CRICKET: Weekend of upsets

The upset by Colts at Forrest Park North was only one of three on the surprise packet first round.

Hay Park-Leschenault and the Eaton-Dalyellup Beach matches ended in 21-run defeats for the favourites.

Check out photographer Jon Gellweiler's pictures from the weekend.

Most significantly the Leschenault Green Caps avenged a loss from the week before to the reigning Bunbury and Districts cricket Association champions, Hay Park.

Oliver Westbury was the talk of the town after his mammoth first man-of-the-round performance and again this week the rangy Englishman caught the eye with 42 well-crafted runs.

But with modest support down the order the Hay Park Redbacks finished with 152.

The strong Leschenault start set up a match-winning show with Tom Buchanan scoring a half century to take the green Caps to 173.

At the Dalyellup College Oval skipper Ben Cooper took a lead in the BDCA bowling charts but not enough to overcome the Eaton Beavers.

A lowly second last finish on the points table last season has given skipper Clint Hewson grist for the mill and last Saturday the Beavers gave a hint of the success of their hard working training sessions.

Hewson rattled up 10 boundaries and a four sixes in his 85 and with Jimmy Hillery and Danny Seaman posting 58 each the Beavers tallied 8-274.