IN round 13 of the Gisborne District Cricket Association (GDCA), the McIntyre Cup Firsts two-day match score cards were as extreme as the weather.
With Sunbury United are yet to be dismissed, 7/302, Macedon will need some tricks up their sleeve when play resumes this weekend.
Broadford will also have a thrilling game on their hands against Romsey. To date, Jack Connell and Jake Zerella are on the pitch, 0/16 and leading the charge for 227.
Rupertswood hope to plough through Woodend’s lead of 205, while Gisborne already have Warren Kelly and Spencer Jones batting, 0/40 against Sunbury Kangaroos, 10/172.
The McIntyre Cup Seconds games are going to be nail biters.
Romsey batted strong on Saturday, scoring 349 on the weekend, while Broadford are yet to bat. Macedon’s fielding innings against Sunbury United is still in progress, 7/228 and Rupertswood needs 188 for victory against Woodend.
The Johnstone Shield Firsts commenced another series of two-day matches in the lead up to the semi-finals.
Wallan clashed with Diggers Rest Bulla Village at Greenhill Reserve, and winning the toss, the travellers elected to bat first.
Making a bold start, Nathan Crosland made 40 before Ryan Cumberland’s second catch of the day saw him dismissed.
Diggers Rest Bulla Village cricketer Dylan Caruana faced 43 balls on Saturday
Left hander Dylan Caruana faced Scott O’Donnell and Bryan Vance for most of his innings and accumulated 23 runs. Diggers Captain Rhys Berry put on a solid 56 runs off 101 balls.
The Diggers are all out, 10/241, having scored the highest runs of the first round.
Eastern Hill played East Sunbury at Kings Park in Seymour, and winning the toss, their batters Benjamin Bryant and Ollie Bryant each made 39.
Dallas Bergowicz put 40 runs up before he was run out by Mark Hourigan.
This weekend, Daniel O’Sullivan and Fraser Lewis will finish their innings and hope to increase Eastern Hill’s lead, 9/204.
In Eynesbury’s last game before semi-finals, they travelled to play Aintree.
Winning the toss, they batted first. Shaun Collins and later Brandon Shearson each put up 34.
Play continues this weekend with Zach Micallef on 19, and Spencer Connelly on 1 hoping to increase their lead, 9/181.
Kilmore will have a bye.
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In round 14 of the Kookaburra Women’s League on Sunday, Kilmore had their season’s first victory.
Playing at home against Lancefield Yellow, Kilmore won the toss and elected to field first.
Gemma Murphy made 30, and all told the weary travellers finished 7/92.
Taylah Logie played at the top of the order, scoring 40 before Brooke Jeffery got her eye in and bowled her out.
It was Dianna Cachia’s day, issuing the Tiger’s captain with a duck for LBW before later making 21 runs for the Blues.
Kilmore’s 4/93 victory coincided with their first Pink Stumps Day fundraiser.
The event, auspiced by the McGrath Foundation, raised $1000 for cancer patients in communities across Australia to access free clinical, psychosocial, and emotional support.
Wallan’s game saw the side field first, keeping a strong Darley side’s runs contained. Batting best for Darley was Kim Bessell on 26.
A partnership between Megan Farrell and Kia Montgomery made 92 runs for the Pies early in the day.
Despite Darley bowling to win, they could not contain the Pies, with Farrell and Terri Haydon still on the pitch at the close of the game, and a 4/115 victory for the Magpies.
The exciting women’s semi-finals will be played this Sunday when Bacchus Marsh comes up against Darley, and Macedon takes on Gisborne.
