There are just three rounds left of junior cricket in 2018 and four teams will be eager to keep their unbeaten records intact over the long summer holiday break.
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Clarence Town under-12s, Easts White in under-14 division one, City United in under-14 division two and Pedens in under-13s are the last teams without a loss.
But while a number of teams have cleared from the pack, there’s still plenty of opportunities for all teams across the age groups to make finals.
City/Easts and Dungog were keen to stay in contact with the leaders in under-13s and produced a quality game at Maitland Park on Saturday.
A late flurry of runs from Wallace Mackay (27 not out) and Blake Cresswell (14) gave Dungog a defendable total of 6/89
But it wasn’t enough when the combine’s batsman knuckled down to the task and gradually built a winning reply.
Meyyappan Meyyappan and Hayden Williamson made 20 each and Jack Sullivan was 17 not out.
Junior cricket breaks after round nine on December 15 and resumes on February 2.