Last day to secure finals spots
CRICKET: It all comes down to this.
The final day of the TCI Agrade regular season will take place across Toowoomba today, as teams look to book their spot in the finals.
Western Districts have top spot secured, and are currently engaged in a tight battle with Metropolitan-Easts, who can lock in second spot with a first innings win.
The Trojans are at the crease currently at 3/7, chasing a score of 120 for victory at Captain Cook Reserve.
Highfields-Railways are poised to secure just the second outright win of the season in their fixture against Southern Districts at Middle Ridge Park.
Souths are currently 5/24 in its second innings, still 24 runs behind the total of the Bulldogs.
Northern Brothers Diggers need another 113 runs to claim first innings honours over University.
They will commence the day at 3/71 at Rockville Oval, with a win almost certainly ensuring they keep their spot in the finals.
Play commences at 12.15pm.
BEST CASE SCENARIOS
METROPOLITANEASTS: A first innings win, or no result guarantees they finish second. If they are to lose on first innings, they will then hope for University to beat Northern Brothers Diggers.
NORTHERN BROTHERS DIGGERS: A first innings win over University all-but guarantees them of a finals spot. A Mets loss to Wests can see them move into second.
HIGHFIELDS-RAILWAYS: Need to win outright over Souths to keep their hopes alive and a Diggers loss to University.
UNIVERSITY: Need to defeat Northern Brothers Diggers and hope Souths defeat Highfields-Railways to have a chance.
LADDER
Western Districts 112.98, Metropolitan-Easts 88.61, Northern Brothers Diggers 77.83, Highfields-Railways 66.65, University 64.79, Southern Districts 41.98
POINTS
Outright win 16 points, First innings win 10, First innings win and outright loss 10, Draw 2, First innings tie 5, Per wicket 0.2, Per run 0.01
GRAMMAR RETURNS HOME
Toowoomba Grammar is looking to end its three-game skid when hosting Brisbane State High School at Mills Oval today.
TGS was unable to capitalise on a strong bowling performance last weekend at Nudgee College, falling to a narrow defeat.
Play begins at 10am.
GREY CAVALIERS LAUNCH SEASON
The Toowoomba Grey Cavaliers veteran cricket side is preparing for a big weekend.
The team will launch its season with a dinner at the Stock Hotel tonight, featuring special guests Ian Healy and Willie Carne.
This will be followed up with a pair of games at Highfields Sports Park tomorrow against two Sunshine Coast teams and a combined Ipswich/Lockyer side.