Despite being sent in to bat against Moama, Elmore did well out in the middle in the first innings as Matthew Woolley (54), Luke Price (38) and Tyler Oliver (28) combined alongside some other starts to finish the 40 overs at 7-189.
Elmore would’ve thought it was well-placed heading into the second innings against the Mowers — until Teasdale walked to the crease.
The stalwart opener blew the Redbacks away with an unbeaten 121 off 118 balls that included 14 fours.
While Matthew Watt (12) and Scott McCallum (16) got starts, it was James Simpson (36 not out) who partnered Teasdale to get the job done with four overs to spare.
Elsewhere, Rushworth cruised to a comfortable victory over Colbinabbin — winning by seven wickets.
Colbo won the toss and elected to bat, with captain Hamish Hooppell (26) top-scoring alongside Xavier Hooppell (18) and Kane Moroney (14) as the side was rolled for 81, with Rushworth bowler Hamish Ogden snaring 5-20.
It took the Tigers until the 14th over to chase down the small total, as Daniel Newton (33 not out) and Michael Enrico (35 not out) made light work of Colbo’s bowling attack, despite Jaxson Nihill taking 2-21 in the second innings.
Echuca (8-165) held out against Kyabram Fire Brigade (7-150) in the pair’s clash at Northern Oval in round two.
Winning the toss and electing to bat, Echuca piled on the runs through captain Rory Carlile (79) and Declan Hancock (39) in the middle order, while Fire Brigade’s Jonty Sefton took 2-15.
Archer Backway (52) and Nick Smart (24 not out) had a good crack at the total but received little support as Jaye Caldwell took 3-27.
Cooma (104) was handily defeated by Stanhope (4-105) as the Lions chased down the total with 20 overs and six wickets to spare.
Batting first, Cooma captain Ethan Palma-Ludeman top-scored for his side with 28, with Riley Morris adding a nice cameo of 17.
In the second innings, Luke Twynstra (39 not out) and Jonathan Pearson (34) got the job done for Echuca as Cooma’s Riley Morris took 2-27.
Rochester picked up a convincing victory over Leitchville-Gunbower in B-grade Murray.
Playing at home, Rochester won the toss and elected to bat first, with all the top four batters putting in strong digs.
Craig Williams (22) and Asher Rasmussen (52) set a great platform at the top of the order before Matthew Harrington (24) and Morgan Boyack (42) took the reins.
Despite a slump in the middle order, Makore Dickinson (13 not out) and Samuel Byrnes (10 not out) steered Rochy through to the end of the innings, with L-G requiring 185 from its 40 overs for victory.
Only a fill-in player managed to have a crack at chasing down the total, scoring 26, while Trayden Torso was the next highest scorer with 11 as L-G was rolled for 99 – 86 runs short of victory.
Tongala made the great escape against a ravenous Moama bowling attack, winning by a wicket in a thrilling finish at Brick Alley.
Moama lost the toss and was sent into bat, with opener and captain Jamie Horkings (32) making the bulk of the Mowers’ runs with Zane Mikin-Laurie in support with 21.
Moama was bowled out for 124 as Callum Tucker starred for Tongala with the ball, taking 4-9.
In the second innings, Kade Northausen (31) and Tucker (35) did the bulk of the work for Tonny as Horkings took 3-18.
To finish the round, Kyabram Fire Brigade (5-138) got a convincing win over Echuca South (9-136).
Batting first, the Swans’ captain, Cameron McMullan, top-scored with 38 while Nathan Vanzetta (24) and Nicholas McKenner (20) provided support as the Flames’ Brenton Sheppard took 4-11.
A solid innings at the top of the order by Justin Hooper (49) went a long way in securing the win, as Sheppard (26) was second best and Echuca South’s Brian Leslie took 3-13.
The Gus Underwood C-grade shield will begin this Saturday, with a full slate of games on offer.
Rochester will travel to Girgarre for its opening game, while Bamawm-Lockington United will come up against Echuca at Echuca College.
Nondies-Cohuna and Echuca South will clash at Echuca Primary School, and Cooma will host Stanhope at Cooma Recreation Reserve.
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