AN EARLY declaration from the Beenleigh Pirates sealed victory for the Division one Jimboomba Bushrangers.
Jimboomba won the toss on day one, sending Beenleigh out to bat in favourable bowling conditions.
Bowler Paul Evans devastated the Beenleigh batting line up with impressive figures (4-25) from nine overs.
Hayden Teese was just as deadly with (3-25) from five overs.
Beenleigh was bowled out for 140 runs after 42 overs leaving Jimboomba to bat out the day with a score of 3/50.
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The Bushrangers took a 45-run lead after finishing all out for 184 on day two.
In a high risk move, Beenleigh declared at 5/125, leaving Jimboomba with a small 80 run deficit to chase down for victory with 35 minutes remaining.
Kim Watson and Tom Jellie belted a match winning partnership in just seven overs with 47 runs not out apiece.
Jellie dominated with the bat, scoring 68 nit out on day one with Paul Evans (46) also in form on day one.
Division two
THE division two Jimboomba Bushrangers shot down the Greenbank Gorillas with a phenomenal bowling attack. Greenbank lost the toss and sent Jimboomba in to bat first.
There were no weak links in the Jimboomba batting line up with Noah Plater, Hayden Steinhardt and Cameron Steinhardt scoring half-centuries to put on 3/228 in 40 overs.
Jimboomba bowled with confidence to take four early wickets from Greenbank for 19 runs.
A middle order Greenbank batsman scored 48 runs to make the Bushrangers work hard for their victory.
Connor Mills led the Jimboomba bowling attack with four wickets in three overs.
Tight bowling and fielding restricted Greenbank to 9/95 with Jimboomba winning with a 133-run margin.
Division four
THE Jimboomba Bushrangers division four side took on Kuraby Blue in a home game on Saturday, November 24.
Jimboomba won the toss and elected to bat first, firing an impressive 3/129 scoreboard.
Harry Shield led the batting effort with 29 runs followed by Joseph Withers (29) and Tristan Van Hout (15).
The Bushrangers’ bowling performance started slowly, but picked up after the seventh over.
All bowlers picked up wickets with Kuraby restricted to 6/90.
