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VCCL
GIPPSLAND Pride continued their recent domination of Under 21 cricket, winning the Victorian Country Cricket League title last Sunday.
Pride had a comfortable 135-run win over Northern Rivers in the final played at Casey Fields.
Batting first, Gippsland compiled 7/272, with Henry Anderson top scoring on 53.
Anderson got busy in the middle order, with his 59-ball knock featuring four sixes.
Others to contribute were Blair Clymo (46), Ben Perry (40), Kyle O’Reilly (34), Charlie Morrison (22) and Jake Wynd who closed the innings with an enterprising 21 off 12 balls.
Northern Rivers was never really in the hunt in reply, and was bowled out for 137.
The second wicket of the innings, taken by Nathan Whitford, netted a middle order collapse for Northern Rivers, who went from 1/41 to 5/58.
From there, wickets were snared at regular intervals, as Gippsland wrapped up their fourth premiership in five seasons.
The Morrison brothers Charlie and Tom enjoyed a day out, taking seven wickets between them.
Tom nabbed 4/35 and Charlie 3/15, while Ewan Williams took 2/16.
Local representatives in the side were Clymo (Morwell Cricket Club) and Ewan Williams (Rovers Cricket Club).
