Albion won both of its 20/20 games played on artificial pitches at Don Field on Saturday. In the first round it beat Union by 33 runs. Batting first Albion made 115 for nine it its twenty overs with Dylan Winter(38) and Jonty Naylor(20) showing good early season form and bowling for Union Matt Lilley,Blake James and Brad Fleming took two wickets each. Union was dismissed for 82 with Duncan Drew(22) the best of the batsmen while Matt Day took six for 14 and Naylor two for 10.
Valley defeated Oamaru by nine wickets in the other first round game. Oamaru batting first made 91for six with Matt Murphy(33) and Regan George(23) the major contributers while for Valley Matt McLelland took two for 24.Valley cruised through to 93 for one with Cameron Grubb(47 not out) and Rhys Petrie(37 not out) batting confidently.
In the second round Oamaru set Albion the task of scoring 113 plus to win its second game. For Oamaru Murphy(27 not out) and Reece Curle(21 not out) kept Oamaru in the game while Jeremy Smith(two for 10) and Jonty Naylor(two for ten) the best of the Albion bowlers. Albion swept through to 115 for two with Naylor unbeaten on 83 and Smith adding twenty runs.
Union batting first against Valley put on 147 runs for the loss of four wickets in its twenty overs with Drew(44), Sam Bastin(40 not out) and Dylan Edwards(27) showing form. Valley could make only 128 for six in its twenty overs with Francois Mostert(60) and Richard Witham(29) the pick of the batsmen while for Union Lilley claimed two for 16 and Dan Conlan two for 32.
Short Scorecard(s)
Senior - Dick Hunt - Round 1
Albion Senior vs Union Senior at Don Field 1A
Albion Senior 116-9 ( D. Winter 38, J. Naylor 20, J. Smith 19, B. James 2-10, B. Fleming 2-18, M. Lilley 2-19, H. Creedy 2-33 )
Union Senior 82 ( D. Drew 23, D. Edwards 14, G. Cameron 11, M. Day 6-14, J. Naylor 2-10 )
Albion by 34 runs.
Valley Senior vs Oamaru Senior at Don Field 2A
Oamaru Senior 91-6 ( M. Murphy 33, R.J. George 23, M. McLelland 2-24 )
Valley Senior 93-1 ( C.N. Grubb 47no, R. Petrie 37no, R. Curle 2-29 )
Valley by 9 wickets.
Senior - Dick Hunt - Round 2
Valley Senior vs Union Senior at Don Field 2A
Union Senior 147-4 ( D. Drew 44, S. Bastin 39no, D. Edwards 27, S. Conlan 14, G. Cameron 11no, F. Mostert 2-9 )
Valley Senior 128-5 ( F. Mostert 44no, R. Whitham 29, L. Kingan 11, M. Lilley 2-16, D. Conlan 2-32 )
Union by 19 runs.
Albion Senior vs Oamaru Senior at Don Field 1A
Oamaru Senior 112-7 ( M. Murphy 27no, R. Curle 21no, J. Naylor 2-10, J.B. Smith 2-10 )
Albion Senior 115-2 ( J. Naylor 83no, J.B. Smith 20 )
Albion by 4 runs.