The resumption of the season during the past two Saturdays has resulted all five teams staking legitimate claims to take out the ultimate title.

The top four is separated by just one win, with fifth placed Henty just four points outside the top four.

All five teams have a bye to finish the season during the last five rounds.

Round ten featured two outstanding individual achievements from two of the association’s rising young stars.

Osborne’s Eddie Perryman completed his maiden first grade century, while Holbrook skipper Hamish Mackinlay took a hat-trick against Culcairn.

Perryman was superb in his unbeaten batting throughout the innings, racking up 102 and helping Osborne claim a 35-run victory over TRYC.

Clancy Galvin (28) and skipper Nick Perryman (17) also provided support during the Perryman onslaught as Osborne posted 7/169 after being sent in to bat.

Mick Driscoll 2/24 and Todd Hannam 2/41 were the leading wicket-takers for the visitors who looked likely when Osborne were 4/69.

In reply, TRYC started okay but struggled to boost the scoring rate against a disciplined and tight Osborne bowling and fielding effort.

Hannam top-scored with (28), while Driscoll (24) and veteran Col Hagen (22) added good support.

They were eventually bowled out for 134 in the 37th over.

Nick Perryman took 3/33 and Clancy Galvin 2/11 off six overs while Jeremy Bahr took 2/15 off eight and leg spinner Ed Perryman bowled superbly with 2/28.

Holbrook went to first place on the ladder with a tight six-wicket win over Culcairn at the Holbrook Sporting Complex.

The win was highlighted by the hat-trick to Brooker’s skipper Hamish Mackinlay who clean-bowled all three of his hat-trick victims.

Holbrook, after winning the toss and bowling, bowled Culcairn out for 106 in the final over with Mackinlay taking 3/23 in his spell. 

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