Accurate wet weather bowling from the maimed muddy marvel Duncan Gair gave Council a thrilling one-run victory over Kangaloon/Glenquarry in the Tourist Road cricket match on Tuesday.

Councillor Gair - on his short run up because of a hamstring tear - frustrated the farmers during the middle overs of their run chase.

Wingecarribee Shire Council managed a respectable 91 off their 18 overs, giving the locals a tough target in the gloom at about five runs an over.

The farmers finished furiously thanks to a man-of-the-match performance from Jim Orman (21 retired) and big hitting from captain Peter Whatman (9 not out).

But after belting about 30 in the last four overs (Mayor Phil Yeo was very expensive) they finished just one run short after needing three off the last ball.

In scenes reminiscent of the 1999 World Cup semi between the Aussies and South Africa, Jim Good, going for the second, was sensationally run out by inches at the bowler's end.

Some slick fielding in the swamp-like conditions from the likes of captain councillor Gordon Lewis and planning director Ray Darney denied the farmers.

However the win - the closest in the event's 18-year history - was set up by the frugal bowling of Gair, and the Watlings, Mark and Rod.

And emerging out of the mist was Darney, who unsettled the plucky plunderers early on with a fine opening spell of slow medium swingers.

Yeo was competent behind the stumps despite the drizzle making vision tough.

Yeo was later heard to say "my glasses needed windscreen wipers".

Cr David Wood was awesome at deep cover despite not touching the ball while councillors Sara Murray and Peter Reynolds cheered on heartily from the hill.

For Kangaloon/Glenquarry, Garry and Craig Whatman played superbly with both bat and ball.

In fact, the whole team put on a good show in the slippery murk, as did umpires Gordon Whatman and Dennis Orman and scorers Margaret Good and Bette Lewis.

The Tourist Road bods, as they do every February, served up some excellent tucker afterwards.

Cr Lewis, in holding aloft the new trophy, thanked all those involved.

"Everyone had a good time despite the weather not being its kindest," he said.

"As they always do, Kangaloon/Glenquarry played very well and their hospitality is first rate."

Council donated $200 to the Tourist Road sports committee.