Albion and Union will meet in the Borton Cup final next Saturday after defeating Waitaki Boys High School and Valley respectively in semifinals on Saturday
Albion strode into the Borton Cup final next Saturday with a 308 run win over a depleted Waitaki Boys High School X1 at Don Field on Saturday. Batting first Albion amassed 402 for seven in its fifty overs with Gary Mahuika topscoring with 172. Amir Nirza backed Mahuika up with 78 while Ian Cooney added 37 and Matt Day was unbeaten on 24. Blake James took two for 67 and Hayden Creedy, two for 103. Waitaki Boys was dismissed for 94 in the sixteenth over with Dallas Mahuika(22) and Lewie Johnston(20) the best of the batsmen. Bowling for Albion Brad Kernahan took four for nine off two overs, Paul Odell claimed three for 38 and Ian Cooney two for 14.
Valley which went into the semifinals as top qualifier did not have the firepower to chase down fourth qualifier Union at Weston Park. Union batting first made 226 before the final wicket fell in the 46th over. An unbeaten 81 from Brad Fleming enabled Union to produce a respectable total after Union was tottering at 150 for seven after 31 overs with Dan Conlan producing a solid 43. Tom Squire took three for 36 and Nick Kelland, two for 46.
Valley struggled through to 77 for four after 20 overs with Hayden Tisdal and Kent Rowland holding the side together. Three further wickets fell in the next nineteen overs to see Valley needing a further 75 runs for victory. Tisdal added only two further runs to be dismissed for 62 while Rowland was finally out for 37 and the side tumbled to be all out for 190 with four overs remaining. Paul Johnston took four for 37 and Mike Ormandy, three for 35.
Short Scorecard(s)
Senior - Borton Cup - Semi-Finals
Valley Senior vs Union Senior at St Kevins Artifical
Union Senior 226 ( B. Fleming 81no, D. Conlan 43, P. Johnston 19, M. Ormandy 16, N. Donaldson 16, I. Shields 13, T. Squire 3-36, N. Kelland 2-46 )
Valley Senior 190 ( H. Tisdall 62, K. Rowlands 37, A. Fisher 20, S. Todd 17, S. Kingan 13, P. Johnston 4-37, M. Ormandy 3-35, B. Fleming 2-44 )
Union by 36 runs.
Full scorecard for the match
Albion Senior vs Waitaki Boys 1st XI at Don Field
Albion Senior 402-7 ( G. Mahuika 172, A. Mishra 78, I. Cooney 37, M. Day 24no, B.G. James 2-67, H. Creedy 2-103 )
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 94 ( D. Mahiuka 22, L.C. Johnson 20, B. Kernahan 4-9, P.M. Odell 3-38, I. Cooney 2-14 )
Albion by 308 runs.
Senior - Borton Cup - Semi-Finals
Valley Senior vs Union Senior at St Kevins Artifical
Union Senior 226 ( B. Fleming 81no, D. Conlan 43, P. Johnston 19, M. Ormandy 16, N. Donaldson 16, I. Shields 13, T. Squire 3-36, N. Kelland 2-46 )
Valley Senior 190 ( H. Tisdall 62, K. Rowlands 37, A. Fisher 20, S. Todd 17, S. Kingan 13, P. Johnston 4-37, M. Ormandy 3-35, B. Fleming 2-44 )
Union by 36 runs.
Full scorecard for the match
Albion Senior vs Waitaki Boys 1st XI at Don Field
Albion Senior 402-7 ( G. Mahuika 172, A. Mishra 78, I. Cooney 37, M. Day 24no, B.G. James 2-67, H. Creedy 2-103 )
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 94 ( D. Mahiuka 22, L.C. Johnson 20, B. Kernahan 4-9, P.M. Odell 3-38, I. Cooney 2-14 )
Albion by 308 runs.