Western Districts sit poised for their first Douglas Cup win of the summer after sending North Canberra-Gungahlin into bat and rolling the visitors for 110 runs in 57 overs.
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Tom Engelbrecht (3-20 off 18 overs) and Josh Corbett (3-22) did the damage with the ball, while Liam Trevaskis (43) was the only North player to get past the teens in scorching heat.
The Lions responded with 207 thanks to knocks from Joseph Cooke (56), Ethan Bartlett (38) and Andrew McDermott (23) but were all out after just 37 overs.
Tuggeranong will likely force their way into the top four after finishing 8-404 in what marked a long day at the office for Weston Creek Molonglo at Stirling Oval.
Michael Barrington-Smith (87) deserved a ton after facing 221 balls, while Aizaz Khan (64), Amit Sharma (51), Matt Rogers (46) and Shane Devoy (46) all got amongst the runs.
Jay Allen (3-60) produced the best figures for Creek ahead of Djali Bloomfield (2-85) and Mark Bennett took two catches before running out Devoy.
In the only top four clash of the week Queanbeyan look in trouble against Eastlake after electing to bat and getting skittled for 116 after 41.4 overs.
The Bluebags were reeling at 7-25 before Tyler Van Luin (39) and Guy Gillespie (44) resurrected the innings and made 66 runs for the eighth wicket.
Demons opener Hayden Page (5-24) was unplayable at times, while Praveen Mathai (2-24) and Nicholas Wood (2-26) picked up a pair each.
Andrew Glover (84 not out) led the response and has a chance to a century next week if Anthony Meere can keep his wicket after Eastlake finished 9-181, with Van Luin (4-37) keeping Queanbeyan in the contest.
Ginninderra look set for their first win after young gun Jordie Misic posted his maiden first grade ton at ANU North on Saturday.
The Tigers won the toss and opted to bat on a day when temperatures pushed passed 40 degrees and ANU used eight bowlers in the first 60 overs.
Misic (103) and Luke Ryan (46) put on 89 runs for the opening wicket as the ANU bowlers struggled in the heat but two run outs kept the home side in it.
Misic was finally dismissed after 240 balls in an innings that produced just four boundaries as Ginninderra finished all out for 285.
Ben Mitchell (2-82) was the pick of the ANU bowlers after a mammoth 34-over shift, while opener Michael Ninneman also toiled hard.
