After heat brought the season into an early break, it is Exies Diggers who are sitting at the top of the table with a nine-point lead over Coro in the fight for top spot which looks set to last right throughout the season.

In second grade, the Cougars are leading the way with a nine-point lead over Diggers in a reversal of the first-grade standings. It is a close battle from second to fourth with Diggers, Hanwood and Coleambally separated by just three points.

With the Twenty20 games having no impact on the table, Coro is leading the way in third grade as well with a seven-point advantage over both Leagues and Hanwood who are level on 22 points each. There is a battle on for fourth with Exies Eagles and Coleambally separated by just one point.

The Exies Diggers have the top spot in fourth grade nine points ahead of Hanwood.

Haydn Pascoe (Coro Cougars) 347 runs at 57.83, Theo Valeri (Exies Diggers) 243 runs at 81, Brendan Hicken (Hanwood) 203 runs at 33.83, Oliver Bartter (Hanwood) 191 runs at 31.83, Tom Valeri (Exies Diggers) 188 runs at 31.33, Micheal Crosato (Hanwood) 179 runs at 25.57, Tom Spry (Exies Eagles) 117 runs at 25.29, Dean Bennett (Coro Cougars) 142 runs at 28.40, Marc Tucker (Exies Eagles) 128 runs at 21.33, Andrew Madden (Leagues Panthers) 124 runs at 24.80

Haydn Pascoe (Coro Cougars) 95*, Theo Valeri (Exies Diggers) 85*, Trevor Richards (Exies Diggers) 72*, Dean Bennett (Coro Cougars) 71*, Oliver Bartter (Hanwood) 66, Matt Kennan (Leagues Panthers) 65, Tom Spry (Exies Eagles) 65, Brendan Hicken (Hanwood) 63, Mitch Williams-Hedges (Coro Cougars) 62, Travers Pickmere (Exies Eagles) 58

Jamie Winkler (Exies Eagles) 15 wickets at 12.27, Alex Flood (Coro Cougars) 13 wickets at 17.15, Dean Wynne (Hanwood) 12 wickets at 13.50, Jack Hutchinson (Coro Cougars) 12 wickets at 14.58, Dean Bennett (Coro Cougars) 10 wickets at 10 wickets at 12.80, Aditha Jayasuriya (Exies Eagles) 10 wickets at 13.70, Luke Peruzzi (Exies Diggers) 10 wickets at 15.50, Theo Valeri (Exies Diggers) 10 wickets at 18.20, Charlie Cunial (Hanwood) 10 wickets at 21.60, Ben Fattore (Exies Diggers) 9 wickets at 7.11

Trevor Richards (Exies Diggers) 7/30, Alex Flood (Coro Cougars) 6/43, Leon Vico (Exies Diggers) 5/7, Jamie Winkler (Exies Eagles) 5/13, Lucas Conlan (Exies Diggers) 5/22, Dean Wynne (Hanwood) 5/23, Theo Valeri (Exies Diggers) 5/26, Connor Edenden (Leagues Panthers) 5/28, Jack Hutchinson (Coro Cougars) 5/34, Dean Bennett (Coro Cougars) 5/44

Damien Browning (Exies Diggers) 237 runs at 59.25, Justin Moat (Coro Cougars) 188 runs at 47, Jamie Bennett (Coro Cougars) 154 runs at 38.80, Bradyn Challis (Exies Eagles) 151 runs at 16.78, Teao Woetai (Leagues Panthers) 143 runs at 20.43, Mark Favell (Exies Diggers) 136 runs at 27.20, Dean Catanzariti (Hanwood) 118 runs at 59, Teei Piawi (Leagues Panthers) 117 runs at 19.50, Cooper Smith (Coleambally) 117 runs at 19.50, Matthew Signor (Coro Cougars) 110 runs at 22

Justin Moat (Coro Cougars) 107*, Dean Catanzariti (Hanwood) 85*, Damien Browning (Exies Diggers) 71, Cooper Smith (Coleambally) 70, James Roche (Exies Eagles) 69, Michael Duncan (Exies Diggers) 61, William Kennedy (Coro Cougars) 57*, Jamie Bennett (Coro Cougars) 57

Sanil Chilukuri (Coleambally) 19 wickets at 7.95, Damien Browning (Exies Diggers) 18 wickets at 6.89, Andrew Potter (Coro Cougars) 16 wickets at 12.25, Jamie Bennett (Coro Cougars) 14 wickets at 5.21, Jack Weymouth-Smith (Coleambally) 14 wickets at 7.71, Shannon Caughey (Hanwood) 13 wickets at 5.69, Sam Breed (Coleambally) 13 wickets at 13.54, Jimmy Mann (Exies Eagles) 12 wickets at 12.83, Teei Piawi (Leagues Panthers) 10 wickets at 7.70, Daniel Dossetor (Exies Diggers) 10 wickets at 8.60

Dean Catanzariti (Hanwood) 6/34, Liam Warren (Leagues Panthers) 6/45, Jamie Bennett (Coro Cougars) 5/6, John Witherspoon (Coro Cougars) 5/7, Jack Weymouth-Smith (Coleambally) 5/8, Damien Browning (Exies Diggers) 5/13, Sanil Chilukuri (Coleambally) 5/17, Jimmy Mann (Exies Eagles) 4/8, Zac Ruediger (Hanwood) 4/11, Shannon Caughey (Hanwood) 4/12

Oliver Bartter (Hanwood) 195 runs at 39, Blake McDonald (Coleambally) 179 runs at 35.80, Harrison Steele (Coro Cougars) 177 runs at 44.25, Patrick Payne (Leagues Panthers) 171 runs at 28.50, Hayden Forner (Exies Eagles) 163 runs at 23.29, Michael Cudmore (Leagues Panthers) 143 runs at 28.60, Ben Signor (Coro Cougars) 122 runs at 30.50, Tom Bartter (Hanwood) 114 runs at 38, James Buchanan (Coleambally) 108 runs at 21.60, Sam Payne (Leagues Panthers) 103 runs at 14.71

Gulfam Ahmed (Hanwood) 77, Oliver Bartter (Hanwood) 61, Blake McDonald (Coleambally) 56, Hayden Forner (Exies Eagles) 55, Tom Bartter (Hanwood) 54*, Michael Cudmore (Leagues Panthers) 54*, Patrick Payne (Leagues Panthers) 52, Harrison Steele (Coro Cougars) 51*, Harry Rowston (Hanwood) 49*, Jordan Whitworth (Hanwood) 45*

Kyle Bennett (Coro Cougars) 12 wickets at 5.67, Oliver Bartter (Hanwood) 11 wickets at 4.82, Michael Cudmore (Leagues Panthers) 11 wickets at 7, Billy Evans (Exies Eagles) 9 wickets at 9.89, Gulfam Ahmed (Hanwood) 8 wickets at 7.50, Taine Moraschi (Exies Eagles) 8 wickets at 8.63, Leo Forner (Leagues Panthers) 8 wickets at 9, Charlie Jones (Coro Cougars) 8 wickets at 10.13, Inam Ullah (Hanwood) 8 wickets at 11.63, Thomas Camm (Coro Cougars) 7 wickets at 7.71

Taine Moraschi (Exies Eagles) 5/11, Billy Evans (Exies Eagles) 5/31, Kyle Bennett (Coro Cougars) 4/2, Inam Ullah (Hanwood) 4/2, Fergus Shelton (Leagues Panthers) 4/5, Oliver Bartter (Hanwood) 4/8, James Clarke (Coleambally) 4/14, Charlie Jones (Coro Cougars) 3/3, Gulfam Ahmed (Hanwood) 3/4, Ben Signor (Coro Cougars) 3/5

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