Jensen Shield
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Riddell CC wins Jensen Shield easily
Riddell Cricket Club won the Jensen Shield grand final on Saturday, adding to optimism about the club’s prospects for the 2026-27 season. Playing on their home ground, the Bombers dismissed Rupertswood’s quality opening batsmen cheaply, and never relented. Bruce Marshall batted a long time to top score 18 in a meagre tally of 71, sending…
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‘The Rock’ premiers
Bill West In a high-drama Jensen Shield grand final, Hanging Rock cricketers overcame Rupertswood via a courageous unbeaten ninth-wicket partnership of 47 runs. It’s the highest level Gisborne District Cricket Association premiership won by ‘The Rock’ in the modern era. Largely dominated by bowlers, the grand final was played over the weekend on the Lancefield…
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Malmsbury cricketing family makes history
Three generations from one family took the field together for Malmsbury Cricket Club’s Jensen Shield side. The history makers wearing the baggy green for the Berries against Blackwood are members of the Cox family – Adrian, his son Matthew, and granddaughter Nikola. Deciding to bat, Blackwood was dismissed in 37 overs for 121, with Quentin…
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Hat trick, run spree
A hat trick to Malmsbury’s JD ‘Guns’ Singh (pictured) and a blazing 89 from Luke Whitehouse highlighted Saturday’s Jensen Shield clash at Blackwood. The match was switched there after the Friday deluge left the MCG under water. Deciding to bat on a wet wicket, the Berries lost batters at regular intervals to be dismissed for…
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Logan stages a Big Show
An explosive 125 by opening batsman Tommy Logan highlighted Malmsbury’s successful return to cricket on Saturday. The club’s two senior sides recorded victories and Logan’s maiden century in the Jensen Shield match at Gisborne’s Sankey Reserve earned him ‘The Big Show’ tag. His highly entertaining knock, littered with boundaries, put the Berries on the way…