Bayswater-Morley won their WACA First-Grade pennant clash with Joondalup on Saturday, but not without a few anxious moments.  The Bears, as expected, declared at their first day stumps total of 7/298 and challenged the visitors to reach the target in a full day of play.  Twenty-four year old Joondalup opening batsman Michael Swart anchored the innings in superb fashion and when he was finally dismissed for 134, the total was 7/250, just 49 short of victory. When he went, however, the firepower went with him and the last three wickets fell 16 runs short.

With each of the last three games shaping like a semi-final, Bayswater-Morley has posted a substantial score on the first day of the WACA First-Grade pennant match against Joondalup at Hillcrest Reserve on Saturday.  At stumps the Bears had reached 7/298, a satisfying total considering the score at the tea break [2/142] was more than doubled in the last session.

Bayswater-Morley has suffered dual defeats in a frustrating week-end of WACA First-Grade District cricket.  On Saturday the Bears travelled to Abbett Park to tackle high flyers Scarborough in a vital one-day pennant fixture.  When the home team decided to bat first they were rocked by a devastating spell of eight overs by Bayswater fast bowler Kim Lawrence which produced six wickets at a personal cost of 25 runs and with the scoreboard showing 7/40 the innings seemed to be heading for disaster.