Northern Rivers regained the Lightfoot-Sherwill Shield in its annual clash with North East Knights on Sunday.
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The Knights had won the past three encounters, but Northern Rivers dominated Sunday’s contest 5-1.
The highlight of the day was an unbeaten century from Strathdale’s Jack Neylon in the under-18 game. It was Neylon’s second century in two weeks after he scored his maiden ton for the Suns’ first XI on November 14.
White Hills’ Letesha Bawden took 3-0 in the under-14 girls game, while Kangaroo Flat’s Ryan O’Keefe scored 49 in the under-14 boys clash.
Under-14 female: Northern Rivers 9/139 (L. Bond 19, C. Hall 15*, K. Whitehead 2/10, E. Hoskin 2/13) defeated North East Knights 115 (G. Moorman 25*, L. Bawden 3/0).
Under-16 female: North East Knights 158 (O. Baker 30, M. Baird 16, R. Leitch 3/19) lost to Northern Rivers 171 (M. Petherick 53*, R. Arnel 23, R. Leitch 22, O. Baker 2/23, O. Hodgkin 2/26).
Under-18 female: North East Knights 9-178 (C. Wilson 72*, L. Conn 35, S. Mackenzie-Ross 3/22, P. Rafferty 2/24) defeated Northern Rivers 162 (C. Rafferty 47*, P. Rafferty 38, H. Irvine 36, T. Footman 5/17).
Under-14 male: Northern Rivers 5/157 (I. Artavilla 53, R. O’Keefe 49, R. Bartel 3/22) defeated North East Knights 118 (B. Williamson 33, L. Hyde 2/14, R. Mason 2/10).
Under-16 male: Northern Rivers 191 (J. Cleeland 44, T. Murphy 37, J. Sandford 4/27, J. Ellis 2/25) defeated North East Knights 8/155 (B. Irvine 53, O. Willett 31, J. Beattie 26*, T. Murphy 2/43).
Under-18 male: Northern Rivers 7/292 (J. Neylon 100 retired, J. Murphy 83, M. Cleeland 33*, L.Busk 2/51) defeated North East Knights 169 (M. Casey 26, C. Barras 22, C. Galvin 21, J. Larkin 4/36).
