It was a day when youth was to the fore in the Aberdeenshire Grades as 12-year old Niall Critchley took two wickets for 2^nd Banchory  in their Grade 2 defeat by Caledonian, while for Stoneywood-Dyce 11-year old Abdullah Afridi combined with Colin Moir, nearly 40 years his senior, in a century sixth-wicket partnership for the Peoples Park side, which steered them to victory over 2^nd Mannofield at Sheddocksley.

Elsewhere it was matters much as usual as Bon Accord consolidated their position at the top of Grade 1 with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Banchory at the Links, with another undefeated half-century from Fazal Awan, while Cults brushed aside the challenge of Inverurie at Kellands Park, Kintore further consolidated their position against Mannofield, and Ellon recorded an expected win over Grammar FPs at Rubislaw.

It was also a good day for the leading sides in Grade 2, with St Ronald beating Methlick, Anchorians shooting out Crescent for just 21, and Gordonians also recording a comfortable victory to keep open their outside chances of promotion against Fraserburgh.  Despite being unable to force victory away to Crathie Cults-Artisans also maintained their own promotion challenge led by an undefeated 62 from Management Committee stalwart Phil Gill.

In Grade 3 both 2^nd St Ronald and 2^nd Academy won to suggest both must now be favourites to step up at the end of the season, but there was yet another scratched fixture for 2^nd Queens Cross, now surely condemned to relegation, and possibly to having their results for the season voided, and the ultimate indignity of having to apply for re-election; while in Grade 4, with Turriff beating 3rd Gordonians, Kemany’s chances or regaining their Grade 3 status received a dent as they were once again defeated by league newcomers Knightriders at Bogbeath Park, S Bharali taking 3 for 24 for the league leaders.