Archie Mason took two wickets and Jono Cattell had another one to lead the charge and have Deni bowled out within 20 minutes on the second day.
With 131 runs needed to hit the front, it was Will Sexton who put Deni on the back foot.
He hit a couple of big sixes and fours, only to be caught out on 19.
Justin Crowley made a well compiled 20, and Harrison King had his best batting performance of the year with 17.
It wasn’t enough for the young Cats though, who bowled out for 89 - 32 runs short of making Deni bat again.
The Finley Bakery and Patisserie Players’ Player award went to Jono Cattell.
It’s been a hard start to the season, but with harvest coming to an end and players becoming available the Cats will look to improve after the break.
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The young Cats in under-14s sealed victory in a nail biting match against Berrigan that went down to the last ball.
The Cats batted first, determined to put a solid score on the board.
Angus Urquhart (25 not out) batted extremely well and put a few runs on the tally.
Nick Chesworth (20) batted aggressively and played his role perfectly, helping the team out.
Evan Lawton (4 not out) helped out, seeing the last bit of the innings out.
The Cats ended up with a total score of 4/113 off 40 overs.
The Cats knew they had their work cut out for them.
Nick opened the bowling with a tough task at hand and bowled very well, ending up with 2/15 off six.
Angus Urquhart bowled extremely well and ended up taking 3/14 off six.
Everyone played their role in their fielding innings.
Some very sticky hands from Evan Lawton and Maddie Price saw the Cats tick over the Saints’ wickets.
Going down into the last three overs, the Cats needed two wickets.
And with a one handed catch from Evan in slips, it got the Cats down to the last wicket.
With the top order bowlers worn out, Judd Clark put his hand up to bowl the last over.
Berrigan needed 10 runs off the last with their key batsman Jordan Swann facing.
Judd took some deep breaths in before each bowl, and bowled very well for the pressure he was feeling.
The last ball saw Berrigan need a four to win, but only managed two off Judd’s ball.
It left Berrigan at 9/110.
The Cats played a real team game of cricket, and each individual player should be proud of themselves for that match.
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