Mercantile Cricket Association 

Pitch reports are not required. All players should turn up to grounds as fixtured on PlayHQ. Covers are in use and must be removed at least one hour before play. Covers and hessian need to be dried and put away at stumps, and wicket tables roped off.

SATURDAY GRADES A GRADE Sacred Heart 7-186 (S Buttigieg-Clarke 69*) d Royal Pk Reds 183 (Y Kaul 65) Indigos 5-206 (V Pamisetty 61*) d Parkville Dist 6-cc-205 (C Thomson 64 Y Naidu 60*) S.Yarra 8-cc-212 (K Alev 65) d Youlden Parkville 126 Emerald Hill 5-116 (J Baker 52*) d Flemington 113 (T Corrie 4-18) A RESERVE Youlden Parkville 4-cc-368 (T Farrell 97 F Newing 94* W Aldridge 88 K Gayal 67) d S.Yarra 184 (J Dear 75) Flem Colts 5-cc-257 (J Slater 93 J Ladzik 63) d National 150

Seven matches are abandoned by agreement between clubs. They are the matches at Altona Green (Willy Colts v Sunrise, C sun), Bonbeach #3 (Mon v SY, C sth), Corben (TTS v PD, C sun), Dane Rd (Racing v Mon, A sun), Lord (Carnegie v CDCC, C sth), Loughnan (Burnley v PH, C sth) and Fawkner Pk #1 (SH v Carnegie, D sth). All other matches today are reduced to T20s , at venue and start time as per PlayHQ (not PlayCricket). Please note: Umpire fees for T20s are $55 per side i

Spot at least eight things wrong with this AI generated picture of a park cricket match! SATURDAY GRADES A GRADE Youlden Parkville 1-57 d Flemington 55 Parkville Dist 9-cc-212 (S B uttigieg-Clarke 4-26) d Sacred Heart 194 (S Buttigieg-Clarke 62 N Balaraj 4-45) Emerald Hill 9-cc-139 ( T.Co rrie 50) d S.Yarra 110 Indigos 8-cc-229 (N Nuvula 89 d Royal Pk Reds 91 (S Kuraparthi 5-33 R Puthu 4-21) A RESERVE Youlden Parkville 5-116 d Flemington 9-cc-110 (A Skate 4-7) Royal Pk Bruns

Pitch checks are not required. The Brens game is put back to 1. 30pm (70 ov) to let a damp pitch dry. The YP v Flem games in A Reserve and A Grade are now 25-over-a-side at Ryder at 12.00 and 3.15pm respectively. All other matches are as previously fixtured Full covers are required at stumps at all grounds with Sunday games. In the City of Melb this means all grounds except Ransford, Smith, Walker West & Western.

On behalf of the Executive Committee we wish to convey our very best wishes to your Club’s members players and families for this Christmas festival season. For those travelling overseas, interstate and regional Victoria have safe journeys. We wish you good luck in your efforts to qualify for the semi-finals in 2026, March. Yours in Cricket, Bill “Crash “ Craddock. President On behalf of the MCA Committee

All matches remain at their fixtured time and venue. Covers are in use and must be removed from pitches an hour or more before play. Covers and hessian need to be dried and stowed away after play, and tables roped off.

SATURDAY GRADES A GRADE Youlden Parkville 6-176 (M Bhosle 58) d Parkville Dist 175 Royal Pk Reds 180 (G Sharma 65) d Emerald Hill 110 Flemington 133 (S Molligoda 74) d Sacred Heart 123 (K Joshi 57 S Molligoda 4-35) Indigos 5-136 d S.Yarra 134 (K Alev 62 R Puthu 4-23) A RESERVE Youlden Parkville 6-cc-282 (K Gayal 63 A Skate 53 K Bhardwaj 52) d National 9-cc-225 (A Pant 111* A Ramamoorthy 53) Royal Pk Brunswick 1-133 (A Hinkley 63* X Chalkley 61*) d Flemington 129 (J Little 50*

All matches remain at times previously listed on PlayHQ. Covers should be left on until an hour before game-time, unless attended, due to possible showers. Covers must go down at stumps at all grounds with Sunday matches. In the City of Melbourne, this means all grounds except FP1, Ransford and Walker West.

The matches at Olney (TTS v Sunrise, A Sun Res) and Corben (TTS v Flem, D Sun) are put back to 1.30pm (70 overs). All other matches remain at the fixtured starting time and venue on PlayHQ. The toss is forfeited by the home sides at Canterbury, Essex Heights & Namatjira for failure to report. Covers and hessians must be dried off during the day and put away at stumps, and tables roped off.

Pitch checks are needed at 8.30am at all grounds with Sunday matches, except  at the eight which had completed MCA matches played on Saturday (namely Brens, Como, FP1, Greenwich, Holland, McAlister, Ransford & Smith). Clubs need to SMS 0410-938191 by 9. 00am , stating the ground, grade, and their recommendation to either "start on time", "delay to 1.30pm (70 overs)", "delay to 3pm (T20)", or "abandon". Moderate drying conditions can be assumed. Home sides may peel back covers

SATURDAY GRADES A GRADE Youlden Parkville 9-cc-209 (J Vaughan 50) d Royal Pk Reds 4-cc-208 (S Chopra 86* G Sharma 76) Sacred Heart 7-cc-310 (S Chaudhary 76 S Buttigieg-Clarke 65* H Patel 55 A Sridhar 4-51) d S.Yarra 8-cc-267 (H Bell 69 J Black 62*) Emerald Hill 6-cc-159 (T Phillips 105*) d Parkville Dist 8-cc-126 ... T20 Indigos v Flemington ... abandoned A RESERVE Melb City 9-cc-164 (N Sasidharan 83) d Youlden Parkville 6-cc-131 (K Bhardwaj 52 S Teotia 4-27) ... T20 Flem Col

Photo: KB Hill Three matches are moved to new venues, no change in start time: TTS v PowerHouse (A Res Sun) moves to Walker West Brunswick v TTS (C Sun) moves to McDonald Flem Colts v Barnawartha (D Sun) moves to Western The games at Corben and Dane Rd are put back to 1.30pm (70 overs). All other matches remain as fixtured. The toss is awarded against the home side at Canterbury for failure to report. All covers must be put away this evening, and tables roped off.

SATURDAY GRADES A GRADE Sacred Heart 4-251 (A Singh 98* N Eathorne 63) d Youlden Parkville 6-cc-250 (M Bhosle 75 S Godbole 64) Indigos 7-cc-148 d Emerald Hill 6-cc-113 ... T20 A RESERVE Flemington Colts 4-cc-199 (J Slater 111*) d W'town Colts 144 (J Ibrahim 56) B GRADE Power House 153 (S Raykar 52 G Pabinedi 5-31) drew National 1-36 in 9.2 overs B NORTH Royal Pk Brunswick 2-cc-248 (R Afzal 118* D Weerasinghe 81*) d Reds 6-cc-117 ... T20 C GRADE Youlden Parkville 8-cc-136 (S K

Pitch checks are needed at 8.30am. These are mandatory for home sides and optional for visiting sides (YP to also check Ransford). Clubs need to SMS 0410-938191 by 9. 00am , stating the ground, grade, and their recommendation to either "start on time", "delay to 1.30pm (70 overs)", "delay to 3pm (T20)", or "abandon". Good drying conditions CANNOT be assumed. Home sides may peel back covers for the morning to air their pitch once rain has stopped, and may remove covers from th

Play is abandoned at Bonbeach #3, Flem Rd Oval, FP3 (cordner), FP5, Gillon, Loughnan, TH King, Walter St & Western Matches remain at fixtured start time at Dane Rd, FP4, Koornang, Lord & McAlister Three matches are transferred , with first-named side to supply balls & tea, and opponent taking on other home duties: Monash v YP (B Sun) moves to Ransford, 12.00 start TTS v Sunrise (C Sun) moves to Brens, 1.30 start (70ov) Barnawartha v Reds moves to Walker West, 1.30pm start (

SATURDAY GRADES A GRADE Royal Pk Reds 8-cc-186 (P Sharma 50) d Parkville Dist 178 Sacred Heart 9-cc-330 (V Sangwan 122 A Singh 121) d Indigos 169 (V Pamisetty 56 K Joshi 4-27) S.Yarra 4-169 (H Bell 59*) d Flemington 60 Youlden Parkville 5-78 d Emerald Hill 76 (M Modi 4-11) A RESERVE S.Yarra 4-cc-293 (J Black 134* J Dear 78*) d Flemington 159 Melb City 2-121 (N Sasidharan 63*) d National 120 (S Kempu 6-54 S Ramanathan 4-66) Royal Pk Brunswick 5-98 d Flem Colts 97 (N Neagle 4-1

Covers are not in use Saturday morning. Home sides must have them on hand in case of showers late in the day. Wicket tables must be covered at stumps on Saturday at all grounds with Sunday matches. In the City of Melbourne, this means all grounds used on Saturday. Captains in Sunday matches should check this website at 7.30am Sunday in case pitch checks are needed.

Covers are in use and match times are unchanged. Covers must be put away after play, and wicket tables roped off. With rain breaks likely, any DLS calculations must use https://scores.cricketsingapore.com/SingaporeCricketAssoc/viewDlsCalculator.do?clubId=7683   , entering the current score and overs faced at each rain break, plus the over loss due to each break. The PlayHQ calculator is under review.

SATURDAY GRADES A GRADE S.Yarra 1-58 d Sacred Heart 57 (J.Jacob 4-7) Youlden Parkville 4-188 (S.Godbole 71 J.Mu rtagh 64) d Royal Pk Reds 187 (Y.Kaul 62 J.Mu rtagh 5-43) Indigos 5-cc-224 ( V.So ma 78 N.Nu vula 64) d Flemington 5-cc-163 ( O.Ing ham 61*) Parkville Dist 5-102 d Emerald Hill 101 ( N.Green 5-11) A RESERVE Royal Pk Brunswick 215 (D.Weerasinghe 57 K.Cl arke 55) d S.Yarra 208 ( J.Black 58) Youlden Parkville 5-cc-257 ( R.Hu ria 74 K.Bh ardwaj 70 K.Gay al 64) d Melb