Mt Clear pounced on an undermanned Wendouree to claim victory in the last of the Twenty20 rounds for season 2019-20.
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The Mounties knocked over the Red Caps - missing key players such as Sam Miller, Cole Roscholler and Anthony Beacham - for just 98 and then chased down the target with seven wickets in hand.
The success leaves Mt Clear in outright second spot on the Ballarat Cricket Association first grade table. The Mounties are still well behind Darley, which continued its unbeaten season against Brown Hill at the Western Oval.
The Lions made 2-122 and then bowled out the Bulls for just 80. Danza Hyatt made 62 not out and then took four wickets for the winners.
Other winners on Saturday were East Ballarat, Golden Point and Buninyong, which snatched victory from North Ballarat under lights.
ROUND RESULTS
North Ballarat 4/133 (M Nolan 79*, H Givvens 2/9) lost to Buninyong 6/135 (D Ellis 43*, MJ Nicholson 2/25, J Hayes 2/28)
Darley 2/122 (D Hyatt 62*) d Brown Hill 80 (Hyatt 4/14)
Ballarat-Redan 87 (J Brown 3/11, T Dixon 2/12, J Nichols 2/13, L Hodgins 2/20) lost to East Ballarat 0/88 (L Hodgins 54*, G Hicks 30*)
Wendouree 98 (J Peeters 26, J Butler 2/12, G Trevenen 2/19, AJ George 2/22) lost to Mt Clear 3/101 (S Nicholson 52*, J Peeters 2/19)
Naps-Sebas 7/79 (M De Zoysa 2/10, S Ogilvie 2/15) lost to Golden Point 2/80 (J Pegg 43*, M De Zoysa 29)
