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Mixed showing for Goulburn Murray Cricket at Junior Country Week
FOR all the strong individual performances at Junior Country Week, one player stood out above all else.
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Echuca's Grace Moyle.
In a devastating display of dominance, Moyle struck an unbeaten century in the opening game against Bendigo for Goulburn Murray Cricket's under 14 girls 1 side.
But it was only a sign of what was to come.
She would finish unbeaten in the second game against GMC's other side after coming in at number eight.
And in the final against Bendigo, Moyle was at it again as she made an unbeaten 91 to lead her side to victory.
Coach Paul Arthurson said it was a pleasure to watch the young gun in action.
“She led from the front as our captain,” he said.
“To not go out in three games is a fantastic achievement and something that doesn't happen very often.
“Grace was also very well supported by the girls who batted around her.
“She was also great in the field. In the final, Grace took three catches and had two direct hit run outs as well.”
Arthurson said he was pleased with the way his team was able to come together in a short period of time.
“I thought we gelled really well as a team from the start,” he said.
“Our bowling was strong from the first game and we didn't drop a catch which was really impressive.”
Under 13A boys
GOULBURN Murray Cricket got off to the perfect start in the competition after defeating the Murray Valley Cricket Association by 28 runs.
Unfortunately, the side would go on to lose its next two matches against Bendigo and Shepparton.
Rochester’s Jordy Rasmussen produced one of the best spells of bowling of the entire week as he took 3/4 from just 3.2 overs in the opening game.
He followed it up in the final game against Bendigo taking two wickets.
Echuca’s Ky Henson also took two wickets in the final game.
Cooma’s Hamish Stewart scored the highest single game total for the team with 45 runs against Shepparton.
Under 13B boys
A HALF-CENTURY to Moama’s James Mason was a highlight of his side’s competition which ended with one win and two losses.
Mason scored 51 runs in his side’s narrow loss to Seymour by just six runs in a thrilling contest.
He also proved to be just as influential with the ball in the same game taking two wickets.
Rochester’s Cale James took three wickets in the win against Murray Valley to help his side start the tournament on the right foot.
Echuca South’s Aidan Roulston and Nash Giri were the only other multiple wicket-takers across the three games.
Under 14 boys
MOAMA’S Archie Teasdale helped his side get off to the perfect start against Murray Valley with a 52-run stand.
His performance helped GMC reach 6/153 from its 40 overs before eventually dismissing their opponents for just 82.
The tournament became much more difficult in the following two games as the side went down to Bendigo and Shepparton.
However, Hudson Kellett finished as the team’s top scorer with 76 runs.
Several players each took three wickets in three games.
Under 15A boys
A PROMISING start to the competition ended in disappointment for the GMC side as it lost its last two games after opening with a win against Murray Valley.
In that game, Echuca’s Lachlan Hogan top scored at Barooga Recreation Reserve with 48 runs.
Meanwhile, Kyabram Fire Brigade’s Nicholas Jephson led the way with the ball taking three wickets.
Hogan finished as his team’s top scorer with 69 runs as James Head of Moama led the way with five scalps.
Under 15B boys
GMC got its only win of the three-match competition on the second day against Shepparton at Cooma Recreation Reserve.
KFB’s Bailey White showed plenty of patience at the top of the order scoring 34 runs at the top of the order from 121 balls.
White’s performance helped GMC reached 167 before being bowled out.
Shepparton was never able to get going its innings as three players each took two wickets.
White finished as the team’s top scorer with 88 from three games which included a half-century in the last match.
Bamawm Lockington United’s Lachlan Sands was the leading wicket taker with four.
Under 16 boys
BLU’S Cody Thompson (42 runs) and Echuca’s Kobyn James (79) showed off their ability in the opening game of the tournament to lead GMC to a 53-run win against Murray.
While Thompson’s club teammate Declan Pearse was almost unplayable as he took 6/31 from 8.5 overs in the same game.
That’s as good as it got for their side though as it went onto lose its next two games.
James finished as the team’s highest scorer with 102 runs, while Pearse finished with eight scalps.
Under 17 boys
In a twenty20 format, GMC's oldest age group playing in the competition finished with three wins and three loses from six matches.
GMC won it’s opening game against Murray Valley before finishing the week with two straight wins against Seymour.
The best single game performance came from Cooma’s Cooper Fawcett who finished unbeaten on 36 in one of the game’s against Seymour.
Moama’s Errol Burns finished as the team’s top scorer for the entire competition with 96 runs.
Burns also took the most wickets with 10 after claiming 4/18 against Shepparton.
Under 17 girls
GMC’s oldest female side won one of the two matches it featured in after prevailing against Bendigo by four wickets.
After being set 120 for victory, GMC was able to chase down the total inside 34 overs.
Echuca’s Delaney Laffy finished as the team’s highest scorer with 40 runs from two games.
KFB’s Sienna Johnstone led the way with four wickets.
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