Some big hits in round two

A FULL round of matches was played on Saturday in round two of the Warrnambool Moyne and District Cricket Association’s senior men’s premier division.

West Warrnambool scored its first win of the season with a 20 run win over Russells Creek at Deakin University.

Batting first, West posted 8/186 from its 45 overs.

Captain Ben Threlfall top scored with 41 from 55 balls, with opener Poorna Nanayakkara making 38 from 43.

Camperdown CC permit player Steven Fisher was pick of the Russells Creek bowlers for the second week in a row with 3/17 from five overs.

After slumping to 3/18, partnerships of 79 for the fourth wicket between Cam Williams and Harrison Barnes, and 46 for the fifth wicket between Barnes and Probodha Senevirathne, put Creek in with a strong chance before a massive collapse saw the Kangaroos lose their last five wickets for 17 runs to be all out for 166 in 41.2 overs.

Williams hit five fours and two sixes in his 62 from 63 balls, with Barnes making 45 from 69 balls and Senevirathne 21 from 29.

Threlfall made it a big all-round game with a haul of 5/26 from nine overs.

Mortlake also got its first points of the 2026/27 season with a two wicket win over Warrnambool at Mortlake College.

Batting first, Warrnambool made 8/167 from its 45 overs with Charith Fernando top scoring with 54 from 53 balls.

Teenager Max Slater led the bowling for the home team with 4/23 from four overs, while former skipper Todd Lamont went at less than a run an over with his 1/8 from nine overs.

Mortlake passed Warrnambool’s score in 36.2 overs but lost eight wickets in doing so.

The evergreen Clinton Baker top scored with 49 from 42 balls, Saman Gonawala made 47 from 45, with Slater continuing his breakout premier division performance with 25 from 48 balls batting at number three.

Noorat Terang continued its strong start to the season with an eight wicket win over North Warrnambool at Bushfield.

The home team batted first and posted 5/152, led by an unbeaten 76 from 120 balls to Nickolas Robertson.

Heshan De Silva led the bowling for Noorat Terang with 2/21 from nine overs.

It took the Lions just 27.1 overs to pass the score, led by 75 from 63 balls to De Silva, with Ryan Mottram unbeaten on 45 from 53 when the score was passed.

At Purnim, Port Fairy recorded a massive 200 run win over the Northern Raiders.

Jason Perera hit 103 from 104 balls with eight fours and five sixes as the Pirates posted 8/250 batting first.

The Raiders in reply were bowled out for just 50 in 28.2 overs, with Henry Bensch taking 3/10 from six overs for Port Fairy.

At the Panmure Recreation Reserve, Allansford-Panmure registered a five wicket win over Merrivale.

Batting first, Merrivale could only manage 94, all out in 38.3 overs.

Noah Burgess top scored for the Tigers with 39 from 52 balls, with Joe Kenna and Joe Nyikos taking three wickets each for the Gators.

Allansford-Panmure passed the score in the 21st over for the loss of five wickets, with Zavier Mungean 28 not out from 27 balls.

Mark Jones led the Merrivale bowlers with 3/28 from nine overs.

At Wenborn Oval, Nestles scored a seven wicket win over Dennington.

Led by 60 from 70 balls to Dilip Tharaka, Dennington made 8/187 from its 45 overs batting first.

Geoff Williams led the Nestles bowlers, taking 3/31 from eight overs.

A blazing unbeaten 101 from just 66 balls to Jacob Hetherington led Nestles to victory in 27.2 overs.

Hetherington, playing for his former club on permit from Colac-South West club Stoneyford, hit seven fours and eight sixes in his innings.

Williams had earlier made 48 from 70 balls.

This week’s round three matches will see Port Fairy play North Warrnambool at JJ Colledge Oval, Merrivale and West Warrnambool will clash at Deakin University, the Northern Raiders will host Dennington at Purnim, Russells Creek will play Mortlake at the Mack Oval, Warrnambool are set to play Nestles at Brierly with Noorat Terang hosting Allansford-Panmure at the Noorat Recreation Reserve.