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Grampians cricketers in action

An under-17 squad representing Grampians Cricket Association completed the last of the Country Week competitions for teams from the Wimmera-Grampians region last week.

The Grampians players were in action in Ballarat as part of the Central Highlands region Kirton Shield competition, winning one of their three matches.

The team started its campaign on Monday with a hard-fought nine-run loss to Castlemaine, with Will Chamings making 41 with the bat and taking two wickets in the 8-177 to 10-168 loss.

The Grampians rebounded on Tuesday, defeating Maryborough in another thrilling contest.



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Winning the toss, Grampians co-captains Brady McMahon and Jacob Dunn elected to bowl, and were vindicated when a mini collapse left Maryborough at 4-39.

The Grampians looked likely to bowl their opposition out for less than 100 runs before Maryborough’s Cooper Mark made a valuable 37 runs batting at number eight, helping his team to an eventual 10-125 total.

Dunn opened the batting for the Grampians alongside Lane Jackson, and the pair made a strong start before falling for 16 and 13 respectively.

The side’s middle order failed to fire, and when McMahon fell for 13, the Grampians were 7-76 with hopes of victory seemingly fading.

McMahon’s dismissal brought Rishi Kalluri to the crease, with Kalluri making a match-winning 29 not out as partners – first Charlie Dunn, 13, then Hamish Barr, two, and Kemith Wickramasinghe, four – continued to fall around him.

The Grampians were down to their final wicket when number 11 William Hinkley joined Kalluri at the crease, with their team still 33 runs short of victory.

Hinkley not only survived, he thrived, hitting a team-high three fours to finish unbeaten on 20 as his team scraped its way to a memorable one-wicket win.

The Grampians were unable to follow up the feat with another win against a powerful Ballarat side in their final match on Thursday, losing by seven wickets, 10-142 to 3-143.

After winning the toss and batting, the Grampians appeared to be in a strong position when top four batsmen Euan Lennie, 22, Tom Collins, 24, Lane Jackson, 13, and Jacob Dunn, 35, all made double-digit starts, but the team struggled thereafter.

Ballarat chased the total quickly, with Jackson Chalmers, 50, and Zachary Simon, 40 not out, leading the way.

The final of the Kirton Shield between Ballarat and Gisborne will be on February 2.

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