The Brookers, for the first time all season, batted first and after being in deep trouble at 7-79 managed to scrape together 129 all out.

Lewis Bowen (27) top scored and with handy support from Cooper Walsh, Braydon Eddy and Ewan Mackinlay added 50 for the last three wickets.

HDCA representative bowlers Todd Hannam, 4-22, and Ryan Kirkwood, 3-19, made life tough for the Holbrook top order.

In reply TRYC made a great start and at 1-54 were in a great position to cause an upset. The introduction of spin twins Andrew Mackinlay and Will Heriot turned the game.

Wickets started to tumble and with Cooper Walsh bowling superbly at the death 4-16, he along with Mackinlay 3-25 and Heriot 2-26 bowled TRYC out for 114.

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WALBUNDRIE has thrown its hat into the CAW Hume premiership contenders with an excellent three wicket win at Rand.

In a high scoring encounter that netted well over four hundred runs it was Walbundrie despite missing several key players who prevailed.

Rand after winning the toss and batting posted the excellent score of 6/208 with Bryce Swift (52), Mark Kreutzberger (40) and Will Swift (33) starring.

Nathan Morton was the best of the Walbundrie bowlers taking 2/38 and Jake Thomas 2/34 on a quick Rand Sportsground outfield.

Walbundrie skipper and opening bat Craig Maybon top scored with (45) as the Tigers middle order all contributed to the victory chase.

Jarrod Millar (33), Nick Molkentein (28), Morton (25) and Jarrod Miller (25) all did their bit as the visitors won with an over to spare.

Brayden Ralston continues to impress for rand bowling without luck to take 1/27. Will Swift took two wickets was expensive going for nine runs an over.

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BURRUMBUTTOCK has recorded its first win of the season with an exciting upset 3 wicket win over Henty at Henty.

The Swans who lost its first eight matches to start the season will go into the Christmas/New year break with renewed confidence after its tough start.

Henty were looking for a win to get back into the top six but fell short after winning the toss and batting and posting 136.

Youngster Tom Newton played a lone hand for Henty with (59), while Tim Doherty 3/33 and Trent IAnson 2/16 bowled well for Burrumbuttock.

A hard hitting (50) from opener David Williams got the visitors run chase going in a positive fashion, but it was an unbeaten (56) from IAnson that proved the difference.

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WALLA has gone a long way to securing a finals spot with an impressive eight wicket win over near town rivals Culcairn at Culcairn.

Despite the loss Culcairn remain in sixth spot, with losses to Henty and TRYC assisting the Lions finals aspirations.

Walla won the toss and sent Culcairn into bat who found themselves in early trouble at 5/55 before recovering to post 125. Mitch Godde top scored with (21).

Mitch Lauritzen was the star with the ball for Walla taking 5/26, while Tom Simmons and Mark Taylor both took two wickets each.

Simmons (43no) and Chris Hutchison (41 no) ensured Walla got the runs in a very neat ninety run stand for the third wicket, having twelve overs to spare.

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OSBORNE were forced to work hard for its four wicket win over Lockhart at Osborne in a low scoring encounter.

Lockhart after batting first struggled against a very tight Osborne bowling attack and excellent fielding to support the bowling.

Matt Kennedy 2/8, Joe Perryman 2/5 and Billy Glanville 2/19 took the wickets, but it was Jayden Klemke 0/18 off eight that really stalled Lockhart to finish 7/107.

Osborne reply certainly had its moments of uncertainty losing six wickets before a solid unbeaten stand from Sam Macready (23) and Glanville (17) got them home.

Klemke finished a good match by top scoring with (36), while for Lockhart Brad Zac picked up three wickets in an excellent spell.

LADDER