The under 13s outfit flew the flag for the Western Plains Outlaws in Tuesday morning's action at the Cricket NSW Youth Championships Thunder Pool carnival.
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The Outlaws under 13s and under 14s recorded one win and one loss during Monday's opening round of Twenty20 matches while the 15s side started the week with back-to-back defeats.
While the 14s and 15s suffered defeats on Tuesday morning, a Harry Yelland-inspired under 13s team scored a strong win over the Illawarra Highlanders.
Parkes junior Yelland starred at No. 2 Oval, making 50 from just 38 balls to help his side set an imposing total of 4/125 against the Highlanders.
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Each of the five Outlaws batsmen used - a wicket fell on the final ball of the innings - made double figures, with Dubbo junior Ashton Deebank supporting Yelland well by making 30 at the top of the order.
If the effort with the bat wasn't enough, Yelland then chimed in with 3/8 from just two overs as the Highlanders were knocked over for 87 inside 19 overs.
Dempsey O'Connell (2/13) and Harry McDonald (2/1) also performed well for the under 13s side.
Elsewhere on Tuesday morning, a batting collapse cost both the Outlaws under 14s and under 15s.
The under 15s side was looking for its first win against the ACT Barons and performed relatively well with the ball, keeping the opposition to 9/118 from their 20 overs.
At 2/40 in reply the Outlaws were in a decent position but the good times didn't last long as they were soon all out for just 74.
Only two batters made double figures while Freddie Cleverly was the chief destroyer for the Barons, taking 4/8 from four overs with his spin.
The under 14s side, which had defeated the Greater Southern Marlins on Monday afternoon after an early loss to the ACT Barons, was defeated by Illawarra on Tuesday morning.
The Outlaws performed well with the ball, restricting the Highlanders to 7/78, but they failed to fire with the bat and were all out for 61.
That clash was one of a number of tight encounters on day two and Cricket NSW chief executive officer Lee Germon was on hand to take in a number of the games.
Germon spent time at Dubbo and Wellington on Monday and Tuesday and he was impressed by what he saw.
"There's a lot of talent here," he said.
"Last (Monday) night's game went to the final over and then when I went to my motel the kids had played in the morning and the afternoon but they were out there playing in the driveway.
"They're keen and this morning there's real talent here as well. There's no doubt there's talented cricketers and we just need to make sure that we encourage them to keep playing for the love of the game."
The 13s missed out on doing the double on Tuesday as they suffered a loss to the ACT/Southern District Kings in the afternoon's round.
The under 14s returned to form by defeating the ACT Kings while the 15s were involved in a thriller that finished in a tie.
The Greater Southern Marlins posted 5/115 from their 20 overs and in a gripping finish the Outlaws finished on the same score.
It appeared the Western Outlaws were in real trouble midway through the innings but Jack Milne hit 32 off just 17 to get them back in the hunt but it wasn't to be in what finished a hugely entertaining match.
Matches revert to the 50-over format for Wednesday and Thursday.
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