WBCA: Boyup Brook win T20 competition

Boyup Brook have won back-to-back titles in the Warren Blackwood Cricket Association T20 tournament thanks to an undefeated campaign in the shortest format. Nail-biting wins over Manjimup and Pemberton at Collier Street Sporting Complex on Saturday sealed the deal after they defeated Forestry and Bridgetown and Boyup Brook Oval two weekends ago. In their early fixture, the competition winners chased down Manjimup’s total of 137 with seven balls to spare. Manjimup’s solid score was built on contributions from Luke Murphy (37 from 36 balls), Cameron Harris (27 from 20 balls) and Jack Muir (24 from 27 balls), with Declan Holland (1-15 from 4 overs) the best of the Boyup Brook bowlers. The chase ebbed and flowed due to regular interventions from Jonathan Millar (3-27 from 4 overs), but David Cowan (54 from 37 balls) set up the innings and Tristan Mead (35no from 16 balls) applied the finishing touches as Boyup Brook won with five wickets to spare. The champions sealed the deal in their next game, getting over Pemberton with one over to spare. Gary Mills (27 from 16 balls) and Peter Bamess (25 from 20 balls) were in the runs as Pemberton managed to make 6-121 batting first, with Rory Miller (3-16 from 4 overs) the main wicket-taker. Another exciting chase saw Boyup Brook get over the line with four wickets in hand, with Tom Keightley (46 from 52 balls) playing the anchor role and Cowan (34 from 18 balls) hitting the accelerator. Last year’s T20 competition featured a grand final decider, but the decision was made for this season to award the winner in a round-robin format due to a lack of calendar space.