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Local cricket: Runs galore across metropolitan Melbourne

From the veterans to the stars of tomorrow, there was no shortage of stunning individual cricket displays across the weekend. Here’s every century and five-for.

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There might have been tricky conditions to negotiate on the weekend but that didn’t stop local cricketers from taking to the field.

Across Melbourne there were a series of stunning displays.

Here’s every century and five-for.

VICTORIAN PREMIER CRICKET

CENTURIES

129* – James Seymour, Essendon, Men’s Firsts

122* – Ella Hayward, Melbourne, Women’s Firsts

116 – Tom Rogers, Ringwood, Men’s Firsts

106 – Michael Jephcott, Fitzroy-Doncaster, Men’s Seconds

105 – Harrison Jamieson, Carlton, Men’s Thirds

104 – Brendan Rdell, Melbourne, Men’s Thirds,

103 – Max Delaney, Prahran, Men’s Seconds

103 – Chris Williams, Essendon, Men’s Seconds

102 – Nathan Caulfield, Footscray, Men’s Seconds

101 – Mohan Singh, Greenvale, Men’s Fourths

FIVE-FORS

6-32 – Madison Albers, Carlton, Women’s Firsts

5-25 – Gishan Sapukotana, Footscray, Men’s Fourths

5-29 – Breannon Sutton, Melbourne, Women’s Seconds

5-33 – Mitchell Gill-Furness, Richmond, Men’s Thirds

5-39 – Braden Taeuber, Dandenong, Men’s Firsts

5-44 – Sam Wade, Ringwood, Men’s Fourths

5-46 – Sam Kimber, Fitzroy Doncaster, Men’s Seconds

5-56 – Harry Tonks, Footscray, Men’s Thirds

BOX HILL REPORTER DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

150* – Colin Mckenzie, Blackburn, B Grade (12 Player Grade – 80 Overs)

126 – Nayantha Weeraman, Blackburn South, Howard Wilson Shield

107* – Shane MacGregor, Glen Waverley Cougars, B Grade (12 Player Grade – 80 Overs)

102 – Sachith Prasad, Glen Waverley Hawks, D Grade (12 Player Grade – 70 Overs)

101 – Ben Joseph, Heatherdale, Ray McIntosh Shield

100* – Sukhraj Bhullar, Burwood District, F Grade (13 Player Grade – 64 Overs, Split Inns)

100* – Dean Day, Laburnum, F Grade (13 Player Grade – 64 Overs, Split Inns)

100* – Shivanay Goundan, Burwood District, C Grade (12 Player Grade – 70 Overs)

12-0 – Henry Leys, Kerrimuir United, Fast 9‘s (Stage 2) Sunday – Blue

7-31 – Lachlan Whitchurch, Vermont, Dorothy McIntosh Shield

5-22 – Liam Pemberton, Blackburn North, C Grade (12 Player Grade – 70 Overs)

5-29 – Lahiru Fernando, East Burwood, Ray McIntosh Shield

5-31 – Arjun Dhingra, Blackburn South, D Grade (12 Player Grade – 70 Overs)

5-49 – Daniel O‘Shea, East Box Hill, Ray McIntosh Shield

5-63 – Scott Millar, Nunawading, B Grade (12 Player Grade – 80 Overs)

580 – Michael Whitehead, Koonung Heights, C Grade (12 Player Grade – 70 Overs)

CASEY CARDINIA CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

144 – John Bright, Koo Wee Rup, D Grade

144 – Chris Smith, Pakenham, Premier

136* – Ian Crosher, Emerald, D Grade

125* – Paul Connolly, Upper Beaconsfield, F Grade

101 – Steve Pursell, Officer, D Grade

NEARLY …

99* – Daniel Brennan, Upper Beaconsfield, District

Phil Brook finished with 7-21 for Pakenham Upper Toomuc. Photo: Facebook.
Phil Brook finished with 7-21 for Pakenham Upper Toomuc. Photo: Facebook.

FIVE-FORS

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

7-22 – Anjana Karawugodage, Officer, E Grade

7-48 – Shane Somers, Tooradin, A Grade

5-12 – Brad Williams, Devon Meadows, 1 day Comp

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

5-16 – Oshadha Ariyadasa, Lang Lang, District

5-19 – Adrian Savage, Cranbourne Meadows, 1 Day Comp

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

5-38 – Brad Butler, Tooradin, Premier

5-40 – Thanuja Senarathna, Clyde, A Grade

5-41 – Senula Wijesekara, Officer, D Grade

5-66 – Jason Williams, Pakenham, Premier

CRICKET SOUTHERN BAYSIDE

CENTURIES

107* – Justin Isaac, South Caulfield, Division 4

107* – James Bartlett, Bentleigh, Division 5

FIVE-FORS

6-14 – Hamish McKenzie, South Caulfield, One-Day BLUE DIV (Sun)

5-5 – William Means, bayside, Division 3

5-12 – Ashwin Venugopal, Ormond, One Day GREEN Div (Sun)

5-12 – Nicko Kasapis, Chelsea, Div 8 35 overs 1 Day Sat

5-17 – Matt McCallum, South Caulfield, Championship Division

5-28 – Aye Chaiyakham, Beaumaris, Division 4

DANDENONG DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

169 – Yohan Arumadura, Keysborough, Turf 2

110* – Daniel Willis, Berwick Springs, C Grade

104 – Tyler Clark, Beaconsfield, Turf 2

FIVE-FORS

7-15 – Dale Vaughan, Narre South, Turf 4

6-17 – Armaan Gill, Lynbrook, Under 14-2

6-17 – Dilraj Singh, Narre Warren, Under 16-1

6-24 – Antonio Alex, Berwick Springs, E Grade

6-24 – Zahel Meraj, Fountain Gate, Turf 3 Reserves

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

5-6 – Sachith Jayasingha, Hallam Kalora Park, Turf 1

5-7 – Jackson Philpin, HSD, Turf 2 Reserves

5-14 – Jason Orchard, Narre Warren, E Grade

5-23 – Zach Van der nest, Narre South, E Grade

5-39 – Yohan Arumadura, Keysborough, Turf 2

5-49 – Harkanwal Singh, Berwick, Turf 1

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

124* – Sam Norton, Montmorency, F2 Grade

104* – Ryder McMurray, Banyule, F1 Grade

Ryder McMurray put together an impressive century. Photo: Facebook.
Ryder McMurray put together an impressive century. Photo: Facebook.

FIVE-FORS

7-34 – Niroshan Sriskandharajah, South Morang, E Grade

6-17 – Frank Dias, Greensborough, F4 Grade

5-21 – Michael Bennett, Panton Hill, E Grade

EASTERN CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

152* – Gary Hansen, Glen Waverley, C Synthetic 60 Overs (Wilson Shield)

124* – Isaac Mumford, Heathmont, G Turf (Butler Shield)

123 – John MacKinnon, St Kevins Old Collegians, D Turf (Mair Shield)

112 – Bipanpreet Singh, Glen Waverley, Burt Shield (80 Overs)

110 – Tom J Watson, Richmond Union, B Turf (Armstrong Shield)

104 – Sameen Kandanearachchi, St Kevins Old Collegians, Wright Shield

103* – Haris Rana, Mount Waverley Uniting, LOC 4 (Tobias Shield)

100 – Demitri Kaminis, Burwood, A Synthetic 72 Overs (Shaw Shield)

FIVE-FORS

6-3 — Franklin Crick, Richmond Union, Under 10 Sunday Green

5-6 – Marasinghe A Perera, Deepdene Bears, Wright Shield

5-10 – Hudson Ryan. Burwood Uniting Canterbury, LOC 6 35 Overs (Bingley Shield)

5-10 – James Humphery Smith, Toorak-Prahran, Sunday Turf 3

5-13 – Tom Rourke, Richmond Union, E Turf (Cohen Shield)

5-14 – Brian Scholtz, Heathmont, G Turf (Butler Shield)

5-16 – Steven K Duckworth, Canterbury, Dunstan Shield

5-22 – Tyson M Freeman, Mont Albert, Dunstan Shield

5-25 – Daniel Baynes, Heathmont, B Turf (Armstrong Shield)

5-26 – Hussain Rehman, Mount Waverley Uniting, LOC 4 (Tobias Shield)

5-45 – Sashilan Ravirajan, Blackburn North United, C Synthetic 60 Overs (Wilson Shield)

HAT-TRICK

3- Franklin Crick, Richmond Union, Under 10 Sunday Green

FERNTREE GULLY DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

138* – Ben Lees, St John’s Tecoma, Division 4

100* – Chris Ginns, Rowville, Division 7

FIVE-FORS

5-15 – Zachary Clark, Eildon Park, Division 2, RJ DeCoite Shield

5-26 – Lachlan Wolff, Ferntree Gully, Division 6

MERCANTILE CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

143* – Jomesh Knox, Carnegie, C South

136 – Jack Marshall, Carnegie, B South/East

130* – Braden Younger, South Yarra, C South

101* – Julian Black, South Yarra, A Grade

FIVE-FORS

7-17 – Mark Payne, Parkville District, A Grade

6-13 – Sagar Subedi, Emerald Hill, D Grade

6-18 – Farhan Ul Haq, Youlden Parkville, D Sunday

6-48 – Sagar Bhatia, Moonee Valley, C Sunday

5-18 – Vinod Bagi, Youlden Parkville, C North

5-23 – Aldo Lagona, Sacred Heart, D Grade

5-26 – Sam Doyle, Footscray United, B Sunday

Chris Cay produced a fine innings.
Chris Cay produced a fine innings.

MORNINGTON PENINSULA CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

173* – Chris Cay, Balnarring, A4

168 – Daniel Schwarze, Delacombe Park, A3

156 – Neil Earnshaw, Seaford, District 2nds

147 – Ben King, French Island, A1

140* – Madushanka Perera, Moorooduc, Peninsula 1sts

128* – Travis Barker, Main Ridge, District 2nds

121 – Curtis Lang, Long Island, A1

119* – David Dervan, Skye, C2

114* – William Mallinson, Delacombe Park, A3

111 – Tom Sullivan, Tyabb, C4

111* – Josh Scrivano, Hastings, C2

111 – Shaun Foster, Carrum, District 1sts

110* – Blake Hogan-Keogh, Flinders, Peninsula 1sts

103* – Rohan Williams, Red Hill, C3

103 – Jack Winton, Hastings, C2

101 – Justin Grant, Old Peninsula, Provincial 1sts

100 – Chris Richmond, Crib Point, District 2nds

100 – Harry Roeding, Rye, C3

FIVE-FORS

7-37 – Damian Moresco, Langwarrin, A3

7-44 – Adeel Hussain, Heatherhill, Peninsula 1sts

7-74 – Glenn Collett, Red Hill, Provincial 1sts

6-26 – Josh Robot, Long Island, B1

6-28 – Cory Hurford, Ballam Park, Sub District 2nds

6-81 – Tom Baron, Mt Eliza, Peninsula 1sts

5-20 – Jordan Waters, Carrum Downs, District 1sts

5-25 – Dylan Wells, Langwarrin, B1

5-31 – Cameron Rice, Hastings, District 2nds

5-33 – Shenal Perera, Skye, A1

5-40 – Harrison Capes, Tyabb, Sub District 2nds

5-41 – Sibghat Ullah, Skye, Sub District 1sts

5-42 – Jarrod Dainton, Crib Point, B3

5-79 – Adrian Poxon, Long Island, B2

HAT-TRICK

3 – Adeel Hussain, Heatherhill, Peninsula 1sts

NORTH WEST METROPOLITAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

130* – James Anthony, Buckley Park, Keith Stringer Shield

105* – Scott Gick, Pascoe Vale Central, Graham Muir Shield

104* – Harmeet Sarwara, Darebin Chargers, Musgrove Sunday Grp B

104* – Gurbaj Singh, Aintree, Athol Attwater Shield

103* – Scott Pittaway, St Albans, Clint McKay Shield

103* – Hisham Kerbatieh, Pascoe Vale Hadfield, NWMCA Shield

It was back-to-back centuries for Hisham Kerbatieh.
It was back-to-back centuries for Hisham Kerbatieh.

100* – Fiatau Su’a, Strathmore Heights, Ern Girolami Shield

100 – Joshua J Nixon, Gladstone Park, Musgrove Sunday Grp A

FIVE-FORS

5-8 – Brody Lane, Ascot Vale, Noel Seipolt Shield

5-15 – Sachin George, Sunshine Heights, Noel Seipolt Shield

5-16 – Joshua Zaksek, Caroline Springs, Noel Seipolt Shield

5-17 – Travis Barratt, Kealba-Green Gully, George Luscombe Shield

5-19 – Sanjeev Barala, Darebin Chargers, Keith Stringer Shield

5-23 – Dilip Sarkhell, Preston Druids, George Luscombe Shield

5-29 – Dev Raj, Merrifield Panthers, Musgrove Sunday Grp B

5-32 – Kamaljit Singh, Aintree, Musgrove Sunday Grp B

5-41 – Ashwani Kumar, Hume, Athol Attwater Shield

5-42 – Charuka Perera, Northern Lions, Athol Attwater Shield

5-43 – Ali Zakariya Saeed, Sanctuary Lakes, Ralph Barron Shield

You couldn't wipe the smile off Paul Jones' face.
You couldn't wipe the smile off Paul Jones' face.

RINGWOOD DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

148 – Paul Jones, Mooroolbark, D Grade (Neil Tull Shield)

133 – Aaron Brooks, Montrose, G Grade (Adrian Hammond Shield) (SI)

110* – Caleb Hrabe, Yarra Junction, F Grade (D. J. Strachan Shield)

104 – Nicholas Zinghini – Kilsyth, Steve Pascoe Shield

104 – Rod Huma, Woori Yallock, F Grade (D. J. Strachan Shield)

102* – Brodie Hood, Wonga Park, SEDA Under 16-3

FIVE-FORS

6-13 Carl Dikschei, Coldstream, A Grade (David Beatty Shield)

6-34 – Steve Howard, St Andrew’s, Ian Spencer Shield

5-2 – John Cody, Templeton, Under 16-2 (John Springett Shield)

5-15 – Josh Pocock, Heathwood, B Grade (Don Smith Shield)

5-21 – Lemuel Suraj, East Ringwood, B Grade (Don Smith Shield)

5-24 – Denzel Parsons, Healesville, M4 Grade (Tony Gawne Shield)

5-25 – Jake Motteram, Montrose, Steve Pascoe Shield

5-29 – Michael Cook, East Ringwood, Pat Meehan Shield

5-30 – Joseph Blyth, Croydon Ranges, Stuart Newey Plate

5-36 – Caleb Delaney, East Ringwood, Lindsay Trollope Shield

5-46 – Tom Parkinson, Norwood, Ian Spencer Shield

5-49 – Grant McInerney, Norwood, Lindsay Trollope Shield

Former Melbourne opener Steve Burke made 142 for Kingston Heath.
Former Melbourne opener Steve Burke made 142 for Kingston Heath.

SOUTH EAST CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

159 – Roshan Perera, Le Page Park, F Grade

150 – Tom Cruzappan, Melbourne Districts United, E Grade

142 – Steve Burke, Kingston Heath, Quiney Shield

123 – Jack Munnings, East Sandringham, Longmuir Shield

121* – Glenn Beckett, Omega, Woolnough Shield

119* – Grant Shaw, Melbourne Wanderers, Pullen Shield

116 – Michael O’Brien, Le Page Park, F Grade

115 – Kane O’Toole, Omega, Woolnough Shield

101* – Dale Park, Mackie, Pullen Shield

NEARLY …

98* – Chris Pap, West Bentleigh, Longmuir Shield

FIVE-FORS

6-41 – Jesse Barker, Mackie, Woolnough Shield

6-76 – Matthew Oaten, Washington Park, Woolnough Shield

6-107 – John Rozakis, Oakleigh District Footballers, H Grade

5-6 – Oscar Forbes, Bentleigh, Sat Rookies West

5-11 – Daniel Bourne, Omega, L Grade

5-16 – Tony Rourke, Elwood, L Grade

5-20 – AKV Tyrone, Bentleigh ANA, Woolnough Shield

5-49 – Andrew Manning, Dingley, G Grade

VICTORIAN TURF CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

116 – Thiwanaka Kekulawala, Melton South, Division 5

106* – Zachary Beniwal, Sydenham Hillside, D2 Sunday

102 – Stephen Maulden, Maribyrnong Park St Mary’s, Division 4 Seconds

FIVE-FORS

5-3 – Eissa Muhammad, Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows, Sunday One Day

5-6 – Goutham Surapu Reddy, Laverton, D4 Sunday One Day

5-11 – Rahmatullah N Khwaja, Kingsville, Division 2 Seconds

5-22 – Jayven Lai, Keilor, Senior Seconds

5-23 – Jason Pohlner, Sunshine United, D3 Sunday One Day

5-23 – Daniel Stavris, Maribyrnong Park St Marys, Division 4

5-24 – Jackson Martin, Yarraville Club, Senior Division

5-25 – Max Rouvray, Point Cook, Division 3

5-26 – Krishna Shashank, Royal Park Brunswick, C3 (Sat One Day)

5-26 – Dilruksha Wijesekara, St Andrews Footscray, Division 4

5-31 – Amit Nayyar, Sanctuary Lakes, division 5

5-40 – Saurabh Raje, Royal Park Brunswick, Division 2 Seconds

HAT-TRICKS

3 – Saurabh Raje, Royal Park Brunswick, Division 2 Seconds

3 – Jereme Lewer, Melton South, Division 5 Seconds

VICTORIAN SUB-DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

131 – Chenutha Wickramasinghe, Endeavour Hills, East/West 2nd XI

118* – Zac O Sleeman, Ormond North/South, 2nd XI

109* – Muhammad Abdullah Sohail, Ivanhoe, North/South 2nd XI

105* – John Damiano, Brighton, South/East 4th XI Division 1

103* – Benjamin Anderson, Croydon, East/West 2nd XI

103* – Angus Robbins, Mt Waverley, East/West 1st XI

103 – Simon F Hill, Brunswick, North/South 1st XI

100* – Adam G Bull, Ormond, North/South 1st XI

FIVE-FORS

6-26 – James Rulach, Balwyn, South/East 3rd XI Division 1

5-16 – Ali Javed, Noble Park, South/East 4th XI Division 2

5-40 – Abhikaran Chhina, Donvale, East/West 2nd XI

WESTERN SUBURBS CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY CRICKET ASSOCIATION

CENTURIES

185 – Najwaas Najimudeen, United Tarneit Sports Club, Division 12

129 – Lovepreet Singh, One Melbourne Sports Club, Division 12

107 – Zameel Arif, Brimbank Strikers, Division 7

106 – Harneet Singh, Avyukt Aryahi Tarneit, Division 7

103* – Joshua Thorpe, Western, Division 10

102 – Ned Ogley, Footscray United, Division 9

101 – Brayden Ryan, Grand United, Division 12

FIVE-FORS

6-19 – Rifdi Rafi, Western Eagles, Division 10

5-9 – Sheetal Sharma, Avyukt Aryahi Tarneit, Division 7

5-15 – Ravikiran Giraddi, Altona Sports, Division 6

5-17 – Michael Thorpe, Western, Division 10

5-27 – Wimal Ilukvinna, Wyndhamvale, Division 8 Bro

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