Victoria Country finished the Bendigo Summer Series under-17 cricket carnival without a victory.
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The highly-talented youngsters from the Cricket Victoria XI scored their second win over Vic Country for the week in Thursday's final match of the tournament.
After winning the toss and batting, Vic Country made a solid start, but fell away dramatically in the second half of its innings.
Vic Country were 3-97 with 20 overs remaining and on track for a score of 200-plus, but the innings started to fall apart from the first ball of the 31st over.
Echuca's Kobyn James was caught behind for 18 and that started a collapse of 7-54 in 92 balls and Victoria Country finished all out for 151.
Bendigo United's Xavier Austin batted at number four and looked in good touch.
The elegant right-hander made his way to 15, including one boundary, before he was run out trying to scamper a single.
The only Victoria Country batter to fire was opener Will Aston, who basically made half of his team's score.
The right-hander made 75 off 111 balls, including eight fours, and was the seventh wicket to fall with the score on 142.
The CV XI bowling attack was led by left-arm quick Christian Howe (2-26) and leg-spinner Vishwa Ramkumar (2-25). All-rounder Harry Demattia took 2-38 off his 10 overs.
Demattia, who opens the batting for Melbourne first XI at Premier Cricket level, gave the CV XI the perfect start in the run chase. The right-hander looked set for a big score until he holed out for 33 off 34 balls.
A short time later Vic Country gave itself the chance to get back in the game when CV XI number three Kyle Parrott fell cheaply.
However, there was to be no comeback as CV XI opener Lucas Cavigan and Oliver Peake cruised their way through an 82-run stand. For much of the partnership Vic Country had leg-spinners operating at both ends and right-hander Cavigan and left-hander Peake picked them off with relative ease.
With the scores level, Cavigan fell for 66. A couple of balls later the CV XI closed the deal. Peake lived up to his big wraps with an unbeaten 43 off 50 balls, including two classy reverse sweeps off leggie Liam O'Connor (1-46 off 7.4 overs).
Strathdale's Jack Pysing took the new ball for Vic Country and had figures of 0-26 off five overs. Strangely, off-spinner Austin didn't get a bowl even though he'd bowled well the game before.
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