It was a mixed weekend for the respective Greater Illawarra Zone cricket teams in the latest round of the Youth Championships.
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The three Illawarra Highlanders sides swept their matches against the ACT/Southern Districts Kings, while the Greater Southern Marlins under 13s also secured a win over the ACT/Southern Districts Barons.
The Greater Southern under 14s and under 15s were defeated by the Barons.
The under 14 boys saw an Angus Campbell century help the Highlanders reach 6-209, before Rhys Cattle took four wickets to help bowl the Kings out for 173.
Willoughby Watson was the star in the Illawarra under 15s win, the opener setting the platform for victory with a patient 72.
Watson then took two wickets as the Highlanders successfully defended their total of 7-195, with ACT/SD all out for 123. Noah King also impressed and finished with figures of 4-20.
Blake Cattle and Hector James each took three wickets in the under 13 boys victory, with the Kings restricted to 8-102 off 40 overs.
Cattle also contributed 34 runs in the second innings, while opener Jake Brown (32*) carried his bat to lead the team to a comfortable eight-wicket win.
For the Marlins, Jackson Ingram produced a standout performance, the opener scoring 123 in the under 13s first-innings total of 6-230.
Kasey Barton and Blake Mackrell each took three wickets to restrict the Barons to 9-188.
The Greater Southern under 14s suffered a 97-run defeat to ACT/SD, while an Alec Dobson century wasn't enough to lead the under 15s past the Barons.
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