A LITTLE bit of rain was not enough to put a dampener of proceeding at Alexandra Oval on Friday evening as the Grampians Cricket Association hosted an Australian Cricketers Association XI.
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At the end of the Twenty20 fixture played in jovial spirits it was the ACA masters XI which came away with a four-run win.
After opting to bat first the ACA side got off to a steady start before Mark Cosgrove upped the anti through the middle overs.
The former international showed off the a mixture of the clean hitting and power he was known for throughout his time playing for South Australia.
He worked his way to 57 by hitting the boundaries regularly as well as working the singles.
Late wickets slowed the momentum of the ACA side as it finished 8-157.
Doug Bollinger took the new ball of the visiting side but it was Brett Geeves who broke through first after initially struggling to find his radar.
He broke through twice before Andy Bichel showed he had not lost much of his guile in the 14 years since playing his last game for Australia.
He regularly hit a good line and length on an Alexandra Oval wicket which proved to be two-paced due to the light showers drifting over the ground.
The GCA worked its way back into the contest after a slow start but ultimately left there run too late.
Prior to the main draw-card event their ACA players took part in an all-abilities game which featured cricketers from Ararat and Stawell.