BDCA men’s: Leschenault rout Hay Park for 67 in nine-wicket win, Colts suffer first loss of season to Marist

Leschenault were the big winners of Saturday’s Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association men’s first-grade matches, moving off the bottom of the ladder with a thumping nine-wicket win on the road against Hay Park. The Green Caps, who fell just short of featuring in last season’s grand final, came into the contest sitting on the bottom of the ladder, having won only one of their first six games. But a seven-wicket haul from English import Rob Turner saw them rout the Redbacks for just 67, a target they easily chased inside 17 overs with nine wickets in hand. Turner opened the bowling and completed his 10 overs in one spell, knocking over all of Hay Park’s top seven batters to finish with brilliant figures of 7-24. He had Redbacks star Michael Tassone caught on the leg-side boundary from a hook shot with his third ball of the day, and bowled Nic Rep without scoring with his sixth. His day only improved from there, also claiming victims in his third, fourth, sixth, eighth and ninth overs. Any nerves about chasing a small target were settled by Corey Chantrill (32 not out from 41 balls) and Matt Fink (20 not out from 49 balls), who saw the visitors home with an unbroken 44-run second-wicket stand. Fifth-placed Marist also had a breakthrough win, handing reigning premiers Colts their first loss of the season with a six-wicket victory at Bunbury Recreation Ground. The hosts won the toss and chose to bat, but a line-up without several of their best batters found the going tough, being reduced to 7-92 in the middle stages of the innings. A 51-run eighth-wicket stand between captain Cruize Ciallella (33 not out from 49 balls) and Jaxon Magennis (26 from 47 balls) ensured Colts posted something of a total, finishing their 50 overs at 9-155. Experienced pair Brayden Clarke (3-30 from 10 overs) and Corey Fitt (3-37 from 10 overs) led the way with the ball for the Blues. A 99-run second-wicket stand between Haydn Slodecki (60 from 73 balls) and Ricky Marsh (33 from 86 balls) had the visitors well on top in the chase, but they fell within four balls of each other to bring the contest back to life. However, there was no late wobble from Marist, with Cooper Clarke-Dehring hitting two boundaries and two sixes in his 28 not out from 24 deliveries which saw them over the line as Clarke (20 not out from 21 balls) played a supporting role. Dalyellup’s powerful batting line-up fired again in their 121-run win over Collie at Roche Park. Batting first, the visitors posted an imposing total of 5-292, with Bradman May (84 from 82 balls), Kyle Potter (68 from 77 balls), Mitchell Boyle (48 from 56 balls), and Vinnie Poller (42 from 54 balls) all in the runs. Collie were never truly in the chase, and were bowled out for 171 in the 48th over, with Josh Elliot (55 from 112 balls) top-scoring. Jaxon Cornford claimed the final four wickets for Dalyellup, finishing with figures of 4-15 from 4.1 overs.