
IT was a weekend full of action with three wins and two losses for the Midland Guildford Cricket Club teams in round seven.
In the 50-over matches for the senior male sides, they played against Melville.
The male 1st grade lost the toss and bowled first at home, restricting their opponents to 9-213 from 50 overs in a team effort led by Brayden Brehaut taking 4-47 from 10 overs.
The run chase was dominated by Keaton Critchell who smashed an unbeaten 113 runs from 95 balls to guide the team to victory by seven wickets with 13.2 overs to spare.
It was a narrow defeat for the male 2nd grade as they fell short by 11 runs in their pursuit of 6-223 set by their opposition.
Kelly Jones top scored with 51 from 78, but the side could only manage 9-212 from their 50 overs.
After a strong opening partnership of 77 between Mitchell Pivac with 48 from 55 and Hunter Wills with 30 from 41, the male 3rd grade team were 6-103 before Will Shackles played a crucial innings of 54 from 62 to help the side reach 195 all out.
A collective bowling effort saw the side bowl out their opponents for 141 in a strong display to win by 54 runs.
The male 4th grade side lost by 66 runs after being set a target of 198 for victory and being bowled out for a total of 131.
It was a fantastic weekend for the Premier T20 side who defeated Scarborough in the quarter-final and Willetton in the semi-final on the way to securing a spot in the grand final.
In the quarter-final match, Nathan Barnwell took 4-18 from four overs to help restrict their opponents to 8-118.
Austin Thomas scored 63 not out from 56 to lead the side to victory in a comprehensive six wicket victory.
The semi-final match saw their opponents post 6-177, with Barnwell leading the wicket-takers again with 3-31 from four overs.
A powerful batting display was opened by Barnwell with 35 from 15 and Calan Hill with 48 from 35, while being supported Austin Thomas with 32 from 13.
Hudson Knight with 40 not out from 24 and Mitchell Pope with 20 not out from 12 guided the team past the target in just 17.1 overs with five wickets remaining.
There is an exciting schedule of matches to come for Midland Guildford Cricket Club in the upcoming weeks before the Christmas break.