There was some change at the top as Colts had the bye and CYMS suffered their first loss of the season, but at Lady Cutler 4 the Ducks continued on their winning ways.

The Ducks scored a 30-run win over Rugby, with Adam Stone's half century and a strong all-round bowling performance proving key.

Stone made 55 as the Ducks posted 207 when batting first.

Riley Chaseling took 4/23 with the ball for Rugby, before a poor start to the chase cost his side.

Rugby was reduced to 6/45 early on before Andrew Rose produced a salvage mission.

Rose made 57 while Chaseling chipped in with 37 in a handy all-round display to give Rugby hope but the strong performance with the ball from the Ducks - five different bowlers took wickets - proved the difference.

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Across at the Pavans ground, an under strength Macquarie proved too good for an equally undermanned CYMS.

The mix of youth and experience shone for the Blues, as Brad Roberts almost batted the entire innings on his way to making 71 while youngster Kyan Green made a handy 38 in a total of 7/185.

Tight bowling made it hard for CYMS to get any real momentum in the chase and while Daniel Smith (49) and Will Lumley (34) added 73 for the first wicket the pressure was building.

The Cougars finished at 5/163 in their first defeat of the campaign.

The Newtown Demons scored their first win of the season in style on Saturday, downing South Dubbo Lemons by eight wickets.

Lloyd Chikari bagged 4/10 as the Lemons were rolled for just 82 and the target was reached with minimal fuss.

Kurt Farrell made 39 to lead the successful chase while Rajesh Johar made 31 not out.

In the other match on Saturday, Max McAneney starred as Souths Limes defeated Narromine.

Fred Walford's 71 was vital as Limes posted a competitive 7/199 and that proved too much for Narromine despite the best efforts of Mitchell Smith and Matt Ward.

Smith and Ward made 63 and 52 respectively in a 112-run sixth wicket partnership but that proved the lone highlight for the hosts, as McAneney proved the destroyer.

McAneney took a fantastic 6/19 from 7.4 overs to restrict Narromine to 169.

In the RSL-Kelly Cup third grade competition, the runs were flowing again.

There were four centuries scored, but Richie Deebank's second rapid-fire hundred of the summer wasn't enough for RSL-Colts Coolbaggie against Newtown Kings.

Deebank hit 15 fours and five sixes in his 89-ball 115 and led Coolbaggie to 9/236. But the Kings got the job done in a brilliant showing with the bat.

Vikram Singh (93) and Harwinder Singh (91) blasted the Kings to a stunning win inside 26 overs.

Tim Mansour made 103 for RSL-Colts United in their successful chase against CYMS Green.

After Cal Giffin's 79 helped CYMS Green make an imposing 5/230, Mansour and Brayden McGhee (50) led United to victory with 2.2 overs to spare.

There was a similar story at John McGrath 1, as Asher Azam reached triple figures in a successful chase.

Azam made 103 not out as his Newtown Rhinos scored an impressive eight-wicket win over South Dubbo.

Mark O'Donnell's 82 not out had led Souths to 7/195 but it wasn't enough as Azam and Sinesh Stephen (50) got the job done.

The other big score of the weekend came at Bob Dowling 4, where Glenn Healey made his second century of the season for Rugby.

Healey posted 101 not out and it proved key in an entertaining clash with CYMS White.

The Healey-inspired Rugby posted 5/179 against the Cougars, who had Darryl Thompson take 3/17 from eight overs.

Troy Collins made 56 in the chase and CYMS White was right in the contest but Rugby held on and won by just three runs, with Stephen Merritt's 4/22 from eight overs decisive.

Macquarie White continued its strong start to the season by defeating Narromine.

Alex Sambrook's 52 was the highlight as Narromine made 111 against a Macquarie White side led by Charlie Hollman's 3/22.

There was a couple of wobbles in the chase but the Macquarie White finished as fairly routine winners in a five-wicket victory.

In the final match of the round, Newtown Tigers defeated Macquarie Blue.

Assies Ahmad (42) and Andrew Gardiner (40) led the Kings to 8/183 and then a strong all-round showing with the ball resulted in Macquarie Blue being knocked over for 150 in the final over.

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