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Second XI Premiers!
GRAND FINALS Saturday March 08 and Sunday March 09, 2026 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI 158 (39.3) def. by OLD HAILEYBURY 6/159 (37.5) S. Shearer 43 & 2/32, P. Burchard 42, N. Sparks 1/20, S. Goodwill 1/28 1XI Grand Final Photo Gallery SECOND XI OLD SCOTCH 2XI 5/158 (29.4) def. OLD MELBOURNIANS 9/154 (40) T. Fish 69 & 2/22, S. Dethridge 33, T. Loveridge 20*, B. McMahon 4/25, A. Callaghan 2/20 2XI Grand Final Photo Gallery THIRD XI OLD SCOTCH 3XI 150 (37.1) def. by OLD CAMBERWE
Mar 8


Semi finals rained out but all sides advance!
SEMI-FINALS Sunday March 01, 2026 Message from the Club Captain We kicked off this season back in October with a mix of excitement, nerves, and the quiet question on everyone’s mind: could we actually get 44 players on the park every week? Add in two brand‑new captains, plenty of fresh faces, and a club buzzing with energy, and we were ready to dive head‑first into the first half of the season and see what unfolded. What unfolded, unfortunately, was rain. Lots of it. Five w
Feb 28


Finals tune up and 4ths end on a high
ROUND 15 Sunday February 22, 2026 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI 8/228 (35) def. MACCABI AJAX 82 (29.2) S. Dawborn 75, S. Shearer 42, N. Sparks 3/10, S. Goodwill 2/10 On a damp Sunday morning, we lost the toss and were sent in to bat. With the ever reliable Dawborn and Boreham at the top, they got us off to yet again another strong start with their free flowing style and taking it up to the opposition. They continued through until Boreham was run out for 41 with the score at 83. W
Feb 21


Lessons to learn against strong MH side
ROUND 14 Sunday February 15, 2026 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI 188 (36.1) def. by MELBOURNE HIGH 3/222 (40) J. Sparks 61, H. Boreham 37, W. Clark 2/29, C. Loveridge 1/38 On Sunday, the boys rolled into Melbourne High full of energy and plenty of stories to tell. With top spot secured, this provided a perfect opportunity to fine tune our game leading into finals. With us finally winning a toss and a softer green surface presenting, the answer was easy. So we bowled. However with
Feb 14


Clark tons up
ROUND 13 Sunday February 08, 2026 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI 8/194 (39) def. OLD WESLEY 7/190 (40) W. Clark 101*, T. Kelly 33*, M. Sparks 2/32, S. Shearer 2/35 Round 13 saw the 1 st XI take on Old Wesley in a bid to secure a top place finish and lock in a home final. Wesley won the toss and chose to bat and got off to a steady start. Specialist number 9 Nick Sparks broke through with our first wicket, followed by Mike Sparks and Sam Shearer to have Wesley at 3/80 at drinks. W
Feb 7


Trio of wins in Round 12
ROUND 12 Sunday February 01, 2026 F I R S T X I OLD SCOTCH 1XI 3/169 (27.4) def. MACCABI AJAX 167 (39.3) H. Boreham 74*, M. Sparks 40, N. Sparks 4/22. S. Goodwill 3/33 On Sunday we returned to the Meares and thankfully in slightly cooler conditions this week. With some rain around in the morning, we uncovered the wicket and saw a fairly soft and green surface. However when the coin went up and Maccabi won the toss, we were shocked when they decided to bat themselves. Much
Jan 31


Long weekend scorcher
ROUND 03 Saturday January 24, 2026 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI 7/246 (40) def. OLD HAILEYBURY 9/105 (40) W. Clark 97* & 3/9, T. Fish 37, W. Bonwick 2/3, T. Hucker 2/30 A rescheduled Round 3 match against Old Haileybury saw the 1st XI take to the Meares Oval on a Saturday. We lost the toss and were sent in to bat with the mercury forecast to nearly hit 40 degrees. It was a slow start to our batting innings as the pitch played extremely slow. We slumped to 4/21 before a classic c
Jan 23


Dawborn century inspires the 1s to victory
ROUND 10/09 Sunday January 18, 2026 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI 3/183 (38.3) def. OLD WESLEY 181 (40) S. Dawborn 104*, S. Goodwill 30, W. Clark 3/52, N. Sparks 2/26 After a turbulent morning with some last minute selection headaches, a new look 1st XI side travelled to St Kilda Rd to take on Old Wesley. Even with 3 players making their 1st XI debut for this season and another 2 returning from the 2nd XI we were still confident and riding high from our last few performances. Old
Jan 17


Four wins to kick off 2026
ROUND 09/10 Saturday January 10 — Sunday January 11, 2026 F I R S T X I OLD SCOTCH 1XI 6/239 (40) def. PEGS 110 (35.3) H. Boreham 79, S. Dawborn 52, W. Clark 3/16, N. Sparks 3/19 On Sunday we saw a return to cricket in 2026! Our first game of the new year was out in Essendon against PEGS. The pitch looked very green and much like a wicket that hadn’t been shown much love over the Christmas break. After losing the toss and being sent in to bat, we had to get ourselves off
Jan 15


Scotch Triple Header
ROUND 07/08 Sunday December 14, 2025 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI 7/232 (40) def. OLD HAILEYBURY 9/224 (40) S. Dawborn 52, L. Adams 37*, W. Bonwick 4/32, S. Shearer 3/41 [match report coming soon] SECOND XI OLD SCOTCH 2XI 5/332 (40) def. CAULFIELD NCG 146 (35) M. Sennitt 100, A. Callaghan 89 & 4/10, L. Gance 3/19, J. Bennett 1/20 With the first triple header in the clubs history, and the 4s getting their first win the day before, much anticipation filled the air for the second
Dec 13, 2025
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