Fair Oak pair Lewis Goodyear, left, and Ben Smith shone with the ball in their respective debut matches for adopted Australian sub-district cricket clubs.
Both players were members of the triumphant Fair Oak side, which beat New Milton to snatch a Southern Premier League Division 2 promotion place in dramatic finale to the summer season.
Teenage left-arm spinner Goodyear returned a career-best 7-81 after a lengthy 20-over stint in a Queensland Premier League fourth grade match for Toombul against Gold Coast.
But Toombul, who conceded 276-9, face a tough task when their two day match resumes on Saturday. They closed 36-2 at stumps.
Ben Smith, Oak's player of the 2024 season, removed three of Beaumaris's top four batsmen before finishing with 4-28 - Middle Park going on to win by 58 runs to record their first win in Victoria's Southern Bayside Division 2.
Both players were members of the triumphant Fair Oak side, which beat New Milton to snatch a Southern Premier League Division 2 promotion place in dramatic finale to the summer season.
Teenage left-arm spinner Goodyear returned a career-best 7-81 after a lengthy 20-over stint in a Queensland Premier League fourth grade match for Toombul against Gold Coast.
But Toombul, who conceded 276-9, face a tough task when their two day match resumes on Saturday. They closed 36-2 at stumps.
Ben Smith, Oak's player of the 2024 season, removed three of Beaumaris's top four batsmen before finishing with 4-28 - Middle Park going on to win by 58 runs to record their first win in Victoria's Southern Bayside Division 2.
