Lincoln Kellett and Fraser McQueen were tasked with opening the batting for Dorrigo and from the first over hit and run to put pressure on the field. Fraser made the most of his chances scoring 22 before the Single boys teamed to take his wicket - Max bowling for Gus to catch, the first wicket gone 1/35.

Macksville didn't let the new pairing settle. Ezra Ward placed the ball for a skyward hit landing safe in the hands of Quinn Cooper, taking Lincoln Kellett's wicket and leaving Taylor Gilbert with a new partner at 2/42.

Jamison Dawes came to the pitch needing to find confidence with the bat to put movement back in the Dorrigo scorecard. He and Taylor did just that adding another 20 runs before Taylor retired and Jamison was bowled by Quinn Cooper to be 3/62.

Dorrigo's big hitters were gone but there was still plenty of 'can do' left in the line up with Jed Capps, Marshall Kellett, Julian Ridley, Callan Menzies and Charlie Lower all to take their turn on the batting card. Marshall retired, Julian added 8 runs and at the end of the 25 overs Dorrigo completed their innings to be 6/101.

Now the chase could begin with Gus Single and Joseph Lines making a start for Macksville. The opening overs were slow with the comparative total and projected run rate both in Dorrigo's favour. This looked like it would be the tone of the Macksville innings with opener Lines caught by Evan Ryan at just 1/4.

Marshall Kellett returned the favour, Macksville took on the Dorrigo openers clean bowling Gus Single with a slower ball on the stumps to be 2/17.

Pippa Nugent stepped in for Macksville finishing with 5 runs before being caught by Fraser McQueen behind the stumps at 3/20.

The Dorrigo spectators were delighted but the Dorrigo team knew Quinn Cooper and Riley Laverty were hidden down the batting card at four and five.

The momentum changed and the middle order set to work. You would be forgiven for thinking this was backyard cricket as the pair hit and run to restart the run chase. The Dorrigo bowlers gave them all they had but they held their wickets and the climb to the century was being made.

Quinn and Riley both retired giving Macksville two batsmen up their sleeve after a partnership of almost 60 runs.

Justus Kyle was on the pitch with Will Townsend and Preston Wilbow to come and plenty of balls in hand.

An enthusiastic Will Townsend left his crease chasing a Jack Dawson delivery to find himself stumped by Lincoln Kellett at wicket keeper. Preston Wilbow was equally keen looking for runs and was short at the hands of Sam Krishnan. Two more down at 5/85.

But it was Dorrigo under pressure in the field with every fumble, over throw and misfield dangerously expensive at the back end of the innings. The Dorrigo players had a conundrum on their hands - take wickets and see the big hitting retirees return or pick up the field and stop the runs.

The Macksville tail had worked to bring the card to 93 when Justus Kyle was taken allowing Quinn Cooper a return to the pitch 9 runs short of the win with 7 balls to come. Fraser McQueen used that seventh ball, the last ball of his over, to clean bowl Quinn without scoring.

Riley Laverty made his return for the last over using 5 balls with Chad Ward to reach 100 runs, Macksville needing 2 to win from the final ball.

The ball came, the runs didn't and Macksville finished at 7/100 and for a moment no-one was sure but the players looking over the shoulders of the scorers gave it away - it was a Dorrigo win!