AFTER months of hard work and a massive season, it’s come down to the last weekend of the junior cricket calendar. This weekend will see Wangaratta and District junior cricketers pull on their whites for the last time in the three grand finals across the region. It begins on Saturday morning at North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve, where the division premiers of the two under 12 competitions meet to determine who is the best team. The under 12 division championships were decided last weekend, with Ovens Valley United claiming the Blue division premiership and Benalla Bushrangers Blue winning in the Gold division. Now, they’ll come face to face for the first time, with the winner walking away with the Bill Daniel Shield. Play is set to begin from 9am. In other grades, one way or another, the under 14 Len Hill Shield is heading to Benalla, with a derby final on the cards at the Gardens Oval. Benalla Bushrangers Red and Blue will play across the weekend, after finishing the regular season first and third and blitzing through their semi-finals. The under 16s grand final will be held at Bill O’Callaghan Oval, after City Colts finished top of the table and won the right to host the decider. Their opponents, Benalla Bushrangers, finished second overall and performed well in their semi-final victory over Rovers United Bruck last weekend.
