The third round of Borton Cup cricket had two comfortable victories while the other saw a close-fought match.

The match of the round was played at King George Park, as the Payne Tempero Cup was on the line.

Losing the toss Oamaru amassed 237 all out in 50 overs. Dominating the innings Stephan Grobler 71 combined with Sijo Devassy 46 for 113 runs for the 6th wicket. Earlier Quinn Wadle 47 and Lachlan Brookes 28 had made good contributions. Blake James took 4-31, Brad Fleming 3-34 and Scott Kitto 2-49.

Union struggled to get ahead of the run rate throughout the innings. James made 56, openers Jeremiah 35 and Thomas Shields 21, while Fleming 34 gave Union a glimmer of hope late in the innings. Grobler took 4-28, Wardle 2-37, Nick Johnson 2-42 and Brad Flint 2.50. Union all out for 206 in the 49th over.

At Weston, Valley was bowled out for a paltry 51 in the 20th over as it chased 157 for victory. Jacob Fowler 2-11 and Lloyd Fellowes 3-14 took wickets at will, while they were backed up by Liam Direen 2-9 and Flynn Sanford 2-3 of 5 balls who cleaned up the tail.

Earlier St Kevins had been bowled out for 156 in 46 overs. Toby Growcott 30, top scored, Lian Direen made 25, and Jacob Fowler 20. Liam Mavor took 4-39, Dallas Mahuika 2-42 and Ben Kay 2-29.

Glenavy made it two from two at home with a 143-run victory over Albion.

Batting first they reached 255/8 of 50 overs with Rodney van Leeuwen scoring 73 of 29 balls, at the top of the order Matt Tangney made 54, Ryan Moffat 38, and Kurt Thomas 27. Hayden Creedy took 3-61 and Tom Squire 2-25.

In its chase, Albon was all out for 112 in 30 overs. Albert Francis 37 top scored, while the evergreen Ricky Whyte notched up 22 not out. Thomas taking 4-21.

Youth Blast Round 2

Waitaki Boys Black 40/0 (R. White 21 not out) defeated St Kevins College Junior XI 39ao (C. Muldrew 2-6) by 7 wickets.

North Otago Primary Reps 124/3 (C. Tait 50 not out, B. Newton 42) defeated Valley Girls 63ao (E. Fox 28, C. Tait 2-6, I. McLean 2-9) by 61 runs.

Short Scorecard(s)

Senior - Borton Cup - Round 3

Oamaru Senior vs Union Senior at King George Park
Oamaru Senior 237 ( S.F. Grobler 71, Q.I. Wardle 47, S. Devassy 45, L.X.F. Brookes 28, B.G. James 4-31, B. Fleming 3-34, S.C. Kitto 2-49 )
Union Senior 206 ( B.G. James 56, J.H. Shields 36, B. Fleming 34, T.M. Shields 21, S.F. Grobler 4-28, Q.I. Wardle 2-37, N. Johnston 2-42, B. Flint 2-50 )
Oamaru by 31 runs.

Valley Senior vs St Kevins 1st XI at Weston Park
St Kevins 1st XI 156 ( T. Growcott 30, L.T. Direen 25, J. Fowler 20, L. Mavor 4-39, B. Kay 2-29, D. Mahuika 2-42 )
Valley Senior 51 (L. Fellowes 3-14, F. Sanford 2-3, L.T. Direen 2-9, J. Fowler 2-11 )
St Kevins by 105 runs.

Albion Senior vs Glenavy at Glenavy Domain
Glenavy 255-8 ( R. Van Leeuwen 73, M. Tangney 54, R. Moffat 38, K. Thomas 27, H. Creedy 3-61, T. Squire 2-25, C. Van Os 2-40 )
Albion Senior 112 ( A. Francis 37, R.I. Whyte 22no, K. Thomas 4-21, R. van Leeuwen 4-35 )
Glenavy by 143 runs.

Second Grade - Club30 - Round 2

Union Club30 vs St Kevins 2nd XI at St Kevin's 1
St Kevins 2nd XI 179-5 ( B. Gillies 46, R. Tuffley 43no, J. Miers 23 )
Union Club30 86 ( L. Johnson 16no, N. Kelly 2-9, H. Fowler 2-9, R. Tuffley 2-14, T. McLean 2-16 )
St Kevins by 93 runs.

Oamaru Club30 vs Valley Club30 at Weston Park 2
Valley Club30 80 ( R. Whitham 29, R. Hattingh 4-21, H. Singh 3-7 )
Oamaru Club30 74-9 ( T. Mailei 20, R. Whitham 5-14, N. Barnes 2-23 )
Valley by 6 runs.

Albion Club30 vs WBHS Sewell at Milner 1
WBHS Sewell 135 ( L. Evans 21, S. Smit 18, H. Wilson 18, S. Isbister 16, K. Weir 3-14, J. Joseph 2-4, A. Patel 2-37 )
Albion Club30 138-5 ( A. Singh 50, J. Varghese 44no, E. Strachan 3-24 )
Albion by 5 wickets

Third Grade - Youth Blast - Round 2

WBHS Johnston vs St Kevins College Junior XI at St Kevins 3A
St Kevins College Junior XI 39 (C. Muldrew 2-6 )
WBHS Johnston 40-0 ( R. White 21no )
WBHS Johnston by 7 wickets

Valley Girls vs North Otago Primary Youth Blast at St Kevins 4A
North Otago Primary Youth Blast 124-3 ( C. Tait 50, B. Newton 42 )
Valley Girls 63 ( E. Fox 28, C. Tait 2-6, I. McLean 2-9 )
North Otago by 61 runs.