Greater Northern Raiders have ticked off their primary goals that farewelled a rookie campaign on Sunday with a satisfying four-wicket win.
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Coach Andrew Gower was rapt to end the summer the way the side started against New Town back in round two.
The Bucks were the debutant's first victim and and the last ahead of next week's bye.
"I absolutely think we have hit some good KPIs that internally we would have set for ourselves," Gower said.
"Probably winning four games was not one of them; it was more like winning two, maybe three. To get the four and every format was super.
"It's just rewards for the efforts that the guys have put in over the course of the year."
The Raiders captured two 50-over matches, another in T20 cricket and took their last opportunity to win a two-dayer on Sunday.
Wins have came from New Town twice, Glenorchy in the return away game and and a major upset over state T20 champions at North Hobart.
Gower felt improvement in the batting drove the side to win three of its last nine in the second half of the year.
"I just think it's the level you need to be at and the consistency overall," he said.
"When you're batting, our top six talks about not getting bad balls. It's about getting through those tough periods with the quality of bowling you come up against.
"I think you'll see it's reflected what's happens when they go back to club cricket.
"They face against players bowling 135km/h, go back to club cricket and they're dominating like the ATs [Alistair Taylor] of this world."
The Raiders' maturity was summed up when 15-year-old Cooper Anthes was asked to get the win after resuming overnight at 3-69 following an unbroken 58-run stand.
The visitors looked to be cruising at 4-133 chasing 159 for victory until Rhys French was dismissed for 75 off 135 balls and Brandon King went four runs later for 23.
Gower admitted to feeling more than a tad nervy when debutant Gary Miles joined Anthes at the crease.
"Once our two set batters were out we were on track, I felt," Gower said.
"Frenchy and Kingy got us through to lunch and we were in a pretty good position needing 30 to win then.
"Both batters were out just after lunch, so obviously there is always going to be a bit of nerves.
"But young Cooper going out there to see us a home was fantastic for his development moving forward."
Gower called 19-year-old French a "bit unique" after the one-time state under-15 player dropped off the radar for a few seasons before coming back into calculations.
"He came in real good form looking at his last three games for Latrobe before coming to the Raiders," he said.
"He had some confidence back, took the gloves too, which was a big ask, but he has batted beautifully in the two games he's played."
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