A narrow five-run victory against Barwon in Tuesday’s qaulifying-final was enough for it to progress to the semi-final which will be played at Albert Ground.

After batting first the Waves got off to shaky start before steadily building partnerships through the middle overs. Despite regular wickets falling partnerships of 27, 36, 22 and 34 allowed the side to put together a reasonable total of 141 before being bowled out in the 47th over.

The side could not match Metropolitan South-West on Wednesday as its best run at the championships ended in a two-wicket loss.

The Waves could simply not defend a total of 134 despite the Metropolitan side looking slightly nervous toward the end of its chase.

THE under-14 Western Waves qualified for a live semi-final against Northern Rivers on Thursday after strong performances on days two and three at the state championships. The side did enough to chalk up its opening win of the championships on Tuesday. Ten Waves bowlers were utilised as the side rolled through the Mallee-Murray lineup. The side could only manage 107 before being bowled out at the end of the 35th over.

Dunmunkle’s Bailey Young claimed 1-3 off three overs while Lachlan Weidemann ended with figures of 0-13 off four overs after coming on as a first-change bowler. Fletcher Cozens, 44, and Sam Artz, 37, guided the Waves’ run chase. The side had six wickets in hand when it passed its target before ending 6-127 off its 40 overs.

It was a strong batting effort which saw the side chase down a target of 110 against Metropolitan North-West on Wednesday. Young claimed 2-20 off six over while Weidemann contributed 1-9 off four as the Waves restricted their opponents to 109 from 38 overs. A strong top-order batting performance then saw the side over the line with five wickets to spare.