Union and Waitaki Boys High School started the 2016/17 Borton Cup competition with wins over Albion and Valley respectively on Saturday.

Valley batted first and a mercurial 86 from Hayden Tisdall backed up by Lachie Kingan(36) and Dallas Mahuika(23) set Waitaki Boys the task of scoring 194 to win in fifty overs. Bowling fo Waitaki Boys Mason James took two for 25, Blake James,three for 28 and Josh Hayward, two for 21.

Waitaki Boys player/coach, Francois Mostert led the chase with an unbeaten 68 receving solid support from Rhys Petrie(25), Nathan Smith(38) and Jonty Naylor(31 not out) as Waitaki Boys passed the Valley total in the forty third over with five wickets in hand.Dallas Mahuika took two for 26 for Valley.

Union batting first made 178 for six in its fifty overs with Brad Fleming unbeaten on 74 and Duncan Drew adding 39.Bowling for Albion Dylan Winter took three for 23.Albion was dismissed for 80 with Matt Lilley taking four for 24, Glyn Camerno claimed three for 16 and Sam Bastin two for 14.

Short Scorecard(s)

Senior - Borton Cup - Round 1

Waitaki Boys 1st XI vs Valley Senior at Weston
Valley Senior 193 ( H. Tisdall 86, L.T. Kingan 36, D.J. Mahuika 23, B.G. James 3-28, J. Hayward 2-21, M.T.I. James 2-25 )
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 194-5 ( F. Mostert 68no, N.G. Smith 38, J. Naylor 31no, R. Petrie 25, D.J. Mahuika 2-26 )
WBHS by 5 wickets.

Union Senior vs Albion Senior at WCS Outer Oval
Union Senior 179-6 ( B. Fleming 74no, D. Drew 39, P. Johnston 19no, J. Greenslade 12, D. Winter 3-23 )
Albion Senior 80 ( B. Kingan 34, Z. Wade 13, M. Lilley 4-24, G. Cameron 3-17, S. Bastin 2-14 )
Union by 99 runs.