While they may have claimed first innings against Hill Top, with just a 48 run lead, the game hangs in the balance heading into day two.

The Kookaburras won the toss and elected to bat.

Robertson skipper Mitchell Wright said it appeared to be a good batting wicket but Hill Top produced another poor performance with the bat to be dismissed for 72.

Seventeen-year-old Mason King starred with the ball, taking four wickets which included a hat-trick.

Dean Roxburgh also claimed four wickets.

Hill Top captain Alex Debs said it was another disappointing performance with the bat.

“It’s mental as much as it is ability. It’s one of those things you can’t fix overnight,” he said.

“The pitch was pretty tricky and they bowled really tight and disciplined, not many loose deliveries.”

And while Robertson had a small total to chase, they made just 120 before they too were bowled out.

Wright (28) and Jack Whitfield (24) were the only batsmen to make significant contributions at the crease.

“It was an interesting day of cricket,” Wright said.

“The outfield was quite slow [but] we’re pretty happy to get first innings. We’ll see how it all pans out [this weekend]. It’s not all sown up.”

Wright will be hoping for another strong bowling performance from his side this Saturday in order ensure they have another small total to chase down and claim an overall victory.

But Debs will be hoping they can turn it around and at least claim some bonus points from the match.

“We’ll come at it like a one day game which will suit us in some respects. I was really happy with the way we bowled [on Saturday]. It would have been easy to roll over on a hot day and let Robertson score a ton of runs.

“Our attitude in the field was as good as it’s been all year and we got some early wickets. Hopefully we can carry that same attitude into this week.”

In the other first grade match, a century from Bowral captain David Spies has put them in a good position to claim first innings points.

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For the first time this season, Spies won the toss and elected to bat at Bradman Oval.

Bowral was in trouble at 5-52 but a 111 run partnership between Spies (136) and Alex Prophet (41) ensured their side posted a competitive total.

“Partnerships were the key for us. A century on Bradman is a pretty big achievement. It was a nice time to come up with a score like that,” Spies said.

“[In the heat] the Wingello boys started to tire and we took advantage of that. We had some good batting down the bottom as well. I wouldn’t say it’s a match winning score but we put a competitive total on the board.”

Tigers captain Grant Pike said the partnership put a stop to Wingello’s momentum as Bowral was all out for 241.

Pike finished with three wickets, while Matthew Pike, Mitchell Finlayson and Dale Wellington all got one each.

Wingello started the run chase well and had not lost a wicket as they reached the half century mark.

But three quick wickets at the end of the day left them at 3-63 at stumps.

Heading into day two, Pike said the Tigers would need to dig in and build partnerships at the crease.

With plenty of time and talent in their batting line up, Wingello are still in with a chance to claim first innings points.

“We’ve just got to bat well this weekend,” he said.

Pike and Cameron Pike will return to crease when day two resumes on Saturday.

Bowral will welcome back a few players this weekend but Spies said it would still be a difficult task to claim first innings.

“We’re not assuming we’ve got it in the bag. We’ve got to work hard to get the seven remaining wickets.”

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