It was a close-run thing to decide the qualifiers for the Borton Cup semifinals after the final round of play in the North Otago club competition on Saturday.

Union (105 points), St Kevin’s College (75), Waitaki Boys’ High School(75) and Oamaru (55) will play in the semifinals next Saturday.

Valley was pushed down to fifth place after falling to a three-wicket loss to Oamaru.

Valley made 185 with George Eldridge (50 not out) and Lachie Kingan (27) to the fore.

Nick Johnston took two for 26 and Stephan Grobler took three for 44.

Oamaru reached in the 48th over with 189 for seven. Grobler (61 not out) was the guiding light while Sean Weber with three wickets for 27 and Josh Phipps, two for 53, were the most effective with the ball.

Waitaki Boys’ stormed back to a win over Albion.

Albion batting first made 241 for nine with Jonty Naylor (101) and Rocky Singh (44 not out) while Geoff Mavor took three for 35 for Waitaki Boys’.

In a great reply, Waitaki Boys’ made 242 for six, with player-coach Ben Donkers scoring 99 and Alex Wilson hitting 72. Matt Finn took three for 40 for Albion.

Over 500 runs were scored at King George Park when home side Union met Glenavy.

Batting first, Glenavy made 285 for six. Rodney Vanleeuwen was unbeaten on 101 and Ethan Booth made 89. Gary Singh took two for 37 for Union.

The Union batsmen passed the Glenavy total with seven wickets in hand as wicketkeeper batsman, Duncan Drew made 120, receiving support from Blake James (38).

Kurt Thomas and Ryan Moffat were the Glenavy wicket takers.

Short Scorecard(s)

Senior - Borton Cup - Round 12

Glenavy vs Union Senior at King George Park
Glenavy 285-6 ( R. Van Leeuwen 101no, E. Booth 89, M. Tangney 25, R. McCulloch 22, R. Moffat 21 )
Union Senior 286-3 ( D.J. Drew 120, T.M. Shields 56, B.G. James 42no, J.H. Shields 18, G. Singh 17no, K. Thomas 2-45 )
Union by 7 wickets.

Valley Senior vs Oamaru Senior at Whitestone Contracting Oval
Valley Senior 185 ( G. Eldridge 51, S. Dunnett 29, L.T. Kingan 27, S.F. Grobler 3-44, H. Sandhu 2-23, N.R. Johnston 2-26, L. Siwach 2-33 )
Oamaru Senior 189-7 ( S.F. Grobler 61no, N.R. Johnston 27, S. Webber 3-27, J. Phipps 2-53 )
Oamaru by 3 wickets.

Waitaki Boys 1st XI vs Albion Senior at WCS Outer Oval
Albion Senior 241-9 ( J. Naylor 101no, R. Singh 44no, G. Mavor 3-35 )
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 242-6 ( B. Donkers 99, A. Wilson 72, M. Finn 3-40 )
WBHS by 4 wickets.