NORTH have ended 2024 with a commanding nine-wicket win over South after a cunning plan to expose the North fielders to intense heat came unstruck at the Norm Fox Oval.

South Captain Tristan Smith won the toss and elected to have a bat first on a very warm day, hoping to tire the North players in the hot sun in their round 6 Barrier District Cricket League A-Grade encounter.

The day started quit...