Colbo won the toss and elected to bat, with captain Hamish Hooppell (26) top-scoring alongside Xavier Hooppell (18) and Kane Moroney (14) as the side was rolled for 81, with Rushworth bowler Hamish Ogden snaring 5-20.
It took the Tigers until the 14th over to chase down the small total, as Daniel Newton (33 not out) and Michael Enrico (35 not out) made light work of Colbo’s bowling attack, despite Jaxson Nihill taking 2-21 in the second innings.
Echuca (8-165) held out against Kyabram Fire Brigade (7-150) in the pair’s clash at Northern Oval in round two.
Winning the toss and electing to bat, Echuca piled on the runs through captain Rory Carlile (79) and Declan Hancock (39) in the middle order, while Fire Brigade’s Jonty Sefton took 2-15.
Archer Backway (52) and Nick Smart (24 not out) had a good crack at the total but received little support as Jaye Caldwell took 3-27.
Cooma (104) was handily defeated by Stanhope (4-105) as the Lions chased down the total with 20 overs and six wickets to spare.
Batting first, Cooma captain Ethan Palma-Ludeman top-scored for his side with 28, with Riley Morris adding a nice cameo of 17.
In the second innings, Luke Twynstra (39 not out) and Jonathan Pearson (34) got the job done for Stanhope as Cooma’s Riley Morris took 2-27.
In B-grade Murray, Tongala made the great escape against a ravenous Moama bowling attack, winning by a wicket in a thrilling finish at Brick Alley.
Moama lost the toss and was sent into bat, with opener and captain Jamie Horkings (32) making the bulk of the Mowers’ runs, with Zane Mikin-Laurie in support with 21.
Moama was bowled out for 124 as Callum Tucker starred for Tongala with the ball, taking 4-9.
In the second innings, Kade Northausen (31) and Tucker (35) did the bulk of the work for Tonny as Horkings took 3-18.
To finish the round, Kyabram Fire Brigade (5-138) got a convincing win over Echuca South (9-136).
Batting first, the Swans’ captain, Cameron McMullan, top-scored with 38 while Nathan Vanzetta (24) and Nicholas McKenner (20) provided support as the Flames’ Brenton Sheppard took 4-11.
A solid innings at the top of the order by Justin Hooper (49) went a long way in securing the win, as Sheppard (26) was second best and Echuca South’s Brian Leslie took 3-13.
The Gus Underwood C-grade shield will begin this Saturday, with local sides in action early, as Rochester will travel to Girgarre for its opening game, while Cooma will host Stanhope at Cooma Recreation Reserve.
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