AFTER having to look on as the Warrnambool women claimed victory during the past two summers, the Hamilton and District Women’s Cricket Association Hurricanes finally got the better of their opponents for the first time after thrashing their visitors by seven wickets at Clem Young Oval on Sunday.

This annual fixture has become a grudge match between the neighbouring associations that is keenly contested each summer, and after winning the toss, Warrnambool skipper, Carly Mittermair, quickly decided to bat first on a wicket that saw 240 runs scored on it only 24 hours earlier.