THE expression "a quick game is a good game" is generally associated with the card game of euchre.

Plantation Diggers cricketers might have agreed with the saying after sundries euchred Urunga in a low-scoring nail-biter at Brelsford Park.

After winning the toss, it wasn't a hard decision for Diggers to send the home side to the middle and with Russell Gardner bowling up a storm, Urunga was all out for 66 in the 33rd over.

Gardner took 4-11 including three maidens.

His spell sent the opposing side's middle order spinning to earth by removing three batsmen for the addition of four runs, leaving Urunga on the precipice at 5-51.

Damon Rootes and Hardeep Bassi wasted no time cleaning up the tail.

Diggers should have cruised to victory but fell across the line in the 22nd over by reaching 7-67.

Urunga contributed to its own demise by offering up 10 wides, two byes and four leg byes to make 'sundries' the top-scorer after Alex Byrne (13), Gardner (12) and Gus Garland (11) were the only batsmen to make double figures.

In the match at Dorrigo, the home side won the toss and spent the rest of the day regretting their folly.

Sawtell finished up at 8-220 with Ben Andrews contributing 59 along with 48 from skipper Dave Angus-Crouch.

Dorrigo would have known their fate early when captain Justin Gilbert headed back to the pavilion with the score on 1-2.

Trent Dierick took 4-18 and while four batsmen made it into the 'teens, the Buzzards were all out for 90 in the 32nd over.

Next up it's Sawtell and Park Beach Bowling Club Colts at Richardson Park, and Plantation Diggers and Dorrigo at Fitzroy Oval.

Urunga has the day off.

If it rains ... euchre, anyone?