Oamaru and Union scored clear-cut wins in Dick Hunt trophy cricket on Saturday. Eastern put Oamaru in to bat at Excelsior ground but after losing early wickets Stephan Grobler(63) gave the side momentum and backed up by Francois Mostert(48) and Roly Senior(7) Oamaru gave Eastern a formidable target of 224 before the final wicket fell. Matt McLelland was the best of the Eastern bowlers taking four for 24 and Roger Buckingham, two for 57. Too many Eastern bowler were wayward with the side donating a prolific number of wide's to the Oamaru total. Only McLelland(20) showed any real opposition to the Oamaru attack spearheaded by Mostert whose aggressive bowling gave him four for 12 while Mark Julius claimed three for 51 and Grobler's leg spin gave him two for 18 as Eastern was dismissed for 121.

A big innings of 84 from Sean Conlan guided Union to 171 for eight chasing Valley's 168. Valley's Hamish McKenzie(50) and Byron Neil(25) were the only batsmen of any substance as Union's Paul Johnston took five for 41 and Craig Robertson, two for 20. Duncan Drew(25) was the pick of the Union top order and at 103 for five looked fragile but Sean Conlan(84) took to the Valley attack guiding Union to 171 for eight. Reuben Simpson, Hayden Tisdall and Mark Broughton took two wickets each for Valley.

In an exciting last round for the Dick Hunt, Union has already qualified for the final in a fornight while Oamaru and Albion will play each other to find out who will play them in two weeks time.

Eastern club’s Jeff Grubb expressed disappointment with the number of times that the Eastern senior reserve side had been defaulted to. "It appears that some of the Oamaru based clubs, including schools, are unwilling to travel south to Waikouaiti or Palmerston to play. So far this season our  senior reserve side has been defaulted to on at least three occasions.It’s just not good enough."

Short Scorecard(s)

Senior - Dick Hunt - Round 4

Valley Senior vs Union Senior at King George Park
Valley Senior 168 ( H. McKenzie 50, B. Nearle 25, P. Johnston 5-41, C. Robertson 2-20 )
Union Senior 171-8 ( S.M. Conlan 84, D.J. Drew 25, M. Broughton 2-27, H. Tisdall 2-30, R. Simpson 2-34 )
Union by 2 wkts

Eastern Senior vs Oamaru Senior at Excelsior
Oamaru Senior 224 ( S.F. Grobler 63, F. Mostert 48, R. Senior 37, M. McLelland 4-24, R. Buckingham 2-57 )
Eastern Senior 121 ( M. McLelland 20, F. Mostert 4-12, M. Julius 3-51, S.F. Grobler 2-18 )
Oamaru by 103 runs

Senior Reserve - NOCA Cup - Holiday - Round 4

Eastern Senior Reserve vs Valley Senior Reserve at Weston Park 1
Eastern Senior Reserve 249 ( J. McLaren 92, M. Dempster 41, M. Douglas 39no, B. Jenkins 37, K. Smith 4-26 )
Valley Senior Reserve 168 ( N. Brown 54no, D. Oldham 2-11, S. Oliver 2-31 )
Eastern by 132 runs

Union Senior Reserve vs Glenavy at Glenavy Domain
Glenavy 139 ( R. Van Leeuwen 59, M. James 4-38, C. Westergaard 3-10 )
Union Senior Reserve 123 ( N. Donaldson 24 )
Glenavy by 16 runs

Second Grade - Holiday Comp - Round 4

Oamaru 2nd Grade vs Albion 2nd Grade at WCS Outer Oval
Albion 2nd Grade 161 ( A. Shillito 36, D. Fraser 33, B. Maxwell 30, J. Fowler 5-12 )
Oamaru 2nd Grade 69 ( B. Maxwell 5-15, RD. Roulston 2-17, A. Shillito 2-18 )
Albion by 62 runs

Union 2nd Grade vs Valley 2nd Grade at Weston Park 2
Valley 2nd Grade 168 ( )
Union 2nd Grade 135 ( )
Valley by 33 runs