Low scores were the order of the day at Nathalia showgrounds and it led to an interesting result.
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Cobram could only manage 94 off 35 overs.
Winning the toss and batting was not going to be a lot of help for the side, with only three players making double figures.
Ewald Roberts was the top scorer for Cobram with 34, but found very little support from his teammates around him.
Brodie Ross led the way for Nathalia with three wickets, but the whole side chipped in — only one bowler did not get a wicket — as the side wrapped up Cobram quickly.
The Cobram bowlers were desperate to earn a bit of credibility back for their side and returned serve with five of their six bowlers taking wickets and nearly claiming victory.
No top order batsman for Nathalia was able to make a strong score, with Luke Quinn’s 17 the best in the upper part of the scorecard.
It would fall on Ross and Adam Jorgensen to get their side across the line.
Both men made scores in the 20s and, in the 35th over, Nathalia picked up the win with two wickets in hand.
At Memorial Park, Barooga was unable to take the advantage with the bat, all out for 86 in the 27th over after winning the toss.
Evan Pocock and Nicholas Burnell combined for seven wickets for Deniliquin before their teammates made a solid effort to lose the match, losing seven wickets in 24.2 overs.
Twin 22’s from openers Dean Edge and Bradley Todd would prove enough as the Rhinos claimed victory.
Tocumwal was able to buck the trend of sides batting first, making 142 batting first against Katamatite.
The whole side contributed to the score — Bradley House’s 28 was the top individual score — as Tocumwal made it to the 42nd over.
Only three bowlers would claim wickets for Katamatite, with Ben Lukies claiming four poles and three each being taken by Daniel Parnell and Tom Pendlebury claiming three each.
Three of Katamatite’s top order would all for ducks, with opener Sam Gordon holding on to score 23.
Brayden Beaton would be he highest scorer in the competition for the weekend with 72, in an innings that carried his side to the win in the 39th over.
Despite the loss, Cobram remains on top of the ladder, with Katamatite riding the momentum of victory into second place.
It was a tough day for the Deni Rhinos in division one of the Murray Valley Cricket Association.
The side went down to Cobram-Yarroweyah United by six wickets in a one-sided affair on Saturday.
The Rhinos won the toss and chose to bat on their home deck at Memorial Park in the round 11 clash.
Mitch Jefferies made a positive start to the innings, scoring four boundaries on his way to 18 runs, before the opener was caught off the bowling of Dylan Langshaw (1-6 off four).
The wickets continued to fall for Deni, with Jack Tonta (17), Phil Rotherham (11) and Andrew Holloway (10) the only other batsmen to reach double figures.
The home side’s innings came to an end in the 35th over when Holloway was run out trying to turn a single into two runs, with the Rhinos finishing all out on 92.
Billy Andrew starred with the ball, taking 3/18 off eight overs, while Ayden Latessa (2/10 off eight) and Joel Ashcroft (2/8 off two) also bowled well.
United openers Ayden Latessa and Jack Andrew put the result in no doubt, with a 56 run opening partnership in the first 10 overs of their run chase.
Andrew (17) was dismissed on the first ball of the 11th over, trapped in front by Jack Tonta (2-25 off six).
Jye Richmann only managed two runs before he was dismissed via run out in the 13th over, with United still in a strong position at 2-67.
Tonta struck again soon after with the all important wicket of Latessa (40), caught and bowled, giving his side a sniff with the Blues 3-67.
Langshaw (six) and Harry Ukich (11 not out) steadied things for the visitors however, pushing the score to 82 before the former was caught off the bowling of Rotherham (1-25 off eight).
Billey Andrew (five) joined Ukich in the middle, with the pair comfortably getting United home to victory after just 19 overs.
The Rhinos will have another tough test this week, coming up against fifth-placed Cobram at Cobram on Saturday.