Barwon Heads snatched second spot on the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A2 Grade ladder and will host Armstrong Creek in a semi-final this Saturday.
The Heads demolished Newcomb to the tune of 10 wickets in a rain-affected final round.
Two matches didn’t get going. Portarlington couldn’t get a start against Drysdale, which cost it a potential finals berth and Armstrong Creek and Winchelsea didn’t play due to ground conditions after early morning rain.
The draw meant Winch kept fourth spot on the ladder while it also meant the Titans had to surrender second spot and a home final.
Barwon Heads was ruthless against Newcomb, rolling the winless Bulls for just 40 and then getting the runs inside eight overs.
Ben Harris (15 not out off 14) and Max Melzer (26 not out off 32) wasted no time in earning an early refreshment.
It was a bitter blow for the club off the field with a past players day organised. The former players had no cricket to watch as the game finished at around 3pm.
Only Nick Clowes made double figures for Newcomb with a feisty 14 off 65 deliveries.
Like Schilling’s outswingers netted him the figures of 3-13 while Nick Sutton and Ryan Binder each claimed two wickets.
The Heads will host Armstrong Creek in what promises to be an entertaining semi-final. Both sides are evenly matched.
The Little River vs Wallington game had no bearing on the finals, but it was the Wallabies who finished the season on a high.
Andrew Williams made 55 from 90 balls and Davinder Singh a rapid 25 from 11 in Wallington’s total of 164.
In reply the Redbacks could only muster 61 with Colin Smith the star taking 4-14 and captain Damien Biemans 3-7.
Drysdale finished top of the ladder and will host Winchelsea in the other semi-final.
