OLLIE Andrew and Kyle Winter-Irving have put Wangaratta Magpies in a dominant position in their showdown with Ovens Valley United.
Bowling first at the Showgrounds, Andrew (4/18 off 16 overs) and Winter-Irving (3/17 off 14.1) ripped through the Tigers’ line-up, with no batter making more than 18 runs.
It would take 16 overs to find the first breakthrough, with Andrew dismissing Seamus Phillips for 15 runs.
Andrew would strike again in his next over, youngster Noah White gone for six.
The second wicket would bring the top batter in the competition, Geeth Alwis, to the crease, but the Magpies had a plan in place.
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Disciplined, controlled bowling frustrated Alwis, who only managed two boundaries in his 49-ball stay at the crease before Fraser Ellis forced a rash shot, Alwis caught by Dean Simmons for 18.
The Tigers were reeling at 4/64, and Andrew and Winter-Irving seized on the opportunity.
Andrew removed the entrenched Cooper Thomason for five from 57 balls, before he and Winter-Irving attacked the pegs to see Ovens Valley languishing at 7/74 from 45.4 overs.
Kane Fitzpatrick (14 from 40) and Glenn White (17 from 46) provided some lower order runs, but eventually they were back in the sheds, the Tigers bowled out for 111.
In other matches, Beechworth piled on a massive total in their match with Benalla Bushrangers, bowled out for 271.
After a shaky start, the Wanderers found a massive partnership in Brenton Surrey (93 off 158) and Jack Ryan (82 off 91).
Campbell Fendyk (28 off 25) and Matt Ryan (20 off 29) also chipped in late in the innings.
Benalla will resume at 0/5 after surviving a single over before stumps.
