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ANOTHER Brett Paul century was the highlight of round seven in the Kelly Cup with the Rugby Red man leading his side to a dominant win over Macquarie.
Paul batted almost the entire 40 overs, dominating the Blues attack and his score of 113 was more than half of his side's runs as competition leaders finished at 3-205.
It continues a stellar run for Paul, after he scored a 115 and took five wickets just a week earlier.
The Blues needed to start well if they were to be any chance but things didn't begin well when they slumped to 2-9.
From their they were never really in the hunt with Dave Murray and Dave Slack-Smith the joint top-scorers with 26 each.
The win ensures Rugby Red remain locked at the top of the ladder with Newtown Black while Macquarie remain at eighth.
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While not quite as emphatic as Rugby Red, Newtown Black were also big winners on Saturday.
Playing at John McGrath 2, the Black Tigers defeated CYMS by 82 runs with Chris Lenord's five-wicket haul the standout performance.
Scott Barber had earlier top scored with 73 not out in Newtown Black's total of 5-191 before Lenord ripped through the Cougars lineup.
He finished with 5-23 from seven overs, knocking over the majority of the CYMS tail.
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RSL-Colts recorded their second win in a row with a comfortable victory against South Dubbo Green.
New ball bowlers Ben Bruce (3-28) and Ben McCarthy (3-19) ripped through the Souths' lineup to help restrict the Green Hornets to 115.
A half century to Mike Coward then led Colts to victory in the straightforward run chase.
Coward finished unbeaten on 51 while Wayne Cole (30) was the next best.
Nathan Astri had earlier top scored for Souths with 31 while Pat Murphy and Daniel Kennedy were the only wicket-takers for the Hornets, who fell out of the top five at the expense of Colts in the process.
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Things were vastly different in the other Souths-Colts clash with South Dubbo Gold defeating RSL-Colts YD by nine wickets.
A fantastic five-wicket performance from Aiden Giffin helped dismiss Colts YD for just 117, with Kaila Ashford's 21 not out the top score.
Giffin took 5-22 from five overs while opening bowler Matt Wakely had earlier taken 2-9 from his eight overs.
The run chase was clinical with David Powell retiring on 35 before Tom Stimpson (24 not out) and Gary Taylor (46 not out) saw South Dubbo Green cruise to victory with more than 15 overs to spare.
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The final match of the round was the best of the lot with Newtown Gold incredibly defeating Rugby Blue by just one run.
Batting first, Newtown Gold made 132 with Josh Battishal's 50 supported by tailender Eric Woolnough's 33.
Sam Jeffries and Tim Worrell both took three wickets for Rugby Blue, who were in real trouble early in the run chase at 2-16.
Rod Leonard (48) and Adam Stone (32) got things back on track but Woolnough capped off a strong individual game with 2-25 from eight overs.
All the Newtown bowlers did their job and Rugby Blue couldn't get across the line, restricted to 8-131 from their 40 overs.