JEPARIT is off to a promising start in round two of the West Wimmera Cricket Association in the first innings of its two-day game.
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Jeparit made 253 and had five batsmen dismissed against Winiam on Saturday.
Jeparit’s Jeremy Preston came out swinging with 112 runs.
Adrian King was a strong contributor with 70 runs for the side.
Michel Preston also had a smashing innings, making 41.
Jeparit had difficulty finding its form as it started to bowl, but Jordan Gurry came through with two wickets for the side.
Austin Merrett, Ben Marra and Shannon Launder claimed one wicket each.
The Nhill Tigers had a staggered start with 10 batsmen dismissed in its first innings of 88 against Kiata.
Trevor Polkinghorne top-scored for the Tigers with 17 runs.
Shaun Smith made 16 and Lucas Dahlenburg 13.
Josh Lees was the star of the day, making three wickets.
Todd Alexander and Louis Preston also impressed with two wickets each.
Josh Cramer and Lachlan Croke continued the standard, claiming one wicket each.
Kiata had one batsmen dismissed in its first innings of 32.
