Howzat: Central Park-St Brendan’s keeper Jyren McCarty-Walker dives for the ball.
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With two rounds to go of the Cricket Shepparton under-14 A-grade competition the ladder is nearing its final form.
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Northerners are 15 points clear on top of the table, with Mooroopna in second and Notre Dame-St Brendan’s in third.
Bowling: Nate Yze rolls the arm over.
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Rodney Braithwaite
In the game of the round, Old Students and Mooroopna shared the points after a remarkable match at Kialla Park Reserve.
Old Students batted first and ended with a score of 8-93, with Mooroopna’s James Moran getting 2-0 off two overs with the ball in hand.
Ready: Nagambie’s Henry Nash waits for the ball to arrive.
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It was then Mooroopna that hit the crease, also ending with 5-93 with Rhys Osborne taking 2-3 off three with the ball and some solid last-over bowling from Ben O’Brien keeping the scores even.
Rapid: Fletcher Robinson’s quick arm.
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This result gave Old Students some valuable points, sitting three points outside the top four with two rounds to go.
Sweet spot: Nagambie’s Abdullah Harith makes contact with the ball.
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At Tallygaroopna Recreation Reserve, Northerners put on a show with a big 8-113 to 65 win over Notre Dame-St Brendan’s.
Bang: Nagambie’s Will Nash with a big swing.
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Remarkable bowling from the Jets’ Oscar Buckland (2-0), Jake Davidson (1-0) and Dhairya Chauhan (2-6) helped Northerners keep the visitor’s total down to 65 in a win that cements their place on top of the ladder.
Full flight: Thomas Hudgson lifts off.
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In the final game of A-grade, Tatura defeated Numurkah 8-118 to 82 with some great bowling from the Blues’ Charlie McDonald (2-0) and Harry Ryan (1-0) not enough to win the contest.
Contact: Hudson Black hits the ball away.
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In B-grade, the top four is locked in — with a gap of 21 points opening up between fourth and fifth spot.
Spinner: Ollie Trebley spins the ball in.
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At Victory Park, Nagambie was too strong for Notre Dame-St Brendan’s, winning 5-130 to 6-73, while Karramomus edged out Shepparton United, with the home side posting a score of 3-79 before United fell agonisingly short at 8-70.
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