Moree under 11s representative cricket side have been crowned champions after they took out the Northern Inland grand final on Sunday.
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The undefeated GJ & BP Chard Hay Bailing Contractors under 11s side, coached by Dan van Velthuizen, finished their season on a high after they defeated a talented Tamworth XI side to claim grand final victory in front of a large home crowd on Sunday.
After losing the toss, Moree were sent in to bat and amassed a whopping 106 runs from their first 15 overs.
George Diprose retired on 30 in the first innings.
In the field, Moree was "simply incredible" restricting Tamworth to 63 runs.
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"Moree did not concede a single sundry in this innings - an amazing statistic," Moree Junior Cricket Club president Brad Beddoes said.
"In their second knock, Moree were sensible with Jock Kirkby stabling the innings retiring on 30.
"Valuable contributions were also made by Roger Vickery and Nate Grasnick."
With two overs left to bat, George Diprose returned to the crease and rocketed to an unbeaten 51.
Tamworth required a mammoth 133 from 15 overs and fell short by 33 runs.
In the field, Beddoes said there were some remarkable efforts with Roley van Velthuizen stopping everything that came his way.
"Roger Vickery and Joseph Vickerman were full of energy and saved countless runs putting their body on the line," he said.
"Captain Josh Slack-Smith was crafty all day setting great fields and encouraging his players."
The Joshua Hazlewood Shield was presented to Moree captain Josh Slack-Smith at the end of the match.
George Diprose was named Man of the Match by the game's umpire, which Beddoes said was very much deserved.
He congratulated each and every player on the team, including Josh Slack-Smith, Riley Slack-Smith, Jonah James, Roger Vickery, Joseph Vickerman, Roley van Velthuizen, George Diprose, Jock Kirkby, George Tighe, Jack Rogers, Stephanie Antees, Nate Grasnick, Will Gillingham and George Kirkby.
"They were a tremendous little cricket team all throughout the season," he said.
"They were undefeated all year, they didn't lose a game. They just gelled."
This was the first year Moree has entered an under 11s team into the rep competition, so considering the players were all reasonably new to representative cricket, and some in the side are as young as eight or nine, Beddoes said it was a top effort.
"Thanks for a great rep season kids, you were a pleasure to watch," he said.
"Everyone involved with MJCC are super proud."