Two humiliating defeats highlighted the final round of Gippsland Cricket League matches yesterday, paving the way for a showdown between Traralgon and Leongatha in February.
Sale-Maffra, which was in the box seat, fell to third after a defeat to Traralgon after going all out for 80, while former Sale-Maffra player Adrian Burgiel made 79 against his old teammates.
Bairnsdale put in a poor performance against Warragul at the Wy Yung turf, making 76 in reply to Warragul's 177.
Leongatha captain Jason Wilson made 99, as it piled on 314 for 5 against Alberton at the Wonthaggi turf.
Traralgon will now face Leongatha in a senior final at Western Park on Sunday, 5 February, while the under 18s will be Leongatha v Traralgon at Eastern Park, and Sale-Maffra and Bairnsdale will do battle at Hallora in the under 16s.
Seniors: Leongatha 5/314(cc) (Jason Wilson 99 Mitchell Clark 63 Gavin Britt 58* Greg Pickles 36) d Alberton 161 Tim Wightman 4/25 Ryan Thomas 2/29 Dylan Clark 2/39; Bairnsdale 76 (Todd Mann 5/9 Callum Stewart 3/25 Brad Wadlan 2/17) d Warragul 177 (Luke Gilbert 72 Dom Reed 3/27 Darcy Murray 3/29 Mike Jones 3/33); Sale-Maffra 80 (Tom Shippen 3/23 Michael Warne 3/27 Andrew Davidson 2/17) d Traralgon 8/208(cc) Adrian Burgiel 79 John Keighran 30 Jack Tatterson 2/31 Anthony Scott 2/35;
Under 18s: Sale-Maffra 54 (BA Williams 3/9 J Blakey 3/10 N Gaudion 2/1) d Warragul 77 (M Ross 25 JS Davis 4/15 B Howes 2/7); Traralgon 153 (Ben Julin 34 L Maynard 28) d Bairnsdale 76 (D DeGroot 4/19); Central Gippsland 143 (N Celima 44 B Mills 26 M McCall 3/23 A Mantiet 2/8 J Cochrane 2/33) d Leongatha 195 (Tom Wyatt 55 R Olden 53 A Mantiet 31 T Dowe 4/34 D Lee 3/34) .
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