In the opening round of Newcastle District Cricket a big century to Mark Dries saw the Hamwicks smash Stockton.
Toronto accounted for Charlestown, while a century to James Rushford on debut saw Uni defeat Wallsend.
Aaron Wivell scored 174 in Wests win over Cardiff, while Mark Littlewood nearly got Belmont home over Merewether.
Belmont had their sixth wicket for the morning when Littlewood trapped Ben Egan in front for six.
From there Jono Dunn and Tim O’Neill dug their heels in, and went in search of boundaries despite the slow outfield.
O’Neill finally got one away, with this edge running all the way to the fence.
The right hander maintained the rage, clubbing this delivery over mid-on a short time later.
Jono Dunn got in on the act, sending this one over the fence for six, giving the defending premiers enough of a lead.
