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Lower grade wrap | Rushworth continues winning ways in B-grade Goulburn
Bill Williams Goulburn B-grade Shield
Rushworth has extended its perfect start to the season (4-0) thanks to 47-run victory over Elmore.
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Josh Francis has continued his strong run of batting form for the Tigers, notching his second half-century of the season.
Both Shivam Goel and Tyler Oliver claimed figures of 3-35 off eight overs to give Elmore a 164-run chase for victory.
Apart from Elmore opener Matt Gilmour’s 48, no other Redbacks batsman scored over 20, which meant they were bowled all out for 116 in just under 35 overs.
Stanhope edged itself into the top four with a win over Ky Fire Brigade in a low-scoring affair.
The Flames batted first with number five Brenton Sheppard top scoring with 22 while no one else passed 20, leaving Fire Brigade all out for 79.
Shannon Aynsley took 3-13 from six overs to give Stanhope a good chance of chasing the 80 runs in 40 overs.
They did just that.
Opener and captain Bradd Stewart scored an unbeaten 55 to power his team to victory in 25 overs, with the Lions finishing at 2-80.
Moama remains winless to start the season, this time falling to Colbinabbin in round four.
Moama captain Simon Porter tallied a defiant 47 at number six while first drop Matthew Watt provided a solid cameo of 26 for the Mowers, who finished their 40 overs at 9-152.
Colbinabbin co-captain Fletcher White produced figures of 3-22.
Meanwhile, Moama got off to hot start in the second innings, dismissing both openers for golden ducks before Colbinabbin’s number five and other captain Hamish Hooppell smashed a whirlwind 94 not-out off 42 balls, aided by Sam Ryan’s 41 to bury Moama.
Echuca has locked in a comfortable second place standing with a win over BLU.
The men in green rolled BLU for 84, with Shannon Bish’s 20 the only fighting scored produced by the Lions.
Harry Kennedy-Ripon starred for Echuca, claiming a bag of wickets at figures of 5-16 from seven overs.
Meanwhile, Echuca cruised to victory in 17 overs with Connor Shannon top-scoring on 47.
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Cooma continued its table topping form with a win over Moama in round four.
Cooma’s openers Russell Napier and Archer Backway posted 66 and 37, respectively while number three, Kade Hipwell scored 40 which propelled Cooma to 7-208 at the end of its 40 overs.
Moama’s Kane Scott took figures of 3-32 from eight overs in the innings.
Conversely, the Mowers were all out for 106 from 36 overs. Jackson Groves tried his best to anchor his side, top-scoring with 48 while Cooma’s Samuel Barbagallo took 3-22.
Rochester had a big win over Tongala, with the Blues unable to chase down Rochy’s total of 7-198.
Rochy captain Craig Williams top-scored with 58 while first drop Matthew Harrington came close with 55.
Tongala’s Jesse Jackman took 4-42 from seven overs.
Meanwhile, Tonny was all out for 101, yet captain Travis Johnstone provided the only bright spot for his side, scoring 37.
Rochy’s Mark Macfarlane took 3-34 from five overs.
Echuca South didn’t even break a sweat when it beat Nondies-Cohuna in round four.
Nondies finished its innings at 9-77 with no batsman scoring over 20, but opener Gregory Moorhouse did go close, notching 19.
Ben Eade took figures of 3-9 off 6 overs.
The Swans never looked like losing, openers David Whyte and Noah Densley remaining unbeaten on 24 and 38 respectively, chasing the total in 10 overs.
Leitchville-Gunbower dominated Girgarre in round four with the home team putting on 9-143 in the first innings and rolling the Kangaroos for 70 in the second.
L-G captain Scott Lucas top scored with 64.
Meanwhile, Girgarre’s Blake Watts was the only Kangaroo to score more than nine runs in the second innings, top-scoring with 39.
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Kyabram Fire Brigade had no trouble hunting down Cooma, reaching the target of 138 in 20.3 overs to win by eight wickets.
Barry McLeod held firm at the top, making 64 unbeaten, with solid support from opening counterpart Sam Vick (49).
Stanhope breezed through its chase against Echuca South, making the required 107 in just 13.3 overs.
Wade Foley blasted 60 from 45 to guide the Lions to victory by seven wickets.
Bamawm-Lockington United’s bowling contingent performed well to bowl out Elmore for 81, making the runs needed with four wickets in hand.
Xavier Kellow was both lethal and miserly with the ball, taking 3-1.
Girgarre forfeited its tie with Rochester.
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Stanhope built a composed 5-165, which Kyabram Fire Brigade wasn’t able to run down in its 36 overs.
A pair of fifties from Jayke Fisher (51) and Kian Verrall (50), both retired not-out, led their side to the impressive total, while Antonio De Pasquale’s 53 retired not-out in reply wasn’t enough for the Flames.
Tongala dominated its clash with Moama, making 227 with the bat before dismissing the Mowers for 69.
Andrew Reid (56) was the best of three fifties for Tonny, while Seth Chantler (4-23) starred with the ball.
Echuca made a strong total of 8-185, which couldn’t be matched by BLU, who fell 49 runs short at 5-136.
Xavier Carmichael held up the top and middle order for Echuca, making 53 and Jason Gould (3-18) finished the job with ball in hand.