Merimbula and Pambula have both posted wins over their respective rivals when A grade cricket returned on Saturday for a series of one dayers.
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Despite a rough trot through the middle order, a good opening stint by Brendan Daley at the crease laid the groundwork for the Merimbula Knights to hold off the Wolumla Clydesdales at Berrambool.
Meanwhile, the Eden reds fought valiantly, but failed to run down a 207-run target set by the Pambula Bluedogs at the Eden Cricket Ground with middle order bat Jake Taylor clocking up a 92-run haul after an earlier stint of 68 by opener Dean Mansfield.
At Berrambool, the Knights went out to bat first after winning the toss and Brendan Daley got to work early before later being stumped by wicket keeper Campbell Hawkins.
Blake Wiesman was run out cheaply and Dylan Lawson followed up with 13 runs before he was caught out with Wolumla showing good promise in the field.
A series of run outs and cheap catches through the middle order put the Knights under pressure, but a lower order pairing of Aaron Miller and Charles Aggenbach righted the ship.
Miller compiled 21 runs before he was caught and bowled by Mitch Bucholtz, while Aggenbach finished on 16 not-out as the Knights finished all out for 125 a couple overs short of the full 40.
However, on the flipside, the Wolumla roster struggled to find traction at the crease, dropping a mass of cheap wickets before a late knock of 58 by Rudy Smart kept the club in the chase.
Rowen McPaul had added a dozen not-out, while opener AJ Bailey had knocked 11 runs before he was caught.
Unfortunately for Wolumla, McPaul ran out of batting partners with the squad finishing a dozen short on 113 runs.
In Eden, the Bluedogs also won the toss and went out to bat first with Eden quick Rahul Mudaliar providing some challenging pace to get a grip on.
However, 'Dogs opener Mansfield rose to the challenge and built up past the half-tonne including four boundaries and two sixes on his way before the Eden quick finally claimed his wicket.
Tom Hammond and Rory McAlpin had fallen to early catches, but Jake Taylor at fourth on the order quickly established a partnership with Mansfield.
Taylor dominated the strike, hitting 92 runs off 80 balls including a half-dozen to the fence and four sixes.
Modest contributions down the order edged the Bluedogs to 6/207 at the end of their 40.
Despite a cheap dismissal of Rahul for two, the Eden reply looked promising with Drew Mudaliar knocking together 40 runs before he was dismissed lbw off a Bobby McAlpin ball.
Morgan Thornton knocked 59, Bell added 21 and Patrick Kearney 15 as the Reds battled to 9/179.