A magnificent 143 from wicketkeeper batsman Scott Simpson carried Oamaru to a 125 run win over Albion in Dick Hunt trophy cricket on Saturday. Union continued on its winning way with a 28 run win over Valley at Weston.

Oamaru won the toss and elected to bat on the all weather pitch at St Kevin's College. Although Oamaru lost opener Josh Gutsell for six Simpson and Alex Baddock put Oamaru back on  track and after 21 overs Oamaru was 109 for four. Oamaru added 31 runs from the 

North Otago beat Southland on the first innings in a Hawke Cup elimination match played at Queens Park over the weekend. Southland won the toss on Saturday and elected to bat, albeit in rather pedestrian fashion, to be 90 for four at lunch. Southland accelerated in the second session to be 227 for four at tea before slumping to be all out for 281 midway through the final session of the first day.

Union and Valley scored wins in the dick Hunt trophy competition played over the holiday period. Valley beat Albion by eight wickets at Weston while Union downed Oamaru by seven wickets.

Albion won the toss and decided to bat first against Valley but the side could face only 19 of its 45 overs before it was dismissed for a meager 59.The Valley bowlers had a field day. Simon Robins continued his fine form taking three for five off four overs while Hamish McKenzie took three for 14 off his five overs and Scott Young chipped in with two for 19).

Union stayed at the top of the Borton Cup competition with a 98 run win over Valley at Weston on Saturday as the first half of the competition concluded.Waitaki Boys avenged its early season defeat by St Kevin's College with a one wicket win at the College top ground while Oamaru moved into second place with a five wicket win over Albion.

Union won the toss and decided to bat first against Valley.Openers James Cutt(65) and Duncan Drew(65) featured in an opening stand of 149

By Terry O'Neil of the Otago Daily Times

Albion handed unbeaten Union its first Borton Cup defeat of the season when in the fifth round it scored a convincing 63 run victory at King George Park.

Union won the toss and put Albion in to bat and the visitors scored brightly to be 51 for one after ten overs with opener Jon Sinclair out for 23.Albion lost Peter Carwright soon after but Brad Kernahan(56)...More >>

A 120 run opening stand between James Cutt(45) and Duncan Drew(72) laid the foundation for North Otago''s win over South Canterbury in a 50 over game played in Timaru yesterday. Glen Paterson added a solid 47 while Ben Miller was the pick of the South Canterbury bowlers taking four for 35.

North Otago restricted South Canterbury to 177 before the tenth wicket fell

By Terry O'Neil of the Otago Daily Times Union maintained its Borton Cup lead and retained the Payne/Tempero trophy when it beat Oamaru at King George Park on Saturday by five wickets. St Kevin's Collerge moved into second place with a 23 run win over Albion in a game that produced 535 runs while Waitaki Boys High School registered its first win of the season with a seven wicket win over Valley.

Oamaru won the toss and decided to bat first against Union. Oamaru started brightly and after nine overs as 48 for two with opener Josh Gutsell out for 23.Oamaru after 23 of the 45 overs was 137 for four and it was only a fine innings from Jamie Ferris(79) that carried Oamaru

Union remains the only unbeaten side in Borton Cup cricket after the playing of the third round on Saturday. Union beat St Kevin's College the only other unbeaten team going into the round by five wickets. Albion beat Waitaki Boys High School by four wickets at Milner Park while Oamaru beat Valley by 143 runs.

Union won the toss and put St Kevin's in to bat and St Kevin's openers Simon Butler(36) and Ben Cant(30) featured in an opening stand of 63.

Batting has been the North Otago cricket team’s downfall over the last few seasons, but this year it could well be their strongest component.

The North Otago Hawke Cup squard was announced on Friday and the team appears to be stacked for top order batting talent.

St Kevin’s College showed they have what it takes to contend for the Borton Cup this season after upsetting defending champions Oamaru on Saturday.

The St Kevin’s bowling attack caused chaos for the Chocco’s top order on a difficult first-up batting wicket.

Union, St Kevins College and Oamaru had wins in the first round of Borton Cup cricket on Saturday. Union beat Valley by ten wickets at King George Park, St Kevin’s beat Waitaki Boys by 58 runs, while Oamaru beat Albion by 69 runs at Whitestone Stadium. .

Oamaru scored a massive 136-run win over Valley in the third round of the 20/20 cricket played on Saturday.

Oamaru won the toss and elected to bat first and in its 20 overs accumulated 220 runs for the loss of six wickets.

Oamaru won its first two rounds in the twenty/20 cricket competition being played over two weekends in Oamaru.

It beat Union in the first round by 33 runs on Saturday. Batting first, Oamaru made 126 for six in its 20 overs. Jordie...More >>

The presence of two English players, who will also act as coaches, should strengthen cricket in North Otago in the 2008-09 season.

James Cutt, a top-order batsman and off-spinner, will return to play for the Union club while Simon Butler will reside at and play for St Kevins College, North Otago Cricket Association spokesman Peter Cameron said.

In a move to help out the schools the first two weekends of cricket will see six twenty/20 matches played between the four club teams in the senior grade. With the school term starting in mid October, schools have struggled to provide teams for the first two rounds of club cricket, NOCA decided...More >>

In a thrilling finish, Oamaru’s Khalil ur-Rehman hit the winning runs with three balls remaining in the innings to give Oamaru the Borton Cup for the 2007/08 season, defeating Valley by two wickets....More >>

Second-placed qualifier Oamaru will meet fourth-qualifer Valley in the final of the Borton Cup cricket competition after both both teams won their semifinals on Saturday. Albion won the toss and decided to bat first against Oamaru at Whitestone Stadium after 11 overs was 42 for three...More >>

Rain forced two of three Borton Cup matches to be abandoned mid-afternoon in the final round of qualifying play prior to the semifinals next week...More >>

Oamaru maintained its five point lead over Union in Borton Cup cricket when it beat Waitaki Boys by 49 runs at Milner Park on Saturday. Union held its second place with a six-wicket win over Valley, which slipped out of contention, while Albion beat St Kevins College by 153 runs to consolidate its third placing and a place in the semifinals....More >>

All cricket in the weekend was called off due to wet weather in the days leading up to the weekend.
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A superb batting effort from Brad Kernahan and Paul O’Dell guided Albion to a six-wicket win over Borton Cup leader Union at the showgrounds on Saturday.
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Union ended Valley’s winning run in the Dick Hunt trophy 20/20 final with a decisive 52 run win at King George Park on Saturday.
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Valley maintained its unbeaten run in Dick Hunt trophy cricket when it beat Union by 36 runs at King George Park on Saturday to earn a place in next week's final. Albion beat Oamaru by 20 runs at Centennial number two to create a three way tie for second. Union on count back based on runs scored divided by wickets lost in the three qualifying rounds headed off Oamaru and Albion ...More >>

Valley continued its winning run in the second half of the season winning the Tui 20/20 tournament at Whitestone stadium on Saturday beating Albion in the final by 27 runs while in the playoff for third and fourth Oamaru...More >>

Valley and Oamaru registered wins in the second round of Dick Hunt trophy 20/20 cricket on Saturday.
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