Cohan Hooper made a gritty 20 at the top of the order. Photos: Bruce Povey.
Moama will play in next weekend’s McMahon Shield decider after a decisive nine-wicket victory over Kyabram Fire Brigade in the semi-finals.
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The Mowers won the toss and sent the Flames in to bat first, with openers Miller Griffiths and Cohan Hooper making a solid start across the first 11 overs, scoring at a run rate of just over four.
Will Harrison watches one sail behind square.
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But Griffiths was dismissed with the first ball of the 12th by Matt Saunders, and the in-form Bohden Learmonth and Hooper followed soon after, both falling to Russell Stockdale deliveries in the 21st over.
Kyabram’s middle order failed to arrest the slide, as the dismissals of Shannon Fleming and Jake Gascoyne left the Flames 5-76.
Oliver Hughes gets on the drive.
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A promising sixth wicket partnership between Cooper Fawcett and Robert Salter of 35 offered some reprieve.
Both also fell to Stockdale with the next two wickets, as the Moama bowler ripped through Kyabram’s order to record match-best figures of 6-29.
Miller Griffiths sets off.
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Following Fawcett and Salter’s dismissals, it became a matter of how early the Flames would be all bowled out.
The tail did little to boost the total, as the final wicket of Wil Harrison fell at the end of the 46th over, Kyabram posting a total of 144.
After his heroics with the ball, Stockdale led the way with the bat as Moama made relative ease of the run chase.
Cohan Hooper can't make his ground as Kobyn James whips off the bails.
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The opener wasted little time, hitting a four and six in the first over as he came out with the intent to aggressively attack the Flames bowlers.
Stockdale finished with nine fours to go along with the six, making 49 off just 31 balls before being bowled by a Hunter Fawcett delivery, perhaps biting off more than he could chew chasing another boundary to bring up his half-century.
Russell Stockdale hoists the match ball after taking 6-29.
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Murphy picked up where Stockdale left off with the same nonchalance in the way he deconstructed each delivery.
Murphy quickly accumulated runs alongside Fraser Buchanan, who although largely took a back seat as Stockdale and Murphy did all the big hitting, still made 36 off 63 deliveries.
Captains Robert Salter and Joel Murphy join the umpires at the toss.
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It was Murphy who would be the top scorer though, reaching an effortless half century by finishing not out on 55 off only 57 balls, which included hitting a whopping eight fours.
Buchanan struck the winning runs off the first ball of the 26th over, a pull shot for four, confirming Moama’s place in the decider.
The Mowers will face Bamawm-Lockington United in the grand final, the only side to have beaten them this season.
BLU defeated Echuca South by seven wickets, chasing down the Swans all out 118 in under 27 overs.
Captain Regis Chakabva led the way with 73 not out from 66 deliveries.
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