Kangaroo Flat completed a perfect season when it won the inaugural BDCA women's grand final on Sunday.
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The Roos were a perfect eight wins from eight games, culminating in an 88-run win over the Bendigo Goers at Crusoe College in the grand final.
"For the club to win the first women's premiership is very special,'' KFCC president Bradley Thomas said.
"The whole eight weeks of the season has been great, not only for Kangaroo Flat, but for the whole association.
"It's added an extra vibe to our club and the players have had a ball."
Batting was Kangaroo Flat's strength all season and that came to fore when it mattered most on Sunday.
Chasing Bendigo's total of 159, the Roos finished 247 - their highest tally of the season.
Sarah Perry faced just 11 balls in her innings of 37 retired, hitting three sixes and four fours.
Ella Gill (23 retired), Shasta Maher (22 retired) and Ash McLeod (18 retired) were also in great form with the bat.
Maher (3-13), Lani Burns (2-11) and McLeod (2-12) did the damage with the ball for the Roos.
"The girls were relentless in everything that they did,'' premiership coach Tyler Hinds said.
"(before the final) I told them just to go out and enjoy it because no matter what happened the club was going to be proud of them.
"They went out there and continued to play the way they have all season.
"It was a mixture of relief and excitement when we won."
Hinds said just three or four of the Roos' squad had played cricket before prior to the start of the competition.
"Everyone in the squad was naturally talented at sport and I think girls pick things up in sport quicker because they're so determined,'' Hinds said.
"We worked hard at training and having people like (KFCC senior players) Adam Burns, Ben Birkhead and Josh Collinson to help out made a big difference.
"It's the most enjoyable thing I've done in cricket. I hate going to training normally, but I enjoyed going to the girls training and helping them out."
Meanwhile, the success of the inaugural season has forced the BDCA into scheduling a second season, starting in February.
Four teams - two from Bendigo, one from Kangaroo Flat and one from Strathfieldsaye - have already confirmed their place in the competition.
The first season was played under modified rules, but the second season will revert to traditional cricket rules.
The women will play Twenty20 games on a full-length pitch and the indoor cricket style rules of losing runs when a wicket is lost will be scrapped.
Once a batter is dismissed they will be out - no matter how many balls they've faced or runs they've made.
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