Albion finished fourth at the national club knockout finals in Auckland at the weekend but went frustratingly close to making the final.
A loss to Howick-Pakuranga (Auckland) yesterday consigned Albion to fourth place of six teams in its first appearance at the event in five years.
The Dunedin club was left to rue its 30-run loss to Napier Tech Old Boys on Saturday.
It left Albion on 7.5 points after the round robin, tied for second with Hutt District and Howick-Pakuranga.
The Wellington club progressed to the final with a net run rate of 0.10 to Albion's -0.06.
Albion batted first after winning the toss yesterday and eked out 210, with PJ Cairns top-scoring with 76.
The Howick-Pakuranga club reached its target for the loss of five wickets, with Michael Davis (56 not out) and Reza Fuard (51) the leading contributors.
Albion's loss to Napier Tech Old Boys on Saturday was galling considering the Central Districts club had gone into the weekend without a win.
Napier Tech elected to bat and got into trouble early before some aggressive batting from the middle and lower order boosted its total to 235 for eight.
In reply, Albion opener Jamie Glenn continued his good form with the bat with a half-century but he received little support and Albion was dismissed for 205.
Christchurch club Lancaster Park-Woolston capped a dominant week by thumping Hutt District by seven wickets in the final, chasing down 121.
Napier Tech Old Boys won the fifth-sixth play-off, beating the Cadets by seven wickets.
Canterbury all-rounder Andrew Ellis was named player of the tournament for his 183 runs and 10 wickets for Lancaster Park-Woolston.
Clubmate Martin Kain (14 wickets) was named best bowler, Hutt District's James Colson (189 runs) was named best batsman and Napier Tech's Scott Findlay (127 runs and 14 wickets) was named top all-rounder.
