DOMINANT is how to sum up Bateman Bay's effort against North Nowra Cambewarra.
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The Bay is on target to win this Shoalhaven Cricket Association third grade two day match after it made 3/261 (declared) on Saturday at Lyrebird Park.
Bay opening batsmen Jamie Prior and Alex Woolridge mauled the Norths' attack and put on a first wicket stand of 176 runs.
Prior made 93 runs with nine boundaries and partner in crime was not far behind.
Woolridge smashed 84 runs with 10 boundaries and a high and mighty maximum.
Jed Salmon 29 runs with two boundaries and Tom Purcell 22 runs with three boundaries had a bit of fun with the bat.
Angus Rhodes, Blake Dixon and Stephen Wallace picked up wicket apiece for Norths.
The match continues on Saturday.
Berry Shoalhaven Heads v Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemens
Berry Shoalhaven Heads will be pushing on for victory when its two day match against Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemens at Zealand Oval continues.
Ex-Servos batted first, made 101 runs and Berry, in reply at stumps, had reached 4/82.
Aaron Coutts-Smith's 43 runs with two boundaries helped get the home side in reach of the type of total it needs to win.
Young gun Alec Dobson contributed a handy 30 runs with two boundaries to Berry's total.
Michael Troy, early in the piece, took four wickets for Berry.
The match continues on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Ulladulla United's 244 runs will take some chasing when day two of its match against Sussex Inlet at Lighthouse Oval continues.
Sussex's Aaron Piendl, on a day when bat dominated ball, did well to pick up five wickets.
Deklin Matson and Corey Davis claimed two wickets each for Sussex.
The match continues on Saturday.