EUROA Veterans hosted Benalla Veterans at our picturesque Friendlies Oval on Sunday to round off our cricket season in style.

Sent into bat, acting captain Gary Abley got us off to a great start with a well-compiled 30 runs, well supported by Dave Gleeson who hammered the opposition bowling, finishing with 40 not out and earning him “man of the match” honours.

The runs kept flowing with Roger McKernan (27), Martin Ahern (20), Phil Thomson (17), and Tony Courtin (15), helping Euroa reach a competitive team total of 174.

Benalla’s top order came out swinging, quickly reaching the milestone of 50 runs without loss.

However, Roger McKernan broke through, with Kevin Storer taking a great catch close in.

A clever stumping by Gary Abley gave Phil Brown a well-earned wicket, while Peter Malone bowled a beauty to dismiss another Benalla batter.

Despite our efforts, Benalla steadily chased down the target, eventually passing our total in the 38th over, making for a hard-fought contest.

The Euroa Veterans would like to acknowledge and thank the incredible volunteers who worked tirelessly to ensure we could play on a magnificent oval:

Rob Asquith, Peter Morey, Peter Malone, Glenn Coridas, Daffy Lamaro, Heather Crosbie, and Kirrily McCombe.

Apologies to anyone we may have missed.

With another season behind us, the team is confident that more wins are just about the corner.

We are already looking forward to next year.

Finally, the Euroa Veterans would like to wish all Euroa footballers and netballers the very best for the upcoming season.

Go Euroa!