Glenavy hosted the match of the round, a nail-biter against Oamaru.
Oamaru were all out for 163 in 40 overs. Nick Johnston top-scored with 52 and added 54 for the 10th wicket with Lachlan Coutts (0*), who did not score. James Ferris made 46 from 21 balls and Hunter Wardle 31. Zach Graham took 4-24 and Ross McCulloch 4-30.
Chasing 164, Glenavy openers Jordan Mulligan (63) and Harry Murphy (20) put on 81 for the first wicket. Glenavy moved to 149-6, but then lost three wickets for just 2 runs with 15 still required. It was left to Dean Malcolm (20*) to guide his side home, finishing on 164-9 in the 37th over for a 1-wicket win.
For Oamaru, Quinn Wardle took 4-40, Asanka Perera 2-30 and James Ferris 2-41.
After losing the toss, Valley was asked to bat first at King George Park. They were in trouble at 34-4 after 10 overs. Luke Taylor (39) and Sam Keno (44) then combined to steady the innings, but when Taylor was dismissed with the score on 93-4, Valley collapsed to be all out for 140 in 38 overs. Jack Price earlier had reached 20.
For Union, Scott Kitto took 3-18 and Blake James 3-24.
In reply, Archie Chatfield (46) and Sean Conlan (67*) effectively sealed the match, Union finishing on 143-2 in 33 overs to win by 8 wickets.
Albion’s batsmen were in fine form again, reaching 271-9 from their 50 overs against the Combined Schools on the Outer Oval. Opener Sabareesh Ramesh (40) saw his side slip to 63-4, but the middle and lower order, with Joshua Miller (59), Aneesh Bose (46) and Jacob Davies (30), pushed them to a highly competitive total.
Harry Mavor took 3-44 and Delcan McSkimming 2-36.
In their chase, the schools team again struggled and were bowled out for 63 in 29 overs.
For Albion, Aneesh Bose took 3-13, Ravi Lalia 2-9 and Jacob Davies 2-13. Albion won by 208 runs.
Short Scorecard(s)
Senior - Borton Cup - Round 4
Oamaru Senior vs Glenavy at Glenavy
Oamaru Senior 163 ( N. Johnston 52, J. Ferris 46, H. Wardle 31, Z. Graham 4-24, R. McCulloch 4-30 )
Glenavy 164-9 ( J. Mulligan 63, H. Murphy 20, D. Malcolm 20no, Q. Wardle 4-40, A. Perera 2-30, J. Ferris 2-41 )
Glenavy by 1 wicket.
Combined Schools vs Albion Senior at WCS Outer Oval
Albion Senior 271-9 ( J. Miller 59, A. Bose 46, S. Ramesh 40, J. Davies 30, H. Mavor 3-44, D. McSkimming 2-36 )
Combined Schools 63 (A. Bose 3-13, R. Lavi 2-9, J. Davies 2-13 )
Albion by 208 runs.
Valley Senior vs Union Senior at King George Park
Valley Senior 140 ( S. Keno 44, L. Taylor 39, J. Price 20, S. Kitto 3-18, B. James 3-24 )
Union Senior 143-2 ( S. Conlan 67no, A. Chatfield 46, A. Wilson 15no )
Union by 8 wickets.
Second Grade - Club30 - Round 4
St Kevins 2nd XI vs Oamaru Club30 at Whitestone Contracting Oval
St Kevins 2nd XI 58 (G. Rukmal 2-4 )
Oamaru Club30 59-6 (J. Murray 3-6 )
Oamaru by 4 wickets.
Albion Club30 vs Waitaki Boys Club30 at Milner 1
Waitaki Boys Club30 74 (B. Wheeler 4-6 )
Albion Club30 75-1 ( D. Roulston 32 )
Albion by 9 wickets.
Union Club30 vs Valley Club30 at Weston Domain
Valley Club30 139-6 ( S. Isbister 33no, R. Whitham 29, L. Evans 3-22 )
Union Club30 100 ( R. Tuffley 23, B. McCormack 22, H. Dhatt 4-16, R. Whitham 3-26, C. Anderson 2-14 )
Third Grade - Youth Blast - Round 2
St Kevins College Junior XI vs Valley Girls at St Kevins 3A
Valley Girls 108-4 ( A. Walker 41, E. Fox 33no )
St Kevins College Junior XI 100-5 ( J. Pavietich 51, F. Vatubai 23, E. Fox 3-2 )
Valley Girls by 8 runs
North Otago Maroon vs North Otago Gold at Don Field 2A
North Otago Gold 98-5 ( H. Nowell 28no )
North Otago Maroon 64-7 (L. Smith 3-8, H. Nowell 2-3 )
Nth Otago Gold by 34 runs