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.
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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)
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
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
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