Kinglake was defeated by Preston YCW on the second day  of Round 5 of the Northern Metro Manion Shield. Kinglake travels next Saturday (Dec. 15) to the I.W. Dole Reserve for a one-day match with the same opponents.

Kinglake 137 SV Andrews 28*  N Luke 3/27 M Aitken 2/20 A Macarthur 2/31 def by Preston YCW District 3rd XI 9/148  J Gibbs 9/64. Rivergum 4th XI def Strathewen 3rd XI. Lalor Warriors 2nd XI 6/146(dec) H Singh 59 and 11 def by Reservoir Mayston 2nd XI 63  H Singh 3/12 M Di Tonto 2/22  and 0/105