The Greater Northern Raiders men's squad will ride into the second half of their two-day test full of steam against Lindisfarne.
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The Raiders' bowling looked tough in the opening of the test, aided by commanding performances by Evan Gulbis (4-38) and Jono Chapman (3-47).
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Coach Tim Coyle said he was pleased with the disciplined and patient bowling effort from the team last Saturday.
"It's pretty much how we've seen ourselves as a bowling unit to really build pressure on the opposition and be patient with that and we got the rewards," he said.
The Raiders will will continue to chase Lindisfarne's 174 runs on Saturday.
Brayden Stepien and Brodie Hayes opened for the team last weekend, tallying 0-14 in four overs.
Coyle said the team's batting depth would hold it in good stead, but one good partnership would be needed to get a win.
"It's cliched to some degree but one good partnership will probably win the game for us ... that's what we're looking ... we'll still need a lot of contribution from our whole batting lineup," Coyle said.
"We have two good players at the crease and they started really positively for us last weekend ... hopefully we can tick off 160 runs and get our first win of the year."