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| Quinn Wardle |
Oamaru has successfully defended their Borton Cup title, defeating Union by 35 runs at Whitestone Contracting Oval to secure their 37th North Otago senior premiership.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, Oamaru faced early pressure from Union's bowling attack, falling to 29-3 after 16 overs on a slow outfield that made scoring difficult. Stephan Grobler (17) and Luke Taylor (43) stabilized the innings with a partnership that took the score to 60 before Grobler's dismissal.
Taylor then formed another partnership with Quinn Wardle until Taylor was dismissed with Oamaru at 82-5. Wardle, who contributed the second-highest score of 29, attempted to take control of the innings before becoming the final wicket to fall, with Oamaru all out for 131 in 48 overs.
Union's captain Blake James (2-8 from six overs) took early wickets, while Scott Kitto (3-26 from eight overs) and Blake White (3-27 from eight overs) triggered the final collapse.
In their chase, Union also struggled early but were kept in contention by James' knock of 27. When James fell to Nick Johnston Union were 45-3, Oamaru then introduced Grobler, who quickly claimed two wickets as Union slumped to 47-5.
A crucial moment came when Brad Flint suffered an injury just before his second spell. Jamie Ferris then stepped in admirably, quickly removing Scott Kitto and Fleming en route to figures of 4-21 from seven overs.
Despite Kane Mclauchlan's fighting 20, Stephan Grobler claimed the final wicket as Union fell for 96 in 32 overs. Grobler finished with 3-23, sealing Oamaru's back-to-back Borton Cup titles.
On the outer oval, Union claimed the Club30 final with a seven-wicket victory over Oamaru, while the Youth Blast final delivered a nail-biting finish as WBHS Johnson edged past St Kevins by just 1 run in a thrilling super over decider.
Short Scorecard(s)
Senior - Borton Cup - Round 1
Valley Senior vs Oamaru Senior at Don Field 1A
Valley Senior 300-9 ( J.J. Price 89, S. Dunnett 42, H. Growcott 32, G. Mavor 31, C.N. Grubb 31, G.R. Cameron 21, S.F. Grobler 3-45, Q.I. Wardle 2-41 )
Oamaru Senior 302-8 ( L. Taylor 76, Q.I. Wardle 60no, N.R. Johnson 49, L.X.F. Brookes 47, S.F Grobler 39, C.N. Grubb 3-42, J.E. Cameron 3-46 )
Oamaru by 2 wickets.
Albion Senior vs Glenavy at Glenavy
Albion Senior 257-9 ( R. Lalia 50, A. Ashok 33, A Bose 25, J. Davies 21, A. Singh 21, R. White 20, J. Miller 20, D. Malcom 3-40, R. Jones 2-36 )
Glenavy 157 ( Z. Graham 29, J. Mulligan 24, J. Davies 3-30, A. Bose 2-16, J. Joseph 2-26 )
Albion won by 100 runs.
Union Senior vs St Kevins 1st XI at St Kevins Artifical 1
Union Senior 251-6 ( T. Anderson 61, J. Shields 59, T. Shields 34, B. Fleming 34no, B. James 30, H. Fowler 3-36 )
St Kevins 1st XI 168 ( H. Fowler 48, J. Fowler 44, L.T. Direen 21, B. Mavor 5-51, B. James 2-24 )
Union by 83 runs.
Player Pages:
Jamie Ferris | Stephan Grobler | Blake James | Nick Johnston | Scott Kitto | Luke Taylor | Quinn Wardle | Blake White |