Top grades return

West Wimmera Warriors and Rupanyup-minyip are looking at a positive second round of two-day cricket as games return for Horsham Cricket Association’s A Grade this weekend.

The Warriors face fourthplaced Homers in round 12, played on Saturday and January 21.

The Warriors started the two-day series well with a win against Bullants and are set to continue that form.

Bowler Xavier Bone is one to watch, while Mitchell Dahlenburg and Nathan Alexander are also performing well at the crease this season.

Homers had a narrow win in the first of the two-day rounds.

Max Bunworth has been consistent as a batter and Baxter Perry will be hoping to back-up an impressive bowling performance.

Rupanyup-minyip is a strong chance for another win against win-less Jung Tigers. To defeat Rupanyup-minyip, the Tigers’ early batters need to stay the crease into double digits — an area they did not find success before the break.

Tiger Tyler Puls is strong as a bowler and will be a challenge for batters.

Rupanup-minyip is yet to play a two-day game but if Billy Foorde-engelsman takes some important wickets and Lachlan and Connor Weidemann see a strong start to the batting order, it is set to be a convincing win.

With four rounds remaining until finals, teams will need to use every chance to secure their ladder positions as the competition remains closely contested.

B Grade also returns for their second two-day game.

C Grade competition resumes on January 28.

This week — day one of two-day cricket in A Grade and B Grade:

A Grade: Jung Tigers v Rupanyup-minyip, Horsham City Oval; Homers v West Wimmera Warriors, Sunnyside Recreation Reserve. Bullants, bye.

B Grade: Rupanyupminyip v Lubeck-murtoa, Rupanyup Recreation Reserve; Horsham Saints v Colts, Coughlin Park, Horsham; Blackheath-dimboola v Laharum, Dimboola Recreation Reserve; Jung Tigers v Bullants, Dimboola Road Oval, Horsham.