Castlemaine District Cricket Association senior sides battled out round three contests last weekend in fine conditions.
B Grade contested one-day matches in round two and C Grade (Under 16) sides commenced day one of their first two-day clashes.
The Women’s division will kick off their season this Thursday and Friday evening after their round one matches were washed out.
It was a big round for the batsmen with no less than five centuries racked up across the competition.
Newstead B Grade batsman Sam Reece led the way with 124 not out. Maryborough C Grade (Under 16) batsman Oliver Cassidy made an impressive 102 (retired not out), and North Castlemaine A Reserve batsman Karsen Beer 100 not out, which helped get his side over the line against Newstead.
Mia Mia B Grade openers Simon Dundas 101 and Nathan Sims 100 were also on fire proving a winning combination against Castlemaine United.
The pick of the bowlers was Mia Mia B Grade bowler Jackson Conforti with a fine 5-7.
Results were as follows:
A GRADE
Muckleford 7-180 (Edwards Gingell 53, John Watson 37, Brayden Wright 26, Daniel Peckham 26 not out; Nash Robinson 2-29, Mark Noonan 2-33) defeated Barkers Creek 10-117 (Kalan Huntly 28, Bodhi Robinson 23, Nash Robinson 17; Thomas Geddes 4-33, Declan Slingo 2-20, Brayden Wright 2-22).
Maiden Gully Lions 7-124 (Tim Bubb 37 not out, Dean Trew 22, Dylan Cuttriss 19; Sam Winnard 4-16) accounted for Newstead 9-122 (Kristopher Bagley 41, Sam Winnard 15, Lachlan Park 13 not out; Robert Brown 3-13, Robert Douglas 3-26).
Castlemaine United 10-84 (Jack Nuttall 16) defeated Harcourt 10-73 (Tom Kelson 26, Mark Franklin 15; Clement Beazley 3-11, Bailey McMurtrie 2-4, Charlie Warren 2-6).
Guildford had the bye.
A RESERVE
Newstead 7-201 (Adam Sewell 44, Ben Christmas 42, Ian Garsed 39; Christopher Cassidy 2-30, Karsen Beer 2-33) lost to North Castlemaine 1-207 (Karsen Beer 100 not out, Ken Chapman 57 not out, Gavin James 15).
Heathcote 10-57 (Rhys Ashen 19; Nash Turner 4-13, David Envall 3-7, Lachlan Green 2-18) lost to Muckleford 10-112 (Ryley Brennan 30, Neville Cooper 17, David Envall 14; Nick Malavisi 3-35, Rhys Ashen 2-13, Elijah Hurley 2-21).
Campbells Creek Colts 4-157 (Graeme Beith 74 not out, James Collie 44; Jordan Rainbow 2-22) defeated Maiden Gully Lions 8-155 (Anthony Blake 47, Daniel Plowright 29, William Trew 19, Ben Hancock 16; Tayler Walsh 4-29).
Harcourt 10-74 (Jack Archer 16, Zac Nicholson 16, Adrian Cole 15; Charlie Baker 3-17, Luke Kneebone 2-24, Harper Kneebone 2-19) lost to Castlemaine United 7-204 (Declan Brasher 93, Samantha Brasher 42, Mokshara Wathsaranga 24; Scott Foxall 2-38).
Taradale had the bye.
B GRADE
Guildford 5-173 (Tyson Williams 58, Angus Mychajlyszyn 48 not out; Mitchell Yanner 3-36) lost to Hepburn 5-174 (Vineet Kumar 49, Nathaniel Lowe 39, Lindsay Olver 26, Corey Shiell 24; Kyle Gellatly 3-34, Tyson Williams 2-41) in a close clash.
Muckleford 6-85 (Matine Rahmani 19, Marton Gross 18, Samuel McGee 18; Zane Davidge 2-16) defeated Campbells Creek Colts 10-81 (Private Player 22, Fill In 18; Callum McGee 3-4, Chris Edwards 2-12, Rhys Tingay 2-10, Craig Tingay 2-20.
Castlemaine United 10-64 (Leon McShanag 15; Jackson Conforti 5-7, Lochlan Pointer 2-3, Simon Dundas 2-11) lost to a strong Mia Mia 1-260 (Simon Dundas 101, Nathan Sims 100, Damien Charleston 19 not out).
Newstead 5-198 (Sam Reece 124 not out, Mark Allen 32 not out, Rhys Smith 17; Doug Stone 2-22, Private Player 2-40) defeated Taradale 6-193 (Regan Williams 78, Steven Curnow 62 not out, Nicholas Worthington 14; Robert Cook 2-25, Chris Elderfield 2-20).
Barkers Creek had the bye.
C GRADE (Under 16)
Day One
Colts Phelans 4-175 (Brett Coon 50 retired not out) v Barkers/North/Harcourt.
Muckleford v Castlemaine United Gold 9-123 (Gabriel O’Sullivan 31, Cohen Coulthard 28; Abraham Isdale 3-11, Zavier Turner 2-13).
Castlemaine United Blue 4-279 (Declean Brasher 53, Patrick Brasher 51, Thomas Gordeon 47, Harper Kneebone 42, Evie Nuttall 19) v Carisbrook.
Newstead v Maryborough 4-306 (Oliver Cassidy 102 retired not out, Keegan Doherty 87 not out, Kaleb Jardine 50 not out, Alex Cocking 32; Henry Blake 2-52).
Campbells Creek Colts had the bye.
