CENTRAL OTAGO
- Rhys Chamberlain
No matches in the Vincent twenty/20 cricket competition were played over the weekend due to two defaults and a pitch that was deemed unplayable.
Wet weather during the week ensured that Dunstan was unable to host Albion thanks to a sodden wicket, while Slope Hill was once again unable to field a side to play Blacks Hill so had to default. The same scenario played out at the Alexandra club which had to default to Queenstown.
In the reserve competition, Albion defeated Dunstan High School at Alexandra by 41 runs on the back of an unbeaten century from Andrew Thomson who finished the innings on 106, leading his side to a total of 193. Dunstan High school put up a good fight to reach 153 before being dismissed, Aiden Smith top scoring with 40.
Meanwhile, Blacks Hill managed a two-wicket win over Cromwell at Anderson Park. The home side reached 153 for eight off its 40 overs thanks to 58 not out from Ross Anderson.
Alan Small took three for 33 for Blacks Hill leaving Cromwell a little short on runs. Blacks Hill chased down the required runs in the 33rd over with two wickets in hand. Kieran Eathorne was the best of the Blacks Hill batsmen with 42, while Matt Hore had a good day with both the bat and ball for Cromwell, scoring 38 with the bat and finishing with bowling figures of three for 23.
Bowls
Alexandra CB, RSA 1 and Alexandra Spicers all came away with three wins in round 6 of the ECNZ Trophy bowls competition played at the weekend.
In wet and cold conditions at Alexandra,three teams in the east zone - Clyde 2, Clyde 3 and Hickeys - could not record a win.
RSA 5 leads the competition with 24 points, one ahead of Alexandra CB and RENZ on 23.
In the west zone, Queenstown is two points clear at the top of the standings, ahead of Wanaka on 23.25 and Bannockburn on 20.5.
NORTH OTAGO
- Terry O'Neill.
Jared Ovens scored three home runs in Rebels' 9-5 win over Industries in North Otago softball. Kiwi Dodgers beat Waitaki Boys' 10-0. Dodgers scored seven runs in the third innings and then three in the fifth innings, with Ross Familton hitting an automatic home run.
Waitaki Boys' could not get bat to ball, with Familton pitching the first four innings for Dodgers. Top batters were Ross Familton and Michael Familton for Dodgers.
In a very even game, Kiwi Red Sox beat Waitaki Boys' year nine 13-6, with Matt McLellan hitting two home runs for the Waitaki side, while Kate Larkins and Anika McLennan were the top batters for Red Sox.
Waitaki Boys' year 11 turned the tables on the year 10 team with a 9-3 win. The year 10s scored three runs in their first turn to bat but then remained scoreless for the rest of the game. The year 11 team put bat to ball in the third innings scoring eight runs, with Josh Ratouff and Adam Rawson the top batters. Hayden James batted well for the year 10s.
Bowls
Meadowbank skip Dorothy Breen earned her sixth centre title when, with lead Anne McDonald, she took the women's centre pairs title, defeating Joan Larcombe and Ngaira Campbell 17-9 in the final played at the Phoenix club yesterday morning.
Larcombe went out to a 3-1 lead after three ends but Breen equalised on the next end. The lead seesawed until, with six ends remaining, it was tied up at 9-9. The 10th end was the watershed as Breen picked up five shots to go out to a 14-9 lead and then shut Larcombe out over the next three ends before the game was conceded with one end remaining to be played.
It was all Meadowbank in the men's centre fours final played at the Maheno club yesterday afternoon, with the Peter Wylie skipped four defeating Peter Cartwright's quartet 11-7 in the final.
Cartwright, who has six centre titles to his credit, was making a return after a long layoff but after defeating Hugh Catto in the semifinal yesterday morning found the opposition just too consistent in the final.
Wylie picked up singles on the first two ends, but Cartwright hit back with singles on the next three ends to lead 3-2 after five of the 13 ends. Four shots to Wylie took his side back into the lead and although Cartwright fought back, Wylie's consistency carried his side through to its four shots victory.
Borton Cup cricket was cancelled because of heavy rain overnight on Friday.
SOUTH OTAGO
- Norman Woods
The weather on Friday evening put paid to some sporting events in South Otago on Saturday.
Only one game was played in South Otago Cricket,at Owaka. Clinton batted first against Owaka and was dismissed for only 56 runs. The best batting came from Heath Culbertson with 16. The day's outstanding performance came from Owaka's Cameron Burgess who bowled superbly to take four for 15, including a hat trick. In the opening game on the season, he took five for 21, so in two games has nine for 36 at an average of four - a remarkable effort.
Owaka lost an early wicket, but Jamie Shaw, 17 not out, and Reece Pullar, 23 not out, put the team back on course to reach 57 for one wicket and a very good win. The best bowler for Clinton was Heath Culbertson, with one for 17.
The other three games were not played due to wet grounds.
Bowls
The weather did not affect the fourth round of the men's interclub competition.
SOTC scored one of biggest wins of the day, when it beat Finegand 10-2. For SOTC, Barrie Keach and Bruce Campbell recorded two wins each, while Greg Keach picked up one win. Dave Roxburgh scored Finegand's solitary win.
Kaitangata had a tough struggle with Balclutha to win by 7-5. For Kaitangata, Mark Twaddle, Graeme Hislop and Stu Uren scored wins, while the best for Balclutha came from Blair Thomson, with two wins, and a draw from John de Malmanche.
Lawrence was too good for Milton Gold, winning 10-2. Gavin Patrick and Geoff Slack won the two pointers for Lawrence. Arthur Mead scored Milton's only win, defeating David Grant 18-9 in a pairs fixture.
Milton Blue and Clinton drew 6-6 in their game at Milton. Gerry Wyber, Ray Macnee and Sandy McNoe all scored wins before the break, but could not repeat in the second half, and Clinton came back to win all three second half games to tie the fixture. Brian Elder, Wynstan McLachlan and Alan Mathieson all recorded wins.
Clutha Valley retained its unbeaten record with a 8-4 win over Milton White. Tony Hooper scored two wins for Clutha Valley, with the other wins coming from Alan Souness and Arthur Cornish. The best for Milton White came from Murray Grant and Alan Philip, with one win each.
Kaka Point went to the top of the table with an 8-4 win over Waihola. For Waihola, Neil Walker and John Moana scored one win each. For the winners, John Bisset, Ray Hopkins and John Hurst(2) scored the four wins.
At Owaka, the home team beat Stirling 8-4. For Owaka, Tom Dallas and Bryan Price scored two wins each, with Bob Sanders and Ray Mills getting home for Stirling.
Kaka Point Orcas now hold the lead after six rounds in the men's midweek competition. The Orcas, were top equal with Finegand, and they met in the latest round, with the seasiders winning by 25-15. Four teams, Bal Red, Clinton, Milton Sinners and SOTC share third place. Bal Red defeated Bal White 17-15. Kaka Point Seals scored its second win of the season when it upset SOTC 22-12. Stirling recorded the biggest win of the day, beating Clinton by 34-16
