Valley 1 did not lose a wicket on their way to claim the Lithgow Senior Cricket first grade grand final on Saturday, March 23.
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The minor premiers lost the toss and were sent into the field, which captain Ben Sheehan said was disappointing but not unexpected.
"We've batted second most the year," he said.
Lithgow Hotel captain Jon Cronin said in the lead-up to the match that the team would be looking to contain Valley bowlers Aron Crowder and Nick Miller, who had been in blistering form.
But Valley was ready to change things up.
"We knew we would need a different game plan after the semis, they would be playing the defensive against Aron and Nick," Sheehan said.
"What happened was that our other bowlers stepped up and took seven between the three of them."
Sheehan said bowler Chris Giugni stepped up, having saved his best performance of the season for the grand final. Giugni and Juzen Takahira took three wickets each.
The Lithgow Hotel innings struggled to get a roll-on. Openers Jon Cronin (12) and Blake Caldwell (4) fell cheaply, with the best score of the innings going to Brandan Horner (33) at number seven.
The team was all out for 114.
The other wickets went to Aron Crowder (1), Nick Miller (2) and Nic Kenniff (1).
Taking to the crease, Sheehan said it was clear Valley was in a good position to claim an easy victory.
"We didn't have to rush anything, we only needed about three an over," he said.
Eli Felton (25 not out) and Ben Sheehan (82 not out) combined to ground out the win.
Sheehan said the match was played in good spirits. After some fiery exchanges on the pitch, it was back to the pub, shaking hands and enjoying a beer all together.
Having lost the grand final, he predicted Lithgow Hotel would come back stronger next year. Valley 1 would certainly be back.
"Most of the team is hungry to come back and go back to back," he said.
Sheehan made special mention of the contribution made by Sam Johnson, who dedicated time on Friday and Saturday morning to make sure the grounds were prepared.
Sheehan said "a lot of what he does goes unnoticed" publicly and he deserved recognition for the great job he did.