REIGNING champions Oulton Park had to settle for a draw on the opening day of the season.
Theirs was one of two drawn matches - the other four managed positive outcomes - in the ECB Premier League.
They chalked up an impressive 272-6 at Heaton Mersey but were unable to force victory against their promoted hosts.
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Quickly slipping in to top gear were Danny Leech (90), Jonny Kettle (76) and captain Nathan Dumelow (65) as Oulton piled up their massive score.
Mersey replied with a dogged 165-7, Aussie all rounder Brenton McDonald left on 99 not out while Guy Emmett returned 4-46.
Points: Heaton Mersey 7, OP 16.
THE league's best individual performance of the day came from Tattenhall's young Trinidad paceman Damien Lewis in their 31-run win at Middlewich in Division Two.
Tatters posted 156, John Gibbon top scoring with 45, while Middlewich bowler Tony Gledhill returned 4-54.
Lewis then got stuck into the hosts' batsmen, claiming the first nine wickets before dismissing Middlewich's last man with a blistering catch at mid-on having earlier bowled another batsman off a no ball.
His final figures were 9-52, which slots in as the 16th best performance in the league's record books.
After being 89-9, Middlewich were all out for 125 on a day when umpire Brian Jones saved plaudits for Haddon Field groundsman Geoff Tomlinson for his pre-season efforts.
Points: Middlewich 7, Tattenhall 22.
LOWEST score of the day came from Winnington Park, bowled out for a meagure 60 at Irby, see left.
Steve Hurworth did most of the damage, taking 5-33 in his side's 113-run victory.
Earlier Irby had totalled 173, Phil Rennie hitting 41 while Australian debutant Sean O'Neill helped himself to 4-51.
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