{"id":334515,"date":"2025-12-08T08:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/334515\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T08:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:15:10","slug":"local-cricket-wrap-8th-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/334515\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Cricket Wrap &#8211; 8th December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in three weeks, we had a full slate of games across our regions, with the action heating up ahead of the Christmas break. Catch up on all the action here:<\/p>\n<p>ALEXANDRA AND EASTERN HILLS CRICKET ASSOCIATION (full scorecards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playhq.com\/cricket-australia\/org\/alexandra-and-eastern-hills-cricket-association\/senior-grades-summer-202526\/a-grade-nutrien-ag-solutions-strathalbyn\/34c453d8\/R9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Lobethal has fired a warning shot in the Alexandra and Eastern Hills Cricket Association by belting Hahndorf by 279 runs on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after this ad<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The ladder leaders made 8\/367 on the back of half-centuries from Sam Martin, Tanner King and Matt Martin, before Mitch Weeks bulldozed through to take 6\/12.<\/p>\n<p>Other games from the round saw Nairne and Langhorne Creek move up the table with important wins, while Strath moved to the edge of the finals picture with a tight win over Woodside.<\/p>\n<p>MURRAY TOWNS CRICKET ASSOCIATION (full scorecards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playhq.com\/cricket-australia\/org\/murray-towns-cricket-association\/murray-towns-cricket-association-summer-202526\/murray-bridge-meats-a-grade\/647e1709\/R8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The two best teams in the Murray Towns Cricket Association are starting to separate from the rest of the league, with Saturday\u2019s action showing the divide.<\/p>\n<p>Mannum made light work of Mypolonga and the Wanderers cruised past Monarto to both win by seven wickets, moving them well clear in the top two.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after this ad<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Ramblers moved to third with a three-wicket win over Jervois and Meningie beat Tailem Bend by five wickets to tally their first win of the season.<\/p>\n<p>GREAT SOUTHERN CRICKET ASSOCIATION (full scorecards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playhq.com\/cricket-australia\/org\/great-southern-cricket-association-sa\/great-southern-cricket-association-summer-202526\/a-grade\/8fd8216a\/R6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Day One of Round Six action in the Great Southern Cricket Association on Saturday was lopsided, with all four matches dominated by one team.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson Levy\u2019s stunning 124 not out guided league leaders Port Elliot to 9\/319 against Mount Compass, with Jaspa Tonkin also making a run-a-ball 83 at the top of the order.<\/p>\n<p>In other matches, Goolwa are 0\/35 in reply to McLaren Districts\u2019 134, and Yankalilla and Encounter Bay have already banked first innings points in their games.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues after this ad<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>HILLS CRICKET ASSOCIATION (full scorecards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playhq.com\/cricket-australia\/org\/hills-cricket-association\/senior-grades-summer-202526\/kookaburra-a1\/aff4f706\/R9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Aldgate has handed Stirling their first loss of the Hills Cricket Association season on Saturday, as part of Round 9 play.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Callaghan fell agonisingly short of a century with a run-a-ball 97, however Aldgate\u2019s 7\/239 was enough to help them knock off the league leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Mount Lofty jumped into second with a seven-wicket win over Scott Creek Ironbank, while Kangarilla beat Uraidla by five wickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the first time in three weeks, we had a full slate of games across our regions, 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