A determined Tarneit Central fell short in the North West Metropolitan Cricket Association George Luscombe Shield grand final on Saturday.
Despite being set a massive task on day one of the match, Tarneit fought hard against the best side all season, the Merrifield Panthers.
Both sides were playing in the top grade for the first time this season, with Tarneit aiming to win a second titles having claimed the Western Suburbs Churches and Community Cricket Association T20 title.
The Panthers had lost just one game for the season to Tarneit, which gave the underdogs some hope it could knock them off.
The Panthers made 307 on day one of the match, before day two was postponed until Saturday after rain last Sunday. Anil Bhatia was the pick of the bowlers for Tarneit, taking 4-40.
On Saturday, Tarneit was in trouble early with its top four batters all out cheaply and looking like the Panthers would run through them.
The middle order led by Gurpreet Singh started a turnaround to put the pressure back on the Panthers.
With the run rate starting to increase, Tarneit had to find some more runs quickly.
As it did, wickets started to fall including Singh, who made well fought 101.
Tarneit ended up all out for 241 in the 74th over.
Chanpreet Singh Dhaliwal, who came in at number nine, was the other key batter as he scored a handy 40.
Satnam Singh took three wickets for Tarneit in the loss.
