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Cricket: Donald-Jeffcott posts strong total as McPherson hits ton

by Buloke Times

Published October 14, 2026

Cricket: Donald-Jeffcott posts strong total as McPherson hits ton — *St Arnaud’s Morgan Greenaway bowled 2/19 in 4 overs. (Photo by Saint Photography).*

Horsham Cricket Association — Round 2, Day One of Two

Donald-Jeffcott posted a first-innings total of 259 against West Wimmera, while Isaac McPherson scored 112 for Southern Mallee Eagles in their clash against Homers.

In B Grade, Bullants made 113 against Donald-Jeffcott, with H. Lang taking four wickets for nine runs. Horsham Saints also made a strong start against St Mary's, posting 192 in their two-day match.

A Grade

West Wimmera v Donald-Jeffcott

Donald-Jeffcott — 259 all out

D. Atkins top-scored with 52, while E. Landwehr made 53. K. Westerland (34) and H. Dougherty (33) also contributed.

Batting scores

Batter	Runs
C. Anderson	19
J. Bakes	4
D. Atkins	52
K. Westerland	34
H. Dougherty	33
E. Landwehr	53
J. Needs	11
Fill-in	1
D. Slater	6
J. Landwehr	3
N. Atkins	9*
Sundries	34
Total	259

Fall of wickets: 16, 57, 113, 127, 184, 207, 212, 232, 248, 259.

Bowling — West Wimmera

J. Lees 3/47, A. Merrett 1/19, Fill-in 1/25, B. Cramer 0/14, J. Cramer 1/19, Fill-in 0/20, R. Dodds 0/26, Fill-in 0/16, B. Alexander 2/41, Fill-in 2/12.

Southern Mallee Eagles v Homers

Southern Mallee Eagles — 223/9

Isaac McPherson led the Eagles' innings with 112. E. Schilling made 34 and O. Holland scored 16 as the Eagles put together a strong total.

Southern Mallee Eagles batting

Batter	Runs
S. Schultz	12
L. Dovaston	15
I. McPherson	112
S. R. Kasaram	0
L. McGinniss	7
E. Schilling	34
M. Bright	1
F. Bright	0
O. Holland	16
K. Bellinger	0*
Sundries	26
Total	223/9

Fall of wickets: 22, 49, 50, 71, 149, 156, 160, 200, 223.

Bowling — Homers

T. Hopper 2/63, S. Dhir 1/27, M. Arnel 1/27, S. Perera 3/34, C. Gamage 2/17, C. Hopper 0/32, J. Arnel 0/5.

Homers batting: L. Nanayakkara 4*, N. Beth 0, S. Perera 0*, sundries 4. Homers were 8/1 in reply.

B Grade

Bullants v Donald-Jeffcott

Bullants — 113 all out

H. Lang top-scored with 40 before taking four wickets for nine runs. J. McDonald contributed 23, while Chase Campbell claimed a hat-trick for Donald-Jeffcott.

Bullants batting

Batter	Runs
D. Hobbs	5
K. Hair	1
J. McDonald	23
J. Heard	6
J. Officer	4
H. Lang	40
T. Hair	19
J. Fischer	2
J. Price	1
Fill-in	1
Z. Lang	0*
Sundries	20
Total	113

Fall of wickets: 1, 6, 30, 39, 42, 109, 112, 112, 112, 113.

Bowling — Donald-Jeffcott

J. Borden 4/35, C. Campbell 3/28, N. Nanayakkara 2/10, Fill-in 0/17, R. Needs 0/10, T. Jones 0/12.

Donald-Jeffcott batting

Donald-Jeffcott — 48/6 in reply

Batter	Runs
J. Tellefson	20
B. Donnellon	7
C. Campbell	3
O. Brennan	1
J. Borden	7
D. Ruurds	14*
N. Nanayakkara	4
R. Needs	0*
Sundries	3
Total	48/6

Bowling — Bullants

H. Lang 4/9, J. McDonald 2/25, J. Price 0/11, J. Fischer 0/3.

St Mary's v Horsham Saints

Horsham Saints — 192 all out

M. Crafter scored 62 and A. Dube remained unbeaten on 81. B. Dennes led St Mary's with four wickets for 13 runs.

Horsham Saints batting

Batter	Runs
M. Crafter	62
D. Pike	8
A. Dube	81*
B. Hamerston	1
A. Kuriakose	1
M. H. Masood	7
H. Schmidt	4
J. Carroll	24
J. I. Thomas	3
J. Mackereth	8
P. Mackereth	1
Sundries	13
Total	192

Fall of wickets: 74, 74, 74, 74, 77, 87, 191, 191, 192, 192.

Bowling — St Mary's

A. Keys 1/45, B. Watts 2/53, N. Germano 1/23, B. Williamson 1/15, B. Dennes 4/13, C. Preston 0/4, J. Hartnett 0/10, N. Priest 0/21.

St Mary's batting

St Mary's reached 27/2 in reply, with B. Watts unbeaten on 16.

Batter	Runs
N. Germano	4
N. Priest	5
K. Zanker	0*
B. Watts	16*
Sundries	2
Total	27/2

Bowling — Horsham Saints

B. Hamerston 0/9, J. Carroll 2/18.

Competition notes

The Wimmera-Mallee competition has ended its 25-year run, with clubs moving into different competitions across the region.

New opponents in the Upper Loddon competition include Boort-Yando, Kingower and Arnold. In the Horsham Cricket Association, Laharum and Lubeck-Murtoa join the competition.