• North East Valley 177/3 beat Albion 176 by seven wickets
It was easy going for North East Valley as it cruised to a seven-wicket victory over Albion on Saturday.
Chasing 177 for victory, Valley opener Russell Thomas anchored the innings for his team, reaching 78 not out.
Two early wickets for Albion meant the game could have gone any way, until Thomas combined with Anthony Wilkinson (49) to steer Valley to a comfortable victory within 50 overs.
Earlier, Albion started off badly at 13 for two, but a revival led by Mitch Ryan (42), batting at No 3, took its total to 176.
Simon Murley had another day to remember with the ball, taking six wickets from his 12 overs.
• Carisbrook-Dunedin 194/5 beat Kaikorai 188 by five wickets
A solid display of batting from Carisbrook-Dunedin saw it cruise to a five-wicket win over Kaikorai at Bishopscourt on Saturday.
At 66 for six after a top-order collapse, Kaikorai was staring at a minuscule total before its middle and lower order put together a few decent totals.
Batting at No 9, Scott Hunter top-scored for Kaikorai with 41.
Matthew Lobb was the best with the ball for Carisbrook-Dunedin, taking four wickets from his 13 overs.
Carisbrook-Dunedin never looked in trouble after getting off to a good start, with Nick Eathorne (28) and Jordan Horell (47) setting a good base.
Rob Polson led his team's cruise to victory in just 40 overs, scoring 35 not out.
• Taieri 115/2 beat University-Grange 114 by eight wickets
Taieri was given an easy run chase, after a poor batting display from University-Grange.
University-Grange started badly, at three for two, and never really better as it limped to 114 off 38 overs. Only Jesse Simpson (40) put up any fight against the Taieri bowlers.
Dwayne Weir was the pick of the bowlers for Taieri, picking up four wickets for just 22 runs from his seven overs.
Taking just 16 overs, Taieri never looked in trouble in reply. Captain George Spittle (55 not out) combined with Ryan Senior (26 not out) in the eight-wicket victory.
