With Isolated showers and the temperature plummeting well below this summer sport; in Grade 1 Ellon visited neighbours Kintore who they bowled out for 83 with most of the damage inflicted by R. Greenfield (6-21) ably supported by S. White (3-19) and comfortably reaching their target with 7 wickets in hand (85-4). The Alan park side Cults, visited Banchory where new boy R. Maghani (5-26) restricted the home side to 122 which the visitors comfortably overtook with the batting performances from S. Devadas (51) and K. Laghate (66). Last years champions Bon Accord hosted newly promoted Queens Cross who are still finding their feet in Grade 1 as they crashed out at 39 with bowling from Messrs T. Malik (4-25) and N. Mirza (2-3). The other promoted side AGSFP’s also suffered defeat as they were skittled out for 61 by a strengthened Stonehaven side with bowling by new boy G. Vanderrout (6-22) ably supported by C. Hinchcliffe (3-15). The Inverurie v Mannofield encounter was washed out as the rain flooded the pitch at Inverurie.