Wallasey beat Ormskirk on their own turf, and at their own game, on the opening day of the Love Lane Liverpool Competition Premier Division season.
All eyes were on the hosts’ pair of left-arm spinners - Lancashire’s Tom Hartley, playing his first Comp game since 2019, and Afghan pro Zahir Shehzad, playing his first ever.
But it was their counterparts, Sumit Ruikar and Andy Beaver, who carried the day for the visitors, having a hand in all 10 wickets to earn a 46-run win.