Brigade finals boost with win against Stanhope

Wil Harrison took 3/11 off six overs for Stanhope who had 27 runs on the board without loss in their run chase. But it then lost five wickets for five runs and plummeted to defeat in 33 overs.

— Rushworth’s chances of playing finals was dealt a blow when it managed only 114 against Northern United with Dan Newton taking three wickets for the losers.

— BLU’s 8/159 proved a winning score against Tongala, restricted to 9/124 of which Clay Stevens top scoring for the losers with an unbeaten 25.

— Colbinabbin cruised to an easy win, covering LG’s score of 104 in 21.4 overs with Hamish Hoopell’s unbeaten 67 off 55 balls the matchwinner.

— Elmore could muster only 66 against Moama who lost five wickets in securing the win.

C-grade

An unbeaten 47 from opener Lee Kempinski enabled Girgarre to cruise to a seven-wicket win over Moama in the battle of the third and fourth-placed teams.

Anthony Anderson and Jon Sherritt, each with three wickets, helped Girgarre dismiss Moama for 90 and then Kempinksi did the rest with the bat to secure his side the win.

— Callum Tucker’s unbeaten 37 was not enough to save Tongala whose score of 9/141 was covered by Rochester, led by Mitch Crawford with a half century.

— Stanhope posted a healthy 7/222 with openers Jacob Gillie with 80 and Jack Hepburn (59) and Justin Garcia (43) delivering a comfortable win over BLU.

— Fire Brigade collapsed for 42 of which Sam Spedding made 18 and this score was rounded up in just five overs by Echuca.

D-grade

Second-placed Tongala handed fourth-positioned Fire Brigade a heavy loss on the back of a half century from opener Peter Bird.

With Ben Smith taking 4/14 off six overs Tongala dismissed The Flames for 89, a target Tongala and Bird covered in 19 overs.

— In a low-scoring affair Rushworth’s mediocre 9/94 was good enough to get the points against Cooma, restricted to 6/87, to keep is finals hopes alive.