DUBBO teams bowled over the opposition in round two of the Indoor Cricket Super League tournament played at Dubbo Sportsworld on June 15 and 16, winning six of the nine games.
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The local players took all three matches in Men's Ones, one of the Men's Threes and two from three in Men's Twos.
Event co-ordinator and player Dan French was pleased with Dubbo's performance in what turned out to be a huge weekend for the city.
"We won most games, so it was a pretty successful weekend for Dubbo," he said.
Playing on their own turf certainly had its advantages for the local blokes, who came home from round one in Newcastle with a mixed bag of results.
"It was a home round, so more players were on deck but it was still great to be so successful," French said.
In game one of the Men's Ones, Dubbo proved far too strong for Sapphire City Inverell, with a resounding 147-60 win, claiming three skins.
Stand-out players were Mat Skinner who scored 30 with the bat, closely followed by Matt Fisher on 28. Among the bowlers, Ben Patterson took 5/-13 and Dan Horrocks 4/-10.
Game two saw Dubbo defeat the banana capital of Coffs Harbour, with an extremely convincing 99-minus-10 score claiming all four skins.
Notable players were Matt Fisher, who achieved 27 runs, Steve Skinner on 19, and Wade Burrowes, bowling an impressive 5/-17 and Dan Holland on 5/-13.
When it came time for game three, Dubbo continued its winning streak, taking Mid North Coast to defeat, with a score of 115-43 claiming three skins.
It was a day of Dans, with Dan Holland scoring 25 with the bat and Dan French taking 3/-4 in the bowling stakes.
Close behind them were batsman Ben Patterson on 23 and bowler Matt Fisher ensuring his name would certainly be remembered, taking 3/-1.
In the Men's Twos, Inverell took a win, scoring 126 to Dubbo's 69.
For Dubbo, Jarrod Toole top-scored with 17 and Justin Knudsen was close behind on 16.
In the bowling, Al Horrocks took 3/11 and Joel Johnston 2/8.
Next up was Coffs Harbour, who were taken down by Dubbo 163-144.
Matt Woodbridge scored well with 30, followed by Justin Knudsen on 26.
Knudsen showed he's got all-round ability, scoring 2/9 with the ball, with Kurt Davenport achieving the same figures.
In game three, Dubbo also showed Mid North Coast their talent, scoring 152-78, as well as picking up all four skins.
Knudsen shone with 29 and Wade Burrowes also proved he is multi-talented, putting 26 on the scoreboard and taking 4/-10. Marty Jeffrey took an impressive 3/0.
Inverell came back in the Men's Threes, narrowly defeating Dubbo 125-113.
Steve McDowell made 22 and Andrew Walden 21 with Matt Knudsen and Brayden McGhee both taking 3/6.
Dubbo defeated Coffs Harbour 178-92 in game two.
Mat Knudsen scored 28 with the bat while Mike Jeffrey took 6/-18. Jackson Peacock showed he's no slouch, scoring 25 runs and taking 2/5.
Game three was a narrow defeat for Dubbo, who lost to Mid North Coast 142-122 in one skin.
Jackson Peacock top-scored on 28, Darren Davies made 23, while Eric Woolnough was on 3/5 and Darren Davies 2/14.
Round three of the tournament will be held in Newcastle on July 13-14.