Batting first, Steven Morgan (49), Pat O’Brien (32) and captain Brian Dwyer (31) led an even performance as Colbinabbin scored 5-166 off its 40 overs.

All five batsmen dismissed for the Ducks scored at least 15. 

Bagshot shared its wickets around, with five players taking one each.

Bagshot was under pressure in its run-chase at 5-66, but survived its 40 overs to finish at 8-149, with David Price (47) and James Sexton (21) leading the middle-order resistance, while earlier, opener Ben Hamilton made 25.

Locklan Sirett (3-20) was the best with the ball for Colbinabbin.

• Raywood moved back into the top four with a 13-run triumph over Calivil.

Raywood successfully defended its score of 121, which looked like it could have been much more when the side had been 2-89, before losing 8-32 to be all out in the 39th over.

Opener Don Brown (40) batted well at the top of the order for Raywood, while No.3 Nathan Johns also helped lay the foundation with his knock of 26.

Ash Smith (3-18) returned the best bowling figures for Calivil, and Dave Cullen (2-9 off six) kept it tight from his end.

Calivil was unable to replicate its strong batting form of this season and was bowled out in the 29th over for 108, with the innings unable to gather any momentum.

Shaun Keogh (3-13) and David Geltch (3-36) took three wickets each for Raywood.

Jarrod Smith (21) and Anthony Dennis (21) were the only players to make more than 20 for Calivil.

• Goornong continued reigning premier Heathcote’s disappointing season, winning by 17 runs.

Having been 5-40, Heathcote was dismissed for 115 after winning the toss, with skipper Brenton Conforti (36) the best of the batsmen.

Goornong’s Jeremy Blencowe was superb with the ball in taking 4-24 off eight overs.

Goornong was under pressure early in its chase at 4-29 and 5-46, but recovered to answer with 8-132, with Taig Griffin (46) and captain Alex Hand (27) guiding the side out of trouble.

Luke Bell (2-16), Simon Osicka (2-22) and Patrick Ring (2-30) took two wickets each for Heathcote.

• Dingee won its fifth game in a row, defeating Elmore by 39 runs.

Fine bowling performances from Dingee’s Daniel Whitfield (3-14) and Nic Balic (3-6) helped restrict Elmore to 95, with the side having one stage been 3-4.

Jim Grogan (21) battled hard in the lower-order for Elmore.

Dingee passed its target three wickets down on the way to a final score of 8-134 that featured Kyle Patten top-scoring with 43.

Elmore teenager Joe Harney bowled one over, taking 3-0 to give his average a handy boost.

• Ladder: Colbinabbin (103.3 pts), Dingee (86.9), Calivil (77.9), Raywood (64.2), Bagshot (63.3), Goornong (61.6), Heathcote (36.2), Elmore (33.9).