Winning the toss and electing to bowl at Rushworth Public Park Reserve, BLU (9-208) pulled off an almighty victory against the Tigers (8-207) to catapult into second on the ladder behind Moama.
In the first innings, Rushworth had multiple contributors with the bat including Michael Enrico (36), Declan Baldwin (24) and led by an unbeaten 72 by Thomas Stevens.
Gideon Flett was BLU’s best with the ball, taking 3-26.
In the second innings, Josh Cairns (78) and Braydee Hutchins (38) got things rolling at the top of the order, with Brett Mundie (38 not out) hitting three off the final ball to secure a pulsating victory for the Lions.
Not to be understated, Rushworth’s Shannon Jarrett took an astounding 6-31 to bring his side to the cusp of victory.
Elmore (2-139) barely left second gear in round three, taking down Stanhope (136) at Stanhope Recreation Reserve.
Sending the Lions into bat, Elmore’s James Harney tore them to shreds with 5-8, Stanhope’s Bradd Stewart (46) and Craig Stewart (29) the only players to weather the storm.
In the second innings, Harney (31 not out) and Matthew Woolley (42 not out) got the Redbacks home comfortably after a strong start from Jack Morris (30).
Finishing the round, Cooma (5-119) got it done convincingly against Colbinabbin (9-116).
Winning the toss and electing to bat, Colbo’s openers Fletcher White (26) and Tyler McNamara (34) got the bulk of the runs for their side, with Hamish Hoopell (16) assisting later in the innings as Joel Stephens went ballistic with 6-21.
Cooma’s Liam Scopelliti (54 not out) carried his bat in the second innings, playing a strong hand with Blake Watts (42) to get the job done.
C-Grade
BLU (9-220) blew Echuca (187) away in the opening round of the Gus Underwood C-grade Shield.
Batting first, Charlie Mundie (72) led from the front, with Jye Kuiper (27) providing assistance as Echuca’s captain Jaye Caldwell took 4-45.
Girgarre (9-101) opened its account in style over Rochester (100) at Girgarre Recreational Reserve.
Batting first, only Rochester’s Ryan Murphy (32) made a good account of himself, as a couple of other batters made starts.
In the second innings, Brodie Mulcahy (26) and Kyle McLeod (20) did enough to drag their side over the line.
D-grade
In the Peter Raglus D-grade Shield, Kyabram Fire Brigade (0-35) mopped the floor with Colbinabbin (32).
Logan West’s 10 was by far the highest score for Colbo as Sam Chapman (4-3) bowled the opposition out in under 20 overs.
Meanwhile, it took just three overs for Jedd Turpin (26 not out) and James Hargreaves (five not out) to chase down the meagre total.
Echuca (186) got a victory in emphatic fashion over BLU (119) at Bamawm Recreation Reserve.
Jamie Scott (116) powered his side to victory with a spectacular hundred and captain Jason Gould bowled Echuca to victory, taking 3-23.
