Ed Morrish has accomplished plenty in the last two summers or so, namely winning last year's player of the year crown to sit alongside the Bathurst Orange Inter-District Cricket premiership Orange City picked up.
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There's appearances at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as well as a number of representative caps too, and a maiden first grade century was another box ticked in the last 12 months.
On Saturday, though the Warriors skipper rose the bar again.
Morrish's claim as the premier all-rounder in the zone continues to strengthen with the left-arm quick snagging 8-56 in the first two-day round of the BOIDC's 2020-21 title race on Saturday.
Going to work out at Bloomfield in the round four clash with Rugby Union, Morrish's wickets came in three clumps throughout 21 overs, which included four maidens.
It's his best figures, too, and put Orange City in a good position to chase down Rugby's all-out total of 220 next week.
"I don't think it's the best I've bowled though, I got pretty lucky with a few of them," Morrish said.
"We bowled pretty poorly in that first session, but we picked it back up and pitched it up a bit more in the second. We were bowling too short."
Rugby veteran Jameel Qureshi produced a fine innings opening the batting, very nearly carrying his bat in a knock of 93, which came of 243 balls and lasted nearly five-and-a-half hours.
Qureshi was the last of Morrish's wickets, and the 10th of the innings, and the City skipper said his Central West Wranglers' teammate produced a blue print the Warriors will follow when they stride out to the crease next Saturday.
"We just have to bat time," Morrish said.
"The pitch didn't do as much as I thought it would, but chasing 220 we're still going to have to bat well, definitely. I'll back our batting though. If we bat the day we've showed we can chase down anything."
Orange City's chase of Rugby's 220 will begin next Saturday with the Warriors 0-0.
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