Koroit Cricket Club turns its stumps pink this weekend in support of the McGrath Foundation.
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The Saints' division two and three sides play Woodford and Nirranda respectively at Jack Keane Oval and Victoria Park.
Players and supporters are encouraged to wear pink and donate while a pink afternoon tea will be provided on the day.
After the games the Commercial Hotel Koroit will host the Pink Stumps Band Night with live music, raffles and more fund-raising planned.
The club's Facebook page has also received a makeover with its profile picture and logo turning pink for the occasion.
President Bailen McDonald said the Saints were proud to raise money and awareness for the popular foundation.
The games are expected to be action-packed with the division two side playing its final two-day game before a hopeful finals series.
If it defeats the Bulls it is guaranteed a spot in the top four.
The third tier side, which is in last place, will be out to impact Nirranda's chances of playing finals.
Seamus Brady is also playing his 50th division two game for the club.
Bull on song
Pomborneit division two player Luke Reynolds had a day to remember with the ball on Saturday.
Reynolds claimed his first hat-trick in the Bulls' four-wicket win over Boorcan.
Firstly he bowled Tim Fleming for 16, that wicket was followed by another cracker to dismiss Connor Jackson. Finally he had Joshua Laverty-Meloni caught by Daniel Lenehan to complete the rare feat and the first innings with Boorcan making 99.
Reynolds finished with 4-14 from 2.5 overs.
His form did not continue with the bat as he was dismissed for four as the Bulls steadily chased down the target in 36 overs.
Pomborneit plays its final division two match this weekend. No matter the result it will finish in seventh position on the ladder.
Finals battle
THE Warrnambool and District and Grassmere cricket associations' finalists are sorted but South West's race will come to a dramatic conclusion this weekend.
Four teams have a mathematical chance to play finals with Camperdown (108 points), Bookaar, Noorat (102) and Cobden (96) all still in play.
Camperdown plays last-placed Heytesbury, Bookaar faces Terang (seventh) while Noorat and Cobden face each other.
Noorat and Cobden need a win and hope Bookaar loses to have any chance of a late charge into finals.
Pomborneit and Mortlake are guaranteed a spot in the top two.
If the Bulls score a final-round win they have a chance to steal top spot from the Cats, who have a bye.
Hawkesdale, Panmure, Grassmere and Yambuk are the GCA finalists while Brierly-Christ Church, Russells Creek, Woodford and West Warrnambool are the WDCA's top four.
WDCA Team of the Week
Matthew Love (Brierly-Christ Church) 140; Bevan Stokie (Wesley-CBC) 88; Lachlan Rooke (Brierly-Christ Church) 84; Luke Wilson (Brierly-Christ Church) 80; Samuel Younghusband (West Warrnambool) 62*; Josh Stapleton (Merrivale) 5-31; Ben Boyd (Allansford) 4-97; Jarrod Petherick (Merrivale) 3-18; Tyler Fowler (Woodford) 3-41; Will Templeton (West Warrnambool) 3-47; Niahl Dwyer (Port Fairy) 3-49.
SWC Team of the Week
Mohammed Aqeeb (Heytesbury Rebels) 100*; Kaplan McCann (Cobden) 79; Corey Rounds (Mortlake) 53; Johnathon Benallack (Cobden) 52; Clinton Baker (Mortlake) 49, 1-27; Noah Ackerley (Simpson) 5-28; Fraser Lucas (Bookaar) 4-19; Todd Robertson (Mortlake) 4-25; Jackson Rock (Cobden) 3-9; Angus Uwland (Cobden) 3-12; Tim Fitzgerald (Bookaar) 3-15.
GCA Team of the Week
Todd McLean (Yambuk) 86, 1-4; Ben Julius (Hawkesdale) 77, 1-17; Jason Hutchins (Killarney) 74*; Simon Wilde (Purnim) 56*; Brayden Buchanan (Killarney) 54*, 2-22; Braden Hotker (Grassmere) 54, 1-23; Kallan Melican (Panmure) 4-11, 18*; James North (Hawkesdale) 3-10, 34; Dale Beane (Purnim) 3-12; Daniel Meade (Panmure) 3-16; Stuart Hill (Killarney) 3-21.
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