Richie Deebank made a brilliant century in the RSL-Kelly Cup on Saturday but it wasn't enough to get his RSL Colts Coolbaggie side across the line against Macquarie Blue.
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Deebank blasted the Macquarie Blue attack on Saturday and finished with 103 from just 68 balls.
His knock included 10 fours and three sixes but the only other Coolbaggie batter to pass 20 was number 10, Nick McGirr (25).
Macquarie Blue bowler Liam Brien finished with 4/24 in a fine performance and helped keep Coolbaggie to 186.
In a tight chase, Macquarie Blue reached the target with seven balls to spare.
Brad Durrant was key and made 66 not out from 98 balls.
Elsewhere in third grade on Saturday, Andrew Walden and Newtown Tigers continued their fine start to the season.
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After making a century in round one, Walden fell just short on Saturday. He made 98 while Michael McMullen (59) and Craig Pettit (48 not out) helped the Tigers to 2/217.
That proved just too much for South Dubbo, who finished with 200. Don Skinner took 3/35 in the win.
Macquarie White made it two-from-two to start the season on Saturday when defeating Newtown Kings.
Six different bowlers took wickets as the Kings were knocked over for just 137 and then Brad Roberts banged 79 not out to lead his side to a strong four-wicket win. Shoriful Islam (53 and 1/39) was the best in a beaten side.
CYMS Green scored a tight win over Narromine on Saturday. Rowan Clifford took 3/27 as CYMS knocked over Narromine for 108 and despite the best efforts of Lewis Goodman (4/35), the Cougars reached the target with three wickets in hand.
The Newtown Rhinos scored a massive win over CYMS White. The Rhinos made 8/221 batting first, with Pradeep George (57) and Johnson Fernandes (40) doing the bulk of the damage.
CYMS White only managed 84 in reply, with George and Fernandes among the four bowlers who took two wickets each.
In the final match of the round, Glenn Healey led Rugby to another win.
Healey made 79 of Rugby's 7/196 against Colts United and then Nagavishnu Sadasiva Panicker (3/18) led a team performance with the ball to knock United over for 146.
In the RSL-Pinnington Cup second grade competition on Saturday, South Dubbo got the better of Souths United in the first derby of the season.
Harry Roscarel and Nick Karydis led the way as Souths chased down United's total of 144.
Roscarel (64) and Karydis (60 not out) combined in a match-winning 106-run stand after Aydan Hunt had earlier done the damage with the ball, finishing with 4/22.
Rajat Rai (31 and 1/28) was the best for a beaten United.
Newtown Ducks began life in the RSL-Pinnington Cup in style, downing Macquarie by five wickets.
The newest side in the competition had the bye in round one but came out on Saturday and restricted Macquarie to 7/190.
Shane Groen to-scored for the Blues, making 59.
Harry Kempston (3/27) was the best with the ball for the Ducks before his brother Jack got the run chase off to a quick start by hitting 58.
Dalton Medcalf then led the Ducks to victory, making 65 in a five-wicket win.
CYMS scored its second win from as many rounds when defeating Narromine by the narrowest of margins at Dundas Park on Saturday.
Narromine began well and Cam Collins (29), Lachie Reid (26) and Greg Kerr (28) all made strong starts but no-one could go on with the job.
Trae Smith's spin yielded four wickets for the Cougars as Narromine was bowled out for 172.
Daniel Smith got CYMS off to a handy start in the chase and made 40 at the top of the order while Sam Ward's hard-hitting 33 late on was also key as the Cougars got the job done with one wicket and 3.5 overs to spare.
Nick Guthrie also made 52 in the win.
In the other game on Saturday, RSL-Colts defeated Newtown.
Colts pair Rabi Sharma (3/25) and Tom Masonwells (3/39) never allowed the batters to get going and Ben Bunt's 29 was the top score as Newtown was bowled out for 127.
There was some nervy moments in the chase but the experienced pair of Wes Giddings (37 not out) and Tom Howarth (25) secured a three-wicket win for Colts.
Rugby had the bye.
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Nick Guthrie
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
