The latest round of Borton Cup cricket delivered two comfortable victories and a nail-biting one-wicket thriller in the weekend.
At the outer oval, Albion and St Kevins battled through a low-scoring affair. Batting first, Albion struggled to 75 in 24 overs, with Tom Squire (20) the only batsman making a meaningful contribution.
For St Kevins, Tai McLean claimed 5-25 from 9 overs his first five-wicket haul in Borton Cup cricket.
Aneesh Bose took to the challenge of defending a small total for Albion. Opening the bowling he took 6 wickets in four overs, including 3 in his 4th, to leave St Kevins in trouble at 30-6.
Liam Direen then took charge, top scoring with 25 to push the total to 73 before being dismissed as the ninth wicket. After some tense moments and a wide, McLean hit the winning runs, with St Kevins reaching 76-9 in the 23rd over.
Bose finishing with 7-26 and Hayden Creedy 2-12.
At Waitaki Boys, Oamaru batted first and posted 192-9 from their 50 overs. The dangerous Stephan Grobler top scored with 60, while captain Quin Wardle contributed 34 and Luke Taylor 26.
For the home side, Billy Wilson was economical with 3-19 of 10 overs, while Jaden Dowling took 3-36 in 8.
Waitaki struggled through to be all out for 71 in the 23rd over, never providing a serious challenge.
Hunter Wardle taking 4-16, Grobler 3-12 and Lachlan Brookes 2-20.
At Glenavy, the rangers had a dominant nine wicket win against Valley.
Only Toby Growcott (28) and George Mavor (29) offered resistance as Valley were bowled out for 101 in 25 overs batting first.
Jordan Mulligan took 4-22 and Harry Murphy 3-34.
It took only 14 overs for Glenavy to reach the required target. Openers Hamish McCulloch (37) and Harry Murphy (57*) put on 91 for the opening to wicket to safely see their side through. Glenavy finishing with 102-1.
Short Scorecard(s)
Senior - Borton Cup - Round 3
Oamaru Senior vs Waitaki Boys 1st XI at Milner 1
Oamaru Senior 192-9 ( S.F Grobler 60, Q.I. Wardle 34, L. Taylor 26, B. Wilson 3-19, J. Dowling 3-36 )
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 71 (H.J. Wardle 4-16, S.F. Grobler 3-12 )
Oamaru by 121 runs.
St Kevins 1st XI vs Albion Senior at WCS Outer Oval
Albion Senior 75 ( T. Squire 20, T. McLean 5-25, H. Fowler 2-9 )
St Kevins 1st XI 76-9 ( L.T. Direen 25, A.C. Bose 7-26, H. Creedy 2-12 )
St Kevins by 1 wicket.
Valley Senior vs Glenavy at Glenavy
Valley Senior 101 ( G. Mavor 29, T. Growcott 28, J. Mulligan 4-22, H. Murphy 3-34 )
Glenavy 102-1 ( H. Murphy 57no, H. McCulloch 37 )
Glenavy by 9 wickets.
Second Grade - Club30 - Round 1
Waitaki Boys 2nd XI vs St Kevins 2nd XI at St Kevin's 1
Waitaki Boys 2nd XI 64 ( O. Collett 8-5 )
St Kevins 2nd XI 63-8 ( M. Newton 22no, L. Rowell 3-23, I. McLean 2-6, J. Kelland 2-13 )
St Kevins by 2 wickets.
Albion Club30 vs Oamaru Club30 at Don Field
Oamaru Club30 75 ( J. Minaar 32, W. MCSkimming 4-12, J. Nicol 4-20 )
Albion Club30 78-5 (B. Coleman 2-27 )
Albion by 5 wickets.
Valley Club30 vs Union Club30 at King George Park
Valley Club30 151 ( M. Walker 60, R. Whitham 54no, A. Mishra 4-26, J. McCormack 2-23 )
Union Club30 152-9 ( A. Mishra 42, J. McCormack 27, G. Curry 25, R. Whitham 4-26, T. Sidhu 2-14 )
Union by 1 wicket.
Third Grade - Youth Blast - Round 1
Waitaki Boys 3rd XI vs St Kevins College Junior XI at St Kevins 2
Waitaki Boys 3rd XI 119-3 ( L. Scott 36 )
St Kevins College Junior XI 88-3 ( O. Collett 23 )
WBHS by 31 runs.