The Saints hosted last season’s premiers Nathalia.
Winning the toss, the Saints elected to bat and started poorly with both Matthew Ross (1) and Connor Thornton (2) back in the sheds at 2-9.
Luke Melville and Andrew Parr then eased the innings for the saints with a 33 run partnership before Melville ran himself out for 28.
Matthew Whelan (0) was back in the shed as quick as he got out there, with Zander Quinn (2-8) cartwheeling his middle stump to have the Saints at 4-42.
Jeremy Packer joined Parr in the middle, adding a further 31 runs to the score before Parr edged one to first slip off Josh Vallender (1-14) for 25.
New batsman Harley Middleton and Jeremy Packer ramped up the scoring rate for the Saints, smashing any bad ball to the boundary.
The two put on a quick fire 49 to have the Saints in control at 6-122 before Josh Woods (2-33) claimed Packer stumped for 26 and Middleton 45 off 14 balls, including 5 huge sixes to take the Saints score to 7-135.
Some Late hitting from the SAints tail enders Graeme Parr (8), Fraser Haintz (9) and Lachlan Packer (8) saw the Saints finish their innings at all out for 162 in the 34th over.
In reply, Nathalia started well, with Ben Horrocks (2) and Zander Quin getting their innings going and quickly taking the score to 19.
That was before a mix-up saw Horrocks run out.
Ross then claimed Gus Frostick and Nathan McKenna for golden ducks, but could not claim the hattrick to have Nathalia 3-30.
Ross then claimed Quinn for 22, caught, and the Saints were in complete control at 4-36.
Josh Vallender took the aerial route, hitting straight to add frustration to the Saints’ bowling attack.
But at the other end, Ross continue to do the damage, claiming Harry Ryan (1) bowled, Thomas Binks (0) bowled and Fletcher Campion (golden duck), missing another hattrick opportunity to finish with the figures 6-18 off six overs.
Jeremy Packer (1-7), Graeme Parr (1-2) and Lachie Packer (1-3) cleaned up the remaining Nathalia batsman to have them all out for 88 with the Saints winning by 74 runs.
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