Last season Morrison took 14 wickets at 9.6 with best bowling of 6/23 and started the 2020/21 season from where he left off.

The first grade fixture saw Rovers captain, Pat Brennan, win the toss and elect to bat.

Morrison took full advantage of a grassy wicket, ripping through the Rovers top order to have the opposition at 2/5.

The carnage continued as Morrison's in-swing bowling proved too hard to handle.

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Rovers sunk to 7/19 with an unfortunate score on the horizon but it was youngster Jonte Ross who, somewhat, saved the day.

Ross, who shuffled between first and second grade last year made his presence known, hitting several boundaries on his way to an unbeaten 30.

Unfortunately, no one was able to stick around with him. Ross Field (11) and Ross formed the biggest partnership of the innings to a total of 22 runs.

The Nulla bowlers then accounted for the rest, bowling Rovers out for 66 off 15.4 overs.

Morrison finished with sensational figures of 8/19 off 8 overs whilst Chris Walker (1/11) and Lachlan Ayres (1/17) also chipped in.

Nulla's innings wasn't off to the best start as Callum Peters claimed the wicket of Flynn O'Loughlin to have the opposition at 1/7.

From there opener Angus Crotty went on the attack, bludgeoning the Rovers bowlers with hook shots, leg glances, cover and off drives.

Crotty finished on 52 off 41 balls to deliver Nulla a deserved win who reached the desired total in 10.1 overs only two wickets down.

Ross Field toiled hard for Rovers with the ball to finish with figures of 1/23 off 5.1.

In the other first grade fixture, South West Rocks Pilot Station Pizza defeated Frederickton to kick off their season in style.

The Rocks finished their 40 overs on 251 whilst Frederickton were bowled out for 173 off 27.2 overs.

No individual scores had been published at the time of printing.