The match between the unbeaten Lindenow South Glenaladale and the winless Orbost is set for a big climax on day two of Bairnsdale Cricket Association round seven action being played at Lindenow South.
A potential upset is brewing with the Blues resuming needing 157 runs to win with nine wickets in hand.
The unbeaten Bulls have taken all before them this season, but after winning the toss and electing to bat first, they certainly didn’t have things go all their way in a day’s play where time was lost due to the rain storm which impacted the region mid afternoon.
The consistent Scott Dare (33) again impressed at the top of the order for the Bulls, who looked in trouble at 5/79, but with co-captain Haydn Erfurth batting superbly with the tail, they manufactured their way to 186, dismissed in the 66th over.
Erfurth faced 140 balls in the accumulation of his classy 78, which included eight well timed boundaries.
He formed significant alliances with Mel Irish (8) and Will O’Keefe (18) as the ladder leader battled manfully to register a total which its outstanding bowling attack will look to defend.
Orbost bowled superbly, led by skipper Curtley Farley, who took 3/48 from 18 overs, ably assist by Nick Hulme (3/25 from 15 overs) and Alex Hulme (2/15).
The Blues got off to a good start in the run chase working along to 1/30 at stumps off 12 overs, but will be disappointed to lose key batter, Jayden Price for 14 with stumps in sight off the bowling of Nathan King.
Mikael Hulme has looked solid compiling an unbeaten 13, and it will be the left to Farley, Luke Endley and the Hulme brothers to do the bulk of the scoring if they are to score a morale boosting victory.
Irish, Seth Smith, Logan Dunkley, King, Jamie Donnelly and Griffin Sherritt are a formidable bowling attack which will test the Blues.
