The curtains have closed on another stellar block of the Wimmera Girls Cricket League, with the Wimmera Roos seizing back-to-back premierships.
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It wasn't easy going for the Dimboola-based side, as organiners rushed to get their calculators after a thrilling final day.
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Four teams finished the season on three wins, sharing seven points.
It meant the premiership came down to percentage, with the Roos just pipping the Murray Downs Diamonds by 0.28 per cent.
Belles too good for Strikers
Stawell Strikers 6-65 (B Reid 2-10) def by Wimmera Mallee Belles 5-110 (M Fitzpatrick 28*, A Mitchell 3-17, A Moloney 2-6)
The Wimmera Mallee Belles welcomed back captain and star player Maddi Fitzpatrick in their emphatic victory over the Stawell Strikers.
This result paved the way for the four-team finish at the top of the ladder and was orchestrated by excellent execution with the ball from the Belles, with Bridie Reid claiming the best figures with 2-10 as the Strikers were unable to break free in their innings and were restricted to 6-65.
The Belles got off to the perfect start thanks to an opening partnership by Fitzpatrick (28 not out) and Lucinda Holmes-Brown (13 not out).
For the Strikers, Ayva Mitchell 3-17 and Amelia Moloney 2-6 combined to give the Stawell a side a glimmer of hope, but a counter-attacking Abby Griffiths (13 not out) and Abby Weir (12 not out) saw the Belles to victory with a score of 5-110.
Diamonds rock solid against Hurricanes
Horsham Hurricanes 8-82 (A Bell 2-2) def Murray Downs Diamonds 5-154 (I Boulton 36, S Wundke 2-15)
A classy Diamonds outfit was too hot to handle for the Hurricanes as an all-round bowling performance and fantastic fielding display by the Diamonds was highlighted by Amelia Bells two wickets in two balls.
The Hurricanes lower order of Zara Nicholls (8), Steph Wundke (12 not out) and Hayley Uebergang (9) worked hard with smart stroke player and aggressive running between the wickets to see the Hurricanes finish their innings on 8-82.
In an incredible display of batting, Diamonds star Issy Boulton clattered 4 sixes and 2 fours to amaze spectators in Donald with her clean striking in a scintillating innings of 36 from 15 balls.
She found support from Alana Bookham (22 not out), who was the perfect foil to Boulton.
After the retirement of Boulton, the Hurricanes finished their bowling and fielding innings strongly, claiming a number of wickets and run outs.
However it wasnt enough to stop the Diamonds claiming a heavy victory, finishing on 5-154.
Roos hit Sixers out of the ground
Horsham Sixers 7-75 (S Walsh 17, I Schorback 4-12, M Schorback 2-11) def Wimmera Roos 4-154 (I Schorback 35, P Glover 33*, A Williams 27)
In a high scoring and boundary laden game, the Wimmera Roos accounted for the Horsham Sixers to claim victory and leapfrog to the top of the WGCL ladder, being crowned champions of the season later in the day.
The Sixers won the toss and elected to bat and Sophie Walsh posted a career best 17 not out and was supported by Olivia Heard who also posted a career high with 15.
The Sixers recorded 7-75 from their innings, with Roos medium pacer Isobelle Schorback tearing through the Sixers middle order with figures of 4-12.
When the Roos commenced their innings, for the second week in a row, Paige Glover got her team off to a flyer, compiling 33 not out.
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After openers Abbey Williams (27 not out) and Glover laid the platform for the Roos, Isobelle Schorback produced the all-round display of the season, racking up 35 runs to go with her earlier excellence with the ball.
The Roos finished their innings on 4-154.
Mitchell crowned season's best
Ayva Mitchell was awarded the player of the season, claiming 11 out of a potential maximum 12 votes.
Coaches awarded votes (3 for the best, 2 for second-best) following the completion of each match.
The victory saw Mitchell receive a hand-crafted Tyrrell Cricket bat courtesy of the WGCL Gold Sponsor Tyrrell Cricket.
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