University-Grange 203 beat Green Island 196
University-Grange opener Jacob Cumming plundered 96 from 98 balls to help his side register its first win in the premier grade one-day competition this season.
He clouted four sixes and eight fours to help his side post 203 against Green Island at Logan Park on Saturday.
He was eventually bowled by Nick Parata two short of the century milestone.
Parata had a good day as well. He nabbed five for 38 in a losing effort.
Green Island coach Dion Lobb also made a surprise appearance at the bowling crease.
He retired from playing in 2019, but has added another wicket to the more than 850 he took during a long career for the Swamp Rats.
Green Island had a lot of players make starts during the chase, but no-one was able to go on.
Seamer Usman Shah snapped up four for 26 and Muhammad Jawad three for 39 to help bundle Green island out for 196 and seal a tense seven-run win.
NE Valley 212 for seven lost to Albion 213 for one
Unorthodox Albion opener Max O’Dowd cracked an undefeated 102 to help his side dispatch North East Valley by nine wickets at Bishopscourt.
The twenty20 champion posted 212 for seven for its 50 overs.
Tom Griffin top-scored with 64 from 92 and Travis Muller made a healthy contribution with 39 not out.
Medium pacer Josh Tasman-Jones was the pick of the Albion bowlers, with two for 21 from 10 overs.
Angus McKenzie went wicketless but he was miserly as well, going for under four an over.
Albion made relatively short work of the chase, thanks to O’Dowd. He found the rope nine times and hit four sixes.
He also combined in a damaging 91-run stand for the opening wicket with Tasman-Jones.
When Tasman-Jones was run out on 49, Jesse Simpson stroked an unbeaten 46 from 62 balls to keep the pressure on.
Taieri 134 lost to CDK 136 for three
Carisbrook-Dunedin/Kaikorai was too strong for Taieri at Tonga Park.
It rolled its opponent for a modest tally of 134 and cruised to victory in the 24th over.
Richard Sillers (two for 27) struck second ball, as part of removing both openers rather quickly.
Beckham Wheeler-Greenall provided some resistance with a knock of 36, and Regan Flaws added 25 and later also nabbed a couple of wickets.
But Kurt Johnston ripped through the middle order. He captured three for 22.
CDK openers Camden Hawkins (60) and Vinay Chandrappa (23) put on 76 for the first wicket and the chase was a breeze thereafter.
Fergus Ellis chipped in with 30 to help seal the win.
- Round eight was played yesterday. See tomorrow’s edition for a summary.
