AUGUSTA won the tussle of the top two sides when they easily overpowered Dunsborough in C-grade cricket at Augusta Oval on Saturday.
Batting first, Augusta compiled 170 with skipper Tyson Warnke leading the way with a fine 87.
Dunsborough were then rolled for 50, with Braden Warnke taking 4-17 and Bernie Feenan 3-14.
As a result, Dunsborough and Augusta are now level with 82 points apiece at the top of the C-Grade points table.
Nannup held on to third place when they defeated Vasse in a good contest at the Vasse Oval.
Nannup compiled a strong total of 6-193 from their 40 overs with Adam Fabo (73) and Ben Lullfitz (36) the top contributors.
Vasse responded with 6-171, skipper Dylan Sieber striking 69.
St Marys easily had the better of YOBS, scoring 7-166 and then bowling out YOBS for 66. Jake Hand took 4-13 for Saints.
In the final game Margaret River Hawks notched 7-237 with skipper Al Wilkie hitting 82.
Cowaramup were then dismissed for 68, with young Finn Barrett-Lennard top-scoring with 17 runs.
C-grade results:
Augusta 170 (39.2 overs) (T. Warnke 87, B. Warnke 20, J. Gautrey 3-23, R. Pes 3-37, D. Hoemberg 2-24) b Dunsborough 50 (19.4 overs) (W. Perna 17, B. Warnke 4-17, B. Feenan 3-14) at Augusta.
St Marys 7-166 (40 overs) (J. Hand 39no, J. Hiscock 34, J. Murphy 25, D. Johansen 20, T. Spowart 2-17, C. Jones 2-40) b YOBS 66 (29.2 overs) (H. Curtin 15, J. Hand 4-13, J. Murphy 2-4) at Barnard Synthetic.
Marg River Hawks 7-237 (40 overs) (A. Wilkie 82, J. Lawrance 55, J. Fry 19, D. Longden 3-34) b Cowaramup 68 (25.4 overs) (F. Barrett-Lennard 17, D. Longden 15, J. Lawrance 3-11, A. Currell 2-18) at Cowaramup Synthetic.
Nannup 6-193 (40 overs) (A. Fabo 73, B. Lullfitz 36, L. Smith 22, B. Gould 2-36) b Vasse 6-171 (40 overs) (D. Sieber 69, B. Gould 29no, N. Thompson 2-11, T. Rasmussen 2-14) at Vasse Oval.
