The Essendon Cricket Club would like to express our condolences towards the family of Ben Austin, his club and club mates at Ferntree Gully Cricket Club and the greater cricket community. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ben's family and the Ferntree Gully Cricket Club. Vale Ben

ROUND THREE VS FRANKSTON PENINSULA – WEEK ONE 1ST XI FRANKSTON PENINSULA 264 ESSENDON 2-14 Winning the toss and bowling first down at AH Butler Oval, captain Liam Molloy put faith in his team to get it done with the ball. After a decent start from the home side, it was the reliable veteran Nick McGuane (2/42 off 15) who broke through first. With handy contributions to follow from Navdeep Rai (1/62 off 16) and the skipper Molloy himself (1/22 off 11), the firsts looked in cont

Bombers too Good for The Kangaroos 1st XI: ECC 8-355 defeated GKCC 293 Following on from a strong day one performance posting 8-355 The Bombers were looking for 10 Greenvale wickets to register their first win of the season. In great batting conditions opening bowlers Nick McGuane (1-68) and Nav Rai (2-56) bowled well without luck with the Kangaroos reaching 0/70. Speedster Harry Singh 1-59 got the first breakthrough well held by Emerson White. From there the Bombers clinical

1ST XI ESSENDON 8-355 Travelling up the highway to play Greenvale away from home, the Bombers were sent in after losing the toss. Looking to bounce back from last week, it wasn’t quite the start the firsts were hoping for – losing Vihanga Fernando in just the second over. With work to do opener Muhammad Arsalan (150 off 248) knuckled down with Harry Duke for a solid period, before Duke was dismissed for 17. Unfortunately, this narrative continued and soon enough the Bombers f

1ST XI ESSENDON 9-262 DEF BY MELBOURNE 1-266 Taking on the Demons at Albert Park, it was a solid start with the bat after winning the toss for the first XI. Gun left-hander Josh Trembearth set the tone early with a blistering 72 off 99. Captain Liam Molloy (27 off 33) also looked busy early, while youngster Emerson White hit a well-made 60 off 57 in his return from a stint in the UK. After setting Melbourne a total of 262, it was a tough day in the field on a good batting wic