A KNOCK of 70 from opener Travis King helped Victoria to its first win of the Australian Country Cricket Championships against South Australia on Thursday.
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Opening the batting, Strathdale's King's innings helped set up Victoria's winning total of 7-269 off its 50 overs in Canberra.
King - who made 39 in round one against New South Wales - faced 90 balls and hit six fours and one six in his 139-minute stay at the crease.
Strathdale's Cameron Taylor also made a handy contribution in the innings with 31 off 33 (four fours) batting at No.6.
South Australia was dismissed for 233 in reply.
Taylor claimed 1-39 off 10 overs of leg spin and also took a catch.
• Meanwhile, Bendigo's under-14 team lost its grand final of the Fonterra Northern Rivers Junior Country Week carnival against Shepparton on Thursday.
Shepparton won by seven wickets after answering Bendigo's 118 with 3-122 at Strathmerton.
Jack Bourke played a fine game for Bendigo with a double of 35 n.o and 1-23 off seven overs, while Sean O'Farrell picked up 1-22 off seven overs to end the carnival with seven wickets.
Daniel Clohesy was Bendigo's leading run-scorer for the carnival with 135.
