The Power have already claimed first innings points, with the pressure now back on the Dragons to try to force a rare “reverse outright” result on day two.

Saturday’s wicket-fest at Huntly on a pitch with variable bounce from the outset that posed plenty of problems for the batsmen began with the Power – who won the toss and batted – all out for 99 in 37.1 overs, with seven of their batsmen bowled.

In reply Sandhurst fell from 6-86 to all out for 92 in 29.3 overs.

At stumps in its second innings the Power was 2-20 off 14 overs, with skipper Elliott Massina (6) and Russell De Groot (6) both having been dismissed for the second time in the day.

In total 22 wickets fell for 211 runs from 484 balls, which followed the third XI game earlier in the day when 13 wickets fell for 84 runs, including Sandhurst being bowled out for 33.

Of the 22 wickets to tumble in the first XI clash, only seven were for double figures.

Sandun Ranathunga (34), Josh Collinson (20), De Groot (16) and Massina (14) got to double figures in the Power’s first innings, while only Nayana Palamandadidge (35), Todd Murphy (17) and Ash Gray (15) did so for the Dragons.

Ten players were dismissed for scores of three or less, while only 15 of the 484 balls for the day were hit for four or six.

Dragons’ captain Craig Howard (3-26 off 6.1) and Will Keck (3-24 off 7) took three wickets each in the first innings.

One of Howard’s dismissals came when Ranathunga pulled a loose ball down leg side, but struck his stumps and was out hit wicket.

The Power’s stint with the ball featured Cory Tanner claiming his first five-wicket haul in the BDCA with 5-32 off 12.3 overs.

Among Tanner’s wickets was the last of the innings when Keck (0) was well caught by Collinson at cover.

• White Hills’ star Gavin Bowles has joined Ben Gunn and Jeremy Brown as the only current-day players with at least 10 centuries in the BDCA after cracking another ton.

Bowles scored his 10^th career ton for the Demons in their score of 8-289 against Kangaroo Flat at the QEO.

The class left-hander came in with the Demons at 3-51 and batted through until he was the sixth wicket to fall with the score on 256.

Of the 10 centuries Bowles has made – his maiden ton was in 2003-04 – it was his first against Kangaroo Flat, while it was his second of the season having also made 126 against Strathfieldsaye.

Bowles faced 185 balls and hit 11 boundaries and two sixes.

Having put on 99 together last round against Bendigo United, this time Bowles and skipper Mitch Winter-Irving shared in a 119-run stand.

Winter-Irving scored 60 as he and Bowles took the score from 3-51 to 170. His dismissal by Jamie Dass (2-40 off 13) was the fourth this season that Winter-Irving has been out for a score of either 58, 59 or 60.

Also passing 50 for the Demons was No.7 Tom Dunham (54 n.o.) in what was his highest score for White Hills.

Ahead of his Melbourne Country Week debut, Dylan Klemm (3-34 off 15) was the leading wicket-taker for the Roos, while it was captain Brent Hamblin (2-68 off 20) who ended the innings of Bowles when he was caught by Daniel Barber.

• Eaglehawk already has first innings points locked up against Strathfieldsaye after the Jets’ middle and lower order offered little resistance.

With an outright win needed to be any chance of making the finals, the Hawks bowled first at Tannery Lane and knocked the Jets over for 115.

Aaron Monro was superb with the ball for the Hawks in claiming 3-16 off 15 overs, which included eight maidens.

Richard Tibbett (3-29 off 16) also picked up three scalps in what was an even Eaglehawk bowling performance.

Strathfieldsaye had one stage been 2-48 before the loss of 4-8 left it on the backfoot at 6-56.

Skipper Ben Devanny (47) battled hard for 134 balls to try to hold the Jets’ innings together, with openers Mitchell Cheesman (13) and Greg Lyon (11) the only other players to reach double figures.

By stumps Eaglehawk had already built a lead of 35 as it raced to 7-150 off 20 overs, which featured a half-century to Jeremy Brown (52).

Cory Devanny continued his wicket-taking form for the Jets, finishing the day with 4-43 off eight overs following his six-for against Huntly-North Epsom last round.

• Golden Square scrounged its way to 175 against Bendigo in its centenary match at Wade Street.

The day began with Square’s oldest living captain, Bill Redmond, tossing a 1918 penny, with current-day skipper Ben Gunn winning it and batting.

However, 17 balls into the day Square was reeling at 2-0, with Alex Pearson having had both Jake Higgins (0) and Gunn (0) caught by keeper Shane Koop, who finished with four catches.

From there Square struggled to build momentum, but batted through until the 82^nd over.

As he did the previous round when Square had been 6-20 against Kangaroo Flat, Liam Smith worked hard under pressure.

Smith  came in at 5-52 in the 23^rd over and compiled 51 off 168 balls in his first half-century for 33 innings, with the next best with the bat Zane Keighran and Scott Trollope, who both made 30.

Pearson’s early damage with the ball set him on the path to a haul of 5-54 off 20 overs, while Matt Gray (4-33 off 15) also bowled well.

Pearson joined Strathdale’s Sam Johnston as the only two players this season to have taken two bags of at least five wickets.

• Strathdale-Maristians’ batting depth rose to the fore in the clash of top v bottom against Bendigo United.

From a precarious 4-63 at the first drinks break, the Suns ended up with their fourth score of the season above 300 as they cracked 332 at Bell Oval.

The Suns’ surge was led by half-centuries to captain Ben DeAraugo (60), Daniel Clohesy (50) – his first – and Sam Johnston (67).

Johnston’s 67 came off just 45 balls and featured 50 runs coming in fours (eight) and sixes (three).

When DeAraugo went out the Suns were 6-189, before they got another 143 runs from their last four wickets, which as well as Johnston’s knock also featured Mitch Blackman (29), Jacob DeAraugo (27 n.o.), Dylan Bailie (18) and Ryan Haythorpe (14).

Miggy Podosky toiled hard for the Redbacks to take 4-76 off 18 overs, which included the early dismissal of James Vlaeminck (6), while Jordan Quirk (1-50) picked up his first wicket in the first XI when he dismissed Clohesy.