An unbeaten 139-run opening partnership from Ben Turner (62 off 40) and Jon Nicoll (73 off 47) guided the Cats home against Wagga RSL in the final at Robertson Oval on Friday night.

Chasing 138 for victory, Turner came out with positive intent from the outset as Wagga City cruised to 0-56 from the opening four overs.

It was a stark contrast to the Bulldogs' start as they often struggled to get bat on ball, and then beat the infield.

Wagga RSL gradually upped the ante to finish at 5-137, but the total proved light work for the reigning Wagga Cricket premiers as the Cats made the runs with five and a half overs to spare.

Wagga City captain-coach Josh Thompson praised his two opening batsmen for taking the game away from the Bulldogs.

"It was a one-sided show there," Thompson said.

"Richie (Turner) and Jono are just class acts. You could watch Richie bat all day. Obviously Jono with his hamstring, to see him slog a few balls is different but it was really good for him to go out and do that."

Nicoll, who was named man of the match, injured his hamstring in the field and was clearly hampered throughout his innings. It provided an opportunity for Turner to lead the way and he made the most it.

"I think we're pretty lucky. Richie is a 360 player, he's going to play cricket shots in T20, he's just going to extend his drives and things like that and hit over the wicket," Thompson said.

"It's really hard to bowl to him in the nets and it just reflects on game day. He hits everywhere, he's a positive cricketer and he's just got that care free attitude. He's a class act."

Thompson was happy to restrict Wagga RSL to 5-137 despite not being satisfied with his team's effort in the field.

"To be honest, when we went out there before the game, I sort of thought 150 was going to be par," he said.

"The wicket was fantastic. Stepping on it, it's the hardest wicket I've seen here for a while and obviously the outfield here is pretty dry, the ball was going to run fast, so to keep them to under 150 was really good, but I also thought we fielded very poor.

"As a whole, coming from a coach's point of view, I don't think our fielding was up to scratch but obviously our batting spoke for itself."

Brad McMillan top-scored for Wagga RSL with 40, while Joe Kenny (29 off 16) and Tim Cameron (17 off 12) helped lift the run rate late.

Thompson was pleased to end an enjoyable couple of weeks of Twenty20 cricket with some more silverware.

"I think it's great," Thompson said.

"Everyone watches it on TV, I think everyone wants to be apart of it. It's the way cricket is sort of venturing, it's where the market is so I think why not. Wagga Cricket should embrace it. I think it's been taken serious by every club so as a trial I think it was a success. It's really good.

"I think its a strategic game. T20, you've got to have some sort of plans, you can't go into it with nothing. So I like that concept of it. And obviously it's a lot of fun. You get to play under lights, it's over in three hours. It's a really good thing to come in after Christmas. It's pretty hot so it's really good."

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