Noel Coward's famous line "mad dogs and Englishmen" will be tested come this Saturday with the mercury forecast to soar to a top temperature of 44 degrees and the final round of matches in the Delta Ag Division One and Blooms Chemist Division Two competition due to be played before the Christmas break.
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At this stage the matches are in serious doubt.
In Division One Central Hotel were drawn to play Mimosa Whirlwinds at Fisher Park and Cootamundra Crusaders were to play Australian Hotel Coyotes at Albert Park.
Central Hotel and Mimosa Whirlwinds are due to clash at Fisher Park and Young has the bye.
In Division Two this weekend Cootamundra Ex-services Magpies are drawn to meet Stockingbingal at Mitchell Park. Shamrock Hotel Leprechauns meet Burrangong Cricket Club at Nixon Park, Criterion Hotel Gunners and Temora Ex-Services Renegades are drawn to meet at Sawpit Gully and Temora Bowling Club Tiger and S&C Club Saints meet at Nixon Park 2.
Division One and Two's first matches back in 2020 are scheduled for January 11
Ahead of this week's scheduled matches the Cootamundra Crusaders sit on top of the Division One competition on 44 points with YSC Blues.
Crusaders take top spot on percentages.
Mimosa Whirlwinds are in third position on 38 points with Australian Hotel Coyotes on 36 points and Central Hotel on 32 points.
In Division Two Stockinbigal lead the way on percentages on 48 points.
Criterion Hotel Gunners and Shamrock Hotel Leprechauns are also on 48 points.
Just outside the top three are Burrangong and Temora Renegades, both on 44 points.
Cootamundra Ex-Services Magpies 36, Temora Tigers 28 and S and C Club Saints 21, round out the competition table.
With the mid season break looming best of the batsmen for Central Hotel to date has been Dan Rankin who leads the batting averages and aggregates table.
Rankin has helped himself to 94 runs so far this season at an average of 15.67 and a strike rate of 144.6.
Michael Sargent has also been in handy form for Central Hotel with 82 runs at an average of 16.40.
Gene Kessell has scored 80 runs from six visits but has carried his bat on three occasions to give him a better average than both Sargent and Rankin of 26.67 with a strike rate of 296.3.
Adam Twyford and Jarrod Keelan have been best of the bowlers taking 10 wickets apiece with Keelan picking up two five wicket hauls.
Dean Bradley has been best with the ball for Crusaders with 13 wickets at an average of 10.69, from Matt Berkrey who has picked up eight scalps.
Berkrey has shown his allround ability leading the way with the bat with 195 runs, well ahead of Darren Connell with 149 runs.
