Last season’s champions lost to the 2025 runners-up on the opening day of the league campaign.
Put into bat at Ty Newydd, Bangor were dismissed for a modest 153, Jamie Grimshaw making 39 and Smit Parekh 35 after the title-holders slumped to 24-4, Chris Taylor taking 3-26 and Dan Parry 2-7 from 10 for the Steelmen.
All-rounder Taylor then starred with 71 as the visitors comfortably made it to 155-4 off 32.4, Joe Maltby claiming 3-39 for the hosts.
After a nightmare beginning to the day promoted Mold recovered to make a winning start to life back in the Premier.
Invited to bat, the Flintshire side found themselves 36-5 before Richard Crane (48) and Munowar Samsodien (38) steadied the ship, then number 10 Ian Noonan made it a much happier voyage with an unbeaten 49 off 43 balls before the visitors were all out for 206 off 48.1 overs.
Jack Billington took 3-29, Cai Pearson 2-34 and Neil Pearson 2-38 for the hosts, who were sent packing for 177 in reply, having been 155-5.
Opener Kastun Stoute posted 43 and Billington 34, Samsodien 3-47 and George Godwin 2-16 for the travellers, who also pulled off two crucial run-outs.
Bowlers have generally had a good time of it so far this season, but that was certainly not the case at Tyn-y-Caeau on Saturday.
Winning the toss and electing to bat, Menai Bridge amassed a huge total of 385-8 off 50 overs, Ayush Verma hitting his top-score for the club of 121 off 74 balls, including 10 sixes and seven fours. Matthew Jones struck 70, Gethin Roberts 62 and skipper Robbie Jones 57 off 35 deliveries including six maximums.
Verma and Matthew Jones put on 162 for the fourth wicket, Matthew Jones and Roberts added 62 for the fifth and Roberts and Robbie Jones 83 for the seventh.
For Park, Michael Wootton took 3-79 and Evan Shaw 2-39, but Tom Norris will quickly want to forget his analysis of five overs for 74 runs.
In response, Hawarden finished on 227-7, New Zealander Jacob Duker 91 and forming a 123 stand with fellow opener Campbell Marr (29), while Shaw made 38, Matthew Jones 3-26 from 10 for the hosts, who won by 158 runs.
Another high-scoring encounter saw St Asaph produce a great batting display to reach a victory target of 239 for the loss of just four wickets.
Opting to bat, Mochdre chalked up a formidable 238-9 off 50, openers Will Evans (63) and Matty Humphreys (48) putting on 98, Alex Davies adding 46, Jake Griffiths scooping 4-31 for the Saints.
Asaph opener Kyle Williams was out lbw just one short of his century in the visiting reply while skipper Will Ryan made a vital 53 in a winning score of 240-4 off just 40.1, Joe Chaplin 2-39 for the hosts.
Denbigh’s effort of 151-9 off 50 overs proved enough to get their league campaign off to a victorious start at Flint Road.
Deciding to bat first, the visitors’ top-scorer was Sam Lewis with 35, Shay Williams 3-23 off 10 and Sion Morris 2-16 for the home team.
Northop could only muster 138, Leo Greig 40, Shaun Nash 3-21, Stuart Griffiths 2-20 and Harrison Jones 2-22 for the winners.
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