The Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association's 2019/2020 season kicked off with four exciting T20 - First Grade clashes on Saturday, October 12.
Colts travelled to the Leschenault Leisure Centre for their showdown against the Green Caps in Round One.
Leschenault opening batsman Kurt D'Agostino claimed 17 runs (including two fours), before being caught by Cruize Ciallella.
Fellow opener Justin Woods posted 40 (including two sixes), while Thomas Buchanan made eight.
Stuart Denison and Nic Rep (both 15) guided Leschenault to a total of 7/113 from 20 overs.
Ciallella was dismissed for seven, before fellow opener Joe Barningham (3/9 from three overs) earned a respectable 27 off 33 balls.
After the quick dismissals of Vikramjit Singh (two), Tyler King (three), and Josh Topliss (six), Colts wicketkeeper Brian Hughes notched up 11 off 14.
The reigning premiers were then dismissed for 90 with five balls remaining.
Marist cruised to an easy five-wicket win over Hay Park.
Redbacks' openers Steven Florance (15) and Martyn Foster (2) were both caught by Paul Craft, before Michael Tassone (26, including two fours) and Callum Wood (30) upped the run rate.
Chasing Hay Park's 9/83, Blues' captain and opener Brayden Clarke knocked 23 off 25.
Marist reached Hay Park's total with 5.4 overs to go.
Shazad Gondal starred for the Redbacks with 4/17 from four overs.
Eaton silenced the critics with a 26-run victory over Colts in Round Two.
Beavers' wicketkeeper Jamie Martin (47 off 23, including five fours and three sixes), captain Clint Hewson (26), Liam Renton (23), and Troy Lewis (23no) all excelled with the bat.
Going after Eaton's 6/149, Colts wicketkeeper Paul Jones (21), Singh (27), Barningham (19), and Ciallella (17) made an impression.
Colts posted 8/123, following a lower order collapse.
Marist took down Leschenault in front of a lively crowd at Forrest Park.
D'Agostino (12) and Woods (40) got the Green Caps off to a strong start.
After middle and lower order collapses, the visitors limped to 8/84.
Clarke was dismissed for four, before Corey Fagan (40) and Blaze Rosinski (36, including two fours and one six) formed a devastating partnership.
The Blues needed just 14.1 overs to reach Leschenault's total.
