Waroona Cricket Club off to hot start with first-up win over South Mandurah

Sunny skies shone down on the wicket after a washout postponed round one to a later date just a week earlier, and it was Waroona making the most of the season openers led by a superb half century from reigning champion player Jayden Derosa.

The opening batsmen carved out a knock of 62 runs, helping to steady the ship after fellow opener Ben Wright was dismissed for a duck.

Waroona took to the crease first and were off to a shaky start when they lost Wright, but Derosa was able to help the side settle finding the boundary with regularity.

His 62 built the platform for his side before he was caught out, and a string of healthy totals from the middle saw them edge out 8/217 from their 50 overs.

Brandon Burt (21) and Adam Clancy (22) were strong with the bat, helping the visitors to a hearty total to defend.

Waroona’s 217 came in the face of some brilliant bowling from Matt Hill, who posted 1/18 from 10 overs.

Hill was also dominant with the bat, tallying a game-high 68 runs to help South Mandurah overcome the early loss of opener Joe McConnell.

Hill teamed with Jesse Buck (12) to record a 54-run partnership to haul South Mandurah out of the mud and into a more fancied position.

The middle order withstood the Waroona bowling attack, with contributions coming from Michael Holmes (18), Nicholas Scholl (27), Rod Tregenza (17) and Clinton Hutchinson (32).

But it wasn’t enough for the home team to secure a win in their opening match of the season.

Mitchell Smith led Waroona’s wicket taking with a haul of three coming from his 10-over spell.

Mandurah defeat Pinjarra

Outstanding batting from openers Ian Lattimore (65) and Ben Drummond (71) paved the path for Mandurah to take down Pinjarra in their season opener at Meadow Springs.

The duo opened the chase of Pinjarra’s 9/191 with a partnership of 75, and a further 56 runs from Paul Okey put the finishing touches on a dominant display as Mandurah cruised to a score of 6/227 from their 50 overs.

Jamie Lee was the shining light for Pinjarra, blasting out a ferocious 88 runs which including 15 boundaries, three of which went for six.

Shoalwater Bay defeat Warnbro Swans

Shoalwater find themselves in third place on the ladder after taking a win over Warnbro in their first game of the season.

Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Shoalwater notched an impressive 8/242 from their allotted overs, thanks in large to solid performances from Grant Coles (50), James Stuart (43) and Joey Teague (36).

Ben Doudle’s outstanding 75 runs led the way for the Swans, but it wasn’t enough for the side to start the season on a high note.

White Knights Baldivis defeated by Halls Head

It was an impressive start t the campaign for Halls Head’s bowling attack as they put together an astonishing performance to defend a mere 113 runs and pick up a win over Baldivis.

Halls Head was all out in the 43^rd over for just 113 after Matthew Jordan tore through their line-up to finish with the figures of 5/19 from 10 overs.

His form with the ball set the White Knights in a glorious position, but a stunning display from all Halls Head bowlers saw the Baldivis dismissed for a dismal 55.

Scott Martin (2/23), Chris Phelps (2/4), Lachlan Kinna (2/9), Will Eason (2/8) and Lewis Starbuck (1/10) were superb for the away team, lifting them to a win.

Singleton Irwinians defeat Hillman Hornets

Singleton kicked off their premiership defence in style when they took down the Hornets on Saturday.

Hillman elected to bat first and trudged their way to 138 runs on the back of 50 from Phil Green and 44 from Liam Carvell.

But an all around performance from Singleton, led by 38 runs from Daniel Jones, was enough to secure a win.