VTCA
Sunbury’s match with Williamstown Imperials has ended in a draw in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Steve McNamara Shield. The Roar was 1-22 chasing 270 after day one of the match, but heavy rain last week and Saturday morning saw no action on day two with the match being abandoned. After six rounds, the Roar sits in sixth spot. Meanwhile, the Roar had a tough night on Tuesday night in its T20 match against Keilor. The Blues made 6-176 from their overs with Dimuth Karunarathne top scoring with 96 not out off 48 balls. Divjot Singh took 2-14 for the Roar. The Roar’s batting order struggled to get going and it finished 9-98.
GDCA
Rain again affected the Gisborne and District Cricket Association McIntyre Cup. Just two games got underway with the other matches now one-dayers. Romsey is in a good position against Broadford. The Redbacks bowled Broadford out for 110 before finishing the day at 3-82. Rupertswood is 5-78 against Macedon having batted for 43 overs.
Bowls
Club Sunbury continued its good form with a massive win against Yarraville-Footscray 2 on Saturday in Bowls Victoria weekend pennant, division 1, section 1. It was a dominant display from Sunbury which won 110 (18)-54 (0). Desmond Cann Junior’s rink won 24-16, Marc Bullows’ rink won 29-11, Mark Armstrong’s rin won 30-11 and Lee Wesley’s rink won 27-16. Sunbury remains second on the ladder.
EDFL
East Sunbury has signed Amani Karauria-Lunt for the 2026 Essendon District Football League division 2 season. The club said that Amani Karauria-Lunt joins the Thunder from Port Melbourne Colts, where he established himself as a powerful and dynamic midfielder in the Southern Football Netball League’s premier division. “Amani is exactly the type of player and person we want at East Sunbury,” club president Club president Paul Wigginton said.
