirds

107 – Pennie Harrison, Box Hill, Women’s Seconds

FIVE-FORS

5-15 – Madeleine Wright, Box Hill, Women’s Seconds

BOX HILL REPORTER DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

136* – Justin Box, Heatherdale, A Grade (12 Player Grade – 80 Overs)

108* – Richard Turnley, Blackburn, B Grade (12 Player Grade – 80 Overs)

Justin Box produced a stunning century on the weekend.

FIVE-FORS

6-35 – Callum Reid, Vermont, Ray McIntosh Shield

5-16 – Rudra Parikh, Heatherdale, D Grade (12 Player Grade – 70 Overs)

5-21 – Liam Pemberton, Blackburn North, C Grade (12 Player Grade – 70 Overs)

5-24 – Kunjan Patel, Blackburn South, E Grade (13 Player Grade – 70 Overs, Split Inns)

CASEY CARDINIA CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

101 – Steve Pursell, Officer, D Grade

NEARLY

99 – Daniel Brennan, Upper Beaconsfield, District

FIVE-FORS

7-21 Phil Brook, Pakenham Upper Toomuc, E Grade

7-48 – Shane Somers, Tooradin, A Grade

5-8 – Jed Robertson, Upper Beaconsfield, U16

5-12 – Kynen Dore-Wilson, Koo Wee Rup, U16

5-15 – Brendan Fairlam, Merinda Park, A Grade

5-32 – Ben Amos, Upper Beaconsfield, B Grade

5-35 – Devansh Patel, Cranbourne Meadows, U14 Div1

5-38 – Brad Butler, Tooradin, Premier

5-40 – Thanuja Senarathna, Clyde, A Grade

5-66 – Jason Williams, Pakenham, Premier

CRICKET SOUTHERN BAYSIDE

FIVE-FORS

5-23 – Ruwan Perera, Chelsea, Division 2

DANDENONG DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

118 – Muhammad Javaid, Buckley Ridges, Turf 5

FIVE-FORS

6-23 – Aravindh Ganesh, Fountain Gate, B Grade

6-24 – Luke McCann, Beaconsfield, Under 16-2

5-18 – Matthew Lawler, Narre South, A Grade

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

139 – Cameron Wright, Montmorency, B Grade

122 – James Carlyon, Lower Plenty, C Grade

121 – Matthew Amenta, Riverside, F1 Grade

119 – Kristian Toulson, Panton Hill, E Grade

115 – Ben Jurkovic, Riverside, C Grade

Ben Jurkovic was among the runs for Riverside.

103 – Darren Mercuri, Mernda, C Grade

101 – Chandima Rathnayake, Greensborough, F4 Grade

FIVE-FORS

8-11 – Tim Wise, Macleod, Barclay Shield

7-67 – Dulanga Lakmal, Thomastown United, Mash Shield

6-29 – Kuldip Singh, Thomastown, D Grade

6-44 – Nick Murray, Banyule, Barclay Shield

6-95 – Scott Hayse, Lalor Stars, F1 Grade

5-16 – Riley Watts, Montmorency, G1 Grade

5-17 – Ashen Perera, Rosebank, Barclay Shield

5-18 – Lachlan Bowden, Greensborough, Mash Shield

5-21 – Dylan Bedurke, Diamond Creek, Barclay Shield

5-24 – Tanuj Rajarathna, Plenty, Money Shield

5-24 – Damien Palladino, Laurimar, F3 Grade

5-26 – Cameron Ataryniw, Banyule, C Grade

5-42 – Jack Felton, Lower Eltham, Money Shield

5-105 – Nathan Woods, Laurimar, Money Shield

EASTERN CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

148 – Udara Hettige, Ashburton Willows, D Turf

124 – Dilan Costa, Melbourne Sixers, LOC1

113* – Max Chisholm, Toorak-Prahran, Wilson Shield

110 – Rishab Guddadamane, Burwood Uniting Canterbury, Macgibbon Shield

106 – Shubham Agarwal, Hawthorn, Wright Shield

105 – Cameron Ritchie, Edinburgh, D Turf

102* – Maneesh Pagidi, AYC Harlequins, LOC 4

102* – Ben Wickham, Kew, Under 16A

101 – Simon Dumaresq, Glen Iris, LOC 3

100* – Christopher Hermitte, AYC Harlequins, LOC 4

100* – Kavinda Rathnayake, Boroondara, Macgibbon Shield

100* – Adam Li, Surrey Hills, Under 16A

FIVE-FORS

6-15 – Aru Sachdeva, Boroondara, B Synthetic

6-52 – Tom Keys, Abbotsford Anglers, LOC 3

5-12 – Daniel Lindner, Bulleen, LOC 4

5-12 – Thomas Petronik, Mount Waverley Catholics, LOC 2

5-13 – Bandula Dassanayake, Glen Waverley, LOC 7

5-15 – Jarrod McAleese, Hawthorn, C Turf

5-29 – Nitesh Patel, North Balwyn, Dunstan Shield

Hayley Johnson took her first five-wicket haul for Bulleen.

5-12 – Hayley Johnson, Bulleen, Under 14B

FERNTREE GULLY DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

129 – Brad Trinnick, Monbulk, Division 3

100* – Anthony Brolic, Lysterfield, Division 1 NR Reeves Shield

100* – Aaron Daniel, Lysterfield, Division 5

FIVE-FORS

5-17 – Trevor Wood, Rowville, Division 4

5-24 – Jake Lawson, South Belgrave, Division 4

5-28 – Billy Rayner, Lysterfield, Division 6

GISBORNE AND DISTRICT

CENTURIES

113 – Ivan Bobetic, Macedon, Division 2

104* – Mathew Murphy, Melton Centrals, Division 3

101* – Nathan Bridgland, Sunbury United, Division 2

FIVE-FORS

6-45 – Sam Williams, East Sunbury, Division 1

5-15 – Jason Day, Romsey, Division 2

5-38 – Ryan Brown, Bacchus Marsh, Johnstone Shield

MERCANTILE CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

112 – Taimoor Syed, Thornbury Turf Strokers, C South

108 – Jarrod Dennis, Ashwood, C South

101* – Nityam Bhardwaj, Emerald Hill, D Grade

FIVE-FORS

5-4 – Ryan Hann, South Yarra, A Grade

5-22 – Harrison Whitfield, Ashwood, C South

MORNINGTON PENINSULA CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

321* – Ben King, French Island, A1

197 – Shane Beggs, Flinders, Peninsula 2nds

158* – Matthew Ashton, Langwarrin, B1

151* – Luke Reynolds, Flinders, Peninsula 2nds

146* – Phil Leonard, Mt Eliza, C2

137 – Rajkumar Sathyanarayanan, Pearcedale, C2

136 – Keith Burdett, French Island, A1

129 – Hasith Peiris, Pines, A4

121* – Matt Page, Somerville, B1

119 – Mark Maddock, Flinders, B3

115 – Ross Graham, Baden Powell, A4

110* – Chris McDonough, Mt Eliza, C1

108 – Sam Gove, Flinders, Peninsula 1sts

107 – Harry Maxwell, Baden Powell, Provincial 2nds

106 – Dale Irving, Dromana, Peninsula 1sts

100* – David Pessato Jnr, Baden Powell, Provincial 2nds

100* – Brad McDonald, Somerville, Peninsula 1sts

FIVE-FORS

8-19 – Sam Holland-Burch, Tyabb, Sub District 1sts

7-20 – Steven Burns, Ballam Park, A2

6-16 – Toby Di Iorio, Tyabb, B1

6-25 – William Hodgkins, Dromana, Peninsula 2nds

6-28 – Cameron Taylor, Tyabb, Sub District 2nds

6-38 – Jake Wood, Sorrento, Provincial 1sts

5-8 – Timothy Threlfall, Seaford Tigers, Peninsula 2nds

5-13 – Daniel Oliver, Langwarrin, A3

5-17 – Jesse Kincade, Tyabb, B2

5-18 – Cooper Harris, Rye, Sub District 1sts

5-18 – Toby Di Iorio, Tyabb, B1

5-20 – Dwayne Field, Flinders, Peninsula 2nds

5-22 – Sam Fraker, Mt Martha, A3

5-25 – Michael Ballard, Baden Powell, C3

5-27 – Justin Hanna, Tyabb, Sub District 2nds

5-32 – Josh Wilcox, Pines, Provincial 2nds

5-34 – Justin Barnes, Rye, Sub District 1sts

5-42 – Elliott Carter, Crib Point, District 1sts

5-48 – Adeel Hussain, Heatherhill, Peninsula 1sts

5-56 – Tyler Porter, Langwarrin, Provincial 2nds

5-73 – Nadeem Bhatti, Long Island, A4

5-100 – Mitch Trewin, Langwarrin, A1

HAT-TRICK

3 – James Holland-Burch, Tyabb, Sub District 1sts

NORTH WEST METRO CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

127 – Jamil Sukhon, Pascoe Vale Central, Keith Stringer Shield

115* – Jagdeep Singh, Chargers, Athol Attwater Shield

109* – Sean Neilson, Strathmore Heights, Athol Attwater Shield

104* – Arun Sivasubramanyian, Strathmore Heights, Athol Attwater Shield

101* – Abhishek Toshwal, Haig Fawkner, Russell Allen Shield

101* – Warren Kelly, Kealba-Green Gully, George Luscombe Shield

100* – Kulantha Ramanayake, Tullamarine, Clint McKay Shield

100* – Thrishan Karunaratna, Tullamarine, Clint McKay Shield

100* – Aangan Parbhakar, Sydenham-Hillside, Russell Allen Shield

FIVE-FORS

5-9 – Sukhvinder Singh, Darebin Chargers, Keith Stringer Shield

5-25 – Saad Ali, Maribyrnong Park St Marys, Brian Moss Shield

5-35 – Prashant Krishna, Altona Sports, Graham Muir Shield

RINGWOOD DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

173* – Ethan Weston, Heathwood, Steve Pascoe Shield

140* – Paul Hewer, Norwood, E Grade (Ann Pascoe Shield)

124 – Andrew VanDerVlugt, Launching Place United, D Grade (Neil Tull Shield)

112 – Javier Mastronardi, Montrose, Ian Spencer Shield

107 – Lachlan Stuckey, Wonga Park, Pat Meehan Shield

104 – Sagar Ahir, Chirnside Park, Ian Spencer Shield

103* – Tynan Forster, Heathwood, SEDA Under 16-3

103* – Ronan Culloty, St Andrew’s, Under 16-1 (Bill Wilkins Shield)

103* – Ash Hamer, Healesville, Pat Meehan Shield

101 – Andrew Barker, Mooroolbark, SEDA Under 16-3

101* – Darcy Turnbull, Croydon Ranges, Pat Meehan Shield

FIVE-FORS

7-35 – Ethan Alderman, Montrose, Ian Spencer Shield

6-14 – Lachlan Clarke, Bayswater Park, Ian Spencer Shield

5-14 – Ryan Toye, Bayswater Park, F Grade (D. J. Strachan Shield)

5-15 – Jarrod McPhee, Kilsyth, Bill Wilkins Cup

5-20 – Jack Jenkinson, Yarra Junction, A Grade (David Beatty Shield)

5-20 – Troy Gstrein, Bayswater Park, Bill Wilkins Cup

5-25 – Anthony Davis, Yarra Junction, Stuart Newey Plate

5-28 – Thomas Hancock, Wonga Park, Bill Wilkins Cup

5-40 – Michael Jackson, Healesville, Pat Meehan Shield

5-46 – Ryder Joyce, Chirnside Park, Ian Spencer Shield

5-56 – Trevor Williams, Mount Evelyn, Ian Spencer Shield

5-58 – Luke O‘Brien, Croydon North, Stuart Newey Plate

5-63 – Jake Tucker, Ainslie Park, Lindsay Trollope Shield

5-63 – Andrew Smith, Kilsyth, Steve Pascoe Shield

HAT-TRICKS

3 – Ethan Alderman, Montrose, Ian Spencer Shield

VICTORIAN TURF CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

101* – Usman Liaqat, Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows, Division 4

100* – Rhyan Bidur, Point Cook, Phil Thomas Shield

FIVE-FORS

7-26 – Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Sunshine, Division 1

5-13 – Shiva Adhikari, West Newport, Division 3 Seconds

5-18 – Sameera Vithana, Melton South, Division 5

5-20 – Shaun Weise, Yarraville Club, Senior Division Seconds

5-21 – Ali Raza, Melton South, Division 5 Seconds

5-23 – Shannon Evans, Newport-Digman, Division 2

5-26 – Aamir Fernandes, Williamstown CYMS, Division 2 Seconds

5-40 – Hashan Chamara, Melton Centrals, Division 5

VICTORIAN SUB DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

140 – Matthew Turcinovich, Altona, East/West 2nds

139 – Matthew Burton, Werribee, East/West 2nds

124 – Aaron Ayre, Coburg, North/South 1sts

111* – David Scott, Strathmore, North/South 1sts

109* – Feroze Khushi, Port Melbourne, North/South 1sts

109 – Daniel O’Connell, St Bernard’s, North/South 1sts

101 – Feroze Khushi, Port Melbourne, North/South 1sts

100 – James Wild, Ormond, North/South 1sts

FIVE-FORS

7-28 – Harshal Suresh, Williamstown, North/West 4th XI Division 2

6-34 – Kalhan Sineth, Elsternwick, North/South 1st XI

5-2 – Deane Wilkes, Preston, North/West 3rds Div 1

5-4 – Nigel Hunt, Ormond, North/South 1st XI

5-11 – Jake Rigby, Mt Waverley, East/West 1sts

5-14 – Charlie Ward, Altona, East/West 1sts

5-18 – Gus Noonan, St Bernard’s, North/South 1sts

5-25 – Gurpreet Basur, Hoppers Crossing, East/West 1sts

5-27 – Josh Chiaramonte, Coburg, North/West 3rd XI Div1

5-32 – Mack Burdett, Port Melbourne, North/South 1sts

5-45 – Finlay Cowell, Werribee, East/West 2nds

WESTERN SUBURBS CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

116 – Prem Chintala, Avyukt Aryahi Tarneit, Division 13

110* – Tyson Hanmer, Bellbridge, Division 8

103* – Shoaib Kham, Western, Division 5

FIVE-FORS

6-13 – Shiva Shaganti, Williams Landing, Division 3

5-13 – Anthony Brizzi, Grand United, Division 12

5-18 – Hiteshkumar Patel, Williams Landing, Division 5

5-28 – Ravinder Bhinder, Williams Landing, Division 1