Exies Diggers continue to maintain 15-point lead at the top of the fourth grade table after picking up their eighth win of the season on Wednesday.
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Diggers took on Hanwood, and after the Hanwood side won the toss and elected to bat however, Diggers were able to make a strong start with the ball as Philippa Elwin (1/5) picked up the wicket of Nicholas McGibbon (1) while Seamus Maley (1/7) dismissed Josh Serafin (1).
Rylan Mecham (12), Rahul Giran (12) and Luke Cannon (11) lead a fightback to get their side to 5/46 after 12 overs.
Meli Ranitu (2/9) was able to pick up two quick wickets while Owen Robinson (14) added some late runs to see Hanwood finish their 25 overs on 8/86.
In reply, Diggers lost the wicket of Christian Dall'est (6) when he was bowled by Serafin (1/4), but Manan Dave and Connor Moore got their side back on track.
Dave and Moore got their side to 49 before Dave (22) and Matthew Devery (0) fell to the bowling of Cannon (2/11) while Tomas Goirigolzarri (0) was bowled by Giran (1/6).
It was little more than a bump in the road with Moore (13*) and Ranitu (23*) guiding their side to a six-wicket win in the final over.
The Cougars were able to take the eight points from their clash with the Leagues Panthers.
The Coro side won the toss and batted first but lost the early wickets of Digby Jones (2) and Joseph Macri (2) while Thomas Jamieson (7) and Lucas Wood (0) fell to the bowling of Isaac Conlan (2/14) to see the Cougars sitting on 4/27.
Noah Kirkman (38) and Liam James (4) led the fightback for the Cougars with a 36-run partnership to get their side to 63 while Cooper Rand (13) and Jai Kenny (13) added some late runs to see their side bowled out in the 21st over for 101.
The Panthers got off to a difficult start with Clancy Male (4), Oliver Young (5), Jedd Budd (9) and Ben Virago (0) with Rand (2/1), Ryan Andrighetto (1/3) and Javier Bruce (1/9) doing the damage.
Bailey Drinkwater (16) was the only Panther to break double digits as the Leagues side were eventually bowled out for 73 to give Coro a 28-run win.