North Albury siblings Anthony and Tim Hartshorn posted one of the biggest Cricket Albury-Wodonga partnerships of recent years on Saturday.
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The pair combined in an unbeaten 220-run stand against Wodonga Raiders at the latter's Birallee Park.
Anthony posted his maiden CAW provincial ton with 109 not out from 152 deliveries with 13 boundaries, while Tim scored 97, featuring nine boundaries and a six.
"I left him stranded, he took a single off the first ball of the last over and I couldn't get back off strike," Anthony said.
I left him stranded, he took a single off the first ball of the last over and I couldn't get back off strike ... it would have been nice for both us to get tons.
- Anthony Hartshorn
"Poor bloke stuck on 97, it would have been nice for both us to get tons, it would have been unreal.
"But he doesn't care, he's made plenty of runs in his day, he was happy for me."
The duo came together at 1-2 when long-time star Ash Borella was dismissed and carried the score to 1-222 as Raiders used seven bowlers to break the stand.
"He makes things look so much easier than me, I was pretty scratchy until I got to 20 and I got dropped a couple of times," Anthony said.
"He was hitting them pretty crisp, I think he did get dropped at square leg, but it was a pretty tough chance, he hit it fairly well."
The duo has played an enormous amount together, starting at home town Deniliquin, followed by Batemans Bay, including four successive A grade premierships, Tuross Head and now the Hoppers.
"We've moved around the country together, the only reason I went over to the coast is because Tim was over there, we're very tight," Anthony said.
Left-hander Tim is 36, while right-hander Anthony is two years younger.
The pair has combined in century stands previously, but never a double century partnership.
A target of around four and a half runs an over was always going to be a monumental task for Wodonga Raiders, which hasn't played finals for many years, but did improve enormously last season.
The home club was dismissed for 125 from 41.4 overs, with Tim continuing his sensational day with 4-23 from 10 overs.
The brothers might be close, but it certainly didn't stop Anthony sledging when quizzed on Tim's spin bowling during last season's finals campaign.
"He's a left-arm orthodox spinner, but spinner's actually a derogatory term because he doesn't actually spin them, everyone thinks he does," he laughed at the time.
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To cap off a top day for the Hartshorns, Anthony snared a stumping, which is not something you necessarily see in every CAW provincial match.
The Hoppers will be hoping the talented siblings maintain their form as they host the only other undefeated team in East Albury in round seven on Saturday.
