Strong wins for Port Stephens and Paterson in Maitland and District cricket A-grade 20/20 fixture

A solid 60 from Joshua Mulligan helped Port Stephens to 9/141 against Windsor Castle at Hinton.

Windsor Castle could only muster 65 in reply, with Daniel Scheerer (3-9 off four) having a great day with the ball.

Paterson restricted Raworth to 83 at Ernie Jurd Oval, with most of the runs coming from Tim Baker (53).

Russell Presland recorded 3-11 off three, while Matthew McLetchie and Kurt Humphries got two wickets each.

Paterson surpassed the total inside 12 overs with nine wickets in hand thanks to a great 68 no from Brad Bidner.

Nathan Stapleford notched a half century in Kurri Kurri’s win over Dungog at Bowthorne.

James Jackson (34) and Daniel Foster (30) made good starts to help Kurri Kurri to 9/168.

Dungog worked hard with two wickets each to Nick Barham, Damian Keating, David Seers and Jake Hojer.

But Dungog could only manage 8/110 in reply with David Seers (26) top scoring.

In game two, Paterson won the toss and sent Kurri Kurri in to bat at Bowthorne, with the Kookaburras making 8/101.

Stapleford (22) again stood up as the top scorer.

Paterson surpassed the total in the 17th over with seven wickets in hand.

Foster, Bradley Hill and John White took a wicket each.

Brad Bidner (52 no) made another half-century, and was well-supported by McLetchie (26 no).

A great knock by Ryan Threlfo (62) helped Raworth to victory over Windsor Castle at Ernie Jurd Oval.

Windsor Castle made 8/157 from their 20 overs, with Jason Bower (3-27 off four) doing the most damage with the ball.

Raworth hit the target with an over to spare.

A great spell of 3-27 from Port Stephens’ Allan Baldwin kept Dungog to 89 in their match at Hinton.

The Pythons reached the total in the 12^th over with five wickets to spare thanks to a solid 36 from Jarrod Moxey.