Cricket: First innings points in Mornington's reach

Crowe led the charge as Mornington ripped through Kookaburras in 42.1 overs for 114. They then continued on from where they left off against Court House the previous week finishing the first day 3-104 and requiring only 11 runs for first innings points.

"We're right where we want to be," Lumby said.

Now he just has to hope the sunny weather remains and they can give themselves a shot at the outright.

Just over eight points in arrears of third-placed Kookaburras heading into the game and needing the outright to have any chance of playing finals, Lumby had little hesitation having a bowl.

Thrown the new ball Crowe had Kookaburras in early trouble.

"I wanted the outright and he backed up my decision as well as anybody could have," he said.

"His first spell he was 3-7 after 7."

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After picking up openers Tim Kelly (0) and Paddy Paul (12) to have Kookaburras 2-16, Crowe then claimed the prized scalp of the Cameron Milne without troubling the scorers.

"Knocking Milne over second ball was a massive one," Lumby said.

Not only did it leave Kookaburras 4-20, but without their talisman.

"It was a really set-up wicket by Rob Anderson," he elaborated

"He played a couple of of little mind games with Cameron."

Crowe then just "hit the spot he needed to hit and bowled him".

Lumby, who also picked up 2-29, opened the bowling with the Crowe and said he bowled as well as he has seen him.

"He kept it nice and full and just kept hitting the right areas," he said.

He finished with 4-17 from nine with three maidens. Anderson also chipped with two wickets while Rhyce Kliendienst, Callum Hayne and Ben Hennessy each snared a wicket.

Kookaburras did mount a brief fightback through Beau Clarke (33) and Shayne Riorden (48) the pair taking them from 5-33 to 5-83 and giving the innings some substance.

"Shayne he was pretty to watch, he didn’t make any errors until he got out, full credit to him," Lumby said.

But aside from them the Kookaburras batsmen didn't offer a lot with Mornington taking the last five wickets for just 31.

"The most pleasing part was they only got 114. On that field they probably should have got a bit more," Lumby said.

Mornington openers Ben Hennessy (25) and Stan Gaynor (37) then put them in a strong position with a 47 run opening stand. Anderson (23no) and Hayne (1no) will pick up the chase for them after Gaynor fell with only seven balls remaining in the days' play.