CRICKET was left reeling again in one of the last rounds before Christmas with rain forcing many men’s teams off on Saturday, while a terrific result headlined women’s cricket on Sunday.
Sadly, all of Saturday’s Seymour District Cricket Association games were called off, leaving two more games before Christmas.
In the Gisborne District Cricket Association Kookaburra Women’s B grade competition, Broadford took its first ever win in the competition, defeating East Sunbury by six wickets at Harley Hammond Reserve.
Maddison Benham did all the damage in the middle order, collecting three wickets, while Lana Wood took two, holding East Sunbury to 8/82.
From there, Melodie Bassett’s 23 helped anchor the top of the order as Broadford scored 4/83.
Lancefield Yellow was successful in taking down Melton Centrals by seven wickets.
The Tigers held Melton Centrals to 78 without loss from its 20 overs, before Megan Richardt’s 25 and Molly Consiglio’s unbeaten 24 helped the Tigers get it done with five overs to spare.
In A grade, Wallan took victory over Macedon by six runs.
Megan Farrell’s 51 helped Wallan start well, while Charli Laity scored 21 late on to help the Magpies make 5/128.
Wallan survived all of Macedon’s advances as the Cats scored 4/122.
Kilmore had a tricky day as it lost to Bacchus Marsh by 123 runs.
Bacchus Marsh was dominant as it posted 1/186, and Kilmore was no match in response, posting 6/63, with Taylah Logie posting 30 runs.
Lancefield Black and Gisborne played a high-quality game, with Gisborne winning by six wickets.
Meaghan Lyons performed strongly for the Tigers, scoring 65 as Lancefield made 4/154, but Gisborne was far too strong in response, despite Luzanne de Kock’s 3/27.
Elsewhere, games were on and off for multiple clubs.
Broadford’s game against Romsey went ahead, with Romsey scoring the runs it needed to take first innings points.
Thomas Boyer scored 60, and Jed Richardson 59, as the game finished with Romsey 103 runs ahead, scoring 5/213.
Despite having East Sunbury 4/45, Kilmore lowered its colours as the Thunder’s middle order performed strongly.
Noah Fairweather and Lachlan Peggie took two wickets apiece early in the piece, while Ben Dawson added two to keep the Blues in the game, but East Sunbury was too good, posting 6/200 in response to Kilmore’s 190.
Despite Benjamin Bryant’s five-wicket haul, Eastern Hill fell just short of an outright victory against Lancefield.
Bryant ran amok through Lancefield’s top order as he finished with 5/32, but the Tigers held on to restrict the damage to first innings points as play finished with Lancefield on 6/85.
Wallan’s McIntyre Cup seconds match went ahead against Sunbury United, but the Magpies fell to defeat by four wickets.
Josh Cumberland provided good runs for the tail with 38, while Bradley Regan scored 40 as Wallan made 178.
Despite Andrew Barber’s 4/54, Wallan was unable to keep Sunbury United from scoring the runs it required, seeing it finish on 6/179 off 40 overs.
In Johnstone Shield seconds, Eastern Hill took first innings’ points against Lancefield. Four Eagles took two wickets apiece as they bowled Lancefield out for 153, claiming a 221-run win.
An impromptu T20 match saw East Sunbury take a 44-run victory over Kilmore, despite the best efforts of Travis Hede, who scored 42, and Elliot Frendo, unbeaten on 41.
In Jensen Shield, Wallan fell to a seven-wicket loss to Romsey, but it was better news for Kilmore, who took a six-wicket win over Rupertswood.
Lancefield fell to a three-wicket loss in Club Grade North to Kyneton, while Romsey lost by 28 runs to Woodend.
