At one stage 6/31 chasing Echuca’s 8/196, Cooma led by number nine batsman Tom Guerra fought it out to reach a respectable 143.
Guerra made an unbeaten 45 and got support from Shaun McAllister (15) and Ben Napier (19) after skipper Jake Kelly with 24 had stood his ground earlier as wickets crashed around him.
Matt Hinks was again the star of the Echuca innings, making 91 with nine fours and three sixes.
He had a 130-minute stay at the crease and received most support from his brother Charlie Hicks with 30.
Cooma’s opening bowler Xavier Fawcett with 2/20 off nine overs was the pick of the Cooma bowlers who had only one other multiple wicket taker in Liam Scopelliti.
Rylea Jones was the bowler to rock Cooma early, taking the first three wickets to fall and finishing with a matchwinning 6/31 off 8.1 overs.
— Previously winless Echuca South pulled off the upset of the round, chasing down Rochester’s healthy score of 8/209.
Joel Bunce with a half century, opener Blake Evans (36), Jesse Cuttriss (33) and Dylan Cuttriss (24) provided the bulk of the runs for Rochester.
But with Asantha Singappuli anchoring the innings with an unbeaten 76 and support from opener Jayden Rosin (39) Shanaka Silver (23), Cam Hay (18) and Shaun Haffenden (15), South picked off the runs to secure the surprise win with seven balls to spare.
— Ladder leader Nondies Cohuna suffered a heavy loss to Bamawm Lockington United who lost just one wicket covering the visitors score.
Nondies Cohuna decided to bat after winning the toss and finished with 9/138 with opener William Wade (36) and Rhys Bradley (26) the top run getters.
Luke Thompson with 3/15 off nine overs and Jeremy Felmingham, also with three wickets, stepped up with the ball for BLU.
BLU openers Josh Cairns and Liam Hamilton then produced a stand of 81 before Regis Chakabva polished off the runs needed to secure the win in 24.4 overs.
Hamilton top scored with 61 with nine fours, Cairns made 44 with five fours and two sixes, while Chakabva finished with an unbeaten 29.
— Leitchville Gunbower bowled out Moama for just 124 but its batsmen failed to cover this total.
New ball bowler Simon Tatt with 4/26 off eight overs had the Moama batsmen on the back foot with Fraser Buchanan’s unbeaten 38 and Jordan McGregor’s 29 saving the side from an even more embarrassing score.
LG’s run chase started badly with key batsman Tyler Jones out for two. Only Jones’ fellow opener Josh O’Shea with 40, Simon Tatt (28) and Zeb Ellwood (15) posted double figure scores as Anthony McMahon and Jordan McGregor, both with three wickets, did the damage with the ball for Moama to bring off the win.
— Kyabram Fire Brigade will be back in action this Saturday after the bye, taking on Rochester at Rochester.
Cooma hosts Nondies Cohuna searching for its first win for the season.
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