Three of the four half-centuries came from Strathfieldsaye under-16 players.

Ned Budde (51), Brandyn Barilari (50 not out) and Jett Grundy (50 not out) were in fine form. Bendigo United's Hugh Behrens (51 not out) also reached the individual milestone.

Under-16: Pool A - White Hills 8-119 (McMurray 32*, O'Brien 23; N. Flood 2-1) def Maiden Gully 6-110 (Mathew 2-6).

Strathfieldsaye 4-169 (Grundy 50*, Barilari 50*) def Golden Square 86 (Bell 2-1, Mannes 2-6, Kalms 2-12).

Kangaroo Flat 6-145 (Rielley 26*, Cain 25, Wight 21*, Orton 20) def Strathdale-Maristians 9-136 (Dwyer 38, Bennett 29*; Burns 2-14, Armitage 2-17).

Under-16: Pool B - Bendigo United 4-156 (Behrens 51*, Hay 44*, Austin 27) def Strathdale-Maristians Suns 6-133 (Grant 42, McNamara 24*).

Huntly-North Epsom 7-119 (Gilchrist 42*, J. Wilson 30*; Triplett 2-10) def Eaglehawk 4-111 (Taylor 41*, White 32*; Billings 2-8).

Strathfieldsaye Jets 151 (Budde 51, Bolton 30, Dennis 20; Bhat 2-6) def Bendigo 130 (Squibb 32, Pithie 31; Bassett 3-8, Friswell 3-20, Beamish 2-11).

Under-14A - Strathfieldsaye Yellow 0-141 (Tamblyn 30, Robinson 23*) def Bendigo United Redbacks 8-65 (Balic 2-2, Robinson 2-8).

Maiden Gully 2-135 (Hargreaves 23*, McKenzie 21*) def Strathdale-Maristians Orange 8-43 (Hargreaves 2-1, Clayton 2-2, Kellett 2-3).

Eaglehawk 4-189 (Pettersen 41*, O'Hehir 30*) def Strathdale Blue 8-97 (Bradley 2-4, Gribble 2-13).

Strathdale-Maristians Suns 5-105 (L. Ritchie 24*) def Strathfieldsaye Blue 8-70 (Smith 2-7).

Golden Square 5-147 (Burgess 30*, Mulqueen 29*; Keane 2-8) def Bendigo 9-106 (Keane 35*, James 30*; Mostofa 2-9).

Bendigo United 4-138 (Austin 33*) def Kangaroo Flat 133 (Clarke 22, Franken 22*, Higgins 20).

Under-14B - Huntly-North Epsom 78 (Archer 29; Johnson 2-6, Matheson 2-6) def Strathfieldsaye 59 (Miller 2-2, Wright 2-2, H. Archer 2-5).

Maiden Gully 4-149 (Berry 23*, Egan 21*) def Strathdale-Maristians 5-104 (Dwyer 27*; Biggs 2-9, Freer 2-12).

White Hills 2-136 (Shelton 25*, Wilson 25*, O'Connell 21*; Gray 2-11) def Marong 5-99 (Wells 21).

Under-12A - Strathdale-Maristians Blue 4-96 (Carmody 42*, Rees 28*) def Bendigo United 4-94 (McNamara 28*, Macumber 23*).

Strathfieldsaye Yellow 3-132 (T. Sherwell 36*; Mostofa 2-9) def Golden Square 6-80 (Donnelly 20*).

Strathdale-Maristians Suns 5-126 (Polglase 36*, Monaghan 20*; Syed 2-14) def Strathfieldsaye Blue 8-74 (Syed 25).

Eaglehawk 1-115 (Fitt 20*) def Kangaroo Flat Green 8-65 (Murphy 2-0, Kelly 2-4).

Maiden Gully 1-124 (Liersch 21*) def Kangaroo Flat Gold 6-32 (Bellenger 2-8).

Under-12B - Strathdale-Maristians 4-102 (Taylor 2-2) def Maiden Gully 7-52 (Elliott 3-10).

Sandhurst 6-124 (Adcock 25*, Dempster 25; J. Sawyer 3-11) def White Hills 3-112.

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