First XI: Healesville 238 v Chirnside Park.
Batting first, we lost an early wicket but the Handasyde brothers combined for a 53 run partnership to steady the ship.
Tom went on to make 56 and was supported by Nick Zinghini 39.
Some batters got starts but no one went on to make a substantial score.
Luke Chandler (31) and Liam English (21) helped push the score up over 200 and Tarkyn Nicolandos scored 15 runs late in the innings to build our score to 238 from 80 overs.
Second XI: Healesville 254 v Eastfield.
For the first two dayer of the season, the seconds were sent into bat.
A good, patient innings from Denzel Parsons (29) helped set a good platform of 4/119 at tea.
With some quick scoring from Michael Davern (51) we were taken to 6/167 after 52 but the highlight was the tail-enders with Aeden Senti (22) and Sam Drummond (25) having a 50 partnership for the ninth wicket.
Then Jack Drummond (8) joined Sam to put on another 27 runs together for the last wicket getting our score to 254.
Third XI Healesville: 9/110 v Warrandyte 1/169 dec.
The highlights were a magnificent undefeated half-century from Ben Mackey and a brilliant catch from young Josh Braden, only 10-years-old.
Play commences this coming weekend.
Fourth XI: Healesville 7/156 defeated Heatherdale 127.
Healesville batted first.
We captured seven wickets with five run out, with the main contributors being Danny Hyndman (52), Nate Caldicott (26) and Summer Caldicott (32), ending up with a defend-able score 7/156.
Healesville bowled well with Danny Hyndman taking a five wicket haul and Louis Keath and Harry Thomas both taking two wickets, bowling Heatherdale out for 127.
Stage one Girls: Healesville 130 defeated Mooroolbark 80.
Bowling first we captured seven wickets with Evie Matthews a star in the field getting three run outs.
Lucy Harding and Elodie Handasyde both got a wicket each.
With some great running between wickets we built a great score to win the match (Olivia English 13* and Veronica Leonard 10*).
