Lower grades wrap | Chasing teams sweep the round in B-grade Goulburn

By Matthew Kappos and Oliver Shedden

Dec 9, 2024

Bill Williams Goulburn B-grade Shield

Echuca remains on top of the B-grade Goulburn ladder after dispatching Elmore by six wickets.

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Elmore elected to bat first but couldn’t get the scoring rate going, James Harney’s 16 the best score of the Redbacks’ all out 68.

Ky Kenson was lethal for Echuca, bowling six overs, including three maidens, for 5-12.

The batting innings was relatively comfortable for the ladder leader, with Connor Shannon leading from the top with 31 from 24.

Rushworth is the next best in the competition, continuing its strong trajectory with a seven-wicket win over Colbinabbin.

Colbo looked to have set a competitive total of 127 after 53 from opener Hamish Hooppell, but the wickets fell as quickly as the runs were scored, the side dismissed in 27.2 overs.

Rushworth’s bowling was held up by the triumvirate of Shannon Jarrett (4-22), Thomas Stevens (3-23) and Justin Slater (3-29).

No-one logged a big score in the Rushworth chase but all five batters called on made a start, Josh Francis’ 34 not out the highest score.

Bamawm-Lockington United destroyed the Kyabram batting order before running down the 56 required for victory in just 13 overs.

Number nine Brendan White was the best of the Flames’ batsmen, making just 18 as the Flames were rolled for 55, Alex Wagner taking 4-16 to lead BLU.

There was a rocky period in the Lions’ chase when batters two to six all departed without score, but Josh Cairns (38 not out) and Xavier Kellow (12) got BLU comfortably home.

In the Bill Williams B-grade Murray Shield, Rochester won via forfeit over Nondies-Cohuna.

Gus Underwood C-grade Shield

BLU dominated with the bat against the Swans at Echuca College in round eight.

The Lions batted first and put on 6-230 from their 40 overs, with Australian Paralympic swimmer Col Pearse scoring 58 and captain Tom Isedale scoring 63.

BLU rolled through the Swans with William Rolf (11) and tail-enders Chris Day (13) and Ryder Roussis (11 not out) the only batters to reach double figures. The Swans finished at 9-58.

Justin Gupp was the pick of the bowlers for BLU, taking 4–6 off six overs.