Bunyip’s spectacular one-wicket win

Division two

In one of the most spectacular finishes seen in a division two grand final, Bunyip emerged with the premiership and a return to division one following their nail-biting one-wicket win over Jindivick.

To the surprise of many, the Bulls overcame reduced contributions from their “star” batsmen, and the much less-vaunted lower order proved their mettle under the most trying of circumstances.

Resuming at 3-58 in pursuit of 151, Sam McMillan and Dan Clebney were only able to add 10 runs to the score before Luke Bartlett was able to pries out a wicket, with division two player of the year Sam McMillan on his way back to the pavilion for 22.

The removal of Clebney for 17 (clean bowled by Bartlett) and the dismissal of McKellar for nine (caught off the bowling of Luke Hume) added further pressure to the equation, but with Tyler McMillan at the crease the Bunyip faithful were still confident.

The all-rounder attacked from the get go, striking two fours and two sixes in his brief stay at the crease. However, with the score on 125, he too was on his way, another victim of Bartlett's incisive bowling.

When Jeremiah Whibley's stumps scattered soon after, Bartlett had sixfor, and Bunyip still needed 10 to win with just a solitary wicket remaining.

Jake Stewart and Alex McMillan two largely unheralded players for Bunyip - came together, and against all odds worked the ball into gaps and ran like they'd never run before to inch their side closer to victory.

A scampered single tied the scores, and a wide from Bartlett (who finished with 6-62) sealed the victory with the Bunyip supporters storming the field to celebrate the incredible victory.

Earlier in the game, the Jumping Jacks’ total of 150 was marked by a rare failure from Harry Moore, with the talented batsmen scoring zero – his first “duck” of the summer.

Instead it was up to a series of cameos from the likes of Jordan Larkman (who made 34) and Luke Bartlett (who made 20 invaluable late in the innings) that helped them post their total of 150, with the batsmen forced to work hard for their runs against the likes of Sam Whibley (who snared 4-25) and Sam McMillan (who claimed 2-45 from his 14 overs). Both Warragul and District Netball Association (WDNA) and Drouin & District Netball Association (DDNA) catering for:

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