Final round holds plenty interest

BOORT Yando and Bridgewater have season’s hopes in their own hands in Saturday’s final home and away round.

Again at home, a win is the only way into the finals for Boort Yando who have been unable to repeat the glamour run achieved after the break last season.

Boort Yando has just four wins for the season - Kingower in the opening round and against Bridgewater in rounds five, 10 and 15 - and the lowest percentage in the competition.

Another win over Bridgewater would propel Boort Yando into third place on the ladder and leave percentage to separate Bridgewater and Arnold for the final spot in the four.

Arnold, the reigning premiers, has a superior percentage but with an encounter against ladder leader Wedderburn, may face a challenge too great.

The Redbacks have been dogged by off-season injury with Cam Dale not fully at his dominant best, however, still able to cause havoc with the ball against most sides.

‘And that presents the final scenario in the ultimate home and away season round. An upset win to the Redbacks would not dislodge Wedderburn from top spot. It would just give even greater importance to the outcome of Bridgewater and Boort.

Arnold v Wedderburn

Boort Yando v Bridgewater Kingower bye

Bowling averages

Ladder

O M R W B Av Str

Kyle Simpson (Kingower) 87.2 17 287 26 4/6 11.04 20.15

Jayden Leach (Kingower) 83.5 29 151 23 4/13 6.57 21.87

Tom McKinley (Bridgewater) 73 11 227 20 5/22 11.35 21.90

Fergus Bear (Boort Yando) 76 4 356 20 5/49 17.80 22.80

Blake Pickles (Kingower) 71.2 7 319 15 3/34 21.27 28.53

Batting averages

M NO HS Runs Av

Braydon Welsh (Kingower) 9 2 133* 413 68.83

Harry McKinley (Bridgewater) 11 2 110 353 39.22

Will Deason (Kingower) 12 1 67 271 24.64

Matthew Rowe (Kingower) 12 0 54 261 21.75

Jarrod Hodoras (Boort Yando) 12 0 59 250 20.83