As predicted

Grampians Cricket Assocation results were as predicted last week, with St Andrews overwhelming Chalambar 9-212 to 61.

Saints’ Jack Ganley top-scored with 89, backed by Adam Haslett, 43. Reece Kettle was the best Chalambar bowler with 3-37, while Caleb Summers took 3-9 for the Saints.

Pomonal bounced back to defeat Rhymney-moyston by nine wickets, 1-74 to 69. The match was over in just 33 overs.

Tigers’ Corey Taylor top-scored with 50 not out, while Harry Evans and Lachy Green took three wickets each.

The battle for top spot in B Grade resulted in a win to Swifts-great Western, 6-161, to the Gappers 10113. Scoring for the Combine was dominated by veterans Craig Marrow, 70, Travis Nicholson, 37, and Leon Molony, 29 not out.

Best of the Gappers were Charlie Mcintosh, 28, and Clint Slorach, 3-26.

Gappers 2 scored a mammoth 6-315 to Rhymston 2’s 180. The big score was due to an unfinished 160run partnership between Solomon Riddell-connell, 103, including 16 fours and four sixes, and Marcus Elliot, 93, with 13 fours and two sixes, and 5-8 from Toby Ripper.

Best of Rhymston batters was Neil Blizzard with 80 runs.

This week’s final round of A Grade matches sees St Andrews take on Rymney-moyston at Alexandra Oval in Ararat and Pomonal plays Swiftsgreat Western at Central Park, Stawell. Chalambar has the bye.

In B Grade, Halls Gap plays Rhymney-moyston 2 at Halls Gap and Swifts-great Western takes on Halls Gap 2 at Great Western.

Although this is the final round, it is unlikely there will be any changes in the final ladders in either grade.

An under-16 final was played on Sunday and resulted in Halls Gap defeating Swifts-great Western 9-147 to 145. This was a great game with the Combine, batting first, dismissed for 145. Tom Collins top-scored with 31 and also took 3-11 in a stand-out match, but Gappers opener Bailey Sterling amassed 68 not out to bring his side home.