By Ewen McRae
A massive 161 from opener Harpreet Sunny Singh was the highlight of a huge batting day for Point Cook on Saturday.
Taking on Seabrook in Victorian Turf Cricket Association division 3 at Saltwater Reserve, Singh smashed 17 boundaries and a six to register his second century in succession.
He has 355 runs for the season at an average of 177.5 to lead all comers in the grade so far.
Singh got plenty of support on the day, enjoying a 104-run opening stand with his captain, Brett Talbot (32), followed by a 102-run partnership with Scott Maloney (53) to have his side on the path to a huge score.
Singh was enjoying a third strong partnership, with (54), when he was dismissed by Dilip Sarkhell (1-32), one of just three bowlers to get a wicket on the day.
Photo Gallery: Point Cook vs Seabrook
Point Cook continued the pain through Gurbaksh Khaira (61) and Sarwan Kumar (32), with Seabrook using 10 bowlers in its search for answers.
The hosts batted through to stumps, posting 5-405.
Walgama Kankanamge Eranga (1-96 off 28 overs) and Andrew Hodgart (1-12) were the only other bowlers to enjoy success.
Elsewhere, an unbeaten 122 from Lance Macdougall has Wyndhamvale in a strong position in it division 4 match-up with Moonee Valley.
Wyndhamvale batted first after winning the toss, its top order batsmen all making starts.
But Macdougall was the only one to go past 50 as he controlled the middle of the day in setting up his side’s total of 5-282.
Captain David Buchanan (35), Lachlan King (31) and Manish Chaudhary (27) all made valuable contributions in partnership with Macdougall.
A win for Wyndhamvale this week would lift it off the bottom of the ladder.
In division 2, Werribee Centrals are in a dominant position in their clash with
St Andrews Pascoe Vale.
After knocking over both openers with the score just one, the Centrals bowlers were able to regularly break through as they rolled the home side for 107 in 53 overs.
The Centrals batsmen then backed up the good work of the bowlers, taking Centrals to the brink of a win and closing the day on 3-82.
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