Leagues Club has shown why they will be one of the teams to beat come the end of the season after picking up a big win over Hanwood on Saturday afternoon.
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While Oliver Bartter and Micheal Crosato were able to get their side off to a good start with a 16-run partnership, Kierran Williams (3/16) took two quick wickets as Bartter (7), and Leon Tiere (1) fell in succession.
Crosato and Morgan Tiere kept the scoring ticking over however when Crosato (25) departed it triggered a period which saw Hanwood lose 7/13.
Teei Piawi (3/21) did the bulk of the damage for Leagues but Gavin Wylie (23*) was able to add late runs to see Hanwood finish on 107 when the final wicket fell.
Leagues lost Teao Woetai (10) early, but the Panthers were set up with a 39-run stand between Piawi and Ryan Minato before Minato (7) was dismissed by Luke Catanzariti (1/30). Williams (45*) and Piawi (39*) were able to guide Leagues to an eight-wicket win.
Exies were able to escape with a two-wicket win against Diggers.
Mark Favell (25), Leon Vico (20) and Damien Browning (23) were the main contributors for Diggers as they were bowled out for 97 with Adam Waide (3/20), Daniel Duckworth (2/7) Jimmy Nancarrow (2/13) and Cameron Harrison (2/16) did the damage with the ball for Exies.
Scott Campbell (23) was the only top order batsmen for Exies to get a start with Daniel Dossitor (2/22) and Brian Corner (2/3) doing the early damage.
Favell (3/11) caused concern for the Exies side but Waide (21) and Ryan Bock (13*) were able to get their side over the line with a two-wicket win.
Coleambally were able to jump into the third position after a five-wicket win over Coro.
After the Cougars made a strong start through Andrew Potter (21) and Brett Crooks (22), the bowling of Jack Weymouth-Smith (2/20) and Neil Burke (2/20) helped slow the scoring. Dion Pascoe (40) was the only other Cougar to get a start as the Coro side finished their innings on 8/118.
Cooper Smith (16) and Weymouth-Smith (25) got their side off to a good start it was finished off by Sam Casey (53*) to see the Nomads come away with a five-wicket win.