Leader Echuca had little trouble against Colbinabbin, dismissing the Ducks for 57.
Bailey White’s 22 looked heroic compared to the rest of the Colbo batting order, Harry Kennedy-Ripon Echuca’s leader with the ball taking 4-20.
Colbinabbin did take five wickets as Echuca hunted the total, three going to Hamish Hooppell (3-9), but Echuca did enough to get comfortably home, Rhys Varcoe’s 27 at the top setting a solid platform.
Stanhope proved too strong for Bamawm-Lockington United, chasing down the Lions 117.
Thomas Dicker (30) top-scored at number eight for BLU, while Bradd Stewart (3-23) was Stanhope’s leader with the ball.
Stanhope didn’t rely on any one player in the chase, Hamish Stewart’s 29 the top score, but Stanhope reached the target on five wickets down.
No bowler stood out for the Lions, Kade Pearse (2-11) and Braydee Hutchins (2-20) each taking two wickets.
Elmore doomed Moama to a bottom two finish after one of the more remarkable pieces of batting in the competition this season.
Moama had set 129 for the Redbacks to chase, Duane Johns the top-scorer with 35.
Four Elmore bowlers took two wickets in a balanced attack.
After being given a life early, James Harney entered at number three for Elmore and belted 100 not out of his side’s 133-run total.
Supported by Jack Morris (23 not-out), Harney sealed the win and brought up his century with an emphatic six, drawing the Redbacks level on points with their opposition at the foot of the table.
Bill Williams Murray B-grade Shield
The table couldn’t be closer at this stage, all sides still in the finals hunt and positions three to eight all within a game of each other.
Cooma continues to roll at the top, setting an unassailable 8-197 against Rochester.
Cooper Fawcett (50) brought up a half-century, Liam Scopelliti (42) also batting well.
In the Rochester response, Craig Williams and Cale James (both 32) made strong contributions, but their side wasn’t able to make a run at the total, finishing at 8-150.
Gus Underwood C-grade Shield
BLU got the best of Rochester by four wickets.
Batting first, Rochy set 7-123, Tony Griffiths anchoring the innings with 51.
There were no star-making performances from the Lions’ reply, but Jason Turner (28 not-out) and Xavier Kellow (20 not-out) formed a strong seventh-wicket partnership to get their side home.
Peter Raglus D-grade Shield
Bamawm-Lockington United (1-59) had little issue downing Moama (55) in their match-up.
Batting first, the Mowers’ Max McCallum (20) and Finn Murphy (11) were the only batters who made any headway scoring runs, while Royce Serpell had a field day with the ball, taking 3-7.
In the second innings, the Lions only lost the wicket of Nigel Riordan (25) before completing the chase, with Brayden Hull (29 not-out) and Royce Serpell (1 not-out) getting the job done.
