Three finals set to be played across two grades in action-packed weekend of ADCA cricket

Denmark and Collingwood Park will have an opportunity to advance directly into the Albany and Districts Cricket Association B-grade final when they face off in the qualifying final on Saturday.

The top two sides will square off at Turf South while third-placed Manypeaks face off against fourth-placed Royals in an elimination final at Turf East.

The Magpies go into the fixture with a head-to-head record of two wins and one loss against Park with wins coming in round one and round six.

Park were five-wicket winners in their most recent encounter in round 11 and have won four of their past five games to close out the season in terrific form.

Peaks will be buoyed by a five-wicket win in the final round over their semifinal opponent and reigning premiers the Lions as they look to avenge last season’s grand final result.

The Lions were 17-run winners in a thrilling decider over Peaks last season.

The loser of the qualifying final and the winner of the elimination final will meet in the preliminary final the following day for a chance to advance to the the grand final.

In the ADCA C-grade competition, Collingwood Park and Manypeaks will do battle for a grand final berth in the preliminary final at Hard North on Saturday.

The winner of that clash will meet Narrikup, who finished atop the ladder, in the C-grade grand final on March 18.

Peaks’ notched wins over Park in round four but slumped to a 25-run loss in round nine and went down in their most recent encounter by 39 runs in round 14.

Park have recorded eight wins and three losses across their 12 games while Peaks finished with a record of six wins and five losses.

Both B-grade finals start at 12.30pm while the solitary C-grade final kicks off at 1pm.

ALBANY AND DISTRICTS CRICKET ASSOCIATION FINALS

SATURDAY, March 11

A-GRADE, 12pm start

Elimination final - Royals v Collingwood Park at Turf North

B-GRADE, 12.30pm start

Qualifying final – Denmark v Collingwood Park at Turf South

Elimination final - Manypeaks v Royals at Turf East

C-GRADE, 1pm start

Elimination final – Collingwood Park v Manypeaks at Hard North

Sunday, March 12

Preliminary final at Turf South