NEWLY promoted Heysham got a taste of just how tough life in Division One of the South Lakeland Cricket League is going to be in the season's opener at Arnside on Saturday.

The Division Two champions had to field first and may have thought they had done well to restrict the villagers to 158 for 7.

But they were never in with a shout of reaching the target and made just 116 for 6 at stumps to pick up two points.

It was much worse for Bare as they travelled to reigning champions Milnthorpe and were bowled out for only 35 - with Bob Baldwin taking six wickets for the hosts in his first match after switching from Arnside.

A season of struggle looks in prospect for Bare after Milnthorpe cruised to maximum points without losing a wicket.

Westgate suffered a surprise heavy reverse at home against Windermere, where the visitors batted first and posted a score of 174 for 6 (A Proctor 55) before running through the Westgate card at a cost of only 48 runs.

Shireshead featured in an even more surprising result - the first tied game of the season. The locals' game against Burneside finished with both teams on 104 for 9.

Warton had little trouble bagging their first win as Neil Jones hit 81 and Ryan Nelson 55 in a score of 211 for 4 at Sedgwick - with the hosts then bowled out for 146.

The first century of the season came in Division Four, where Moor Hospital's G Beacham hit a match-winning 111 in his team's 228 for 7 declared against Bentham. Remarkably, the ton came up in just 24 scoring shots - including 15 towering sixes.

Results -

Division One: Sedgwick 146 AO Warton 211-4; Westgate 48AO Windermere 174-6; Bare 35AO Milnthorpe 37-0; Shireshead 104-9 Burneside 104-9; Arnside 158-7 Heysham 116-6; Ibis 101AO Silverdale 103-3.

Division Two: Ambleside 74 AO Kirkby Lonsdale 223-7; Burneside 62AO Ingleton 185AO; Bolton-le-Sands 121-5 Moor Hospital 120A0; Netherfield 151-9 Coniston 152-4; Cartmel 89-9 Trimpell 88AO.

Division Three: Leven Valley 68 AO Morecambe 65AO; Warton 166-8 Windermere 94-6; Heysham 157-6 Arnside 87AO.

Division Four: Kirkby Lonsdale 116-5 Carnforth 115AO; Coniston 172AO Bolton-le-Sands 66A); Moor Hospital 228-7 dec Bentham 90AO; Shireshead 100-9 Lancaster 133-5; Silverdale 137AO Ibis 142A); Trimpell 80A) Sedbergh 163-6.