
Oamaru Complete Three-peat
Oamaru claimed their third consecutive Borton Cup title, all against archrival Union, in an exciting 33rd edition of the final played on Saturday. Union won the toss and elected to bat first at Centennial Park Oval, but found more..

Union Oamaru to met in final
Union will meet Oamaru for the third consecutive season in the Borton Cup Final this coming Saturday. Both teams progressed comfortably through their semi-finals, with Oamaru defeating Albion by 135 runs and Union beating Glenavy by 6 wickets.Oamaru won the toss and elected to bat first, losing a wicket in the opening over before their top order took control. more..

Net Run Rate Required
Net run rate was required to determine the final semi-final positions after last round of Borton Cup round-robin fixtures, with Albion and Glenavy knowing a win would guarantee qualification while a loss would leave them level on points with St Kevins. Neither side had an easy assignment, facing Union and more..

Union Oamaru Extend Lead
Union and Oamaru extended their lead at the top of the ladder with one round remaining before the Borton Cup semi-finals, while Glenavy, St Kevins and Albion sit in third. At the Outer Oval, Glenavy won the toss in the Marshall Smith Trophy more..

Oamaru Take Payne Tempero
At King George Park, Union and Oamaru played out a hard fought contest with the Payne Tempero Cup on the line. Oamaru batted first and made 148 in 44 overs, with only Lachlan Curle making a significant contribution.. more..

Two Hundreds
Union defeated Waitaki Boys by 8 wickets, Oamaru beat St Kevins by 6 wickets, and Valley edged Albion in a high-scoring match in the 11th round of Borton Cup cricket.
At Waitaki Boys, only Archie Haywood (36) and Luke Harrway (22) made scores of note as the Union bowling attack dismissed Waitaki Boys 112 in the 36th over. Scott Kitto more..
St Kevins Win Close Encounter
Glenavy batted first against Oamaru, posting 223/8 from their 50 overs with the innings anchored by Zach Graham's unbeaten 74. Hamish McCulloch got things off to a solid start with 40, while Rodney Van Leeuwen chipped in with 34. Matt Tangney (26) and Dean Malcolm (20) also contributed. Stephan Grobler was the pick of the Oamaru bowlers with 3/31 more..

Southland Take First Win
Southland sealed their first win of the summer with an outright victory against North Otago at Centennial Park in Oamaru. The visitors scored 236 in their first innings and then managed a chase of 154 in more..

Union, Glenavy post convincing victories
Union and Glenavy secured comfortable victories while Valley claimed a thrilling one-wicket win in round seven Borton Cup matches on Saturday. At the Outer Oval, Albion were bowled out for 94 in 17.5 overs. Joshua Miller more..


Valley Take Dick Hunt
Valley's top order made a strong start with Jack Kelly (21), Toby Growcott (48) and Hunter Growcott (21) scoring quickly. At 78-1 after nine overs, they were well-placed for a large total.
Valley's innings then stalled as Nick Johnston took control. Over the next seven overs
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Nth Otago can't stave off big loss
North Otago showed some late fighting spirit before falling to a heavy defeat to their old rivals as the Hawke Cup resumed in Oamaru at the weekend.
South Canterbury twice dismissed the home side for a score of 81 and managed a commanding total of 301 for seven declared in the middle to seal an outright win by an innings and 139 runs.
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