Garden ripped through the Wanderers’ batting line-up for a five-wicket haul, helping Echuca rebound from last week’s loss in the grand final rematch.
Garden required no assistance during her blistering spell, rapping the pads for LBW twice and rattling the stumps on three occasions.
Isla Laffy claimed two wickets from the other end, but an unbeaten 35 not-out from Wanderers opener Alex Randell helped them reach 7-95.
Echuca captain Sharon Henson’s 31, along with Gillian Noelker (19) and Grace Moyle (15), saw the home side chase down the total in 15 overs and claim their first win of the A-grade women’s season.
Leitchville-Gunbower experienced a similar reversal of fortunes, rebounding from last round’s defeat to bump off BLU by eight wickets.
Macey Brereton jagged three wickets for just five runs, and a ruthless opening bowling partnership with Taylor Hird reduced BLU to 5-25 before BLU’s Sophie Douglas (20 not-out), Kayla Lear (19) and Jessica Cox (12) provided middle-order resistance to ensure the side finished 8-100.
L-G navigated the run chase safely, with opening batters Charlotte McGillivray (32) and Hird (22) sharing an unbeaten stand to pass the total in 18 overs.
Player of the round
No surprises with Danielle Garden saluting for the first five-for of the season, finishing with the figures of 5-8 off four overs, complemented with 11 not-out.
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