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SECA 2025/2026 LONGMUIR SHIELD PREVIEW The ever-evolving South East Cricket Association gets underway this weekend with another re-jigged fixture featuring 12 rounds comprising 6 one-day games and 6 two-day affairs in the Shield grades along with an additional One-Day grade. Reigning premier Bentleigh Uniting Cricket Club will be looking to repeat their success and haven’t let the grass grow under their feet in striving to do so. They have maintained last years playing list a

More than ‘Just a Cricket Club…’ Our Cricket Club has a long history of working together with other organisations in the local area to improve the quality of life of the less fortunate. Going back to 1932 (when the Club was known as Bentleigh Methodist CC) the Lions have been involved in charitable causes such as: collecting for the Red Cross, gathering and distributing toys at Christmas for those without; subsidising the fees of local children wishing to play cricket. At thi

In local cricket, milestones are earned the hard way. They are won through decades of commitment, thousands of deliveries faced, countless weekends sacrificed, and an unwavering love of the game. For Bentleigh Uniting Cricket Club, few players embody this better than Nick Timms —or Rick Timms , as his lively alter-ego is sometimes known. As he steps out to play Game 400 , fittingly wearing the No. 40 , the club celebrates not just a player, but a cornerstone of its culture. A