THE Greater Illawarra Zone’s under 14s side will look to end their memorable Harold Moore Shield season on a high this Sunday, when they face Newcastle in the competition’s grand final at Chiswick’s Campbell Oval.
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Throughout their seven pool matches, Greater Illawarra, headlined by Shoalhaven’s Drew and Jay Ramsden (Ulladulla United), Alex Dobson (Berry-Shoalhaven Heads) and Lachlan Malcolm (Batemans Bay), won six matches and only lost one.
Their six wins came against Inner West Harbour, North Shore, Fairfield-Liverpool, Parramatta, St George and Sutherland – with Scott Needham’s side only falling to South Eastern.
This record saw them book their spot in the semi-finals – pitting them against ACT at Figtree Park at the weekend.
Greater Illawarra, captained by Lachlan Malcolm, won the toss and elected to bat first.
Behind a courageous 42 from the skipper and 34 from Callum Milsom, the hosts posted a total 192 from their 50 overs.
In reply, Newcastle fell 48 runs short, being all out in the 47th over for 144.
Milsom (3/12), Willoughby Watson (3/12) and Cooper Harrison (2/30) did most of the damage with the cherry in the win.
The final between Greater Illawarra and Newcastle, who defeated Manly-Warringah in their semi-final, starts at 10am.
In other NSW Districts Cricket Association competition news, the under 16s Greater Illawarra Zone side weren’t as fortunate as their under 14s counterparts, falling to Newcastle 5/188 to 116 in their semi-final on Sunday at Harker Oval.
Elsewhere, the Greater Illawarra EG Weblin Shield (under 15s) side were eliminated from contention by Camden, losing 7/124 to 122 in their qualifying final.
In the WS Gee Shield competition, Greater Illawarra went 2-4-1 on the season, while the Arch Caswey Shield (under 12s) side managed a 4-3 record during their campaign – with both sides just missing out on finals action.
Finally, the girls Margaret Peden Shield (under 15s) team went 1-4 during their season assault, seeing them also just miss out on making the top four.