Westmeadows and Craigieburn both started the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division season with losses.
With some grounds still unavailable, the competition jigged the fixture to ensure all matches got underway on Saturday.
It left the Warriors starting the season at home against Sydenham-Hillside.
The Warriors won the toss and decided to send the Storm in.
The Storm made 208 as it was bowled out with one ball remaining.
Angus Price, Tallan Wright and Pathum De Mel took two wickets each for the Warriors.
The Warriors got off to a solid start with the bat and were at one stage 1-56.
The wickets started to fall and the Warriors struggled to get any partnerships going.
The Warriors fell short, bowling out for 160 in the final over.
Ryan Nankervis, who came in at number, top scored with 33 not out off just 30 balls.
Craigieburn started its season with a loss to Airport West St Christopher’s at Etzel Street Reserve.
The Eagles won the toss and decided to bowl.
While they had the Airport West St Christopher’s in trouble at 2-9, they struggled to contain Ranga Cooray.
Cooray made an unbeaten 100 off 99 balls to guide Airport West to 4-192.
Benjamin Radford and Shiran Pilana took two wickets each for Craigieburn.
Craigieburn started well with a good early partnership before it started to lose wickets in clumps.
At 4-92, Craigieburn was still in a solid position.
A partnership between AP Singh and Sammy Laffan took the score past 150 before the side crumbled to be all out for 188.
Laffan top scored with 55.
In the Steve McNamara Shield, Tullamarine started the season with a strong win against West Newport.
West Newport made 4-138 from its overs with some tight bowling from the Demons, led by Shehan De silva, who took 1-8 off eight overs.
It was all single wicket takers for the Demons.
The Demons top order then got the job done as they chased the runs down, finishing 2-140 in the 28th over.
Peter Labbad top scored with 51 not out at the top of the order.
In the Roy Picone Shield, Greenvale Kangaroos were skittled for just 76 against Point Cook Centrals, which had made 7-184.
In the Russell Pollock Shield, Donnybrook had a big win against St Andrew’s Footscray.
Donnybrook made 4-220 before restricting St Andrew’s Footscray to 7-187.
Roxburgh Park also had a big win as it accounted for Melton Centrals.
The Falcons made 9-281 before bowling Centrals out for 97.
Elsewhere, Jacana suffered a big loss to the Williamstown Congs.
