Indeed, the wickets were shared among the Bulldogs bowlers as they tore apart their local rivals from across the river.
Sutherland found it impossible to score and form partnerships and really faced a losing uphill battle from the ferocious Dogs.
Ryan Felsch bowled his usual line and length with power and was rewarded with 4 wickets for just 21 runs and was well supported by Englishman George Balderson with 3 for 19.
Sutherland were all out for just 98 runs, with all other bowlers getting wickets and simply nullifying any chance of runs.
In reply, the Dogs got off to a flyer with Nick Carruthers hammering the Sutherland bowling for a very quick 50 before being caught from a skied ball.
Off just 33 balls, his swashbuckling innings included 7 boundaries and paved the way for a speedy first innings lead for the Dogs.
Bankstown closed their innings on Sunday morning at 6 for 260 to send Sutherland back in with a 162-run lead.
With scoreboard pressure being applied from ball number one, the Dogs’ bowlers took to their task of outright victory with both venom and guile. They snared the wickets of six Sutherland batsmen for just single figures each and after tea, put the foot down for outright points with sharp bowling.
However, an outright win eluded the Dogs as Sutherland remained stoic and survived the hours of pressure at 8 for 173, but the Dogs were barking in taking a valuable six points as finals matches approaches.
