There was no reason to be blue for the Bowral Blues as they have had an excellent season.
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It's a testimony to the club's approach to developing and nurturing junior cricketers, it's the second consecutive season that the Blues' elders of the junior ranks (aged between 13 and 15) have taken the premiership silver.
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Following a stellar summer with just one loss recorded, the Blues boys-and-girls Stage 3 squad have held first spot on the ladder all season - and were eager to keep it that way as they took on Bowral Cricket Club in the Premiership hit-out at Centennial Park.
Losing the toss, the Blues were sent out to bat on a damp Centennial field, making ground shots difficult.
In a disappointing result, the Blues were cleaned out for 93 runs, but the team kept things together and returned fire with the ball, finishing Bowral off for 74 runs.
Hayden Willebrand and Eliza Heinecke were pivotal to the win, Hayden hitting 50 runs and taking two wickets. Eliza also took two wickets.
Making it a true team effort, Jack McCallum, Henry Whatman, Alistair Whatman, Sam Smith and Ollie Hunt also took wickets.
The match was played in good spirit, with the Blues ecstatic with yet another junior grand final win and Bowral gracious in defeat.
It was a big Saturday also for the Bowral Blues younger Stage 2 squad, making a semi-final appearance against Oxley College.
Although Oxley was the stronger team on the day and earned their way to the grand final, the Blues boys and girls did remarkably well to advance to the semi, given that many of the players are new to cricket.
In the senior division, the Blues 3 rd -grade Bucks father-and-son team defied all expectations to make a preliminary final appearance against Mittagong Roar at Centennial Park on Saturday afternoon.
Even though Mittagong was too strong and booked a grand final berth, the Blues walked from the field jubilant, proud that their team largely made up of juniors - some as young as 13 - had finished third on the competition ladder.
The Blues second grade squad also had a taste of finals success, finished third on the seconds ladder.
The Bowral Blues Cricket Club committee said a culture of inclusion and good coaching were the ingredients to the club's ongoing successes across the junior and senior ranks.
