The North East Knights’ under 16s can hold their heads high after an impressive display at the Cricket Victoria State Championships in Melbourne.
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Despite dropping their final game against South East Country by 65 runs on Thursday, the Knights finished the tournament in the top-10.
Late breakthroughs helped North East restrict South East Country to 6-196, with Ryan Bartel, Matthew Pearce, Elijah Hollands and Will Sharp among the wickets.
In reply, Tom Bracher (23) and Jordan Eyer (23) got the Knights off to a solid start, but wickets continued to tumble as the innings progressed.
Harris Lee’s 25 saw them reach 131.
The Knights’ under 14s side fell to South East Country by six wickets, with Caleb Mitchell leading the scoring on 18 runs.