Union remains the only unbeaten side in Borton Cup cricket after the final round prior to the Christmas break. Union defeated Valley by six wickets, Oamaru beat Albion by an identical margin while St Kevin's beat Waitaki Boys by 36 runs at Milner Park.
Valley won the toss and batted first but apart from a solid 27 from Darcy Hooper-Smith the batting was fragile and the side was dismissed for 112 in the 40th over. Jason Todd claimed four for 29 for Union.
Given a positive start by Jeremiah Shields(26) and Todd(25) Union went through to 113 for four in the 25th over with Hamish McKenzie taking three for 30 for Valley.
Albion decided to bat first against Oamaru and made 121 before the fall of the final wicket. Brad Kernahan top scored with 43 and Steve Halliwell made 24 while bowling for Oamaru David Sewell took four for 19 and Ben Guild three for 44.Thirty six runs from the bat of Garry Mahuirika saw Oamaru through to 122 for four with Guild(22) and Josh Gutsell(20 not out) amongst the runs. Dylan Winter took two for 34 for Albion.
Waitaki Boys put St Kevin's in to bat at Milner Park and a grassy outfield restricted the batting. St Kevin's was dismissed for 116 in the 49th over with Jordan Bartlett making 20. Hayden Tisdall, Adrian Myburgh, George Inwood and Stefan Grobler took two wickets each for Waitaki Boys. In the chase Waitaki never built up any momentum and was dismissed for 80 runs in the 30th over. Sean Kelliher produced an outstanding bowling performance taking six for 32 for St Kevin's while Tim McCormick and Jeremy Smith took two wickets each.
Short Scorecard(s)
Senior - Borton Cup - Round 7
St Kevins 1st XI vs Waitaki Boys 1st XI at Milner Park 1
St Kevins 1st XI 116 ( J. Bartlett 20, S.F. Grobler 2-7, H. Tisdall 2-11, A. Myburgh 2-13, G. Inwood 2-15 )
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 80 ( S. Kelliher 6-32, T. McCormick 2-10, J. Smith 2-18 )
St Kevins by 36 runs
Oamaru Senior vs Albion Senior at Awamoa 1
Albion Senior 121 ( B. Kernahan 43, S. Halliwell 24, D. Sewell 4-19, B. Guild 3-44 )
Oamaru Senior 122-4 ( G. Mahuika 36, B. Guild 22, J. Gutsell 20no, D. Winter 2-34 )
Oamaru by 6 wickets
Valley Senior vs Union Senior at King George Park
Valley Senior 112 ( D.C. Hooper-Smith 27, J. Todd 4-29 )
Union Senior 113-5 ( J.H. Shields 26, J. Todd 25, H. McKenzie 3-30 )
Union by 5 wickets