Um, Yep secured their second Armidale Big Bash title on-the-trot after defeating Sportspower in a grand final rematch.
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After the scheduled Friday night matches were postponed, the sides faced off on Sunday.
New England Sheds and Ray White Rural-Cressbrook Merino took the field first up in a battle for third and fourth.
Batting first, a 48 not out by New England Sheds number batsman Andrew Skinner was the stand out as they posted 5-129 from their 20 overs.
Ray White-Cressbrook's Shaun Brennan was the best of the bowlers with 3-16 from four overs.
Brennan was also his team's top run scorer as the side fell short, all out with 101.
For the Sheds bowlers, Clarrie Moran finished with 5-40, Matt Finlay 2-21, Skinner 1-10, Nick Farrar 1-4 and Karl Triebe 1-0.
The final got underway with Um, Yep stepping up to bat first.
Alex Brown and BJ Cameron opened.
Brown was the first to depart on 13 when Sportspower's John Elliot cleaned up the stumps.
Elliot was on a hat-trick when he sent Josh Croft back to the sheds as quickly as he arrived for a duck.
He missed out on the hat-trick when Um, Yep captain Todd Francis arrived to ward off the threat.
Francis and Cameron began a partnership before the opener was caught on 17.
Cameron Ashe lasted for two runs before being bowled by Max Laurie.
That brought Matt Jackson to the crease and he and Francis put on 38 runs before the skipper was caught.
Michael Smoother then stepped up and he and Jackson finished out the innings with Um, Yep posting 5-138 from 20 overs.
Sportspower's innings started with promise with Ash Clee and Matt Baillie posting 23 runs before Clee was bowled by Francis.
Matt Schaefer proved 13 is an unlucky number when he was run out.
A spectacular catch on the boundary to Um, Yep's Justin Hickey, off the bowling of Sean Skinner, brought Baillie's 20-run stand to an end.
Another brilliant catch 13 runs later by BJ Cameron saw Aaron Whackett sent packing.
Liam Neeson was the top scorer for Sportspower but was run out on 35.
Max Laurie and Mitch Foster were left at the crease as Sportspower finished 32 runs short of Um, Yep's total.