By Tara Murray
It was heartbreak for Macedon as a ball failed to be bowled in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association women’s league grand final, handing Bacchus Marsh its first women’s premiership.
Rain on Sunday morning ruined the women’s league grand final between minor premiers Bacchus Marsh and the Cats, with the match abandoned.
With the Bulls finishing on top of the ladder, they were awarded the premiership.
Cats Kym Riley said it was a tough way to finish the season. The Cats were going for their third women’s premiership in four seasons, having made the grand final three times in that period.
“There’s nothing we can do,” she said. “It’s the way it goes with the weather.
“We thought we had a good chance to make the game competitive and win, so it’s disappointing.
“That’s cricket and the way it goes. Bacchus Marsh deserves it, they were the top team all year.”
It’s not the first time the women’s grand final has been washed out in recent seasons. Last time, the Cats were on top and they claimed their first premiership before going back-to-back the following season.
Riley said they couldn’t doubt that Bacchus Marsh deserves the premiership after the season it had, losing just one game.
The Bulls were consistently scoring beyond 200 in the back part of the season and beat the Cats in all their games.
Bulls captain-coach Tomeka Fowlie said her side had said from the start of the season they wanted that silverware this season after finishing runners up last year.
“That is what we wanted to do and it’s good,” she said. “When I came to the club the first thing they told me was they wanted to win it.
“They wanted to win it this season. Everyone is really happy and the vibes around the club are really good.”
While the Cats finished the season strongly to finish in second spot and then win their first final to make the grand final.
Riley said they were thrilled with how their season had progressed.
“We definitely improved so much as the season has gone on,” she said. “We gained momentum in the last three to four games of the season.
“We wished there were more games to keep the momentum going. We will hopefully have a full strength side next season.”
Riley said they would use the hurt of premiership loss to drive them into next season and to hopefully go one step further.
“We definitely want to maintain this level and provide consistent cricket for women. We were in most games, but it took us a while to get going.
“Next season we will be ready from round one.”
It positive signs for the Cats, their under-15 girls also made the grand final while their under-13 girls finished on top of the ladder with a 7-1 record.
Bacchus Marsh captain coach Tomeka Fowlie said
