A Matthew Petherick hat-trick topped off Russells Creek's twenty20 victory against West Warrnambool at Davidson Oval on Thursday night.
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Petherick's triumph came in the final three balls of the encounter.
The captain's 5/16 came after a strong batting effort.
The team's 6/118 proved too much for the Panthers which recorded 7/97.
Creek registered its first twenty20 win of the season.
Rukshan Weerasinghe was one of the stars on Thursday night.
The batsman, a Sri Lankan import, enjoyed a strong opening partnership with Cam Williams.
Weerasinghe made 28 while Williams hit 44 as Creek recorded 6/118.
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Weerasinghe felt he and Williams ran well between the wickets.
The opening batsman didn't play the first twenty20 game of this season because he had a hamstring injury.
He said his hamstring felt good during the match.
"It's a good country," he said of Australia.
It's a good country.
- Rukshan Weerasinghe
He has appreciated the support of the club, the president, the coach and his teammates this season.
Alastair Templeton (27) and Ben Threlfall (29) batted well for West Warrnambool.
Meanwhile, Nestles defeated Wesley-CBC, Port Fairy beat Allansford-Panmure and Woodford accounted for Dennington in the other division one matches.
Caleb Bidmade had a cracking game for Nestles, scoring 34 runs and taking 3/3.
Jason Perera's 70 proved match-winning for Port Fairy and Nick Butters' 45 was invaluable for Woodford.
Merrivale played Brierly-Christ Church in the other match.
That match was at Merrivale Oval in Warrnambool and started at 6.30pm.
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