In an innings where they had 73.4 overs to face, the Jets looked like they would cruise to victory when they were 2-192 in the 61^st in pursuit of the Goers’ 5-223.

But a flurry of six wickets tightened the screws on the Jets as the Goers charged back into the game, which up until last Thursday both clubs thought would be ordinary conditions until alerted to rule 4.4(a) that meant Bendigo’s rain-affected innings ended on day one.

However, two youngsters – Callum McCarty (12 n.o.) and Jed Rodda (0 n.o.) – steadied the innings for the Jets as they passed their target eight wickets down in the 72^nd over before finishing at 8-225.

The Jets’ innings featured another entertaining cameo from the hard-hitting Pat Felmingham at No.3.

Coming in during the 31^st over following a 101-run opening stand between Greg Lyon and Zoltan Smyth (48), Felmingham smacked 56 off just 32 balls, featuring 10 boundaries and one six.

Felmingham’s 56 came in a 60-run partnership for the second wicket with Lyon before he was given out lbw trying to reverse sweep Goers’ spinner Tom Hart.

Felmingham’s three top scores this season are 76, 56 and 52, with those combined 184 runs coming off just 133 balls.

Lyon top scored with 64 off 176 for the Jets.

Hart took the first five wickets to fall for the Goers, at one stage having 5-49 in his 21^st over before finishing with 5-70 off 26.

Hart had been on a hat-trick after dismissing Beauden Rinaldi (1) and Bodee Scullie (0) in consecutive deliveries.

• The batting brilliance of Jeremy Brown was again on display in Eaglehawk’s draw with White Hills.

The Hawks resumed at 3-75 and blasted another 217 off 33 overs before declaring at 5-292, which featured a superb 150 from Brown.

Beginning the day on 16, Brown was given some luck early when he was dropped by Linc Jacobs at second slip in the third over and made the Demons pay dearly as he added another 121.

Brown was in ominous touch from the outset, with 28 of his first 29 runs on Saturday coming in boundaries on his way to his 10^th century for the Hawks.

It was also his second of the season following his 215 against Bendigo United that set a new Eaglehawk record.

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With a 30 against Kangaroo Flat last round, Brown has made 395 runs in his past three innings, having earlier made just 29 in his first three. 

As well as Brown’s 150, the Hawks also had Aaron Monro make 40 during a 159-run stand for the fourth wicket with Brown, and Josh Williams finish 36 n.o.

Rhys Irwin was the Demons’ leading wicket-taker with 3-66 off 25 overs, with his three scalps all taken last week.

Having grassed him earlier, Jacobs (1-54 off 6) was the bowler to dismiss Brown when he was caught by Mitch Winter-Irving.

The Demons worked their way to 3-102 off 41 overs to split the points three apiece, with Gavin Bowles scoring an unbeaten 41.

• Captain Ben Gunn and Zane Keighran both scored the first centuries for Golden Square for four seasons in its drawn game against Sandhurst at Wade Street.

In the only game that didn’t get a start last week, Square was sent in by Sandhurst and was under pressure early at 2-9 in the fifth over with openers Jake Higgins (4) and Kyle Chant (5) both back in the pavilion.

Those two dismissals paved the way for Gunn and Zeighran to both make tons in Square’s score of 4-249 declared.

Gunn’s 108 off 133 was his 14^th century and he now has first XI tons at three BDCA clubs, having also made eight for Bendigo United and five for Strathfieldsaye.

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Gunn crunched 13 boundaries and two sixes, while Keighran compiled an unbeaten 107 off 176 in what was the 17-year-old’s first BDCA century.

Keighran struck seven boundaries and four sixes, with he and Gunn adding 194 for the third wicket.

Before Saturday the last Golden Square player to make a first XI century had been Scott Johnson – also against Sandhurst – in round two of the 2013-14 season.

Opening bowler Nick Gladman (3-37 off 11) took three of the four wickets for the Dragons, who had Craig and Kayde Howard play their first game in the first XI together as father-son team-mates.

Sandhurst opener Nayana Palamandadige (70 n.o.) and Taylor Beard (58) both made half-centuries in the Dragons’ tally of 2-138 off 20 overs at stumps.

• Sam Johnston with the ball and James Vlaeminck with the bat spearheaded Strathdale-Maristians’ win over Huntly-North Epsom.

Resuming at 2-34, the Power batted for another 60 overs before being bowled out for 132 in an innings where Johnston, playing against his former side, snared 6-38 off 28.4 overs.

Johnston claimed 5-29 off 21.4 on Saturday having already had 1-9 off 7 on day one, while Cameron Taylor bowled 28 overs unchanged from the swamp end and picked up 2-44.

Recruit Sandun Ranathunga (55) was the best of the batsmen for the Power, who lost their last seven wickets for just 31 runs from 3-101.

The Power’s dismissal left the Suns 22 overs to chase 133 and they did it with ease, racing to 4-135 off 17.5.

Opener Vlaeminck cracked a career-high 78 off just 49 balls, making his mark from the outset when he hit Cameron Moore (0-31) to the boundary first ball of the innings.

Together with Linton Jacobs (31), the opening pair already had 50 on the board after just six overs.

The victory propelled the Suns to the top of the ladder.

Meanwhile, the second XI game featured a pair of centuries to brothers Harry Whittle (125 n.o.) and Mac Whittle (115) in the Power’s 9-339. Mac had a slice of luck after he had been bowled off a no-ball on 10.

• From 15 consecutive finals appearances to now on the bottom of the ladder.

That’s the unfamiliar territory Bendigo United is in after losing to Kangaroo Flat by 150 runs at Harry Trott Oval.

Starting the day already on the ropes at 9-85, the Redbacks added 15 more runs before being bowled out for 100.

Dylan Klemm took the final wicket – Riley Treloar (22) – to give him 4-22, while it was also a fourth catch on debut for Roos’ wicket-keeper Riley Burns.

The Roos lost three wickets in surpassing their target before reaching 250.

Dylan Gibson passed 50 for the third time this season with a 60-ball knock of 66 that helped guide the Roos over the line, while Chris Barber later added an unbeaten 51.

Jake Thrum (4-81 off 17.4) and Corey Daniels (3-38 off 13) combined for seven wickets for the Redbacks.