St Leonards and Wallington couldn’t quite get the job done in their BWCC cricket grand finals yesterday.
The Saints went down to Bannockburn in D Grade while Wallington lost a thriller against Bell Post Hill in the E Grade decider.
However, both sides can hold their heads high. Many of the players had never played cricket before embarking on the season.
For St Leonards, the loss was their first for the season.
Kylie Hutchinson played well for her 30 from 35 balls, but a final score of 6-96 was a little on the low side.
Bannockburn got the runs in the penultimate over after a well-paced chase with Bridget Taylor making an important 24 not out from 23 deliveries.
Ava Osborne was named player of the match for her two wickets, 14 runs and a run out.
Wallington batted first in the E Grade final and solid contributions from Ruby Wright (34 retired), Melanie Kelsall (31 retired) and Sarah Kelsall (30 retired) got the score up to a very competitive 3-138 from 20 overs.
However, Bell Post Hill got the runs with just one delivery remaining in an exciting finish.
Wright capped off a great game with two wickets for the Wallabies.
Amanda Handley (32 not out from 35), Silvana Caruana (31 retired from 14), Bella Gilham (30 retired from 38) and Jade Hastings (2-15) had great games for the Panthers.
