With five-wicket hauls, wagging tails, and plenty in the pitch for bowlers and batters alike, B-grade and C-grade’s finest were keen to make an impression as the season ticks over into November.
B-grade
Barooga’s James Hooper lived up to the name to deliver his team a maiden win of the 2026-27 campaign.
The Hawks opening bowler had Tungamah in all sorts, his searing eight-over spell ending with figures of 5-33 to help bundle out the opposition for 135.
Sam Leigh chipped in with a valuable 4-36, although Kieran Green (31 not out) and Corey Mitchell’s (36) eighth-wicket partnership saw Tungamah post a defendable total at Barooga Reserve.
But on their home turf, the Hawks had no issues in the run chase, Lachlan Sutton top-scoring with 32 not out and Crue Lucas’s 27 at the top of the order helping Barooga to a seven-wicket win.
Meanwhile, Katunga’s bowlers were on song to wrap up Cobram’s batting innings for just 84 runs, all five bowlers used snaring two wickets apiece, with Cody Power the pick of the Swan spearheads.
Katunga then had no issues chasing down the meagre total, James Wilson’s 29 and Rob Harris with 23 getting the Swans over the line by six wickets.
Nathalia found the going tough against the Deni Rhinos in a 102-run defeat, while Berrigan toppled Finley by 114 further north.
C-grade
Talk about a wagging tail.
Tocumwal number 10 Rod Meloury’s whirlwind 41 not out off 27 deliveries launched the Bloods to a total of 195 against Barooga in round three, building on the fine work of Peter Lankester’s 73-run dig at the top of the order.
Hawks duo Ethan Brooks and Oliver Benson picked up three wickets apiece, but despite Charlie Noonan and Taj Swoffer picking up a pair of 30s, the Hawks still fell 53 runs short in the chase.
Meanwhile, Nathalia’s Thomas Binks raised the bat to help his side compile 9-170 against Katunga, Matt Lundberg’s 3-20 the impetus behind dismissing the Swans for only 138 in reply.
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