Last year's wooden spoon winners currently sit on top of the league after completing their second win in two games with a six wicket victory at Godmanchester.
The victory was set up by Angus Stuart, who claimed 4-36 from 12.4 overs.
He was ably supported by Ben Smart with a couple of wickets, while Sean Cooper, Salim Hussain and Sanjaya Rodrigo also picked up a wicket as Godmanchester were skittled out for 152 in 51.5 overs, despite the efforts of David McCallum who hit 52 not out.
The Fakenham reply got off to a bad start with Sanjaya Rodrigo departing for a duck.
But James Hill steadied the ship and ended up unbeaten on 69 as Fakenham earned their win while Phil Gray ended up 39 not out.
Fakenham are the only team in the division with a 100pc record.
Newcomers Saffron Walden lead the chasing pack in second place after a comfortable home victory against Norwich.
The visitors were blasted out for just 106, with only Jason Blake offering any real resistance with 33.
Ben Wright and Tim Smith claimed three wickets apiece, with Joe Barrs and Tom George each bagging a brace.
George then hit 33 and Simon Parmenter weighed in with 35 as Saffron Walden claimed victory by seven wickets in only 24.4 overs to earn 25 points.
Usman Asghar and Richard Moores both hit half centuries for Vauxhall Mallards but it was not enough to force a win against Cambridge Granta at Brundall.
Mallards piled 278 for eight from 66 overs with Asghar hitting 52 and Moores going one better with 53.
Opener Carl Amos fell two short of his half century and Paul Bradshaw was unbeaten on 40 as Mallards set a daunting total.
However, Granta did enough to claim a draw, with opener Brenton Cherry hitting 65 as they finished on 190 for seven from 58 overs.
Rob Purton was the pick of the Mallards bowlers with 3-30 from 13 overs.
Last season's champions Swardeston notched their first victory of the campaign in a close game at Horsford.
The title-holders were bowled out for just 157 with Ryan Findlay picking up 4-31, as only Will Rist and Jaden Hatwell had any success against the bowlers with 46 and 43 respectively.
But the total still proved enough for Swardeston as Hatwell completed a fine match with 4-24, while skipper Mark Thomas and Michael Eccles bagged three wickets each as Horsford fell seven runs short of their total, after being bowled out for 150.
Great Witchingham had to be content with their second successive draw at Bury St Edmunds despite an unbeaten century from Norfolk skipper Carl Rogers.
Batting at three, Rogers smashed 105 as the Witches made 243 for eight from their 66 overs.
Captain and opener James Spelman hit 30 while youngster Sam Arthurton notched 34 in support of Rogers.
But Bury opener Tom Huggins hit 84 and although Greg Knowles took 4-36, the home side comfortably held on for a draw at 190 for six.
Newcomers Halstead clung on for their first draw in the Premier League, after being put to the sword by Clacton.
Martyn Cull hit 123 for Clacton as they piled up 280 for eight against their Essex rivals.
However, Clacton could not force victory as the final pair of Charlie Douglas-Hughes and last man David Elsbury stood firm with the home side ending up on 169 for nine to deny the visitors victory by a single wicket.
TABLE
| P | W | L | D | V | Bon | Pen | Pts | |
| Fakenham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 50 |
| S Walden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 40 |
| V Mallards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
| Clacton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| Bury St Eds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 36 |
| Swardeston | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Gt Witchingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| Norwich | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Godmanchester | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| Cam Granta | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Horsford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Halstead | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
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