Under 12-9 Yarra Junction 78 defeated Mt Evelyn 3/77
Yarra Junction’s Under 12 team picked up a nail-biting win over Mt Evelyn in the semi-final to secure their Grand Final place against Healesville.
Mt Evelyn batted first and made 3/77 from 23 overs, with J Glover their top scorer with 14. T Oates, L Dark and C Guerin were Yarra Junction’s wicket-takers.
Yarra Junction then got to work chasing down the total, making runs but also regularly losing wickets. In the end, it was down to W Joseph and A Mason as the batters left standing when they made the final run, with W Joseph’s unbeaten 10 Yara Junction’s top score.
Yarra Junction will play their Grand Final at home against Healesville on Friday 17 March.
Yarra Junction Women 99 defeated by Norwood 5/174
Norwood won the toss and elected to bat first, which proved to be a wise choice as they posted a very strong core of 174 from 36 overs, with a top score of 69 not out from A Ford headlining the innings, as well as scores of 31 from K Tucker and 19 from EJ Beer. Wickets were taken by T Wilson (2), R Pilton and AR Kuth.
Yarra Junction needed a resolute innings to chase down the total and unfortunately, it was not to be as they fell to all out for 99. A Bomford and R Pilton were the top scorers with 19 and 14 respectively.
