WITH ITS three top run-makers for the season unavailable, Wedderburn’s junior side was always going to face a tough task against runaway leaders Boort Yando.
But few would have expected the Band to be all out for just 21 in less than 13 overs of their two-day clash.
The undefeated Magpies then torched the winless Wedderburn side, compiling 6-159 at the close of the day’s play.
Boort Yando shared around the wickets – seven bowlers all took at least one scalp.
Jake O’Flaherty, who followed up with four wickets including a hat-trick in his first senior match later in the day, took 2-0 off his two overs.
Finlay Arnold and Luke Boyd also claimed two wickets.
There were six ducks in the Wedderburn innings, two of them first ball.
Top score was Blaz Cramp with six.
He then took two early wickets when he bowled Brodie McPherson for one and had Luke Boyd caught for two.
But Boort Yando steadied with Jacob Malone scoring 21 retired not out from 50 balls, and Copper Gooding hitting 53 off just 31 balls with nine fours.
The Magpies will be looking for an outright victory when the match resumes on Saturday.
Kingower piled on the runs against Bridgewater Bulls, ending the day on 2-253 from 44 overs.
Three batsmen retired not out having made half-centuries – Morgan Lonza, Riley Murphy and Tyler Murphy, who played a delightful cameo role in the subsequent senior match, in which he belted 26 from 12 balls.
The first wicket fell at 212, when Ryder Smith was caught and bowled by Oli Bird, who took both of the Kingower wickets.
Wedderburn 10/21 v Boort Yando 6/159
Wedderburn
E. Sellick b F. Arnold      0
E. Clarke b J. O’Flaherty      0
B. Cramp b F. Arnold      6
K. Cramp b J. O’Flaherty      0
A. Clarke b S. McClelland      2
C. Gault b O. Byrne      0
W. Huismann c&b T. Zanker      1
Z. Polkinghorne c B. McPherson b C. Boyd      2
B. Turnbull b D. Perryman      0
N. Turnbull c D. Perryman b L. Boyd      0
B. Nordennen not out      1
Extras      9
Total      10/21
Bowling: F. Arnold 2-0-8-2, J. O’Flaherty 2-2-0-2, O. Byrne 2-0-2-1, T. Zanker 2-1-2-1, D. Perryman 2-1-2-1, S. McClelland 2-0-4-1, L. Boyd 0.5-0-2-2. 
Boort Yando
B. McPherson b B. Cramp      1
J. Mallon retired      21
L. Boyd c E. Clark b B. Cramp      2
O. Byrne b E. Sellick      2
C. Gooding retired      43
J. O’Flaherty retired      19
S. McCelland c K. Cramp b A. Clarke      0
F. Arnold c N. Turnbull b E. Sellick      22
T. Zanker not out      11
D. Perryman c C. Gault b B. Nordennen      2
Extras      26
Total     6/159
Bowling: E. Sellick 10-2-29-2, B. Cramp 5-0-42-2, E. Clarke 3-0-19-0, K. Cramp 1-0-19-0, A. Clarke 1-0-11-1, C. Gault 1-0-10-0, Z. Polkinghorne 2-0-10-0, N. Turnbull 1-0-1-0, W. Huisman 1-0-2-0, B.Nordennen 1-0-6-1.
Kingower 2/253 v Bridgewater
Kingower
M. Lonza retired      52
T. Murphy retired      50
R. Smith c&b O. Bird      33
R. Murphy retired      52
R. Leach retired      7
X. Wilson retired      9
J. Penrose c E. Leahy b O. Bird      2
F. Lonza retired      2
H. Leach retired      5
M. Rose not out      3
E. Wilson not out      1
Extras     37
Total      2/253
Bowling: C. Alexander 5-0-42-0, X. Power 6-0-42-0, N. Harrison 6-1-40-0, N. Wickham 6-0-32-0, E. Leahy 3-0-27-0, M. 4-0-24-0, J. Birthisel 5-0-12-0, O. Bird 4-2-2-2, 3-0-11-0, V. Harrison 2-0-5-0.