Dave Henderson's five wicket haul leads to City Colts' success against Orange City

Colts limited the Warriors to just 110 at Loco Oval, led by Henderson's 5-35, and then caught the total with seven wickets in hand.

Josh Toole (51 not out) and skipper Gardner (42) brought some sturdiness into the Colts innings after they started 2-14 and by the time the latter was dismissed they had taken the score to 3-91.

The result now puts Orange City at the bottom of the top five (24 points) with Colts five points behind and leading a big pursuit with Bathurst City and Centrals (both 18 points) not far away.

Saturday's result was a deserved breakthrough for Henderson who has been economical this season without a large haul of wickets.

"I felt like I'd been bowling well but just getting unlucky a lot of the time," Henderson said.

"I was having balls just missing the edge or not carrying to players, but that's all pretty part and parcel for the game. You just have to hang in there.

"I think the wicket was really great out there, and it's probably the best it's been for a while. There were definitely runs there if you batted patiently and didn't just go for it straight away.

"At Loco you just have to put it in the spot, not bowl too quick, and just let the ball do the work for you."

At one point Henderson was on a hat trick and had claimed three Warriors wickets without any runs scored.

Orange City's partnerships continued to be interrupted before they could gain any headway, although they did make some ground on the seventh wicket thanks to Shaun Kirby (27) and Ed Morrish (24).

That 49 run partnership gave Orange City something to defend and they gave the hosts something to think about early on in their innings by removing Henry Shoemark (1) and Pat Hill (6).

However, Toole and Gardner's stand took Colts to their second victory of the season.

"It's really great to see them both back in the runs," Henderson said.

"They both looked really solid and no doubt they'll take a lot of confidence away from that, which is good for us because they're probably two of the best bats in our team."

Toole (2-22) and Dan Casey (2-31) were the next-best Colts bowlers.

Orange City captain Ed Morrish claimed all three wickets for his side, finishing with figures of 3-24.

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