GORAE-Portland have notched their first win of the Hamilton District Cricket Association A grade season thanks to a second-innings blitz with the ball, Sam Atchison and Tom Roberts combining for nine wickets as their side defeated Hamilton by 66 runs.

Batting first in Hamilton, Gorae-Portland opener Sam Roberts set to work in a dashing innings of 89 off just 83 balls after opening partner Zac Duncan was dismissed.