Cowra Bowling Club showed this season's Lachlan Premier Cricket competition isn't a done deal, recording a comfortable win over ladder leaders Parkes Colts in their match played at Cowra's Holman Oval on Saturday.
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Set 137 for victory, Bowling Club chased down the target with the loss of just four wickets, picking up a bonus point along the way.
With just two weeks of the regular season remaining the win secures Bowling Club a top two spot on the ladder.
Star of the run chase for Bowling Club was veteran middle order batsman Ross Graham who remained 43 not out when the target was reached in the 29th over.
Graham steadied the Bowling Club run chase after a shaky start for the home side.
Mikey McNamara was out early for two, caught and bowled by Britt in the fourth over.
Ben Colby failed to repeat his top scoring effort from last week, was out for five, also off the bowling of Britt, in the eighth over.
Graham then strode to the crease and set about securing the win with help from Tom Thaux (27), Mick Curtale (21) and Lachlan Morrison who remained not out on 25.
Graham's innings included five fours and a six.
Curtale, who told his players at the drink's break that they should go for the bonus point win, was also in no mood for running between the wickets, hitting four fours in his quickfire 21.
Britt was easily the best of the Colts bowling attack, picking up three of the four Cowra wickets to fall.
Symington was the other wicket taker.
Batting first Colts appeared to be cruising towards a respectable total compiling four runs an over in the early stages of their innings, progressing to 30 without loss after eight overs before losing Phil Dunford in the ninth over, caught by Day off the bowling of Emerson Barrato.
From that point it turned pear shaped for the visitors with Dunn dismissed four runs later and then Strudwick before Colts had reached 40.
Wickets then fell at regular intervals as Colts struggled to get on top of the Bowling Club attack.
While he failed with the bat this week Ben Colby was the most economical of the bowling attack.
Colby sent down eight overs for just 15 runs, along the way picking up the important wickets of opener Smith (43) who top scored for Colts and middle order batsman Larkin, leg before for eight.
Colby shared the spoils with Mick Curtale, 2-20 off 10 overs and Chris Howarth 2-30 off seven overs.
Emerson Baratto finished with 1-50 off 10 overs.
This weekend Bowling Club are again at home, this time taking on Parkes side Cambridge Cats at Holman Oval.
Valleys, who had the bye last weekend, are in Parkes against Reedy Creek Raptors.
Colts with have the bye.
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