AN unbeaten century by Mildura West opener Ben Hallam has kept his side’s Sunraysia Cricket Association finals hopes alive.

Hallam scored a superb 115 not out as his side easily accounted for Mildura East in Saturday’s one-day fixture to move within one win of fourth-placed Nichols Point.

“It was amazing – he is just a lovely kid,” teammate and former Mildura West captain Brandon ­Dix...