If you thought the Black Caps’ loss to South Africa on Friday night was bad, then spare a thought for Kaikorai.
North East Valley 387 for seven
beat Kaikorai 60 by 327 runs
Chasing a massive 388 for victory in the one-day match, Kaikorai imploded to be all out for just 60 at Bishopscourt. That handed North East Valley a colossal 327-run win, surely a competition record.
In Kaikorai’s defence, it struggled to compile a team with so many regulars unavailable. The bulk of the team was made up of second grade players and newly arrived students.
The result was a one-sided encounter of epic proportions.
North East Valley opener Masoor Khan, who scored 99 mid-week in an Otago intra-squad game, top-scored with 136. The left-hander scored at almost run-a-ball pace and did not get out until the penultimate over.
That allowed North East Valley to attack from the other end and Tom Griffin and Derek de Boorder certainly did that. Griffin smashed 94 from 77 deliveries and de Boorder crunched 66 off just 36 balls. Only impressive Otago age-group bowler Ryan Whelan escaped the carnage. When Kaikorai batted, Michael Rae accounted for half of the team’s wickets. He took five for 17 from seven overs. Jamie Murley (two for 31) also produced a fine display of bowling.
Ricki Allan top-scored with 23 and Whelan (11) was the only other batsman to get into double figures.
Taieri 95 lost to
Albion 96 for six by four wickets
The bowlers dominated at Brooklands as Taieri was dismissed for a paltry 95 and Albion lost six wickets in a less than measured chase.
The final scoreboard could have looked a lot worse for Taieri had Albion not dropped so many catches. The Eagles grassed eight opportunities. They were not all easy but had they held on, Albion might have been chasing about 50.
Josh Cuttance generated some good heat. The right-armer, arguably one of the quickest in club cricket, took two for 16 from seven overs.
Richie Buchanan made the step up from second grade and ripped out the tail, taking three for four from 10 deliveries.Taieri actually started quite well, getting through to 38 for one. Tim King top-scored with 22.
Albion opener Taylor Cumberland demonstrated how to bat on a wicket which is nipping about. He defended stoutly but also dispatched the poor deliveries in an undefeated knock of 38 from 48 deliveries. But too many of his team-mates threw their wickets away in search of an early finish.
Green Island 250 beat
Carisbrook-Dunedin 158 by 92 runs
Green Island entrenched its position at the top of the Bing Harris standings with a convincing 92-run win against rival Carisbrook-Dunedin.
Experienced opener Scott Simpson compiled a patient 55 from 98 deliveries to help set up a decent platform for Green Island. The wickets were tumbling at the other end, though. Kurt Johnston (five for 32) picked up three quick wickets on his way to an excellent five-wicket haul. But Joel Meade’s arrival at the crease gave Green Island the partnership it had been seeking. He scored 56 from 77 deliveries and combined with Simpson in a 106-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Bradley Scott (37 from 39), Mark Joyce (25 from 31) and Russell Ritchie (20 from 13) rattled on some quick runs to get Green Island through to 250.
Richard Sillars threatened to tow Carisbrook-Dunedin to victory with a hard-hit 76 from 58 balls. He smacked six fours and six sixes at the top of the innings before he was bowled by veteran seamer Dion Lobb.
Lobb produced yet another wonderful performance with six for 36. He took his 700th wicket for the senior team earlier this summer and continues to make an impact.
Other than Sillars, Otago left-hander Michael Bracewell’s innings of 32 was the only score of note.
