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| Chris Bulmer's 66 helped Sileby Town 2's cruise to an 8 wicket win. |
Sam Gale and Phil Chamberlain lead the line with exemplary figures of 3-18 and 3-28 respectively and they were duly backed up with a fine bowling spell between Ryan Dawson and Asim Khan with two wickets apiece as Carillon were bowled out for a lowly 127.
Chris Bulmer (66) lead the response along with the returning Matt Willett (35) as they enjoyed an opening stand of 108 before Bulmer departed. Joe Charity and Rob Moore ensured the home side to victory.
Mo Khan, looking to avenge last season's disappointment of missing out on promotion, won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first.
Pritesh Patel (6) and Mayur Keshwala (7) appeared to have struggled against the new ball before the latter fell to Chamberlain as he drove on the up to pick out Micky Ruddle at short-extra cover as the first wicket fell with just 17 runs on the board.
The visitor's then lost their second wicket as Patel spooned Gale's short delivery to Charity at square leg to find themselves at 19-2.
Trimingham (2), Harland (2) and Harrison (13) were unable to stop the rot as they soon found themselves back in the hut with the scores at 43-5. Dawson picking up his first wicket of the afternoon removing Harrison in the process.
Sileby continued to apply the pressure on Carillon as Ananthanarayan (3) gifted Chamberlain's third wicket of the afternoon and Gamlyn (4), bowled by Dawson for his second wicket, were dismissed with just 54 on the board with only three wickets in hand.
Andrew Capel and Patel (19) were able to repair the top order's damage with an eighth wicket stand of 50 as they managed to reach 104 before Capel was bowled by Asim Khan for a respectable 34. Nitant Desai (0) followed suit picking out Bulmer at gully and it was left for Gale to skittle out Carillon as Cade Faulkner-Turner (12) who also found Bulmer, this time at mid-wicket.
Bulmer and Willett looked comfortable with the chase. The former, continuing with his attacking nature, hit eight fours and three maximum's in his 66 before Gamlyn picked up their first wicket of the afternoon.
With just two runs required, Willett, looking to win the game in style edged behind to Harrison as Faulkner-Turner picked up a second consolation wicket before Charity (12*) hit the winning runs with a four.
The home side's dominating performance with both bat and ball will have made an early statement as Khan's side fell short of promotion in last year's campaign finishing third behind Enderby and Barwell.
Sileby will look to add to the first win of the season as they travel to Coventry Road as they face Lutterworth 2's next weekend.
