Gunnedah have advanced to a Connolly Cup semi-final clash away to undefeated Gwydir on Sunday after a final-round away defeat of Narrabri.
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Gunnedah beat Narrabri by two wickets on the weekend to move from third to second spot in the Western Conference.
Narrabri, who went into the match atop the table, fell to third spot and missed out on the finals after Moree's nine-wicket away win over Peel Valley on Sunday.
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Adam McGurk (75) and Oscar King (50) starred with the bat for Gunnedah as the visitors chased down 175.
Troy Sands (2-23) and Braithen Winsor (2-16) had Gunnedah's best figures.
Ty Baker (53) top-scored for Narrabri, while Dylan Smith (3-35) was there best bowler.
After winning the toss and sending Narrabri into bat, Gunnedah captain Blake Small (1-15 off five overs) said his attack did not initially "bowl to their potential".
"But in the last 15 overs we ended up pegging them back ... at one stage it looked like we were gonna be chasing 200 plus," he said, adding that himself and Winsor were responsible for slowing down the run rate.
"That was pretty much the partnership that changed the game," he said.
Gwydir captain Tom Groth described his side's five-wicket defeat of Tamworth in Bingara on Sunday as "huge", in what he says was a "David versus Goliath" battle.
After winning the toss and batting, Tamworth were dismissed for 102 in the 43rd over. Three Gwydir bowlers - Brendan Reynolds, Caleb McNeill and Stephen Pleffer - took two wickets each. Jack Hamilton (24) top-scored for Tamworth.
Gwydir passed the total in the 26th over, with Gregg Falkenberg (42) and Caleb McNeill leading the way.
Despite the loss, defending champions Tamworth finished second and will play away to Moree in the other semi-final on Sunday.
