Ballarat CA
Bacchus Marsh has closed the gap on the top four in the Ballarat Cricket Association top four. Having made 226 on day one of their match with East Ballarat, the Bulls were able to bowl Mt Clear out for 118 on Saturday. The Bulls now sit seventh on the ladder, nine points outside the top four. Meanwhile, Darley lost to Mt Clear. Having made 176 on day one of the match, the Lions bowlers had to toil hard on Saturday. Mt Clear made the runs with ease, finishing 6-227. Ben Whitehouse took 3-52 for the Lions. The Lions sit in third.
Bowls
Bacchus Marsh and Melton both had to settle for sharing the points in their respective Bowls Victoria weekend pennant matches on Saturday. Bacchus Marsh’s division 1, section 1 match with Deer Park 2 was abandoned due to the heat rule, as was Melton’s match with Essendon in division 2, section 2. All teams in those matches got nine points each.
VTCA
A final round loss resulted in Burnside Springs United finishing second in its pool in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition. Bellbridge was able to get the job done against Burnside on Tuesday night. Burnside made 7-100 from its 20 overs. Joel Croswell took 3-17 for the Bears. The Bears made hard work of the run chase, but did enough to finish 6-103. Three players took two wickets each for Burnside. Meanwhile, Sydenham-Hillside lost to Yarraville Club.
VSDCA
Melton got its first win of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association T20 competition against Altona on Tuesday night but it wasn’t enough to make finals. Altona made 7-131 from its 20 overs with Max Birthisel top scoring with 51 not out. The Lions took the game deep and hit the runs with two balls remaining, finishing 7-132. William Collins made 63 at the top of the order.
