The Balina Bears and Byron Bay cricket clubs have secured minor premierships in the Far North Coast second grade competition with one round left to play, before two weekends of finals from Saturday, 14 March.
For the second year in a row Ballina Bears claimed the minor premiership in the southern area of the region after winning 14 of their 19 games so far, with just one loss.
Their record leaves them on top of the table on 115 points well ahead of second placed Marist Brothers who have 12 wins and five losses.
Lismore Workers and Evans Head round out the top four with one round of the regular season to play.
Tintenbar-East Ballina (TEB) can’t make it into the top four with just the one game remaining. However, with Lismore taking on Evans Head and Marist Brothers playing Ballina Bears, second place, and a home final, is still up for contention.
Byron Bay second grade cricketers have dominated the northern region with 15 wins from their 19 games accruing 112 points.
Behind them the Murwillumbah Panthers and Terranora Lakes are both on 94 points, while Bangalow (88) and Mullumbimby-Brunswick (85) are both vying for the last finals position this weekend.
Bangalow takes on Byron Bay while Mullumbimby-Brunswick faces Tweed-Banora.
Murwillumbah faces Terranora Lakes in a clash for outright second place, and a home semi-final.
LJ Hooker
In the first grade LJ Hooker league TEB sit in first place with 12 wins and four losses and total points of 92, ahead of Tweed Banora Colts who are just a win behind on 86 points.
Goonellabah Workers are in third spot (83 points) followed by Cudgen on 77. With a win worth seven points Terranora Lakes are adrift of finals cricket in fifth place with 68 points.
Without some upsets this weekend, with all the top teams playing less successful teams, the top four is likely to be unchanged.
Third grade
The Byron Bay Cricket Club also has the third grade minor premiership sown up after an undefeated season so far. They lead the competition with 107 points. Alstonville (87), and two Bangalow sides White (77) and Blue (68) round out the final top four.
TEB sits in fifth position on 51 points.
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