Held at Cook Park, the game was pushed back to 2 pm due to the heat, and it was Valley who got off to a scorching start.

Batting first, last year's runner ups blasted their way past the 100 mark without losing a wicket, and had several healthy contributions on their way to a score of 206 for 3.

Fittingly, it was captain Jacob Carey who performed best with the bat, making the match's only milestone as he brought up 54.

JPC bowlers also struggled to dislodge Nathan Bagnall and Isaac Barry, who made 46 each with some powerful and inventive shots.

Corey Martin put in JPC's best effort with the ball, claiming two wickets for just 30 runs.

Alex Thrift also took a wicket although would likely be disappointed at going for 43 runs off his few overs.

Someone who had significantly more luck was Valley spinner Daniel Hayes, who cleaned up the middle order of the opposition with a devastating spell after drinks.

The up and coming star finished with figures of 3 for 26, which would ordinarily be the best during a T20 match, however on this occasion he was outdone by Brendan Nichols.

While Nichols would be called a veteran in most cricketing circumstances, this was actually his first time playing in a T20 competition, and his comeback season after several years away from the game.

He looked far from out of practice though, and he revealed how happy he was with the result, even if he didn't take too much credit for his performance.

"I was pretty pleased, I got a bit of luck and there were a couple of catches in the first over that weren't exactly off great balls but that's cricket," he said.

"It was a good win, it was really good to get a bit of redemption after last year."

JPC were restricted to 122 with teenager Kye Dann producing a boundary-ladden 24 for their top score.

Celebrations would have been in order for Creeks' second grade side, who pipped Valley in their decider which was played earlier in the day.

Cale Rainey was good with bat in hand, scoring 55, although Jarred Campbell's 4 for 21 was the stand out statistic.

Campbell had support from Mitch Bourke (3 for 25) and Dan Tracey (2 for 7) and they held their opposition to just 99 runs.

That fell 39 short of Creeks' tally, although Mal Davis could hold his head high after taking 2 wickets and scoring 27 runs.

JPC's first grade loss will be slightly offset within the club by third grade's comprehensive final win of Glendon.

Having topped the table during the regular season, JPC went about asserting their dominance early, and Robie Hedges gave them an immediate advantage by bowling a scintillating spell that resulted in 4 wickets for just 15 runs.

Glendon only made it to 109 by the 20 over mark, and going at less than a run a ball was no issue for their opponents, with Hedges again causing the damage by making 53 - making man of the match an understandably easy decision.

With the short form of the game wrapped up for another year, all attention will now turn to the regular season where PHC hold top spot in first grade.