NAGAMBIE will head into the Cricket Shepparton A-Grade finals as minor premiers after a final round victory over Katandra.
The Lakers chalked up their seventh win for the season over the Eagles, posting 124 batting first with Luke Nolan top-scoring with a measured 40.
In reply, Katandra got off to a strong start, getting to 3/90 before Nagambie’s bowlers started to break through. Katandra was skittled, losing 7/26 and stumbling to 116 all out in the 34th over.
Both Mark Nolan and Brayden Biggs took an impressive 3/22 each from their nine overs, while Harley Taylor-Lloyd finished with 3/28.
All Round 13 Haisman Shield A Grade results in brief:
• Waaia v BYE
• Central Park/St Brendans 105 J McCarten 37, RR Yze 31, J Wright 2/13, J Gaskill 2/19 DEF BY Mooroopna 5/108 B McDonald 63*, RR Yze 2/7, BA Scott 2/22
• Euroa 8/182 J Robertson 30 N Symes 29, L Callegari 4/19, C McCabe 2/22 DEF BY Old Students 184 F Odell 68, G Saracino 31, FR Ellis 3/22, AI Crosbie 3/29
• Katandra 116 A Riordan 39, B Biggs 3/22, MC Nolan 3/22, H Taylor-Lloyd 3/28 DEF BY Nagambie 124 LD Nolan 40, H Sirett 3/17, A Riordan 3/25, JM Wright 2/21
• Numurkah 3/123 M Eckard 47*, D Grandell 35, T Braybon 27, A Young 2/16 DEF BY Kyabram 122 CR Mueller 42, A McKenzie 30, L Gledhill 3/19, M Eckard 3/31, M Cline 2/23
• Shepparton United 5/247 K Armstrong 117, C Rendina 80, A Tonks 32, H Murdoch 2/31 DEF Tatura 9/164 H Murdoch 53*, C Vidanapathirana 2/13, M Jarrett 2/19
• Northerners 2/150 M Brett 57*, A Boyington 47*, B Bailey 2/39 DEF Karramomus 145 J Mandaradoni 50, S Walton 28, J Sidebottom 2/30
This Saturday’s qualifying finals include:
• Nagambie (1) vs Kyabram (6)
• Mooroopna (2) vs Numurkah (5)
• Waaia (3) vs Northerners (4).
The three winners and the highest ladder-ranked losing team will continue into the next round of the finals.
