THE race is once again on for top spot in the Mid North Coast Premier Cricket League following Macquarie Hotel’s upset win over Wingham at Wayne Richards Park on Saturday.
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Macquarie’s 67-run win belied their lowly position on the table and kept their faint finals hopes flickering.
A lower-order 56-run partnership between Dylan Lewis and Brett Myers elevated Macquarie from a precarious 8-100 to a competitive 8-156.
Wingham were never in the hunt in the chase when Luke Boxhall (4-27 off eight overs) ripped through the top order to leave them 6-56 and the match was as good as over.
The competition leaders were eventually all out for 88.
Port Macquarie Pirates kept the pressure on Wingham and Wauchope RSL with a 49-run win over Nulla.
Jared Humphreys (37) and brother Ambrose (31) starred with the bat as Pirates compiled 140 before Paul Stait (4-23 off 4.1 overs) and Connor Cook (4-17 off eight) did the damage with the ball.
Nulla were all out for 91 in the 27th over.
At Oxley Oval, a sublime unbeaten century from Callan McKiernan (127 not out) steered his side to a four-wicket win over Port City Leagues Magpies.
Port City compiled a more than competitive 9-230 off their 40 overs with Tim Harris also scoring an impressive tonne.
Sean Minns scored 33 while Jackson Korn took an excellent 5-17 in a large total.
Rovers cruised to victory in the 33rd over with Josh Felton and Minns taking multiple wickets.
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