THERE'S no exact number of additional runs he's aiming for but St Pat's Old Boys captain Adam Ryan is keen to see his batsmen spend a little more time at the crease this Saturday.
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Pat's resume at 6-329 in their Bathurst District Cricket Association first grade game against City Colts at Loco Oval not in any mood to declare just yet.
That's especially the case when they've got Brendon Cutmore looking strong on 61 and with a jump into first place on the line.
Colts could reach the same position on the ladder should they be able to hunt down the Saints' runs and Ryan doesn't want to give them that chance.
"It's similar to last game [against Bathurst City]. Regardless of the runs we've got it's more about batting that extra time," he said.
"Even if it's a small session with 20 to 30 minutes for as many runs then it keeps the pressure on the batsmen to try and chase the runs in the remaining time.
"That pressure on the batsmen helps out our bowlers."
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Ryan has been the master of the toss in the two-day series, winning all three times and opting to bat first on every occasion.
It's paid dividends so far but he believes it's important for his bowlers to try and emulate their batsmen's big efforts.
"It comes down to building the pressure and taking wickets. If we can't do that then we lose the match, regardless of how many runs we have at Loco," he said.
"There's no room for complacency. Hopefully the boys are fired up and ready to go.
"We don't want to let this momentum slip. It should be a great contest on the weekend."
Ryan - who missed last week's action due to illness - is the most likely man coming in to bat following Josh Willcox's late dismissal last Saturday.
The bulk of the damage was done by Nic Broes who worked his way to 186 in a chance-less innings before he was caught at short cover.
His fellow opener David Cant (22) was the next best, outside of Cutmore.