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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


1s and 2s chalk up important wins
ROUND 06/07 Sunday December 07, 2025 F I R S T X I OLD SCOTCH 1XI 9/174 (40) def. MELBOURNE HIGH 126 (32.1) J. Wiseman 105*, P. Burchard 25, S. Goodwill 4/30, M. Sparks 3/24 After another rained out weekend, we rolled into Melbourne High extremely excited to finally have some sun beaming down on us on a Sunday. We lost the toss and on a wet wicket, was sent into bat. Initially, this looked like a bad toss to lose, as the pitch was causing havoc early with balls jumping ar
Dec 6, 2025


Three wash outs and a loss
ROUND 06/07 Sunday November 30, 2025 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI vs. OLD WESLEY Match Abandoned SECOND XI OLD SCOTCH 2XI 7/132 (27.1) vs. OLD MELBOURNIANS 6/265 34 Match Abandoned THIRD XI OLD SCOTCH 3XI vs. MCC Match Abandoned FOURTH XI OLD SCOTCH 4XI 8/133 (36) def. by CAULFIELD NCG 7/172 (36) S. Marinakis 39 & 1/22, J. Ross 17*, E. Shearer 2/15, B. James 1/12 It was another extremely wet and windy afternoon at Glen Huntly Park, and with the rain coming in sideways we were
Nov 29, 2025


1s and 3s avoid the rain
ROUND 05/06 Sunday November 23, 2025 F I R S T X I OLD SCOTCH 1XI 230 (38.4) def. MELBOURNE HIGH 9/190 (40) S. Shearer 65, L. Adams 55, H. Parsons 3/34, W. Bonwick 2/35 Yet again, Sunday morning was a wet affair with some drizzling rain and ominous clouds above. However, we won the toss and elected to bat, although the damp conditions the pitch remained extremely firm and a good surface for batting. We got off to a fast start with Dawborn and Wiseman striking boundaries e
Nov 26, 2025


Plenty of rain creates difficult conditions
ROUND 04/05 Sunday November 16, 2025 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI 72 (28.3) def. by OLD HAILEYBURY 94 (33) P. Burchard 21*, S. Dawborn 13, W. Clark 3/5, S. Shearer 3/28 On a Wet Sunday afternoon, we headed out to Old Haileybury for a GF Rematch. After some strong rainfall during the warmup we managed to get underway at 12:30pm sharp with Gerry (umpire) keeping things moving on even with some hesitation from all players. However, with ball in hand we were ready to get underway. A
Nov 23, 2025


Rain clouds looming
ROUND 04/03 Sunday November 09, 2025 FIRST XI OLD SCOTCH 1XI vs. MACCABI AJAX Match Abandoned SECOND XI OLD SCOTCH 2XI 6/160 (35.1) def. MELBOURNE HIGH 159 (40) C. Schilling 34, M. Sennitt 32, J. Bennett 2/27, T. Loveridge 2/29 After a strong performance in Round 1, the 2s arrived for Round 2 looking to build on the early momentum. Losing the toss and being sent into the field on a wicket offering a hint of movement, the group embraced the challenge with a disciplined bowli
Nov 8, 2025
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