It didn't quite have the theatre of the historic 1960 tied Test between Australia and West Indies, but the result was eerily similar at Kyabram's Northern Oval at the weekend.
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Rochester and Kyabram Fire Brigade played out a tantalising tie in their Goulburn Murray Cricket round four encounter, with the scores locked on 183 runs apiece.
The tension amplified in the dying stages of the match, as Fire Brigade lurched towards victory with three wickets in hand and 16 runs needed to surpass Rochester's 4-183 total.
Suddenly, the Flames lost two wickets in quick succession as Ryan Thomson (20 runs) exited the crease.
Needing two runs to win, a single to Brodie Unwin (seven not out) left Jackson Barnett on strike and the number 11 batsman was ultimately bowled for a duck after two deliveries.
Fraser Cleary was the man of the moment for Rochester, with Barnett's scalp leaving the away team's bowler with impressive figures of 3-15 off 5.4 overs.
Rochester's Tim Bubb (64 runs) and Dylan Cuttriss (60 not out) laid the platform for the away side's innings, while Jesse Barker (62) and Jayden Rosin (47) did the damage with the bat for the Flames.
Elsewhere, Tongala remains perched inside the competition's top-two after a stirring 70-run victory against Bamawm-Lockington United.
Daniel Coombs exploded with a superb 89-run knock to guide the Blues to 7-228, while teammate Lucas Hughes mopped up United's tail with 3-15.
Ladder leader Cooma was too strong for winless Echuca South, as the Two Blues recorded a 36-run win.
Cooma's opener Stephen Barrett (72 runs) continued his blistering form with the willow, moving to 231 runs for the season at an average of 115.
Lastly, Moama's Anthony McMahon starred with a splendid 111 not out in his side's five-wicket win against Echuca.
Echuca's Simon Maddox battled bravely with the ball as he walked away with tidy figures of 3-18 as Moama cruised to victory with 5-158 in reply to Echuca's total of 157.
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