Top four sides Port Stephens, Dungog and Paterson all recorded wins on the final Saturday of 2014 in the Maitland A-grade cricket competition.
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Port Stephens accounted for Regal Hunter, Dungog comfortably beat Raworth, and Paterson defeated Tenambit Morpeth.
Mercury sports reporter Josh Callinan takes a closer look around the grounds at the results from round 11.
PATERSON v TENAMBIT MORPETH
An unbeaten century to Russell Presland and four wickets to Alan Lantry have helped Paterson nab a last-ball thriller over Tenambit Morpeth.
Batting at No.7 Presland made 107 not out after the hosts were 5-22 at Paterson Sportsground.
Then Lantry (4-47) took his final wicket on the final delivery of the day to stop Tenambit Morpeth three shy of victory.
Paterson scored 6-197 from their 40 overs, which included a 131-run stand between Presland and opener Chris Merchant (64), before restricting the Bulls to 6-195 in reply.
Bulls batsman Wayne Forbes (33) had the chance to steal the match for the visitors but was unable to beat the hands of Adam Priestley in the field.
Matthew Wind was unbeaten on 60 at the other end.
Paterson now move to fourth spot on the competition ladder with 37 points and Tenambit Morpeth are fifth with 29.
PORT STEPHENS v REGAL HUNTER
The defending premiers asserted their dominance on the A-grade competition once more with Port Stephens outscoring Regal Hunter by 85 runs at King Park 5 on Saturday.
Port Stephens were dismissed for 195 from 35.4 overs before rolling the visitors for 111 in 23.4 overs.
Josh Moxey (57), Nathan Humble (47) and Mitchell Groat (31) were the main contributors for the hosts and Joel Magnee (4-26) and Groat (2-23) were the main culprits with the ball.
Scott Leet (27) was the top scorer for the Tigers, and Adam Roy (3-33) and Trevor Curry (3-30) shared six wickets between them.
Port Stephens maintain their competition lead at 43 points and Regal Hunter is at the bottom of the ladder on 26.
RAWORTH v DUNGOG
Dungog handed out a 136-run lesson to Raworth at Blackhill on Saturday in a dominant all-round display.
The visitors made 6-228 from their 40 overs out in the middle before skittling the Rabbitohs for 92 inside 28 overs.
Dungog had contributions throughout their innings.
Marty Osmond (47), skipper Brady Rumble (42), wicketkeeper Jarrod O’Neill (32) and Jordan Mitchell (32) all contributed.
Mitchell then backed it up with the ball taking 3-21 from sevens overs.
New ball partner Jake Clifton finished with 3-6 and after seven overs Raworth were 6-13.
It was 23 from Daniel Leayr that helped put some respectability back in the score after Jason Bower took 3-54 for the Rabbitohs earlier in the day.
Dungog now go to outright second on the competition ladder on 41 points and Raworth remain sixth on 27.