The Stallions smashed Soapy Rowe by seven wickets in last year's A grade grand final, and on Saturday they defended their title with a 53-run victory over the season's front-runners.

Soapy Rowe were leading Moree and District Cricket Association's 35 over competition for most of the season until the Stallions won their round nine match, putting them at the top of the table coming into Saturday's grand final.

"Because harvest finished, some of the Stallions players came back in the last few weeks which made a difference," Moree and District Cricket Association president Jason Poutawa said.

"They've been one of the best teams for a number of years and have been in the final most years.

"They're very strong. They have a number of good batsmen and handy cricketers."

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On Saturday, Stallions won the toss and batted first, posting a strong 8/175.

Top scorer was Tom Ryan who scored a patient 47, while the competition's leading run scorer, Ben Day posted 40. Day scored a total of 379 runs throughout the competition, his best performance being in round five when he got 119.

Mark Sampson (2/24) and Lloyd Munro (2/34) were the best of the bowlers for Soapy Rowe.

In the run chase, Soapy Rowe were all out for 122.

Adam French scored nearly half of all their runs, getting out for 51.

Heath Riggs put a major dent in Soapy Rowe's runs, taking 4/6, which Poutawa said is "extraordinary", particularly in a final.

Beau McMahon also took 3/34, while Ryan took two wickets, making him best on field for the match.

In the B grade grand final, Moree Golf Club were too good for the Amaroo Tavern Vikings.

The Golf Club batted first, scoring 188 runs, with significant contributions from Ashmon Matthew (73) and Tom Britton (57).

Wyatt Spiteri-Roberts (3/39) and Clint Thompson (2/12) led the way with the ball for the Vikings.

The Vikings came close in the run chase, but got all out for 166.

Josh Shone top-scored with 41, followed by Norman Duke (34).

Matthew backed up his performance with the bat, taking 2/18, while Matt O'Donnell took 4/39.

The C grade grand final clash between Colts and Salvos Strikers was extremely close, however the Strikers ended up taking home the wooden spoon, losing by just two runs.

The match was shortened to 25 overs so that they could watch the end of the A grade grand final and enjoy the post-match barbecue and presentation.

The Colts won the toss and chose to bat first, scoring 130 runs.

Tom Vanderstok posted 26 runs, while Ben Ryan (23) was the next best with the bat.

Colin Hammon (4/18) and Jason Poutawa (3/19) were the best of the Strikers' bowlers.

The Strikers couldn't quite match the runs, falling short at 128.

Poutawa scored 31, while Tom Watts got 21 not out.

Chris Holland took 3/25 and young Will Slack-Smith managed an impressive 2/9.

Poutawa said overall, the 35 over competition was a great success, with the standard of cricket higher than previous years.

"More teams were scoring higher scores and batting for longer periods of time," he said.

"We went from 40 overs to 35 to alleviate the length of the game, which I think worked well.

"Some teams aren't at the skill level or fitness level to go the length of the game, so a lot of players batted better because they weren't as tired. They were more likely to finish out their overs."

The twenty20 competition will get underway after the festive season on January 9, with seven teams nominated this year/

Teams have until Christmas to put in a nomination. Contact Jason Poutawa on 0425 390 273 if you would like to nominate a team or play.

Meanwhile, Moree is set to host Walcha for the final rep match of the year on Sunday and is hoping for a win to confirm a spot in the semi-finals.