A good toss to lose as Tigers pounce on Weston Creek

Although as the outfield was still wet at Kippax on Saturday morning, Healy admitted he considered sending a dangerous Weston Creek side in first.

"It did come across my mind to have a bowl, there were still some wet patches on the field," Healy said.

Luckily for the Tigers the decision was taken out of their hands and as Creek won the toss, Ginninderra would be batting.

And in difficult conditions, Jordie Misic and Dylan Faram combined for an incredible 203-run second-wicket partnership, to see the Tigers finish up on in a strong position at 6-259 at stumps.

Misic would eventually be dismissed for 126 and Faram just missed out on his ton, knocked over by David Waters on 92.

Healy had nothing but praise for the batsmen who had to endure an extreme slow outfield, as Misic only managed five boundaries in his 335-minute knock.

"Jordie's creaming them at the moment and he's probably got one of the best techniques in Canberra," Healy said.

"I think he has also sorted his head abit this year and has worked on his game; I reckon we can expect a pretty big season from Jordie this year. And Dyl [Faram] as well played a really good role, it was tough out there and the deck it was like you were never really in."

Misic said he was just grateful he could help put Ginninderra in a strong position, having set out to occupy the crease for as long as possible.

"It was a long day and a lot of running, the outfield was slow, so we had to work hard. It was great batting with Dyl too, he really calms me down," Misic said.

"The plan was just to bat as long as we could, hopefully we can have a good bat next week as well and put a big total on the board."

Meanwhile, Western District knocked over rivals Queanbeyan for just 142 in what also proved to be a heavy outfield at Jamison. Opener Scott Murn starred with the ball for Wests, taking 5/40 off 19 overs.

"I think he [Murn] has showed the last couple of years he is one of the top performers in grade cricket," said coach Blake Dean.

"He is one of the leading fast bowlers and all-rounders in the competition and he proved that once again today. To get quality players like Dean and Mark Solway out, he is bowling extremely well."

Wests will resume next Saturday on 3/105 with Dean scoring 58 off just 70 balls.

"The plan will be to chase them down pretty quickly and set them a total to try and get an outright win," he said.