Bill Williams Goulburn B-grade Shield
Echuca had to work hard to hold off a spirited Colbinabbin, getting the win by just nine runs.
Batting first, Echuca benefitted from knocks by Thomas Kerr (31), Easton Carlile (28 not out) and Rhys Varcoe (26) as it posted 7-149.
Charles Ryan (47) tried to guide Colbo to the total, but his side ran out of deliveries at 8-140, Harry Kennedy-Ripon the leading wicket-taker for Echuca.
Moama moved off the bottom of the ladder with a morale-building 65-run win over Elmore.
Struggling at 4-38, the pairing of Duane Johns (81 not out) and Stuart Taylor (136 from 90) lifted Moama to 5-252.
James Harney responded in kind in the Elmore batting stint, making 116, but his teammates couldn’t go with him as his side made just 187.
Luke Dinan (4-18) and Brodie Smolenaars (3-30) led the way for the Moama attack.
Stanhope made it four from four for defending teams in the grade, repelling the chase of BLU to win by 71 runs.
A pair of 50s at the top to Hamish Stewart (52) and Matthew Evans (56) allowed Stanhope to set 7-187.
Jason Turner held firm at number eight, making 37 not out for BLU in an ultimately futile response, Dinesh Reddy Kondala (3-10) and Josh Densley (3-20) doing most of the damage for Stanhope.
Bill Williams Murray B-grade Shield
Rochester’s 171 was beyond the reach of Moama, which managed to post only 9-114 in response.
A balanced batting line-up saw Craig Williams (41), Alice Caldow (38 not out), Donald Young (36 not out) and Sean Williams (30) all surpass 30.
Judd Cuttriss capped off the win with a 4-23 bowling performance.
Gus Underwood C-Grade Shield
Echuca (4-107) cruised to a comfortable win over Rochester (103) in round nine.
Rochester won the toss and elected to bat first, with only James Anderson (34) scoring above 20 for the host.
Leigh Hartshorne and Mitch Crawford both scored 16 while Jaxon Hogan was the pick of the bowlers, taking 4-17 from four overs.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Maxwell (51) and Ashley Smith (24) got the job done for the men in green, who chased down Rochy’s total in the 28th over.
Both Cooma and Echuca South forfeited their matches, giving points to Elmore and Girgarre, respectively.
Peter Raglus D-grade Shield
Col Pearse’s unbeaten 81, including seven fours and five sixes, helped BLU set 136 for victory, but Rushworth was able to chase down the Lions’ total.
A half-century retirement from Brett Pateman and 30 from Peter Francis was enough for Rushworth to get the win in 29.3 overs.