The Wanderers did so in nail-biting fashion, surpassing Echuca’s first innings score with one ball remaining.
Solid batting displays from Echuca’s opening pair of skipper Sharon Henson and Gillian Noelker helped lay the foundation for their side’s total, putting a fairly low, but defendable 97 runs on the board for Beechworth to chase.
Catherine Wood, Kaitlyn Ritchie, Crystal Stevens and Alyssa Priest managed one wicket apiece in a complete bowling performance.
Wanderers were in hot water early in the chase, Crystal Stevens paying the price for a mix-up in the middle, run out without facing a delivery.
Sophie Panozzo (25) steadied the ship along with Catherine Wood (30 not out), who took the game to Echuca’s bowlers to claw back valuable momentum.
A Delaney Laffy (3-19) bowling blitz in the 17th over had Echuca back in the mix, three wickets from victory and two overs remaining.
Sienna Varcoe removed Alyssa Priest with the fourth ball of the final over to have Beechworth at 8-96, but the cool-headed Andrea Belci and Emmaline Howard prevailed, finding the runs on the second last ball of the season.
