The second round of the Borton Cup was played over the weekend, with Valley comfortably beating Combined Schools, Oamaru defeating Albion, and Glenavy claiming a historic win over Union.

At Don Field, Valley elected to field and Ben Gillies (64*) played a lone hand as the Schools side was bowled out for 147 in 39 overs. Jake Matthews (4-20) and Ben Patton (4-25) took four wickets each, with Jack Cameron adding 2-30.

Valley wobbled early at 2-42, but Jack Price (51*), Toby Growcott (46) and Sam Keno (23*) guided them to 149-3 in 23 overs.

At St Kevin’s, Albion won the toss and batted, making 255-9 from 50 overs. Angrej Singh (33) led the way at the top, while Jacob Davies (54), Jikku Joseph (45) and Jaden Dowling (38*) contributed lower down. Asanka Perera (3-38), Stephan Grobler (3-51) and Lachlan Brookes (2-53) were Oamaru’s best bowlers.

Brookes (86) and Hunter Wardle (54) then put on 142 for the first wicket, and Perera (31) and Grobler (36*) saw Oamaru home with seven balls to spare at 256-5.

At Glenavy, the home side batted first. Harry Murphy (85) was again in fine form and, with Matt Tangney (30), added 101 for the second wicket, but Glenavy collapsed from 142-3 to be all out for 182 in the 45th over. Liam Mavor (4-26) and Henry Wilson (3-45) were Union’s best bowlers.

Union were 75-1 in reply, but wickets fell regularly and the pressure told. Jeremiah Shields (39) and Alex Wilson (32) made useful contributions, with Wilson trying to anchor the innings before becoming the ninth man out as Union were dismissed for 154, 28 runs short.

Flynn Sanford (3-29) and Jordan Mulligan (2-21) starred with the ball for Glenavy, who secured their first Borton Cup win over Union since joining the competition eight seasons ago.

Short Scorecard(s)

Senior - Borton Cup - Round 2

Combined Schools vs Valley Senior at Don Field 1A
Combined Schools 147 ( B. Gilles 64no, J. Mathews 4-20, B. Paton 4-25, J.E. Cameron 2-30 )
Valley Senior 149-3 ( J.J. Price 51no, T. Growcott 46, S. Keno 23no, H. Mavor 2-26 )
Valley by 7 wickets.

Union Senior vs Glenavy at Glenavy
Glenavy 182 ( H. Murphy 85, M. Tangney 30, H. McCulloch 16, F. Sanford 14, L. Mavor 4-26, H. Wilson 3-45 )
Union Senior 154 ( J. Shields 39, A. Wilson 32, B. Fleming 17, S. Conlan 16, B. James 16, T. Griffin 12, F. Sasnford 3-29, J. Mulligan 2-21 )
Glenavy by 28 runs.

Albion Senior vs Oamaru Senior at Don Field 2A
Albion Senior 255-9 ( J. Davies 54, J. Joesph 45, J. Dowling 38no, A. Singh 33, A. Perera 3-38, S.F. Grobler 3-51, L.X.F. Brookes 2-53 )
Oamaru Senior 256-6 ( L.X.F. Brookes 86, H.J. Wardle 54, S.F. Grobler 35no, A. Perera 31 )
Oamaru by 5 wickets.

Second Grade - Club30 - Round 2

Valley Club30 vs WBHS Club30 at St Kevins 3A
Waitaki Boys Club30 88-4 (B. Singh 2-8 )
Valley by 9 wickets.

Union Club30 vs St Kevins 2nd XI at St Kevins 4A
St Kevins 2nd XI 101-8 ( M. Newton 20no, J. McCormack 3-14, B. McCormack 3-25 )
Union Club30 85-8 (J. Pavletich 2-13, B. Newton 2-18, N. Murdoch 2-20 )
SKC by 16 runs

Albion Club30 vs Oamaru Club30 at St Kevins 3A
Oamaru Club30 133-6 ( H. Singh 35, J. Crawford 20, W. MCSkimming 2-17 )
Albion Club30 105-7 ( A. Mathew 47, J. Crawford 3-35 )
Oamaru by 28 runs.