{"id":38560,"date":"2026-04-04T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/?p=38560"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:11:18","slug":"ballan-club-celebrates-cricket-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/sport\/ballan-club-celebrates-cricket-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballan club celebrates cricket season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday afternoon, Ballan Cricket Club proudly hosted its Junior Presentation Day, celebrating the achievements and success of its incredible young players.<\/p>\n<p>This season saw fantastic growth across the club, with two under 11 teams, two under 13 teams, and the exciting introduction of the very first under 14 girls team.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38610\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38610 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7677_18835-1-724x1024.jpg?_t=1775099365\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7677_18835-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7677_18835-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7677_18835-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7677_18835-1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7677_18835-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Layla Shugg, the inaugural winner of the U14 Girls Cricket of the Year. Photos: Chris Thom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There has been strong participation and enthusiasm across all age groups.<\/p>\n<p>The club is especially proud that two of the teams made finals, with one progressing all the way to the grand final- an outstanding achievement.<\/p>\n<p>Individually, multiple players were selected in representative teams, along with some making their senior debuts. These milestones are a testament to the hard work, dedication, and talent within the junior ranks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7769_18828.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"849\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Param Singh with the Chris Mullane 2nd XI Cricketer of the Year shield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The future of tthe club is in great hands with this group coming through.<\/p>\n<p>Club members also took the time to recognise and sincerely thank the dedicated people who support and guide these players &#8211; the fantastic coaches.<\/p>\n<p>The time, effort, and passion they invest in developing both skills and a genuine love for the game is truly remarkable and often goes unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>The club is incredibly grateful for everything they do.<\/p>\n<p>MARTIN PHILLIPS<\/p>\n<p>The Ballan Cricket Club celebrated the season 25\/26 presentation night on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It was a successful season with the Senior Women&#8217;s and Men&#8217;s 2nd XI making grand finals and some wonderful individual performances across all three teams, including 5+ wicket hauls by Ben Loughnane and Michael Vallance, 5 x centuries by Param Singh and a double century by Ryan Lister.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7770_18872.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"849\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Life Member Summer Dehnert with her father Paul (also a Life Member) who presented the award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all award winners and we look forward to seeing everyone again next season.<\/p>\n<p>The award winners were:<\/p>\n<p>Senior women&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<p>Batting &#8211; Summer Dehnert 173 runs @ 86.5.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling &#8211; Nat Grero 10 wickets @ 7.8.<\/p>\n<p>Fielding &#8211; Sarah Burton.<\/p>\n<p>Best in Finals &#8211; Eloise Davenport.<\/p>\n<p>Most improved- Eloise Davenport.<\/p>\n<p>Captains award &#8211; Mariah Dehnert.<\/p>\n<p>Women&#8217;s Club Champion &#8211; Kori Davenport with 567 pts.<\/p>\n<p>Men&#8217;s 2nd XI:<\/p>\n<p>Batting &#8211; Max Burton 284 runs @ 94.67.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7761_18878.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"848\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RIGHT: Leigh Conroy Memorial Best Club person presented by Dennis Conroy to Martin Phillips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bowling &#8211; Michael Vallance 17 wickets @ 11.82.<\/p>\n<p>Fielding &#8211; Josh Singh.<\/p>\n<p>Captains award &#8211; Michael Clark.<\/p>\n<p>Best Team Man &#8211; Robert Sinfield.<\/p>\n<p>Best in Finals &#8211; Jake Wernicke.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Mullane 2nd XI Cricketer of the Year- Param Singh with 1436 points.<\/p>\n<p>Men&#8217;s 1st XI:<\/p>\n<p>Batting &#8211; Ryan Lister 441 runs @ 44.1.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling &#8211; Ben Loughnane 14 wickets @ 39.93.<\/p>\n<p>Fielding &#8211; Stephan Lalli-Cafini.<\/p>\n<p>Most improved &#8211; James Burton.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/IMG_7766_18947.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McConnell Family Club Champion &#8211; Ryan Lister with 601 points.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Best first year player &#8211; Eamon Grigg.<\/p>\n<p>Best team man &#8211; Martin Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>Club awards:<\/p>\n<p>Women&#8217;s President Medal &#8211; Erin Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>Men&#8217;s 2nd XI President Medal &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Param Singh.<\/p>\n<p>Men&#8217;s 1st XI President Medal &#8211; Ryan Lister.<\/p>\n<p>Leigh Conroy Memorial best club-person awarded by Dennis Conroy &#8211; Martin Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>Life Membership &#8211; Summer Dehnert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday afternoon, Ballan Cricket Club proudly hosted its Junior Presentation Day, celebrating the achievements and success of its incredible young players. 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