Union, Albion and Valley top the points table after wins against St Kevin’s, Oamaru and Waitaki respectively in the Borton Cup.
At King George Park, Union reached 261 for eight in its 50 overs on a lightning-fast outfield. Blake James (59), Jeremiah Shields (56), Brad Fleming (33 not out) Mason James (23) and Kane McLauchlan contributed. Liam Cameron, Jack Kelly and Jacob Fowler all took two wickets each.
Despite a hard-hitting 42 (including four sixes and four fours) from Campbell Fowler and 32 from Liam Direen, St Kevin’s struggled in its chase and was bowled all out for 154 in the 31st over. For Union, old hand Duncan Drew took three for 27, Blake James two for 34 and Brad Fleming two for 36.
Oamaru won the toss and elected to field against Valley. Neil Gilbert (59) and Angus Ruddenklau (37) combined to put on 98 for the ninth wicket, helping their team to 202 for 9 in their allotted overs. Earlier in the innings, Jake Matthews contributed 28. Nick Johnston took two for 42 and Quinn Wardle two for 47.
Johnston (20) and Sabareesh Ramesh (40) looked like they might be getting Oamaru back into the match after early wickets, but when Johnston was bowled with the score at 93 for five, any resistance disappeared. Oamaru was all out for 135 in 32 overs. Liam Mavor took three for 34, Marcus Frost two for 26 and Jack Cameron two for 33.
At Milner Park, Waitaki reached 174 all out, thanks to Sam Petrie (36), Alex Wilson (33) and Jaden Dowling (28 not out). For Albion Amal Asok took three for 22, Hayden Creedy two for 17 and Jacob Davies two for 27.
The chase was dominated by Amal Asok (107) while Ravi Lalia scored 23. Lochie Mavor took two for 64, as Albion reached 177 for six in the 35th over.
Short Scorecard(s)
Senior - Borton Cup - Round 10
St Kevins 1st XI vs Union Senior at King George Park
Union Senior 261-8 ( B.G. James 59, J.H. Shields 56, B.J. Fleming 33no, K. McLachlan 21, L.H. Cameron 2-20, J. Kelly 2-40, J.D. Fowler 2-62 )
St Kevins 1st XI 154 ( C. Fowler 42, L. Direen 32, D.J. Drew 3-27, B.G. James 2-34, B.J. Fleming 2-36 )
Union by 107 runs
Valley Senior vs Oamaru Senior at Whitestone Contracting Oval
Valley Senior 202-9 ( N. Gilbert 59, A. Ruddenklau 37, J. Matthews 28, M. Frost 2-29, N. Johnston 2-42, Q.I. Wardle 2-47 )
Oamaru Senior 135 ( S. Ramesh 40, N. Johnston 20, L. Mavor 3-34, M. Frost 2-26, J.E. Cameron 2-33 )
Valley by 67 runs
Albion Senior vs Waitaki Boys 1st XI at Milner 1
Waitaki Boys 1st XI 174 ( S. Petrie 36, A. Wilson 33, J. Dowling 28no, A. Asok 3-22, A. Docherty 3-35, H. Creedy 2-17, J. Davies 2-27 )
Albion Senior 177-6 ( A. Asok 107, R. Lalia 23, L. Mavor 2-64 )
Albion by 4 wickets
Second Grade - Club30 - Round 8
WBHS Club30 vs St Kevins 2nd XI at St Kevin's 1
St Kevins 2nd XI 202-9 ( H. Fowler 49no, O. Waldron 33, L. Rooney 4-32, H. Spite 3-37 )
WBHS Club30 159-8 ( C. Thomson 55no, D. Walsh 19, F. Sanford 3-19, H. Fowler 2-13 )
St Kevins by 43 runs.
Valley Club30 vs WBHS Milner at Don Field
WBHS Milner 150-8 ( S. Mavor 37, A. Isbister 20no, R. Whitham 2-32 )
Valley Club30 123-9 (H. Wilson 4-30 )
WBHS Milner by 27 runs.
Union Club30 vs Albion Club30 at WCS Outer Oval
Albion Club30 79 ( J. Nicol 15, H. Armstrong 3-8, J. McCormack 2-16 )
Union Club30 67 (L. Ewing 4-11, A. Perera 3-24, S. Drummond 2-10 )
Albion by 12 runs.
Third Grade - Youth Blast - Round 8
WBHS Red vs St Kevins College Junior XI at St Kevins 3
St Kevins College Junior XI 155-5 ( T. Growcott 27no, E. Dodd 26no, M. Brydges 22 )
WBHS Red 106-8 ( J. Martin 15, I. Wardle 3-7, B. Watson 2-7 )
St Kevins by DLS
North Otago Primary Youth Blast vs WBHS Black at St Kevins 4
WBHS Black 163-5 ( V. Mavor 28, C. Kennedy 15 )
North Otago Primary Youth Blast 155-4 ( L. Horn 29, C. Mclachlan 24 )
WBHS Red by 8 runs.