The bowlers led by Eastern Suburbs quick Jett Lee were well and truly on top in Maitland first grade cricket on Saturday.
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Lee, Western Suburbs skipper Mitchell Fisher, City United spinning all-rounder Todd Francis and Kurri Weston Mulbring all-rounder Steve Abel all collected bags of five or more in their respective games.
Lee took an incredible 6-4 from 8.2 overs, including five of Raymond Terrace's top six batters.
The young quick has been one of the real standouts for Easts and earned selection in the Central Northern Opens and Colts teams and Maitland Flood teams. He has 28 wickets including two bags of five for Easts so far this season.
Fisher took 6-58 in an unbroken spell of 17 overs as he and spinner Jeewan De Silva (4-21) combined to dismiss Tenambit Morpeth for 116.
Two of the leading all-rounders in the comp, Francis made 52 not out after taking 5-35 and Abel took 5-37 to take his season tally to 18 wickets.
Michael Hartshorn
Since starting in 1985 at the then Melbourne Herald, journalism has taken me around Australia from Victoria, to the Northern Territory, Cairns in Queensland and now Port Stephens. After all those years there is still something special about informing and connecting with readers.
Since starting in 1985 at the then Melbourne Herald, journalism has taken me around Australia from Victoria, to the Northern Territory, Cairns in Queensland and now Port Stephens. After all those years there is still something special about informing and connecting with readers.
