The Yass Soldiers Club Horns have held onto top spot on the Sweeney Cup ladder, after they easily accounted for the last-placed Golf Club on Saturday.
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The Soldiers Club won the toss and in overcast conditions, sent the Taipans into bat at Joe O'Connor Park.
The Golf Club got off to a solid start, with opener Tom Roche notching a stoic 36 runs.
But Roche got little support from his teammates apart from Lachlan Kemp, who scored 25 batting at number 7.
Joe Logue was the pick of the bowlers for the Horns and claimed three wickets for 22 runs off his eight overs.
The Golf Club was eventually all out in the 39th over with 117 runs on the board.
In response a solid start from openers Logue (28) and Adam Greenwood (30) set the foundation for a successful run chase. The Horns lost four wickets in their innings but still managed to reach the target after just 18 overs.
Murrumbateman put on a batting clinic in Binalong on Saturday smashing the Bushrangers’ bowlers around the park for 271 runs off just 39 overs.
James Gray was the star of the show for the visitors retiring on 125 after a stellar display of batting. He was well supported by Andrew Clarke, who managed 41 on the day.
Tailender Andrew McLean put the icing on the cake for Murrumbateman, scoring an impressive 34 late on.
Binalong didn’t have the firepower when it was its turn to bat and could only compile 151 in reply. Things could have been worse for the hosts, if not for Jason Howard’s impressive 61 under pressure.
Andrew Clarke continued his good day out, taking four wickets for Murrumbateman.
It was a day for the batsmen in Bookham on Saturday, with the Bulls eventually edged by an in-form Gundaroo side.
Bookham batted first and thanks largely to David Hazell’s 81 and Josh Robertson’s 34, managed 208 off 29 overs.
Despite the daunting task Gundaroo looked in control from the get go, with opener Robert Clarke dispatching the Bookham bowlers for 88 runs.
With support from Jamie Hogan (32) and Sean Egan (37) the visitors reached the target by the end of the 39th over, having lost only five wickets.
Dalton continued to apply the pressure on the Horns at the top of the ladder with another easy win, this time against a lacklustre Harden outfit
Things looked good for Dalton after a solid opening partnership between Neil Corby (27) and Brent Poidevin (21), but the middle-order fell away. It wasn’t until number seven batsman Nicholas Arney came to the crease that things got back on track. He scored 51 to salvage the innings and help his side to 166 off its allotted overs.
The visitors were never truly in the match and, despite a solid 42 courtesy of Kelvin Brown, they were rolled for 104.
Just one game was completed in the Triggs Shield on Saturday and it was over in no time at all. Up against the Snipers, Boorowa batted first at Victoria Park but could only scrape together 38 runs. Josh O’Brien, David Field and Chris Rawlinson devastated the visitors taking three wickets each.
The Soldiers Club had little trouble reaching 39 runs, losing just one wicket on the way to victory.
In Bowning, the Buffaloes were cruising to an easy win over the Golf Club when rain forced a draw. The hosts were 1/82 off 22.2 overs chasing 127, when the weather interfered.
The other match scheduled to go ahead was between Harden and the Pirates, but the Hornets failed to field a side.
All sides will play one more regular season game on Saturday before finals kick off on February 28.
