Bendigo made a strong start to the Northern Rivers Junior Country week carnival on Monday.
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The under-17 squad won both of its Twenty20 matches against Murray Valley, the under-15s edged out Upper Loddon in a close game and the under-13A team was impressive against Murray Valley.
The under-13B squad went down to Shepparton.
The under-17s win in game one was built around a disciplined bowling display.
Bendigo restricted Murray Valley to 8-74 off 20 overs. Speedster Luke Stagg (2-9) was the pick of the bowlers.
In reply, Bendigo won with four overs and six wickets to spare. Aden Shanahan top scored with 25.
In game two, Tom Starr blasted 70 off 47 balls and Shanahan made 29 as Bendigo made 6-159 off 20 overs.
Mitch Graham and Kayde Howard took two wickets each as Bendigo restricted Murray Valley to 8-60.
Goulburn Murray proved too strong for Shepparton in both of their under-17 T20 games on Monday.
Upper Loddon went within one wicket of causing a massive upset in the under-15 one-day game.
Harry McKinley (43) and Isaac Holt (29) batted superbly to lead Upper Loddon to a good total of 9-166.
James Barri took 4-29 for Bendigo.
Aidan Clemens (32), Max McMurray (24) and Tom Perrin (24) batted well for Bendigo, but they lost wickets at regular intervals.
When the ninth wicket fell with the score on 157, Bendigo still required 10 runs to win.
Rowan Fox (16 not out) and number 11 Brodie Coombs (four not out) dug in and saw Bendigo home in the final over.
In the other matches, Seymour forfeited to Murray Valley, while Goulburn Murray edged out Shepparton by four runs.
The Bendigo under-13A side made a bright start to the carnival.
Max Cahoon made 40 retired and Henry Edwards added 25 as Bendigo posted 7-145 off 40 overs against Murray Valley at Huntly.
Bendigo opening bowler Max Rigers ripped through the Murray Valley batting line-up and finished with the fine figures of 5-10.
Billy Bassett took 2-5 as Murray Valley was dismissed for 69.
In the other under-13A match, Shepparton defeatd Goulburn Murray by 49 runs.
In under-13B, Shepparton scored a 53-run win over Bendigo at Atkins Street.
Bendigo made 7-103 off 40 overs, with Declan Stevenson top scoring with 26.
Shepparton responded with 8-156.
Ethan Coombs bowled beautifully for Bendigo and took 3-14, while Anderson Pithie claimed 2-1 off one over.
Tuesday’s fixtures:
Under-13A (games start at 10.30am):
Murray Valley v Goulburn Murray at Barooga, Bendigo v Shepparton at Huntly.
Under-13B (games start at 10.30am):
Shepparton v Seymour at Lemnos, Bendigo v Murray Valley at North Bendigo.
Under-15 (games start at 10.30am):
Bendigo v Shepparton at Strathfieldsaye, Murray Valley v Goulburn Murray at Barooga.
Under-17 (T20 games from 10.30am and 2pm):
Bendigo v Shepparton at Bell Oval, Murray Valley v Goulburn Murray at Cobram.
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