In reply, Kyabram managed to make a respectable 175, with Kyle Fitzgerald producing 74 in his most productive knock for the season.
He got good support from Tim Nelson (28), Jack Young (21) and Mason McDonald (25).
Kyabram slipped from fourth to sixth on the ladder with the defeat and meets Euroa again this weekend at Euroa Friendly Society Recreation Reserve in the first week of finals, with a win required to stay in the hunt for a premiership.
Jim McGregor C-grade shield
Undera finished the regular season in top spot despite a two-wicket defeat to Old Students in the final round.
The Lions batted first and made 180 from their 40 overs, with a knock of 80 from Travis Guppy, which included five fours and four sixes, making up the bulk of the runs.
The Old Students’ reply got off to a solid start at 2-57, but Ash Hockey (4-28) led a collapse of their middle order, later leaving the visitors suddenly on the brink at 8-110.
With only two wickets in hand and still 10 overs to play, Old Students required some late heroics.
They got just that as Alan Thampi and captain Gill Nav (both 41 not out) combined for an impressive 73-run ninth-wicket partnership, which included eight boundaries, to deliver an unlikely victory with one over spare.
Old Students won one more game than Undera in the regular season but fell short of top spot by two points, and the two sides now head into home semi-finals with the possibility of a rematch in the C-grade grand final looming.
Whitelock E-grade shield
Kyabram’s E-grade side also lost its final home-and-away game for the season to Waaia in a thriller.
Waaia chased down Kyabram’s score of 8-162 with two balls remaining and two wickets in hand.
Opener Ethan Hart again starred for Kyabram with another half-century, with Dylan Lopez (30) and Kristian Chambers (29) offering the most support.
Kyabram dropped from second to third with the loss and now meets Northerners in the first week of finals at Bunbartha Recreation Reserve on Saturday, March 21, at 12.30pm, with the winner advancing to the grand final.
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