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CRICKET ACT
Ben Taylor smashed an unbeaten 171 to help North Canberra-Gungahlin avoid outright defeat against Weston Creek while across town his dad, Chris, scored 104 not out in fourth grade.
Ben Taylor's second-innings score was almost more than his entire team scored in their first batting attempt.
CRICKET ACT FIRST GRADE
Day 2: Western District-UC 321 bt Queanbeyan 148 (Lakshmn Shivakkumar 48, Guy Gillespie 35, Michael Minns 3-9, Samuel Skelly 3-14), North Canberra-Gungahlin 172 & 7-270 (Ben Taylor 171no) lt Weston Creek Molonglo 8-225dec, ANU 171 & 108 (Ben Mitchell 32, Shane Devoy 5-10) lt Tuggeranong Valley 9-286 (Shane Devoy 95, Michael Barrington-Smith 89, Ben Mitchell 4-92), Ginninderra 290 bt Eastlake 127 (Andrew Glover 32, Luke Ryan 6-69) & 144 (Nikhil Mathai 29, Joshua Kentwell 3-27).
CANBERRA UNITED
Brush played her 100th game in Canberra United's thumping win against the Melbourne Victory on Saturday, with the title contender cruising to a 5-1 triumph.
But Canberra will have to wait until Sunday to find out if they can snatch top spot on the ladder and earn the right to host a home grand final.
AT A GLANCE
Canberra United 5 (Ashleigh Sykes 39, 92, Yukari Kinga 48, 94, Grace Maher 75) bt Melbourne Victory 1 (Christine Nairn 49) at McKellar Park. Referee: Lara Lee. Crowd: 1256.
CANBERRA CAVALRY
The Canberra Cavalry are hanging on to their play-off hopes after an extra-inning loss to the Brisbane Bandits on Saturday night.
The Cavalry and Sydney Blue Sox are now level on wins and their finals chances now hinge on the last day of the season.
AT A GLANCE
Brisbane 030 100 000 01 5R 9H 0E
Canberra 021 010 000 00 4R 9H 0E
W: Ryan Searle (W-L 3-2, 2.63ERA); L: Zech Lemond (1-2, 0.95); HR: Logan Wade (3), Scott Sutherland (3), David Rodriguez (5), Robbie Perkins (5).
CANBERRA CAPITALS
The Capitals suffered WNBL heartbreak on Australia Day as the Sydney Flames hit a last-second layup to steal a 77-75 win at Tuggeranong.
It leaves the Capitals clinging to their dream of returning to the finals for the first time since 2011.
Lauren Mansfield nailed a clutch three-pointer with 11 seconds left to level the score, but Sydney's Leilani Mitchell stepped up with one second to go to score a win.
AT A GLANCE
SYDNEY FLAMES 77 (Belinda Snell 28, Leilani Mitchell 16, Asia Taylor 13) bt CANBERRA CAPITALS 75 (Lauren Mansfield 16, Marianna Tolo 16, Mikaela Ruef 15) at Tuggeranong Stadium on Thursday. Crowd: 1015.
