==Dingup too good for Northcliffe==

The round 11 WBCA match on Northcliffe turf against Dingup was held up on Saturday due to a water bomber helicopter refuelling on the pitch.

Picture by Catrin Iversen

The game was subsequently shorted to just 40 overs and a hungry Dingup sent the home side in to bat.

The move paid dividends to the visitors as Northcliffe, apparently distracted by the chopper, were three for 23 after eight overs.

Peter Beale (64) and Asa Lamb (32) were next at the crease and put on 74 for the side’s fourth wicket.

Mason Abbott (36 not out) then joined Beale to raise the score up to 130 before watching his partner fall in the final over before the drinks break.

Some strong fielding on Dingup’s side came from the wiley Clint Zabaznow and Aaron Hemsley (11) was sent in to bat.

Unfortunately for Northcliffe Hemsley’s concentration lapsed and Dingup’s bowler seized upon the chance to stump him out for the sixth wicket in 180 runs.

Dingup came out to bat after lunch and held off to gain one for 21 before Mason Abbott’s bowling destroyed the stumps Stoianis failed to guard.

Heath East (77 not out) and Clint Zabaznow (34) partnered up to make inroads on the deficit and managed another 71 runs before the third wicket was taken modestly by the out-fielding Abbott.

Play was again interrupted and then called off at the start of the 39th over as the chopper returned to refuel, bullying players from the ground.

==Big win for Manjimup==

Manjimup staged a return to form at the weekend with an 83-run win over Pemberton, placing them in strong contention for the finals.

Pemberton won the toss and elected to bowl but Manjimup batsmen Angelo Femia and Luke Murphy came out swinging in every sense of the word.

Fortunately for Pemberton Braden Surrall had his eye in and a well-placed strike put Femia out for two.

Young gun Jonathan Millar then came on to partner up with Murphy and the pair had a consistent run before Millar fell for seven.

Luke Murphy was joined at the crease by his brother Brenton and together they managed to put some much needed runs on the board.

Pemberton were still putting on a strong offensive and were gifted another out when Luke Murphy lofted the ball straight in to Tristan Mackenzie’s hands.

Brenton soon followed suit and in the final three overs Manjimup’s lower order managed another 18 runs.

Turning their hand to fielding and bowling, Manjimup’s transition was faultless as Dane Raper struck early, taking wickets from Callum Peet, Nathan Meehan, Tristan McKenzie and Ethan Surrall.

Pemberton then struck up a strong partnership between Gary Mills and Brendan Peet in order to steady their own innings.

Mills was in fine form and looked to reduce the deficit with style and grace early on, but the quick hands of Rhett Holwill had him out for 19.

Manjimup dominated the final overs with a couple late inclusions including that of Steve Kalleske, who decimated the Pemberton bottom order.

The win puts Manjimup in a strong position going into the final month of play before the finals.