Senior cricket grand finals this weekend

Goonellabah Workers Cricket Club will take on Cudgen in the LJ Hooker League first-grade grand final this weekend at Pottsville.

For the Goonellabah side it is their third grand final appearance in five years, while Cudgen are the defending premiers.

Goonellabah won through to the grand final after a strong showing against the minor premiers Tintenbar East Ballina (TEB).

In their game last weekend playing at home TEB won the toss and sent Goonellabah in to bat where they put on a winning score of 8/191 off their 40 overs. Opener Blake Perkins top scored with 66 and was supported by Kevin Warid’s 37.

In reply TEB were bowled out for 114. The best of the visiting bowlers was Kale Hare who ripped through the middle order claiming 3/9 off three overs.

In the second-grade north competition Byron Bay will meet Terranora Lakes in the grand final this weekend at the Cavanabah Centre.

Byron are coming off a good win against the Mullumbimby/Brunswick team at the Cavanbah Centre last Sunday. Mullumbimby/Brunswick were bowled out for 128 before Byron chased down the total with nine wickets in hand.

Terranora were able to get on top of Murwillumbah Panthers after amassing 8/230 after 40 overs. In reply the Panthers were rolled for 125. the damage was done by Terranora’s vice captain Javinda Singh who, after hitting his team’s top score of 68 runs, then bowled 5/23 off eight overs. He did the most damage in the 11th over when he took three wickets and removed the first and second for ducks.

In the second-grade south competition Ballina Bears will host Lismore Workers in the grand final.

The Bears came into their game as minor premiers and made short work of Evans Head after winning the toss and batting to a total of 8/195. Evans were bowled out for 70, their innings included five ducks.