CRICKET returns in earnest this Saturday for Round 8 of the Cricket Shepparton fixture.
With six rounds to play this season, Waaia, Nagambie, Numurkah, and Kyabram lead the charge at the top of the Sherbourne Terrace Haisman Shield A Grade ladder.
Meanwhile, the competition’s summer holiday interlude T/20 competition crescendoed on the weekend, with Katandra booking its place in a grand final showdown against Nagambie in dramatic fashion.
With Nagambie already booking its place in the T/20 final after knocking over Shepparton United in a canter, Kyabram hosted Katandra in a late afternoon match.
Katandra posted a healthy but not daunting 7/124 batting first. In reply, Kyabram was looking good at 4/101, however, tight Katandra bowling left the home side 5 runs short of victory.
The T/20 final will be played on Sunday, February 14 between Nagambie and Katandra at Mooroopna, starting from 2.30pm.
All final round T/20 match results in brief:
• Tatura 118 B Armstrong 33, SR Barrett 31, MW Archer 25, L Gledhill 3/9, M Eckard 3/12, B Roberts 2/24 def by Numurkah 9/139 D Grandell 50, B Archer 4/23, W Russell 2/23
• Old Students 7/124 F Odell 58, G Saracino 47*, WJ Dundon 3/16, L Zanchetta 2/10, A DiFede 2/18 def Mooroopna 8/123 B Lowe 42, C Windridge 25, T Looby 2/11, C McCabe 2/14, CM Hangan 2/21
• Tatura 7/136 P Watt 47, T Vibert 29, L Keady 3/28, B Jones 2/32 def by Karramomus 4/140 J Mandaradoni 72*, M Mandaradoni 26*
• Northerners 4/127 T Brett 33, J Brett 33, SS Dadallage 2/19 def Euroa 6/126 V Kirk 58, H Walker 2/27
• Waaia 8/113 BG Carey 28, RR Yze 3/20, TX Kelly 2/22 def by Central Park/St Brendans 5/114 J McCarten 39, XG Chalkley 25, A Shelton 2/31
• Nagambie 3/88 MC Nolan 45 def Shepparton United 7/86 C Vidanapathirana 32*, J Moore 2/15
• Kyabram 7/120 B McLay 27, CR Mueller 26, JM Wright 2/27 def by Katandra 7/124 B Black 34*, J McKinnon 29, L Hanslow 4/9
