Waitaki Boys High School, Union and Valley all recorded wins in the first round of Borton Cup cricket played on Saturday.
Waitaki Boys won the toss and put Oamaru in to bat at Milner Park and dismissed Oamaru for 137 in the 48th over with Stephan Grobler taking three for 14 and Adrian Myburgh, two for 28 while with the bat Josh Gutsell(25) and Gary Mahuika(20) were the best of the Oamaru batsmen.
Aided by some steady batting from Hayden Tisdall(22), Lachiue Kingan(31n.o.) and Matt Day(28) Waitaki Boys passed the Oamaru total with seven wickets in hand. Oamaru captain Regan George took two for 29 off seven overs.
Union was asked to bat first by Albion at King George Park and was dismissed in the 42nd over for 189. Glynn Cameron(34) and Thomas Shields(37) added 72 for the fifth wicket and included in the Union total were 40 wide's. Bowling for Albion Ricky Whyte took three for 26, Gareth Duncan, two for 40 and Wade Moore, three for 11 off 5.3 overs.
Albion slumped to 21 for four after 15 overs and after 33 overs was 69 for eight before the sides was dismissed for 79 in the 37th over. The pick of the Union bowlers were Glynn Cameron(two for seven off ten overs, Chris Ware, two for 20 , Paul Johnston, three for 12 and Isaac Shields, two for five.
Valley sent in by St Kevin's College was dismissed for 147 in the 44th over with Cooper Smith top scoring with 31. Tim McCormick, Tim Cotter and Tim O'Malley took two wickets each for St Kevin's while Sean Kelliher claimed three for 44 off his ten overs.
St Kevin's started badly and after 19 overs was 47 for four, then 99 for seven after 34 overs. Player coach Tim McCormick at the end of the innings was 38 not out while bowling for Valley Geoff Mavor, Blair Malcolm and Andrew Fisher took two wickets each while Tom Squire claimed three for 28 off eight overs.
Short Scorecard(s)
Senior - Borton Cup - Round 1
St Kevins 1st XI vs Valley Senior at Weston Park
Valley Senior 147 ( C. Smith 31, S. Kelliher 3-44, T. McCormick 2-4, T. O'Malley 2-33, T. Cotter 2-34 )
St Kevins 1st XI 109 ( T. McCormick 38no, T. Squire 3-28, B. Malcolm 2-13, A. Fisher 2-14, G. Mavor 2-28 )
Valley by 38 runs
Albion Senior vs Union Senior at King George Park 1
Union Senior 189 ( T.M. Shields 37, G.R. Cameron 34, W. Moore 3-11, R. Whyte 3-26, G. Duncan 2-40 )
Albion Senior 79 (P. Johnston 3-12, I. Shields 2-5, G.R. Cameron 2-7, C. Ware 2-20 )
Union by 110 runs
Oamaru Senior vs Waitaki Boys 1st XI at St Kevin's 3
Oamaru Senior 137 ( J. Gutsell 25, J. Mahuika 20, S. Grobler 3-14, A. Myburgh 2-28 )
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 143-3 ( L. Kingan 31no, M. Day 28, H. Tisdall 22, R. George 2-29 )
WBHS by 7 wickets