Veteran all-rounder Mark Higgs made Eastlake pay for a sloppy display in the field, compiling a timely century to give Queanbeyan the upper hand after the first day of their Douglas Cup semi-final yesterday.
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Higgs was dropped twice and caught off a no-ball on his way to 129 in the Blue Bags' total of 311 at Chisholm.
Queanbeyan is hoping to add the longer-form title to the Twenty20 and one-day trophies already in its possession.
Meanwhile, Tuggeranong's fast bowlers took advantage of swinging conditions to leave Wests-UC in trouble at 6-120 on a rain-interrupted opening day at Kippax.
Steve Hammond and Vinesh Bennett did the damage with three wickets each after Wests-UC won the toss and chose to bat.
Opening batsman Darren Richards (66 not out) will need support from the tail to ensure Tuggeranong's classy batting line-up has a challenge on its hands to secure first-innings points.
The winners of each match will face off in next week's grand final.
Play on the second day of the three-day games resumes at 11am today.
