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Victoria completed a clean sweep in Hobart to capture its first title at the Under-17 National Championships in nine seasons.

Having last lifted the silverware with a team that included Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers run-machine Aaron Finch, as well as AFL superstars Brett Deledio and Marc Murphy, Victoria returned to the winners’ circle for the first time since 2003-04 when they dismissed Western Australia for 180 during an action packed final day.

Taylor Tatterson took the final two wickets to seal the title after Jack Baker saved his best performance for last by claiming 4-22 earlier in the day.

While Baker played down his own influence on the performance, the Gisborne quick was excited to be part of Victoria’s first win at the Championships since 2003-04.

“Yeah it’s awesome to be part of this group,” Baker said.

“The team’s performance was really good today through some tough times.

“I guess they got away from us there a little bit, but we were confident all day that we would get those last couple of wickets.”

All-rounder Guy Walker was announced as player of the series and was named alongside Guy Short and Jack Blain in the team of the tournament.

Walker picked up 11 scalps at a miserly average of just 7.09 and also struck 123 runs in the middle order.

Short was Victoria’s leading run-scorer with 241, which included an unbeaten century, while Blain was next best with 212 runs.

Coach Graeme Rummans was ecstatic with the tournament victory, and commended his charges on their ability to gel as a group and perform under pressure.

“As far as the entire championship goes, the boys always stood up when we needed them to,” Rummans said.

“Whether it was a fantastic catch or a key run out, the guys had a knack of making the big plays under pressure.”

Rummans was particularly complimentary of his bowling group, who defended runs in each of the five games.

“I think our bowlers were the strongest of all the teams,” the former Bushranger said.

“Their ability to build pressure and take wickets really gave us a head start.”

To see full results from Under-17 National Championships, click here.

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