The 23-year-old former Waratah-Mayfield quick was named man of the match after taking 4-39 off 8.1 overs when NSW beat Western Australia in a domestic one-day game last Sunday.

Yesterday he was on the end of an assault by the Warriors batsmen and finished day two of their rain-interrupted match at the SCG with 1-106 off 21 overs.

The Warriors were 8-499 when bad light stopped play yesterday afternoon.

Opener Wes Robinson scored 141 on Tuesday and keeper-batsman Luke Ronchi cracked 148 off 154 balls yesterday.

Both were among Cockley's scalps on Sunday, and he was pleased with his performance in the one-day arena.

"It was good because my form in the one-dayers was one thing I really wanted to improve," Cockley told The Herald.

"Last year was my first in first-class cricket and I didn't really know where I fitted in.

"Last year I didn't bowl as well as I could in the one-dayers, so it was good to start well and for the team to start with a win."

Cockley won the head-to-head battle with former Newcastle teammate Michael Hogan who was playing his third one-day game for the Warriors.

Skipper Marcus North held Hogan back until the 26th over, when the Blues were 2-111 and needed just 69 runs to win.

The 28-year-old snuck a yorker under Brad Haddin's bat with the last ball of his first over and finished with 1-27 off four overs.

"I don't really know why I bowled when I did. I haven't really asked," Hogan said.

"The wicket was very, very slow, so maybe that's why it just turned out the way it did."