Batting first, Echuca benefitted from knocks by Thomas Kerr (31), Easton Carlile (28 not out) and Rhys Varcoe (26) as it posted 7-149.
Charles Ryan (47) tried to guide Colbo to the total, but his side ran out of deliveries at 8-140, Harry Kennedy-Ripon the leading wicket-taker for Echuca.
Moama moved off the bottom of the ladder with a morale-building 65-run win over Elmore.
Struggling at 4-38, the pairing of Duane Johns (81 not out) and Stuart Taylor (136 from 90) lifted Moama to 5-252.
James Harney responded in kind in the Elmore batting stint, making 116, but his teammates couldn’t go with him as his side made just 187.
Luke Dinan (4-18) and Brodie Smolenaars (3-30) led the way for the Moama attack.
Rushworth held off a competent chase from Kyabram Fire Brigade to win by 26 runs.
A half-century from Josh Francis (51) helped Rushworth to post 7-177, supported by Thomas Stevens (35) and Liam Francis (34).
Wil Harrison (40 not out) led the Flames’ response, but the efforts of Shannon Jarrett (4-27) and Liam Francis (3-16) saw Fire Brigade dismissed for 151.
Stanhope made it four from four for defending teams in the grade, repelling the chase of BLU to win by 71 runs.
A pair of 50s at the top to Hamish Stewart (52) and Matthew Evans (56) allowed Stanhope to set 7-187.
Jason Turner held firm at number eight, making 37 not out for BLU in an ultimately futile response, Dinesh Reddy Kondala (3-10) and Josh Densley (3-20) doing most of the damage for Stanhope.
Bill Williams Murray B-grade Shield
Cooma proved much too strong for Echuca South, rolling the Swans for 70 before reaching the total for the loss of one wicket.
Xavier Fawcett (3-17) did the majority of the work with the ball, while Liam Scopelliti (32 not out) and Ben Napier (24 not out) ran down the total without much issue.
Tongala had two overs to spare as it hunted down Leitchville-Gunbower’s total of 8-120.
Matching 35s from Scott Luca and Jack Lunghusen helped L-G set the competitive total.
A balanced Tonny chase saw Mackenzie Cowley lead the way with 37 as the Blues got home.
Rochester’s 171 was beyond the reach of Moama, which managed to post only 9-114 in response.
A balanced batting line-up saw Craig Williams (41), Alice Caldow (38 not out), Donald Young (36 not out) and Sean Williams (30) all surpass 30.
Judd Cuttriss capped off the win with a 4-23 bowling performance.
An injury hit Nondies-Cohuna was unable to field a side against Girgarre.
Gus Underwood C-Grade Shield
Echuca (4-107) cruised to a comfortable win over Rochester (103) in round nine.
Rochester won the toss and elected to bat first, with only James Anderson (34) scoring above 20 for the host.
Leigh Hartshorne and Mitch Crawford both scored 16 while Jaxon Hogan was the pick of the bowlers, taking 4-17 from four overs.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Maxwell (51) and Ashley Smith (24) got the job done for the men in green, who chased down Rochy’s total in the 28th over.
Stanhope just got over the line in a thriller against Kyabram Fire Brigade.
The Lions bowled first and tried to roll the Flames, but Brodie Boal-Ryan (43 not out) and Charlie Perkin (27) navigated their side to 120.
Scott Marshall (4-36) and Ryan Spokes (3-17) led the Lions’ bowling attack.
In the second innings, it was Wade Foley (65) who stood up for Stanhope and top scored for the home side with Brodie Mulcahy (11 not out) guiding his side home.
Both Cooma and Echuca South forfeited their matches, giving points to Elmore and Girgarre, respectively.
Peter Raglus D-grade Shield
Col Pearse’s 81 unbeaten, including seven fours and five sixes, helped BLU set 136 for victory, but Rushworth was able to chase down the Lions’ total.
A half-century retirement from Brett Pateman and 30 from Peter Francis was enough for Rushworth to get the win in 29.3 overs.
Moama prevailed over Echuca by 26 runs, despite a strong 5-13 spell from Echuca’s Daryl Mclean.
Scott McCallum (22) and Blake Johns (21) led the way for Moama with the bat, while Sam McCleary, Mark Clyne and Blake Johns each took two wickets to dismantle the Echuca chase.
Tongala breezed by Stanhope by six wickets, led with the bat by Andrew Reid (31).
All 11 players had a bowl for the Blues, but it was Terry Kay (3-14) who stood out, limiting Stanhope to 94.
