Junior players from the Wimmera Girls Cricket League wrapped a Country Week competition in Hamilton last week.
Despite not running a competitive season in 2024-25, the WGCL sent a representative under-14 to take part in the Western Victoria Girls Shield, with players from Warrnambool bolstering their ranks.
The team started with an eight-wicket loss to Warrnambool-Moyne on Tuesday last week, before rebounding to thump Geelong by 65 runs, with Lara Angel scoring 29 runs and taking two wickets. The team’s second game on Wednesday was much closer, with the WGCL scoring 6-99 from its 20 overs and holding off Ballarat, 9-95, in a four-run thriller as captain Holly Bird of Swifts-Great Western top scored with 29.
Wimmera won its final pool game against Hamilton, posting a score of 5-85 behind an unbeaten 40 from Angel, and again held on in a thriller as the home side finished 5-80.