The win against BLU came on the back of the feats of Jordy Rasmussen and Oliver Williams.
Less than 24 hours after the victory Williams was making his debut with the club’s A-grade team, against Moama.
Rochester’s under-16 team chose to bowl after winning the toss and restricted BLU to 5-108 from its 25-over allocation.
BLU opener Kade Pearse spent almost two hours at the wicket in his 63-delivery innings, retiring on 31.
Lucas Holgate (13) and Oscar Palmer (13) were the only other BLU players to reach double figures in the innings, which was bolstered by 24 wides delivered by the Rochester bowlers.
Extras, in fact, was the top scorer with 34.
Jordy Rasmussen was introduced to the attack in the sixth over and took a wicket with just his third ball in a wicket maiden.
His five overs were rewarded with figures of 3-11, including two of only three maidens for the innings.
Ben Bloomfield took the only other BLU wicket and finished with 1-7 from two overs.
After losing Matt Harrington for a duck after just two deliveries a 34-run second-wicket stand between Ethan Howard (8 from 38 deliveries) and Liam Edge (18) set Rochester on the path to victory.
Oliver Williams’ 30-run tally came off just 26 deliveries, him retiring after hitting three boundaries and partnering with Hamish Stewart (22) for a match-winning partnership.
Stewart hit one boundary in his run-a-ball innings as Rochester finished 6-110.
• Rochester’s B-grade Goulburn Murray Cricket season started with a five-wicket loss to Rushworth on Saturday.
Opener Ethan Howard was bowled with the first ball he faced and Sam Ryan followed a couple of overs later for two, Rochester eventually managing a 99-run total before it was bowled out in 38 overs.
Matt Harrington (12) lasted half an hour at the crease before a 20-run stand for the fourth wicket between Athol Hann and Lewis Cleary took the score to 61 after 16 overs.
Mick Giorgianni struck the only two boundaries of the Rochester innings in his top score of 27 (from almost an hour at the crease and 58 deliveries), but only captain Steve Rasmussen was able to hold up the onslaught.
Although he scored just five at number 10, he faced almost three overs of the Rushworth bowling as wickets fell around him.
Rushworth was 4-45 after 22 overs in its run chase before Bradie Chillingworth (not out 18) and Daniel Newton (21) added 35 for the fifth wicket and took their team to within 20 runs of victory.
Shannon Jarrett (not out 16 from 16 deliveries, including two boundaries) and Chillingworth guided Rushworth to victory.
Athol Hann was the pick of the Rochester bowlers, with two wickets in his five-over spell.
Wicketkeeper Steve Rasmussen took three catches in the 27.2-over Rushworth innings, which finished at 5-103.
• Rochester won its scheduled round four C-grade match with Echuca South on forfeit.
• Thursday evening’s under-14 match, which was due to be contested by Rochester against Tongala, was abandoned due to rain.
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