A huge upset in Newcastle Cricket, with minor premiers Hamilton-Wickham beaten by Wests in the semi-finals.
Approaching lunch, Hamwicks lost Josh Trappel to be five down.
A few overs later, Wests Scott Sharma returned to claim the wicket of Matt Webber .. Ben Woolmer with a cracking catch.
Hamwicks falling more than 100 runs short.
Merewether looked comfortable in its semi against Uni, the Students resuming at 5 for 38.
But a series of dropped catches allowed Daniel Odd and Ian Slapp to form a century partnership,
In the end, the Lions held on to win by 25.
