The week was held from January 15-21 and Eastern Districts won four games and tied one game to make the final against South Midlands which was played at Stan Twight Reserve in Rockingham.

Captain Stuart Yandle did a great job of organising the team for Country Week.

The final was a close game that could have gone either way but South Midlands managed to pass Eastern Districts’ score of 211, with eight wickets down, to win the match.

Eastern Districts’ batters struggled against South Midlands and it was only a terrific 142 not out by G Yandle and a last wicket partnership of 77 runs between Yandle and Gmeiner that got them to 211.

South Midlands chased down the score in the 50th over.

In the final game, highlights for batting were G Yandle 142, D Bow 24 and C Gmeiner 7.

Highlights in bowling were C Field 4/52, G Yandle 2/36 and S Hooper 2/47.

Highlights of the week:

On day one, Eastern Districts 5/191 defeated Albany 2/157 and the best batters were G Yandle 114, S Sedgwick 21 and J Sprigg 21.

Best bowlers were S Hooper 3/49, G Connelly 2/16 and C Fields 2/14.

On day two, Eastern Districts 228 tied with Collie 6/228 and the best batters were C Fields 63, D Bow 40 and S Sedgwick 25.

The best bowlers were S Hooper 2/67, G Connelly 1/19 and D Bow 1/42.

On day three, Eastern Districts 190 defeated Warren Blackwood.

The best batters were G Connelly 57, S Hooper 34 and S Sedgwick 25 and the best bowlers were W Hooper 3/34, C Fields 4/28 and S Hooper 2/48.

On day four, Eastern Districts 5/205 defeated Kalgoorlie Friendlies 183.

The best batters were J Sprigg 41, D Gray 49 and S Sedgwick 39 and the best bowlers were S Hooper 3/49, G Connelly 2/23 and G Yandle 2/7.

On day five the game was shortened to 20 overs due to rain and the Eastern Districts 1/162 defeated West Pilbara 9/139.

The best batters were D Gray 87 and S Yandle 66 and the best bowlers were C Fields 4/19 and C Hooper 3/30.