THIS weekend the Midland Guildford female A grade play in a grand final at the WACA ground.

The side were defeated in their final match before the 50-over grand final.

Playing Subiaco Floreat, Ines McKeon top scored with 69 from 109 in the innings of 168 all out.

They would lose by four wickets but will face the same opposition in the grand final this weekend.

While the female sides concluded their regular season last weekend a number of male sides played their first round of finals fixtures.

After finishing fifth on the ladder, the male 2nd grade faced University in their elimination final.

The opposition won the toss and asked the side to bat first.

A challenging start saw the team being 1-62 after 30 overs at the lunch break, before moving to 4-142 during the final session of day one, with Hayden Kain providing a pivotal innings of 51 runs from 147 balls.

A collapse of four wickets for just six runs found the side struggling at 8-148 before a valuable lower order contribution from Kyle Christie (37 not out from 62) helped the side post 9-195 from 90 overs.

Defending that total on day two proved difficult but there was some momentum gained when a wicket in the final over before lunch saw the opposition fall to 4-69 after 31.1 overs.

A 95-run fifth wicket partnership would prove to be too much to overcome as they would ultimately find themselves losing by five wickets.

The male 3rd grade played against Wanneroo in their elimination final after finishing fifth on the ladder during the regular season.

A strong start in the first innings after losing the toss and bowling first saw the side reduce their opponents to 6-123 at one stage.

Unfortunately, they were unable to limit the lower order batters who pushed the score to 295 all out.

In the run chase, they struggled to regain control in the match as they were dismissed for 115 all out in a 180-run defeat.

With first place on the ladder secured, the male 4th grade faced Mount Lawley at home in their elimination final.

The side won the toss and bowled first, dismissing their opponents for 89 all out in an effort led by captain Matthew Hampson who took 4-23 from 17 overs.

In the second innings, Lucas Walker top scored with 33 from 128, but it wasn’t enough as they were bowled out for 87 despite the efforts of the lower order batters.

In the last female B grade match of the season, the side was unable to chase the target of 187 that was set by Rockingham Mandurah.

They would be bowled out for 109 in the 77 run defeat and will finish the season in 4th position on the ladder.