YOU don’t ever forget your first hundred in the top grade, and Matt Crawshaw certainly won’t forget his.
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![BACK-BREAKING WORK: Dogs fast bowler Byron Hales bowled a whopping 18.3 overs without a change on Saturday. But it helped Wodonga record a thrilling win away to Lavington in Provincial cricket. Pictures: MARK JESSER BACK-BREAKING WORK: Dogs fast bowler Byron Hales bowled a whopping 18.3 overs without a change on Saturday. But it helped Wodonga record a thrilling win away to Lavington in Provincial cricket. Pictures: MARK JESSER](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/Zm4CTucw9LK5zMwcDbCRu9/51082906-9a3d-4f88-a1d0-0ddbc5e5a604.jpg/r0_909_2422_3688_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The St Patrick’s batsman scored a whopping 161 not out to help his side to a thrilling one-wicket win over North Albury at Bunton Park on Saturday.
Crawshaw opened the batting and smashed 19 boundaries and five sixes to help St Patrick’s to 9-296, chasing the Hoppers’ 9-281.
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North Albury looked home when it had Patties 9-230, but Crawshaw had other ideas, putting on 66 with Cooper Page (1*) for the last wicket.
Patties all-rounder Jon Shaw said it was great to watch.
“It was as well-timed and well-placed an innings as you could see,” Shaw said.
“It was like watching one of the old Michael Bevan highlights.”
Elsewhere, Liam Hocking top-scored with 33 to help Albury beat East Albury by two wickets at Billson Oval.
And Wodonga Raiders just avoided outright defeat against New City.