Rugby Union is now one win away from its first Royal Hotel Cup final in 15 years after defeating Centrals at Wade Park on Friday night.
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Jameel Qureshi lead the way for the Bathurst team, hitting a team high 47 runs with the bat, on the way to Bulldogs' 35-run win.
"It was a good game. We sort of started off a bit slower, like we lost a wicket in the first over and didn't get off to the greatest start, but we consolidated there and finished off well at the end," he said.
"My score probably got a bit inflated towards that last few overs. It probably looked a lot better than what it actually was, but it was good to get the job done and get a decent score on the board."
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Thankfully the rain hadn't affected the Wade Park, so it was in good condition to play on.
"The wicket was good, the outfield was good. We probably got a par score but we could've got a bit more to be honest," Qureshi said.
Bulldogs finished its twenty overs on 145 runs and while Centrals would've fancied their chances to catch the visitor's total, after losing two wickets in the first over, the Daryl Kennwell-captained team would ultimately fall at 110 runs.
The task at hand for Centrals was certainly harder when key man Fletcher Rose was ruled out but batsman Cam Rasmussen (54) did his best to orchestrate a comeback as he was by far the most potent bat for the Orange club.
Percy Raveneau would eventually find Rasmussen's wicket, one of two he claimed on Friday night, and him being one of two Bulldogs bowlers to take two wickets (the other being Jonah Ruzgas).
Ruzgas was the man who cleaned up the top of Centrals' batting order, leaving them in disarray just a few minutes into the run chase.
"After the second over they were 2-0 so we were in a really good position," he said.
"We never really felt like we were going to lose."
According to the left-arm fast bowler, skipper Ryan Peacock dubbed 135 as a par score, meaning anything on top of that was a bonus.
"We were about 15-20 above where we wanted to be said," he said.
"A lot of the chat this year has been about the firepower in Rugby Union's batting line but Ruzgas likes where the bowling staff is at.
"I don't think we're underrated. We're more unknown," he said.
"We've benefited from some good captaincy from Peacock."
Rugby Union are set to clash with CYMS in the semi-final of the Royal Hotel Cup on Friday, February 19.
A win would qualify Bulldogs for its first final in the competition since 2006, when they lost to Cavaliers by a massive 136 runs.
Bulldogs also featured in the final of 1994, which they also lost Cavaliers.
Since the Royal Hotel Cup (its non-sponsor name is the Bonnor Cup, named after Orange's first Test cricketer George Bonnor) launched in 1991, only five non-Orange teams have won, with ORC winning in 1995 and 1999, Lithgow Lightning in 2017, Centennials Bulls in 2018 and St Pat's Old Boys in 2019.