Supporters Club won the annual East Cessnock Bowling Club Cup Tier One T20 competition after they overcame Bellbird by four wickets in sweltering conditions at East End on Saturday.
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The tier one and tier two finals were part of the city’s Australia Day celebrations.
With the mercury tipping 43 degrees, Bellbird skipper Pat Cagney won the toss and elected to bat, with the Tigers compiling a healthy 159 although they were bowled out with five balls remaining in their innings.
Joey Main led the way with 52, with Kane Bradley (27), Ben Fairlie (22), and Drage (14) providing he majority of the runs.
Nathan Stapleford (3-29 off 4) and Jordan Goldman (3-43 off 4) picked up a treble of wickets each for Supporters, with Zach Sneesby taking 2-29 off 4.
The Goannas remained in control throughout the run chase, with openers Mick Gates (32) and Jason McGarrigle (22) getting them off to a solid start.
But it was skipper and man-of-the-match Stapleford who steered the club to victory with an unbeaten 60 off just 39 balls, which included four sixes. He received good support from Greg Brodie who made 19.
The Goannas achieved the target in the final over in a tightly contested match after losing six wickets to claim the trophy.
Main also completed an excellent all-round game for the Tigers with 5-24 off 4.
Bellbird won the tier two final earlier in the day when they defeated Wine Country by 52 runs.
The Tigers batted first and posted 7-167 from their 20 overs, with Ben Sillay leading the way at the peak of the order with 59.
Jack Bailey remained unbeaten on 44, with Dylan Stoker (22) and Jordan Field (18) making starts.
Tallen Howson was the pick of the Wine Country attack with 4-16 off 3, with Johan Briedenhann (2-28 off 4) also bowling tidily.
The Wood Ducks completed their 20 overs at 8-116, with Jason McMichael (32) and Tom Page (19no) the main contributors. Nick Hurn (2-15 off 4) and Bailey (2-11 off 4) kept a lid on things for Bellbird.