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Norman Piette Cobo made it four wins from four as action continued in the Belasko CI cricket league.
Three games took place on Saturday, with Guernsey sides winning two of them.
Cobo travelled to Jersey for their clash with Farmers.
Batting first, they had Guernsey captain Ollie Nightingale to thank for their solid sore of 242-8 from their innings.
Nightingale scored an excellent 91 from 100 balls to anchor the innings, backed up brilliantly by 42 from Ben Ferbrache and a brutal 56 from Will Peatfield.
Farmers were eventually bowled out for 180 as Cobo continued their 100% winning campaign, now sitting firmly atop the league after four games.
Pictured: Ben Ferbrache hot 42 for Cobo against Farmers in Jersey.
Back in Guernsey, Canaccord Genuity Griffins were dominant against Rathbones OVs, securing a 203 run victory.
Elizabeth College Field is traditionally an excellent batting surface and, despite the rain around, it proved to be just that and the toss would prove crucial.
The coin fell the way of Griffins who, to the groans of the OVs players, elected to bat first.
Griffins used the pitch to perfection, opening batters Nathan Le Tissier and Ed Robinson making the most of the flat surface.
Le Tissier was eventually dismissed for 58, cleaned up by Chris Thompson, but the teenager Robinson would carry his bat for a superb 100 not out.
There were strong contributions from Adam Martel (28) and Luke Bichard (61), helping them return after a rain break to post 304-4 from 45 overs.
In return, the pitch showed signs of changing with rain coming down during the lunch break and making the ball wobble. Just 18 overs were required for victory, with paceman Bichard picking up two in two balls, left-arm spinner Martel picking up three, and captain Tom Kirk bagging a five-wicket haul.
There were five ducks and a 60 from opener Elliot Corbel for the OVs, completing a rather bizarre scorecard.
OVs skipper James Duckett said: “Having lost the toss and being put into the field on what looked to be a wicket that could be compared to the M25, we had to stay patient to take wickets.
“With the bowlers being offered nothing, unfortunately they managed to build a couple of key partnerships and batted nicely to accumulate runs at a steady pace and finish on a big total.
“With the wicket being rained on all afternoon it was going to be tough to replicate the same scores and to be fair they bowled very well.
“It was a good learning day for the lads and hopefully we can put up a better showing next week on our return to Guernsey.”
Jersey’s ATF St Ouen Springfield showed character to bounce back from their ten-wicket defeat in round one to secure a 132-run victory against TENN Wanderers at KGV.
The star of the round was SOS opener and wicket-keeper, Patrick Gouge. The Jersey batter smashed 123 off 95 deliveries, including 13 fours and four towering sixes.
It was Wanderers third defeat of the campaign from four games, while SOS made it one win and one defeat from their two, and now sit third in the seven-team league.
Pictured top: Ollie Nightingale scored 91 from 100 balls as Cobo maintained their 100% record in the CI league.
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