Bendigo will play Strathdale-Maristians in the under-16A BDCA grand final.
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The minor premier Goers scored a regulation win over Kangaroo in their semi-final clash, while Strathdale defeated Sandhurst by two runs in a thriller.
Opening batsman Reardon McIvor was the hero for the Suns as he made a superb 93 in his side’s total of 9-154.
In reply, Sandhurst’s top four batsmen all made more than 20 to put their side in the box seat.
However, the Suns’ bowled and fielded well in the final 10 overs to restrict Sandhurst to 7-152 from 50 overs.
In the under-14A division, minor premier Maiden Gully suffered a shock defeat to Kangaroo Flat.
Maiden Gully hadn’t lost a game all season, but fell short in the semi-final.
Kangaroo Flat’s Campbell Smith made 72 and Yanwen Ross 34 to lead the Roos to 6-158 off 40 overs. Despite a fine 80 from Angus Chisholm, Maiden Gully fell 10 runs short of the target.
Kangaroo Flat will play Strathfieldsaye in the grand final after the Jets defeated Golden Square by five wickets.
The under-12A grand final will be an all-Bendigo United contest. Bendigo United Redbacks will play Bendigo United after they both scored impressive semi-final wins.
Under-16A: Bendigo 4/172 (K. Thompson 67, Shanahan 58; Bell 2/20) def Kangaroo Flat 139 (Burns 52, McClure 32; Merrin 3/15, Morley 2/35, Radford 2/37).
Strathdale Maristians 9/154 (McIvor 93, Horan 28; Gladman 4/37, McNamara 2/24) def Sandhurst 7/152 (Hossain 42, Gadsden 34, Gladman 22, Smith 22; Hann 2/23).
Under-14A: Kangaroo Flat 6/158 (Smith 72, Ross 34; Walker 4/15) def Maiden Gully 6/148 (Chisholm 80, Morgan 20; Nevins 2/15, Harrison 2/25);
Strathfieldsaye 5/153 (Gamble 33*, Lyon 27, Owins 24) def Golden Square 5/150 (Campbell 42, Morrison 29*, Stringer 21; E Featherby 2/24);
Under-12A: Bendigo United 8/103 (Pinniger 23; Bird 2/8, Mathews 2/12) def Strathfieldsaye Gold 8/32.
Bendigo United Redbacks 5/86 (Cahoon 25) def Strathdale Maristians 6/80.
Under-16B: White Hills 6/179 (Wallace 38, Lowes 33, Ladiges 30*, McConnell 21; P Woods 2/28) def Bendigo 6/172 (Shearman 53, Woods 45, Douglass 24; Carter 3/22).
Eaglehawk 2/95 (Viney 62*, Tonzing 24) def Strathdale-Maristians 91 (Runnalls 3/13, Attwater 2/6);
Under-14B: Strathfieldsaye Blue 0/163 (M Wellman 37*) def Marong 8/42 (Hunter 3/4 inc hat-trick, Fox 2/3, Roberts 2/3).
Bendigo United 7/156 (Clemens 52*, Kirby-hamilton 32; Browell 2/20) def Kangaroo Flat 8/147 (Watts 28, Sladden 26, Browell 26, Johnson 21; Clemens 5/18).
