Premier Cricket
Normal transmission is slowly being restored for the competition’s reigning premier, Footscray Edgewater.
The Bulldogs, striving to put three consecutive losses behind them, have started confidently to be in the box seat against Geelong at the mid-point of a two-day game at the Merv Hughes Oval.
The Dogs bowled out the visitors for 165 in 53.1 overs as Jake Haberfield continued his cracking form with 4-44 off 18 overs.
He was ably assisted by Lucas Dredge (3-42), Tallan Wright (1-36) and Michael Kelly (1-20).
The Bulldogs went to stumps on 3-89 with Travis Dean (31) and Anthony Barton (21) the not out batsmen.
James Crosthwaite made 25 in
his first game against his former
club.
Play resumes at 11am on Saturday with the Bulldogs requiring 77 runs for victory with seven wickets in hand.
VSDCA
Altona (260) has become the first side this summer to beat top-of-the-ladder Plenty Valley
(234).
The A’s let their quicks go to work with devastating effect at the Frank Kirk Oval on Saturday.
Lee Elmore routed the middle order to finish with 5-61, while Andrew McCammond removed both openers in his 3-79.
The A’s have moved into the top six.
Yarraville (9-160dec) took care of business at home against Sunshine (120 and 3-75).
Brad Jones was the stand-out in the Eagles’ victory with 61.
Williamstown (109 and 1-40) coughed up its place in the top six after it was put to the sword by Roxburgh Park-Broadmeadows (3-203dec).
VTCA
Yarraville Club might have batted McKinnon out of their senior division game after posting a massive 5-319 on day one.
There were plenty of runs to be shared around for the Clubbers, with Konrad Kurta (83), Adam Contessa (79no) and Andrew Cullen (61no) getting among them.
Kurta has raced to 250 runs at an average of 83.
In north division, Seddon (213) and Altona North are locked in a tantalising battle.
Tharindu Weerasinghe was the top scorer for the Dockers with 76.
Spotswood (3-28) took the gloss off its good early work with the loss of three late wickets before stumps against Royal Park-Brunswick
(193).
Michael Knight made the most of his promotion to the Woodsmen first XI with 3-33.
WDCA
Williamstown Colts blasted a massive 335 to take day one honours against Gellibrand (1-17) in A-turf.
Will Phillips (120) and captain Hanni Harb (87) combined for a stunning 150-run fourth wicket partnership.
Phillips is the leading runscorer in the competition with 292 at 58.
Jordan Marsden (60) fired with the bat for Williamstown Congs (154), but they are still in trouble against Melton South (1-43).
