Jarrett's special ton headlines round three Junior Country Week action

By Aydin Payne

Jan 6, 2021

A glorious ton from Shepparton United youngster James Jarrett turned heads on Wednesday in the third round of the Northern Rivers Junior Country Week carnival.

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Jarrett’s century is not the only triple figure score this week.

Echuca teen and GMC star Grace Moyle crafted a wonderful 101 not out in the opening round for Goulburn Murray’s under-14 girls outfit.

Jarrett crunched a mesmerising 102 runs from 83 deliveries and steered the under-15A outfit to a thumping 181-run win over Murray Valley Cricket Association.

The teenage wiz blasted 10 boundaries in his stunning two-hour stint at the crease.

The classy knock was Jarrett's second career ton — after the wicketkeeper crunched an unbeaten 112 for Northern Rivers in the Youth Premier League in 2019.

Talented Central Park-St Brendan's all-rounder Mason Reeves, (45 runs) and (2-4), chipped in with a solid performance as the 15As secured a spot in Thursday's final.

Euroa's Darby Wilson chimed in with a sublime 3-13 as the opening quick wreaked havoc on MVCA's batsmen.

● And joining them in finals action is Cricket Shepparton's skilful under-17 girls outfit.

The girls punished their opponents with a dominant performance on the opening day, before suffering a three-wicket loss to Bendigo District Cricket Association on Tuesday and a bye on Wednesday.

Guided by two inspiring knocks from openers, Gemma Boyd (40 not out) and Alyse O'Connell (40 not out), Shepparton crushed GMC by 10 wickets on Monday.

The pair was at its damaging best as it chased down GMC's total of 110 with 13 overs left in the match.

Mia Earl was the star of the bowlers and walked away with terrific figures of 4-17, while Amani Issell chipped in with 2-12.

● The under-17 boys won both of their Twenty20 matches against MVCA on Wednesday to seal a finals appearance.

Euroa's Josh Robertson (67 runs off 61 deliveries) crafted a superb half-century in the second match to lift Shepparton to 8-118 off 20 overs.

Numurkah teenager Bailey Smith bowled well to restrict MVCA to 5-91 in reply.

● The under-14 boys finished their regular games undefeated after dismantling MVCA for 103 runs on Wednesday.

Old Students pair Andre Gagliardi (45 runs) and Nate Earl (35) were solid at the crease, while Tigers junior Ethan Beck (3-3) was unstoppable with the ball in hand.

● Shepparton's under-13A boys locked in a grand final bout with Bendigo after they claimed a 24-run win over MVCA.

Northerners’ Jake Davidson (29 runs) and Mooroopna's Oscar Emanuelli (28) batted beautifully in the victory.

And a stirring six-wicket win over MVCA sealed Shepparton's spot in the under-16 final on Thursday.

Junior Country Week Finals

Under-13A

Cricket Shepparton v Bendigo District CA @ Kings Park Reserve (Seymour)

Under-13B

Bendigo District CA v Seymour District CA @ Pyalong Recreation Reserve

Under-14

Cricket Shepparton v Bendigo District CA @ Avenel Recreation Reserve

Under-15A

Cricket Shepparton v Bendigo District CA @ Harley Hammond Reserve (Broadford)