Young guns: The leading players from the VMCU rep-cricket carnival
The Victorian Metropolitan Cricket Union carnival has unearthed young stars. We list the leading runs, wickets and dismissals.
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Young guns from across Melbourne have put on a show at the Victorian Metropolitan Cricket Union junior carnival.
From the under-12s to the under-18s, there is plenty to be excited about for the future of the sport.
Here are the top performers from across the carnival.
U18 Arnold Shield
Batting
Alex Chandler, FGDCA 196 runs, at 49
William Blitz, SECA, 171 runs, at 34.2
Will Lourie, SECA, 156 runs, at 52
Bowling
Zachary Seal, FGDCA, 14 wickets, at 7.1
Oliver McKenzie, RDCA, 12 wickets, at 8.3
Lucas Bach, SECA, 11 wickets, at 8.9
Jack Wajntraub, ECA, 11 wickets, at 8.3
Fielding
Bibek Virk, WRJCA, 8 catches, 1 stumping
Luke Green, RDCA, 8 catches
U17 Mel Jones Shield
Batting
Lilith Marie Ryan, All Girls, 231 runs, at 77
Mary-Grace Fitzgerald, NWMCA, 170 runs, at 34
Bowling
Victoria Gonsalves, ECA, 11 wickets, at 3.5
Amelia Kuth, RDCA, 11 wickets, at 4.8
Allegra Kline, NWMCA, 11 wickets, at 5
Sienna Dobson, ECA, 11 wickets, at 6.6
Fielding
Lily Murrihy, ECA, 8 catches, 1 stumping
Frankie Shepherd, All Girls, 8 catches
U16 Mackay Cup
Batting
Gurnoor Momi, Casey Cardinia, 189 runs, at 37.8
Nathan Darvell, RDCA, 171 runs, at 28.5
Luke Pearse, RDCA, 168 runs, at 42
Jishan Liyanage, FGDCA, 166 runs, at 33.2
Bowling
Joshua Bridges, SECA, 14 wickets, at 8.7
Ethan Wood, Casey Cardinia, 13 wickets, at 8.9
Zane Schultz, SECA, 11 wickets, at 11.6
Will Setford, Casey Cardinia, 11 wickets, at 12.5
Fielding
Ethan Knight, FGDCA, 6 catches l 1 stumping
Dimitri Aravindth, SECA, 6 catches
U16 Beitzel Shield
Batting
Josh Thomas, RDCA, 215 runs, at 43
Luke Bellingham, RDCA, 195 runs, at 48.7
Deon Vidanapathirana, DVCA, 184 runs, at 36.8
Bowling
Oliver Lacey, ISECA, 17 wickets, at 5.1
Levi Strohbeck, DDCA, 11 wicket, at 8.8
Campbell Froese, BHRCA, 11 wickets, at 9.0
Toby Luke, DVCA, 11 wickets, at 9.4
Fielding
Taj Duggan, MPCA, 8 catches, 2 stumpings
Noah Bennett, DVCA, 7 catches
Liam Russell, RDCA, 6 catches, 2 stumpings
U14 R Allen Shield
Batting
Thomas Croaker, RDCA, 206 runs, at 68.6
Peter O’Malley, SECA, 177 runs, at 35.4
Blake Doherty, FGDCA, 175 runs, at 43.7
Bowling
Bradley Moore, ECA, 12 wickets, at 11
Felix Payze, MPCA, 10 wickets, at 9.6
Fielding
Jack Mosca, WRJCA, 9 catches, 5 stumpings
Reuben Alonso, DVCA, 7 catches
U14 J Savage Shield
Batting
Sahasra Pulibandla, DVCA, 198 runs, at 198
Polly Verner, ECA, 151 runs, at 151
Caitlin Tindall, All Girls, 151 runs, at 50.3
Bowling
Mia Head, MPCA, 11 wickets, 3.1
Crystal Yatawara, DDCA, 9 wickets, at 5.5
Elsie Dinnie, DDCA, 8 wickets, at 8.1
Fielding
Willow McMonagle, All Girls, 7 catches
Tilly Black, MPCA, 5 catches, 1 stumping
U14 D Nolan Cup
Batting
Ranen Gandhi, DDCA, 227 runs, at 75.6
Matthew Miller BHRCA, 207 runs, at 69
Alexander Tsafkopoulos, BHRCA, 204 runs, at 68
Bowling
Param Patel, WRJCA, 12 wickets, at 8
Saviru Serasingha Jayakody, DDCA, 12 wickets, at 11.7
Sahil Patwardhan, BHRCA, 12 wickets, at 12
Fielding
Matthew Miller, BHRCA, 9 catches, 1 stumping
Jaxon Sim, FGDCA, 8 catches
U12 K Mitchell Shield
Batting
Aiden Boby, FGDCA, 318 runs, at 79.5
Abhik Nomula, WRJCA, 229 runs, at 57.2
Rohan Sood, WRJCA, 210 runs, at 42
Arihant Kalla, ECA, 200 runs, at 200
Bowling
Aiden Boby, FGDCA, 13 wickets, at 6.4
Delvin Joseph, FGDCA, 10 wickets, at 7
Yashwant Singh, DDCA, 10 wickets, at 10.6
Fielding
Lincoln Agnew, RDCA, 11 catches
Jeet Goel, BHRCA, 8 catches
U12 Josh Browne Plate
Batting
Aarav Vinothkumar, SECA, 190 runs, at 47.5
Jeter Lay, ISEC, 183 runs, at 61
Bowling
Daksh Sharma, NWMCA, 12 wickets, at 8.8
Jagan Tennakoon, ECA, 9 wickets, at 10.2
Arnav Jajpura, DDCA, 9 wickets, at 10.7
Fielding
Callum Hayes, DVCA, 8 catches
Ben Franchina, SECA, 7 catches, 1 stumping
U12 C Fatone Shield
Batting
Falak Syeda, All Girls, 176 runs, at 176
Teagan Pitt, RDCA, 136 runs, at 45.3
Bowling
Willow Sinclair, RDCA, 8 wickets, at 4.3
Falak Syeda, All Girls, 7 wickets, at 2.7
Krisha Lakhanpal, All Girls, 7 wickets, at 5.8
Highlights:
*MPCA U14 bowler Chase Hiku captured the stunning figures of 6-5 to bulldoze the DVCA in Round 4 of the Des Nolan Shield. After DVCA coasted to 0-60, Hiku came on third change and was asked to bowl stump to stump, and full. He did just that and finished with 6-5 from 4.4 overs. And later...he hit the winning runs.
*Lilith Marie Ryan blasted 103 retired not out off 118 balls for AGCC in Round 5 of the Mel Jones Shield. Her superb innings included 12 boundaries.
*SECA bowler Joshua Bridges was a wicket-taking machine in the Keith Mackay Shield, with hauls of 2-30, 3-31, 3-11, 1-19, 2-14 and 3-18.
*Oliver Lacey, ISECA’s strike bowler, took 7-19 off eight overs against ECA in the opening round of the Beitzel Shield...and finished with 17 wickets, at 5.1.
*DVCA opener Sahasra Pulibandla put together scores of 54no, 32no, 53no, 12 and 47no in the Savage Shield for a carnival average of 198.
*Ferntree Gully’s Aiden Boby dominated the Keith Mitchell Shield, with 318 runs, at 79.5, and 13 wickets, at 6.4. His highlights included three half-centuries, including a knock of 85 off 69 balls, with 12 sixes and 1 six against RDCA.
*Ferntree Gully skipper Flynn Crutchley led his side to a rousing win over the MPCA in the Josh Browne Plate opener. Defending 104, Flynn had bowling figures of 5 overs, 3 maidens, 4-6 as the FTGDCA boys rolled Mornington Peninsula for 99.
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