All the top performers from GCA and BPCA from round one of 2023/24 season
Plenty of big names turned heads in the opening round of cricket across the Geelong region. See the top performers from all 19 leagues here.
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Cricket was back across the region and plenty of big names starred.
There were a bunch of big scores, with Queenscliff’s Matthew Pratt leading the way with a monster total of 148.
Meanwhile, Lethbridge bowler Joshua Owe bagged a stunning haul of 6/3 with the ball.
Grovedale batter led the way in GCA 1st with an unbeaten 88, while skipper Nick Butters claimed 5/29 to lead South Barwon to victory over St Joseph’s.
See all the top performers from round one.
GCA 1 1ST XI
TOP RUNSCORERS
Jack Wrigglesworth (Grovedale) – 88* (92)
Casey Young (Lara) – 71 (123)
Michael McNeel (Grovedale) – 62 (65)
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Nick Butters (South Barwon) – 5/29 (8)
Daniel Hughes (Lara) – 4/21 (10)
Cameron Port (St Josephs) – 4/31 (10)
Nick Platt (South Barwon) – 4/33 (10)
Chris Young (Highton) – 3/32 (10)
Sam Coutts (Grovedale) – 3/15
GCA 2 1ST XI
TOP RUNSCORERS
Corey Ogie (Leopold) – 116* (130)
Matthew Sorgiovanni (St Peters) – 86 (148)
Luke Ford (St Peters) – 84* (118)
Gurpreet Singh (Torquay) – 79 (121)
Mitchell McGlade (Geelong City) – 65 (98)
Stuart Blythe (Marshall Bears) – 56 (57)
Logan Taylor (Geelong City) – 53 (60)
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Ben Horne (Leopold) – 3/22 (7)
Declan Gibson (Leopold) 3/27 (7)
Byron Taylor (Geelong City)- 3/28 (8)
Kendrick Haatton (Geelong West) – 3/61 (10)
GCA 3 1ST XI
Three matches were abandoned
TOP RUNSCORERS
Nathan Broster (Bannockburn) – 41 (60)
Eamon Mills (Manifold Heights) – 35 (69)
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Stuart Caldet (Manifold Heights) – 3/9 (10)
Nakia Pearce (Manifold Heights) – 3/27 (10)
GCA 4 1ST XI
TOP RUNSCORERS
Justin Larkins (Guild St Mary’s) – 114 (69)
Prince Chouhan (Guild St Mary’s) – 80 (51)
Sudharsan Rajaratnam (Waurn Ponds Deakin) – 68
Tyler Dittloff (Meredith) – 62*
TOP WICKET TAKERS
John Elliott (Newcomb & Districts) – 4/16 (6)
Riley Stone (Lethbridge) – 4/18 (5)
Jesse Sheehan (Lethbridge) – 4/27 (7)
Mitch Lester (Waurn Ponds Deakin) – 3/21 (9)
Beau Moreland (Meredith) – 3/48 (9)
Christopher Collins (North Shore) – 3/52 (9)
Brendan Schultz (North Shore) – 3/66 (7)
GCA 1 2ND XI
TOP RUNSCORERS
Andrew Webb (South Barwon) – 87
Muhammad Alzaz Khan (South Barwon) – 59
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Liam Biddiscombe (North Geelong) – 4/14 (10)
Bell Collier (East Belmont) – 3/10 (5)
Jedd Price (South Barwon) – 3/19 (10)
GCA 2 2ND XI
TOP RUNSCORERS
Rajasekhar Lankireddy (Geelong West) – 78 (61)
Jake Le Maistre (Leopold) – 58 (83)
Danny Wilson (Geelong City) – 56 (32)
Perry Hill (Geelong West) – 56 (113)
Brad Watson (Mugheboluc) – 54* (103)
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Terrence Hill (Torquay) – 4/8 (7)
Matt Cherry (Geelong City) – 3/12 (10)
Darcy Thomson (Torquay) – 3/17 (10)
Xavier Lindsay (Murgheboluc) - 3/18 (10)
Flynn McGuane (Geelong West) – 3/32 (10)
Ishanka Rajakaruna (Bell Post Hill) – 3/36 (10)
GCA 3 2ND XI
Three games abandoned
TOP RUNSCORER
Jeremy Lane (Manifold Heights) – 38
TOP WICKET TAKER
Harry Vivian (Bannockburn) – 4/12 (10)
GCA 4 2ND XI
TOP RUNSCORERS
Jonathon Ray (Waurn Ponds Deakin) – 64*
Trae Lyons (Guild St Mary’s) – 56
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Joshua Owe (Lethbridge) – 6/3 (8)
Tilina Rathnayake (Guild St Mary’s) – 3/12 (7)
Tyler McHarry (Waurn Ponds Deakin) – 3/16 (9)
Vishal Yadav (Guild St Mary’s) – 3/17 (7)
Daniel McMahon (Meredith) – 3/21 (9)
Garry Bartlett (Little River) – 3/41 (8)
GCA 1 3RD XI
TOP RUNSCORERS
Paddy De Grandi (St Josephs) – 90
Ben Lodge (Highton) – 74
John Garipoli (Lara) – 63
Josh Smith (North Geelong) – 62
Grand Ward (East Belmont) – 59*
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Lucas Paatsch (Lara) – 6/21 (9)
Gerard Whelan (South Barwon) – 4/13 (7)
Robert Dunne (East Belmont) – 3/19 (6)
Jacob Lonsdale (Highton) – 3/33 (8)
Hamish Worley (St Joseph’s) – 3/33 (7)
GCA 2 3RD XI
TOP RUNSCORERS
Fill-In player (Geelong West) – 71
Allen Antony (Geelong West) – 51
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Jason Vagg (Bell Post Hill) – 4/15 (9)
Angus Eslick (Geelong West) – 4/23)
Nicholas Cameron (Leopold) – 4/43 (9)
Isaac Timms (Torquay) – 3/4 (4)
Patrick Sullivan (Torquay) – 3/22 (6)
Oliver Boland (Leopold) – 3/30 (8)
GCA 1 4TH XI
TOP RUNSCORERS
Akul Singh (Highton) – 126
Colinn Millard (North Geelong) – 63
Lachlan Vivian (South Barwon) – 58
Mihir Patel (Newtown & Chillwell) – 50 (63)
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Levi Irving (Newtown & Chillwell) – 5/18 (9)
Stephen Whittingham (South Barwon) – 4/16 (8)
Nate Scown (Lara) – 4/49 (9)
Ethan Cook (North Geelong) – 3/14 (4)
Koby Olsen (South Barwon) – 3/15 (6)
Gary Hamence (Lara) – 3/31 (8)
Shenai Wattearachchige (Grovedale) – 3/37 (9)
GCA 1 4TH XI
BPCA
BPCA A1 Grade (R Warren Shield)
TOP RUN SCORERS
Shaun Fankhauser (Ocean Grove) – 69
Steven Nicholson (Anglesea) – 54* (74)
Matthew Kennedy (Armstrong Ceek) 49 (116)
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Ben Harcombe (Anglesea) – 5/14 (7)
Michael Thornton (Ocean Grove) – 3/25 (8)
Jordan Graham (Jan Juc) – 3/27 (5)
James Fisher (Barrabool) – 3/9 (8)
BPCA A2 (G BATE SHIELD)
TOP RUNSCORERS
James TIlders (Portarlington) – 72* (95)
William Liddle (Surfcoast) – 65 (88)
Shane Murdoch (Winchelsea) – 51* (70
Troy Griffin (St Leonards) – 51 (41)
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Dean Britt (Collendina) – 4/23 (8)
Shane Murdoch (Winchelsea) – 3/13 (8)
Rowan Ferguson (Winchelsea) – 3/21 (7)
Brian White (St Leonards) – 3/21 (8)
BPCA B1 GRADE (G MALCOLM SHIELD)
TOP RUNSCORERS
Ashton Poulton (Anglesea) 91* (110)
Shaun Trenorden (Armstrong Creek) – 67* (77)
David Turner (Ocean Grove) – 59 (63)
Tully Searle (Barrabool) – 59 (102)
Ivan Priest (Jan Juc) – 56 (82)
Lachlan Grigg (Barrabool) – 51 (53)
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Dylan Thorley (Ocean Grove) – 4/8 (6)
Nicholas Sutton (Barwon Heads) – 3/13 (6)
Nathan Huybens (Portarlington) – 3/26 (8)
Matthew McGuane (Anglesea) – 3/30 (7)
Christopher Hornsey (Anglesea) – 3/35 (8)
BPCA B2 GRADE (R MENZIES SHIELD)
TOP RUNSCORERS
Sam Collins (Winchelsea) – 66 (74)
Grant Schreurs (Winchelsea) 49*
Jason Borg (Barwon Heads) – 48* (62)
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Luke Lenehan (Winchelsea) – 4/13 (6)
Daniel Shaw (Barwon Heads) – 4/35 (8)
Zachary Muir (Collendina) – 3/13
Harrisyn Wingrave (Collendina) – 3/39 (8)
Michael Washford (Queenscliff) – 3/42 (8)
BPCA C1 GRADE (D EVERETT SHIELD)
TOP RUN SCORERS
Matthew Pratt (Queenscliff) – 148
Tim Hester (Armstrong Creek) – 130
Cadman Kelly (Queenscliff) – 101*
Gary Wingrave (Collendina) – 91
Nic Johnson (Armstrong Creek) – 72
Ben Grant (Jan Juc) – 67*
TOP WICKET TAKERS
Steven Bate (Ocean Grove) – 4/35 (8)
Jonathon Richards (Drysdale) – 3/13 (8)
Mack Howard (Barwon Heads) – 3/17 (7)
Zak Poynder (Ocean Grove) – 3/22 (5)
Michael Harper (Anglesea) – 3/32 (8)
Originally published as All the top performers from GCA and BPCA from round one of 2023/24 season
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