All players stepped up to be counted on the weekend when the Shoalhaven Junior Cricket Association staged its grand finals and two great matches were played.
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In the under 14s North Nowra Cambewarra played Berry Shoalhaven Heads at Lighthouse Oval and Berry, at West Ulladulla Oval, was also involved in the under 12s match against Batemans Bay.
Both grand finals were great matches and well done to both the teams.
Under 12s
Berry Shoalhaven Heads' Tobias Eyland put his hand up for man-of-the-match honours against Batemans Bay on Sunday at West Ulladulla.
Tobias shone with both bat and ball for Berry as they went onto record a seven wicket victory.
The Bay, after winning the toss, elected to bat and made 8/102 in its innings.
Berry, with a few overs to spare, recorded an impressive victory.
Bailey Parker and Tobias did most of the damage with the ball for Berry and they took three wickets apiece.
Bailey's five overs only cost 15 runs, while Tobias bowled tightly and only gave away seven runs.
Tyson Walker also took a wicket for Berry.
Kaleb Watson's hard-hitting knock of 19 runs was the highlight of the innings for the Bay.
Kaleb came in down the order and his unbeaten innings included a six and a boundary.
William McAteer, 14 runs with two boundaries, and Flynn Dunn, 11 runs, also contributed to the Bay's competitive total.
Berry's run chase did not start well and its first wicket fell with only two runs on the scoreboard.
The early wicket did not worry Berry too match and Tobias, Bailey and Noah Hinkley soon had the team headed in the right direction.
Tobias made a brilliant 26 runs which included two boundaries and a six, while Noah hit one boundary during his 23 run stint at the crease.
Bailey's unbeaten 10 runs also proved to be vital in the scheme of things.
Jye Howard-Coney was also out in the middle when Berry hit the winning runs.
Flynn Dunn, Cooper Frawley and Oliver King took wickets for the Bay.
It was the third year in a row Berry beat the Bay in the under 12s grand final.
Berry now has nine under 12s titles, the same as Ulladulla.
Under 14s
ONLY one wicket separated the Shoalhaven Heads Berry and victors North Nowra Cambewarra in the under 14s grand final at Lighthouse Oval.
Berry, on Saturday, batted first and made 6/175 and Norths, on Sunday, with one wicket left in the sheds, got the runs needed to win.
Norths made a good start with the ball by dismissing the dangerous Max Carr-McCarron and Hudson Boatswain cheaply.
However, this two wicket brought class players, Christian Page and Alec Dobson, together.
Christian and Alec went onto put a 85 run stand on for the third wicket.
Christian was in great batting form and his unbeaten 51 runs included five boundaries.
Alec looked like he was headed towards another half century but Riley Sims and Lachlan Almond combined to take this most crucial wicket.
Alec's innings came to an end when was on 37 runs and had found the fence on three occasions.
Jack Turner's aggressive 21 runs from only 18 balls with four boundaries was another highlight of Berry innings.
Harry McAlister, 17 runs with two boundaries, and Thomas Hodgkins, 10 runs with one boundary helped Berry get a competitive total.
Micah Edwards, with two wickets, was the leading bowler for Norths.
Scoreboard pressure did not worry Norths and they managed a powerful and consistent effort with the bat.
Lachlan was headed for a well deserved half-century but was sent back to the pavillion with a respectable 48 runs next to his name.
Benjamin Royston was a man in a hurry for Norths and his 38 runs included six boundaries.
Keiran Morris also smashed boundaries and his 23 runs was dominated by three maximums and one four, while Lucas Zerafa made 14 runs.
Cooper Bramley worked hard with the ball for Berry and picked up three wickets, while Christian capped off a strong match by taking two wickets.