Valley, Waitaki Boys High School and Albion all had wins in the third round of Borton Cup cricket on Saturday.
Albion beat St Kevin's College at home by seven wickets in a game that saw 473 runs scored. Waitaki Boys' beat Oamaru by nine wickets, with Matt Munro taking five for 12. At Waikouaiti, Valley beat Eastern by 96 runs.
Batting first on the artificial pitch, St Kevin's set Albion the task of scoring 236 runs to win. Brodie Flannery led the way for St Kevin's with a fine 82 that contained seven fours and six sixes. He was well supported by Matt Brien, who is in his first season of senior cricket. Brien was unbeaten on 73 as St Kevin's made 235 for three in its 50 overs, with Brad Kingan adding 27. Paul Odell took four for 36.
Albion cruised to 238 for three in 50 overs with Gary Mahuika stranded on 98 not out, while Peter Cartwright (57), Matt Day (39) and Odell (36) provided the support.
Aided by an unbeaten 85 from Lachie Kingan and 68 from Hayden Tisdall, Valley made 220 for five on its 50 overs against Eastern. Matt McLelland took two for 38. Set the task of scoring 221 to win, Eastern was soon in trouble at 19 for three after seven overs and 69 for five after 14 overs. Jeff Grubb did his best to resurrect the Eastern innings with a gutsy 63 but had little support as the side was dismissed for 124 in the 26th over. For Valley, Hayden Tisdall, Nathan McLaughlan, Reuben Simpson and Nick Kelland took two wickets each.
Batting first, Oamaru was dismissed for 108 in 37 overs by Waitaki Boys. A fine spell of bowling by Matt Munro, who took five for 12, broke Oamaru's fragile batting, with only Regan George (49) showing any real resistance Stephan Grobler took two for 27. An unbeaten 51 not out from Jeremy Smith and 27 runs from Dallas Mahuika saw Waitaki Boys' through to 109 for one in the 32nd over.
Short Scorecard(s)
Senior - Borton Cup - Round 3
Waitaki Boys 1st XI vs Oamaru Senior at Excelsior 1
Oamaru Senior 108 ( R. George 49, M. Munro 5-12, S.F. Grobler 2-27 )
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 109-1 ( J.B. Smith 51no, D. Mahuika 27 )
WBHS by 9 wickets
Albion Senior vs St Kevins 1st XI at St Kevins Artifical 1
St Kevins 1st XI 235-8 ( B. Flannery 82, M. Brien 73no, B. Kingan 27, P. Odell 4-36 )
Albion Senior 238-3 ( G. Mahuika 98no, P. Cartwright 57, M. Day 39, P.M. Odell 36 )
Albion by 7 wickets
Valley Senior vs Eastern Senior at Waikouaiti
Valley Senior 220-5 ( L. Kingan 85no, H. Tisdal 63, M. McLelland 2-38 )
Eastern Senior 124 ( J. Grubb 63, H. Tisdall 2-2, N. Kelland 2-10, N. McLaughlin 2-29, R. Simpson 2-35 )
Valley by 96 runs
Senior Reserve - NOCA Cup - Round 2
Union Senior Reserve vs St Kevins 2nd XI at St Kevins 2
St Kevins 2nd XI 97 (J. Nicoll 4-16 )
Union Senior Reserve 102-0 ( C. Westergaard 69no, J. Anderson 30no )
Union by 10 wickets
Eastern Senior Reserve vs Waitaki Boys 2nd XI at Milner Park 1
Eastern Senior Reserve 199-8 ( M. Dempster 68, B. Clouston 44, C. Vickery 29, S. Rhind 5-36, H. Creedy 3-21 )
Waitaki Boys 2nd XI 60 ( C. Vickery 5-7, S. Oliver 3-11 )
Eastern by 140 runs