Point Cook Centrals had no issues with accounting for Frankston Women’s in the Cricket Victoria Women’s Community Cricket Competition on Sunday.
Playing their first one-day match of the season after a bye in round one, the Sharks were able to get the job done with first the ball and then with the bat.
The Sharks got early wickets and then were able to restrict Frankston to 9-103.
Emma Beaton, Sharvi Bellur and Jasmin Shah all took three wickets each.
The Sharks started well with the bat and made it to 63 without loss. The Sharks then had a slight stumble, going from 1-83 to 4-95.
They were able to steady, finishing 4-104 with more than six overs remaining.
Sharon D’Silva top scored with 37, while Amelia Smith made 26.
While the CVWCCC went ahead, it was mixed news for the other women’s competitions following heavy rain on Friday and Saturday.
The Victorian Turf Cricket Association made the call to cancel their competition for a second straight week.
The North West Metropolitan Cricket Association went ahead, but not all matches were able to get underway due to the weather.
In division 4, Bellbridge was able to get the win against Sydenham-Hillside.
The Panthers made 3-145 from their 20 overs with Karla Templeton top scoring with 57 not out at the top of the order.
The Storm was able to keep wickets in hand, but struggled to hit the boundary as it was restricted to 2-102 from its 20 overs.
Templeton was the pick of the bowlers, taking 1-14 off her four overs.
Point Cook Centrals’ match with Gellibrand didn’t go ahead, while Hoppers Crossing had a bye.
Bellbridge sits atop the ladder after eight rounds with six wins and only one loss.
The teams have one more match, this Saturday, before the break over the Christmas period.
Tara Murray
