Another sensational spell with the ball from Aaron Hazlewood and an unbeaten half-century from Adam McGuirk saw Old Boys wrap up first innings points on the opening day of their two-dayer for the second game in-a-row.
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Coming off a brilliant allround performance against City United, Hazlewood claimed 6-54 as they rolled through West Tamworth in 37 overs for just 134.
As they have been most of the season Dave Mudaliar and Harrison Kelly were the shining lights with the bat for Wests with Mudaliar making 45 and Kelly 46. It was pretty lean pickings other than them as Hayden Baker enjoyed his best return (3-18) of the season.
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McGuirk (51no) then anchored them to 5-177 at stumps. He had good support along the way most notably from Jack Hamilton (35), the pair sharing a 53 run partnership after Simon Norvill (20) and Mitch Swain (32) had put on 53 for the first wicket.
City are also assured of first innings points after Callum Henry pulled to the boundary to take them passed Bective-Easts' 86 in the final over of the day's play.
They finished 5-88 with Henry unbeaten on 23 and Killian Apen 1.
Earlier Jack McVey (4-14) and Tait Jordon (3-26) led the charge in a dominant performance with the ball with Abel Carney (26) the only batsmen to make more than 20.
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