Union and Albion hold a joint lead in Borton Cup cricket after the playing of the third round on Saturday.

Union defeated Oamaru/St Kevin's by 36 runs while Albion beat Waitaki Boys first XI by one wicket.

Union batted first against Oamaru/St Kevin's and made 247 before the final wicket fell in the 47th over.

Dylan Edwards (36), Sam Bastin (35), Glynn Cameron (34) and Duncan Drew (26) were the major contributors.

Bowling for Oamaru/St Kevins James Ferris, Lachlan Brooks and Nick Johnston took two wickets each.

Ash Abraham's 49 gave his side some hope with support from Nick Johnston (39), Jordan Bartlett (45) and James Ferris (23) but the side fell short.

Phil Crossan took five for 28 and Blake James two for 35.

In a tense finish at Milner Park, Albion managed to pass Waitaki Boy's High School first XI total of 86 with one wicket in hand.

Waitaki Boy's were dismissed for 86 in the 32nd over with only Rhys Petrie (29) showing some stability. Bowling for Albion, Ricky Whyte took five for 25 off 10 overs, while Sam Fleming took two for 44 and Brady Kingan, two for five.

Mason James and Hayden Creedy restricted the Albion scoring, taking identical figures of four for 23 as Albion batted through to win the game.

Short Scorecard(s)

Senior - Borton Cup - Round 3

Oamaru-St Kevins Combined vs Union Senior at King George Park
Union Senior 247 ( D. Edwards 36, S. Bastin 35, G. Cameron 34, B. Fleming 29, D. Drew 26, B. James 22, M. Lilley 19, N. Rushton 14, P. Crossan 11no, J. Ferris 3-27, N. Johnston 3-44, L. Brookes 2-17 )
Oamaru-St Kevins Combined 211 ( A. Abrahams 49, J. Bartlett 45, N. Johnston 39, J. Ferris 23, P. Crossan 5-28, B. James 2-35 )
Union by 36 runs.

Albion Senior vs Waitaki Boys 1st XI at Unknown
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 86 ( R. Petrie 29, R.I. Whyte 5-25, B. Kingan 2-5, S. Fleming 2-44 )
Albion Senior 87-9 (M.T.I. James 4-23, H. Creedy 4-23 )
Albion by 1 wicket.