LONGFORD earned itself a TCL A-grade grand final berth after recording a 57-run victory over Beauty Point in yesterday's qualifying semi-final at Longford.
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The home side won the toss and chose to bat first and made 9-184 off its 40 overs.
Opener Anthony Taylor top-scored with 66 and Dion Blair made 46 batting at No.3 - the pair putting on a valuable 90-run partnership for the second wicket.
Robert Moore chipped in with 21 batting at seven.
Jason Savage was the most successful of the Beauty Point bowlers, taking 3-33, Beau Hills picked up 2-22 and Adam Turner 2-20.
Beauty Point lost opener Brennan Cresswell for nine and captain Rob Eltringham for a duck to Jesse Arnol to be 2-25 and when Savage was caught for 15 off the bowling of Nick Spencer, they were in trouble at 3-36.
Vaughan Rose made 33 and Beau Hills 34 in the middle-order but once they were dismissed, there was little resistance from the tail as the Point was dismissed for 127 off 36 overs.
Robert Moore picked up 4-30 to help mop up the tail and Arnol finished with 3-22, taking valuable wickets at the top of the order.
Beauty Point will play Legana in next Saturday's preliminary final to decide who will meet Longford in the grand final in a fortnight.
