The Seymour and District Cricket Association 2019-20 season started last Saturday (Oct. 5).
Seymour became a last-minute inclusion in A-Grade to make a six-side competition.
The Yea Tigers had originally been given a bye, but were given late instructions to report for duty at Chittick Park.
Seymour 138 lost to the Tigers 8/182 (cc) on the first innings.
Kilmore 5/115 defeated Eastern Hill 113. Tallarook 6/160 defeated Broadford 137.

B-Grade and C-Grade sides have adopted a Twenty 20 shortened format, with matches to start at 2pm.
Flowerdale does not appear as if it will field a side in 2019-20.
Kinglake’s name has yet to appear in fixtures published to date by the Northern Metro Cricket Association, which incorporates the Jika competition.
Last year the Lakers competed ion F-Grade (Sault Shield).

A-GRADE
ROUND 1
SEYMOUR def by
YEA TIGERS
Venue: Chittick Park
Umpire: Wayne Tarran
Result: Seymour lost 1st Innings
Toss won by: Seymour
Batted first: Yea Tigers

1st Innings – Yea Tigers
N. Beattie, c B. Gordon, b H. Gawne …………………….. 59
*M. Steiner, lbw D. Fountain ….. 0
C. Armstrong, b D. McLarty …. 74
D. Pell, c & b H. Gawne ………… 7
+R. Akers, c S. Van Duinen, b D. McLarty ………………….. 25
A. Chisholm, c G. Shape, b L. Drummond ………………… 6
A. Butterwoth, c D. Murphy, b L. Drummond ………………… 3
L. Beattie, not out ………………….. 3
L. Smith, b L. Drummond ………. 0
W. Dalton, dnb
C.A. Malcolm, dnb
Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 1, lb 6) …….. 8
Total …………………………. 8/182 (cc)

1st Innings – Seymour
G. Sharpe, c A. Butterworth,
b L. Beattie …………………….. 12
*S. Van Duinen, c R. Akers,
b L. Smith ………………………. 18
B. Gordon, c C. Armstrong,
b L. Beattie ………………………. 3
B. Pointon, c A. Chisholm,
b C. Armstrong …………………. 10
L. Drummond, c ?, b L. Smith .. 15
D. Murphy, c R. Akers,
b L. Beattie ………………………. 6
D. McLarty, b C. Armstrong ….. 10
D. Fountain, c W. Dalton,
b M. Steiner ……………………… 16
H. Gawne, c L. Beattie,
b M. Steiner ……………………. 32
D. Anderson, not out ………………. 4
B. Boddington,
b C.A. Malcolm ………………… 0
Extras (nb 1, w 9, b 2, lb 0) …….. 12
Total …………………………………. 138
Overs ……………………………….. 38.5
FOW: 18 (G. Sharpe), 28 (B. Gordon), 38 (S. Van Duinen), 59 (L. Drummond), 67 (B. Pointon), 83 (D. Murphy), 83 (D. McLarty), 126 (D. Fountain), 138 (H. Gawne), 138 (B. Boddington).
Bowling (O-M-W-R): L. Beattie 8.0-1-3-37, A. Chisholm 6.0-0-0-18), L. Smith 4.0-1-2-18, M. Steiner 9.0-1-2-25, C. Armstrong 4.0-1-2-14, C.A. Malcolm 7.5-1-1-24. Overs ……………………………….. 45.0