A century to 16-year-old young gun Thomas Beaumont shifted the game in Launceston's favour after day one against Mowbray.
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In his first time batting at an A-grade level in regular competition since making his debut in round seven, Beaumont came to the crease at 6-82 before playing what coach Alistair Taylor described as "an innings of a lifetime".
"It was unbelievable," he said.
"He's such a good kid, he works his bloody backside off at training and to come in at six for not many, batting at eight, it's just special.
"We are glad he got there, we were obviously nine down when he was in the 80s and 90s, so we are absolutely thrilled for him. It was a proper, brilliant cricket innings."
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The Launceston Church Grammar School student finished with 133 off 148 balls before being run out by Will Dakin, boosting the Lions to 284.
Launceston's day got better as they dismissed Jason Snare (11) and Eagles captain Luke Scott (2), to see the away side come back next week at 2-19.
Dan Smith took both the wickets to finish day one with figures of 2-4 off five overs.
While Beaumont stole the show earlier in the day with the bat, teammates George Maguire (30), James Curran (29) and debutant Archie Wilkinson (26) were other respectable contributors while number 11 Jakeb Morris saw the teenager to his century with an unbeaten 13 off 51 balls.
The competition's leading wicket-taker James Storay claimed the big wicket of Taylor for a golden duck, finishing with 3-44 off his 18 overs with opening partner Ben Spinks (3-45 off 14) almost matching his figures.
South Launceston v Riverside
Riverside have thrown down the gauntlet to South Launceston, with the Knights requiring 283 more for a first-innings victory next weekend.
Sent in to bat by their home-deck opponents, the Blues managed 9-295 before captain Tom Garwood called his side in to have several overs at the Knights batsmen.
The pair of Jeremy Jackson and Doug Ryan were able to negotiate two overs each from Jesse Homan and Lyndon Stubbs, finishing the day's play at 0-13.
Earlier in the day it would be Garwood and Stubbs who led the way with the bat at contrasting positions of the innings.
The Blues skipper notched his fourth half-century of the season in an innings of 76 off 113 balls after a 65-run opening stand with Jack Manix-Geeves.
Both openers were dismissed by first-grade debutant James Leake, with the young gun finishing his age-restricted 12 overs with 4-40, taking the Blues' first four scalps.
In-form all-rounder Ramesh Sundra would come close to following in Garwood's footsteps with a half-century but Jackson put an end to that, capturing him caught and bowled for 47.
That wicket caused a minor collapse as the Blues lost 3-3 but a 79-run partnership for the eighth wicket between Stubbs and young-gun Aidan O'Connor steadied the ship before the latter fell one run short of a maiden first-grade half-century.
Stubbs wouldn't make the same mistake, putting on another 40 with Sam Lockett until the Blues' coach fell for 58 and Lockett and Homan saw them to their desired total.
Both the Blues and the Lions will have to switch back to one-day cricket on Sunday, taking on a rested Westbury and North-West side Devonport in the Greater Northern Cup semi-finals.