BOIDC round four: How your team fared in the fourth round of the summer

The Bathurst-Orange Inter-District Cricket competition is truly taking shape now after four rounds and as the halfway point of the season looms the finals frame is also becoming clearer with every week.

The final round before Christmas shapes as absolutely crucial after the weekend's results, particularly for the top and bottom sides.

ORANGE CITY (2-281) def CENTENNIALS BULLS (274) by eight wickets

They were chasing for the first time and under genuine pressure for the first time all summer, but Orange City sent an emphatic message to the rest of the competition by absolutely cruising home, putting any slim doubts regarding their premiership credentials to bed too.

The Warriors proved they'll be a force whether setting or chasing targets this summer as Blake Weymouth banged out a match-winning century, leading the two-time Orange premiers to an easy, eight-wicket win.

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Morse Park 1 was a highway and that helped the Warriors' cause, of course. Weymouth combined with Ben Schofield (60) in a foundation-setting, 157-run opening stand which all but took the game away from Centennials.

Lachie Coyte (61 not out) and Shaun Grenfell (30 not out) guided the Warriors home with half an hour to spare after Weymouth was dismissed by a screamer from Ryan Gurney at short cover.

The victory keeps the Warriors undefeated on top of the standings, with a mouth-watering top four clash against Cavaliers looming before Christmas.

CAVALIERS (7-352 declared) def CITY COLTS (195 & 2-77) by six wickets

City Colts' first innings of 195 never looked enough against a powerful Cavaliers outfit, particularly not after the maroons worked their way to 3-98 before stumps on the first day at Riawena Oval.

As expected the Orange side romped home and then some, with Matt Corben turning his overnight score of 44 into a well-made 92 before being run out by former Western Zone ace Josh Toole.

Bailey Ferguson also worked his way into the runs to finish with an unbeaten 95 as Corben declared with the score at 7-352. With Ferguson on 91 he'd given him a 20-minute window to get to triple figures, but he didn't quite make it there.

Wes Lummis made an important 52 as well and Charlie Greer chipped in with a well-made 41 in the lower order, he and Ferguson put on 132 for the seventh wicket to rocket Cavaliers to a 157-run lead.

Toole then finished 37 not out as City Colts avoided an outright defeat by finishing the day at 2-77, but they remain winless and languishing on the bottom of the table, a loss to Bathurst City before Christmas would put them further in the wooden spoon frame.

CENTRALS (203) def RUGBY UNION (140 & 3-115) by seven wickets

Centrals looked virtual also-rans after back-to-back defeats to start the summer but they've picked up two straight wins to resurrect their 2019-20 campaign, easily accounting for Rugby Union as expected at Bathurst Sportsground.

Fletcher Rose (71) led the charge after resuming unbeaten on 54, Centrals knocked off the 21 they still required for victory and although they only built a 63-run lead it proved more than enough against the battling Bulldogs.

Jeremy Thackray had plenty to do with restricting Centrals, he finished with excellent figures of 5-64 to continue his good form, he's now taken 11 wickets in the past three rounds.

Rugby Union finished the second day 3-115 when stumps were called, fighting off any chance of an outright result at the very least. In the end their day one total of 140 was just a long way below par, and always going to nigh on impossible to defend.

CYMS (7-200 declared) def BATHURST CITY (131 & 5-186) by six wickets

With six wickets in hand CYMS only needed nine to win as play resumed at Wade Park on Saturday and so the first innings win was a lay down misere, however the big question was how hard the green and golds would chase an outright.

Bathurst City skipper Joey Coughlan suggested, if he was in Hugh Le Lievre's shoes, he'd declare immediately after passing the target to ensure as much time was left as possible.

Le Lievre opted against that, instead his side continued on until they hit 200, with Tom Belmonte's 71 the best dig of the innings while Angus Le Lievre (39) and Adam Smith (44 not out) chipped in with handy knocks.

With a 69-run lead an outright result looked unlikely and it proved as much as a handful of Redbacks made decent starts, the Bathurst side finished the day at 5-186.

Mark Day made 42 and English spinning all-rounder Harrison Craig finished 47 not out, although it meant next to nothing as the game was gone.

ST PAT'S OLD BOYS (1-165 declared) def KINROSS (152 & 6-142) by nine wickets

Andrew Brown and Adam Ryan combined beautifully for St Pat's Old Boys to back up Matt Fearnley's stunning, seven-wicket haul on day one and lead the Saints to a comfortable, and expected, first innings win at Kinross Main Oval.

Brown resumed unbeaten with Bailey Brien on day two, their Saints still needing 105 to pass Kinross' meagre 152.

Brien fell not long after for 31, but Brown carried on in an unbeaten, second-wicket stand of 92 with Ryan, the pair lifting their side to a nine-wicket win.

Brown was on 73 and Ryan 51 when the latter declared with a narrow, 13-run lead in place, a decision made to give his side enough time to potentially force an outright result.

It was a hopeful declaration rather than an expectant one and Kinross fought off the outright, Will Luelf making his third half century of the summer and finishing unbeaten on 78.

Matt Fearnley took 3-13 as well, which combined with his day one haul to give the veteran seamer game figures of 10-62.