Shellharbour put a dent in Bomaderry’s South Coast cricket finals hopes with a 41-run victory at Artie Smith Oval on Saturday.

With four rounds left before the finals, the Tigers are now nine points adrift of fourth spot in sixth position while the Harbour have retained a share of second alongside Bay and Basin.

Six Harbour batters made 20 but no one kicked onto a half-century in their total of 8-206 with Tigers seamer Daniel Troy (3-43) the pick of the bowlers.

Bomaderry were travelling nicely at 1-88 but the loss of Jarrod Mitchell (33) and Luke Jones (37) in quick succession triggered a collapse and they were all out for 165 under the onslaught of Beau Chamberlain, who bagged 5-57.

Kiama celebrated their 170th anniversary weekend with a low-scoring home win over Oak Flats.

They were bowled out for 147 after teenage seamer Sam Huetter (4-28) and allrounder Zaied Bin Khalid (3-27) did the damage for the visitors.

But the Cavaliers attack combined brilliantly with Brad Ison, Glenn Cleary, Adam Ison and Joe Burgess taking two wickets apiece to win by 49 runs.

Lake Illawarra reinforced top spot by cruising past last-placed Ex Servos. Allrounder Jake O’Connell picked up 5-6 as Ex Servos made 135 on the back of Chris Buckley’s 58.

O’Connell completed a fine performance with 86 not out off just 37 deliveries, with six fours and eight sixes, as the visitors reached their target in the 18th over.

Dolphins captain Tom Dolby top-scored with 53 as Bay and Basin posted 173 before bowling Albion Park out for 116.

New-ball pair Cooper Bramley and Jason Moschioni bagged three wickets each as North Nowra Cambewarra rolled the Kookas for 108 and then chased the target down with six wickets and 32 overs to spare.

This Saturday, Lake head south to play Bomaderry, North Nowra host Ex Servos, Albion Park are away to Kiama, Shellharbour and the Kookas play out their local derby at Scout Willoughby Oval while Bay and Basin are up against Oak Flats at Sanctuary Point.

Ladder: Lake 83, Shellharbour, Bay and Basin 72, Kiama 68, North Nowra 61, Bomaderry 59, Oak Flats 40, Kookas 34, Albion Park 32, Ex Servos 23.

In the women’s competition, the Kookas stayed on top of the ladder with a 22-run victory over Ex Servos at Myimbarr.

Jennifer Kitchen cooked up an unbeaten 79 and Jacquie Monie added 37 as the home side reached 5-146.

Ex Servos lost a couple of early wickets before bouncing back via an unbeaten 50 from Rebecca Carson but could only muster 5-124 in reply.

Oak Flats Ratettes defeated Lake Illawarra by 41 runs after opener Anne Boatswain (41) and young allrounder Maya Huetter (26) powered them to 5-126 despite 3-10 from Lake’s Kiana Dovern.

The Lakers got off to a strong start but after Dovern fell for 29, they fell away to finish on 9-85.

Kiama’s clash with the other Oak Flats team, the Ratatouilles, was abandoned due to rain soaking Bonaira Oval on Friday afternoon while the Shellharbour v Albion Park game was also washed out.

This Friday’s draw is Kiama at home to Albion Park, the Ratettes taking on Shellharbour and the Ratatouilles facing the Kookas at Myimbarr, with Lake meeting Ex Servos at Albion Oval.

Ladder: Kookas 40, Ratatouilles 28, Ratettes 26, Kiama, Lake 20, Albion Park 18, Ex Servos 16, Shellharbour 4.