The Terrace, playing at home, was in commanding position when play resumed, with Tenambit in all sorts of trouble at 4-2 in reply to Terrace's 9-196 declared.

Two early wickets had Tenambit reeling at 6-10 with an outright win was an outside chance.

But a swashbuckling 50 off about 20 balls gave Tenambit hope, and then Ryan and Shane Wind got together and steadied the innings.

"They played really well," Raymond Terrace skipper Steve Smith conceded.

"They were patient, scored when the chance came along ... played intelligently, ran hard between the wickets.

"They put on about 100 and I kept the field up, trying to take the wicket - I knew if we could break the partnership we would win.

"In the end we broke the partnership, but then the last pair put on 20 which added to the excitement."

The win was Terrace's third from three matches - a great start to the season, but Smith is not getting carried away.

"We're still rebuilding and just happy the way things are going, one game at a time," he said. "I think at this stage City are a class above."