The extreme heat made it very hard for pace bowlers and only slightly less so for spinners who led the way in the first grade Sydney Shires competition.
Ali took 3-50 and Wood 3-49 as Mounties reached 6 for 216.
The second grade Eagles 3-175 have already taken out first innings points with Mounties all out 125. They will seek an outright win next Saturday.
The third grade Eagles are a 20 runs short of the first innings points with six wickets in hand. This is another chance of an outright Eagles win.
The fourth grade Eagles are 4-47 chasing 206, so this match will need a great batting effort to get even second innings win.
