BDCA 2023: Colts roll Collie for 57 on Saturday afternoon, chase down runs by 3.01pm

For the second consecutive week at the Bunbury Recreation Ground, a visiting Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association first grade side was rolled for less than 60 runs. Colts, firming once again as a genuine premiership contender, thrashed Collie by 10 wickets, reaching 0-61 inside 8.3 overs. Incredibly, this ensured the match was completed inside three hours, given the 12.30pm start. Seven days earlier, Josh Topliss’s side decimated Eaton for 52 — and this effort was replicated against Collie, who struggled to quell the home side’s slick pace bowling attack. Winning the toss and electing to bat, the visitors fell in a hole following the dismissal of skipper Blair Malatesta, who nicked a Topliss delivery through to Colts ‘keeper Brian Hughes. From here, Collie lost 8-31 and were dismissed for 57, with Topliss (4-17 off 10 overs, one maiden), Bryn Bursill (2-6 off four overs, one maiden) and Tim Hutchison (2-3 off four overs, two maidens) dominating with the ball. In reply, Colts openers Adam France (42 not out off 24 balls) and Hutchison (17 not out of 27 balls) wasted little time in knocking off the runs — through a combination of delicate placement and brute force.