Moments earlier, tense Combine players had been pacing or perched on the edge of their seats, in the Ballarat Cricket Association club firsts semi-final.

They had needed five runs, chasing 219, with two wickets to spare off the nine balls remaining against traditional finals contender Mt Clear.

Ballarat-Redan captain-coach Shane Skontra said it felt great to reach the grand final after the two-day "arm-wrestle" at the weekend.

He looked forward to testing the Combine against reigning premier Wendouree in a four-day showdown.

"We've had a really good season, but that counts for nothing when it comes down to it, except that match," Skontra said.

Crowds gathered at City Oval late yesterday as Ballarat-Redan and Mt Clear finals contenders wrapped up play in other divisions.

Mt Clear had posted 9-219 in day-one action on Saturday and, like the Mounties, Ballarat-Redan lost its openers cheaply, 1-4 and 2-27.

Number-three Combine Matt Hoey thrived under pressure to notch up 49 (one six, five fours) and boost the order.

All-rounder Jarrod Allan, batting number eight, answered the challenge again in the lower order with an impressive 71 not out, frustrating the Mounties' attack.

But the hero was Landry, who, at number 10, unleashed with perfect timing for that match-winning six, despite nursing a suspected broken finger from day one.

He simply raised his bat to salute his ecstatic team-mates.

Skontra said his team knew they were chasing an achievable target after stumps on day one.

Simon Allan had taken 6-81 off 32 overs, sharing the wicket load with Jarrod Allan, who nabbed 3-61 ro contain the Mounties.

The Combine order just had to stay focused to get the job done.

"We were pretty confident we could get the runs," Skontra said.

"Even though we lost wickets at pretty crucial stages we remained persistent."

Mt Clear was left devastated.

Mountie quick Lincoln Blake carried the bulk of the workload on day two, capturing 3-75 and nine maidens off 29.4 overs.

Leg spinner Ash George claimed a solid 3-47 off 12 while seasoned spinner Darren Fletcher chipped in two scalps.

Two wickets apiece to Blake and George had pinned the Combine 4-77 within 32 overs.

Fletcher continued for a steady innings with the bat.

Skontra said his team would stick to its finely tuned training regime this week for the biggest game of the season - that was what had got his team this far.