Defending 336, Workers made light work of the Irymple batting line-up, rolling the Swallows for a disappointing 64 in the 29th over.

Workers opener Matt Cameron got the ball rolling for his side, ripping through the Irymple top-order to leave the home side reeling at 5/25.

Tony Hickey and Nick Jensen then mopped up the tail to give the Workers their seventh win of the season and keep them in second position on the SCA ladder.

Cameron finished as the pick of the bowlers for the Workers with 4/25 from his 11 overs.

The Workers will be hoping to carry on their strong post-Christmas form when they take on cellar-dweller Mildura West this week.

The Mildura Settlers also continued their strong march towards a top-four berth with a comfortable 85-run win over West.

After putting 247 on the board on day one, the Setts were able to apply early pressure on the West batting line-up with early wickets.

English import Adam Shepherd removed Chris Williams for six before fellow opener Scott Clark removed Brayden Pitt for four.

The wickets continued to tumble at a steady rate for the Setts, leaving West 5/67.

A 62-run stand between Damon Healy and Jayden Zanoni kept West in with a chance, but when Healy was removed by Travis Shawcross the West tail fell away to be all out for 162 in the 54th over.

Sitting in the precarious position of 6/74 at stumps on day one, Mildura East was able to chase down Coomealla-Wentworth’s 137.

East opener Jason Bruhn top-scored for the visitors with 35, while Davin Wright proved his worth in his debut First Division game with 32 batting at number 10.

Tim Smith was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts with career best figures of 5/70 from his 18 overs, while Myles Wade was also useful with the ball with 4/60 from 19 overs.

The win keeps Midura East inside the top four and 15 points clear of Coomealla-Wentworth in fifth position.

East will test their flag ambitions next weekend when they travel to take on ladder-leaders Merbein South, while Coomealla-Wentworth will travel to take on Setts.

Irymple have the bye.

This article appeared in Monday’s Sunraysia Daily 23/01/2012.