Winning the toss, Finley chose to bat.
Harry Wilkinson (44 not out) carrying his bat was the standout along with Justin Crowley (22).
The Cats toiled but could only manage 116 before being bowled out.
Going into bowl, the young Cats were full of energy thanks to an early wicket from Bailey Coombs.
Jackson Tooke bowled well again and the team fielded well.
However, the senior batters of Cobram couldn’t be removed, and they chased the total down for the win by only one wicket.
B-grade
Cobram welcomed Finley in the B-grade game on Saturday, December 14.
In their last game before the Christmas break, Finley’s side featuring only two players over 20 years of age knew they were going to have to play well.
Finley won the toss and chose to bat first, a decision which did not go according to plan with Cobram picking up a plethora of early wickets to have the Cats 5/16.
Finley captain Cameron Isedale (27) stood strong for the Cats with Jordan Dean (1) helping steady the innings putting on a 22-run partnership it was then Isedale and veteran Russell Anderson (21) putting on a 35-run partnership to help rebuild the innings, but then a flurry of late wickets and some late runs from Evan Lawton (9) saw the Cats bowled out for 85.
Finley took to the field knowing that they would have to pull off a near-perfect performance and Dan Eldridge (4/33 of 8) tried his absolute best, bowling with real pace and skill targeting the stumps, and attacking the batters, Finley were really tight in the field highlighted by a fantastic catch by Noah Brindley at square leg.
Lawton (1/8 of 2.4) came on picking up a wicket instantly, but in the end it was Cobram far too good in the end chasing the score five wickets down.
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