High-scoring match down to the last ball

Cambridge Antiques vs Hamilton Planks Captain Webb lost the toss and the Antiques were put in the field. It did not take too long for a very good Hamilton Planks team to pile up the runs and they eventually ended up on 223/9 in 40 overs with three batsmen reaching 30 runs and recycled. Wicket takers for the Antiques were: Rudie Swanepoel 2-29 in 4 overs, Neil Rogers 1-19 in 4 overs, Pete Bridgens 1-20 in 4 overs, Garry Webb 1-21 in 5 overs and Jason Pope 1-21 in 4 overs.

There were also three runouts due to some good fielding by the Antiques fielders. After lunch the Antiques set off to chase down the runs. Three Antiques batsman Murray Mayston 45 runs, Garry Webb 34 runs and Pete Bridgens 32 not out managed to retire on 30 runs and came back at the end to face a few extra balls. Other run scorers were Rudie Swanepoel 29 runs, Jason Pope 19 runs, Gordon Calder 14 runs and Tony Watts with 9 runs. The game went right down to the wire and the Antiques needed 11 runs of the last 2 overs to win the game with the score on 213 with 2 recycled batsman Garry Webb and Pete Bridgens still to come.

Colin McEldowny on 14 runs not-out showed his years of cricket experience under pressure and kept his cool while wickets were falling at the other end.

The Antiques were 221/9 with only Pete and Colin left to score 3 runs of the last ball to win the game.

Pete had a big swing at the last ball. A fielder managed to get a hand to the ball and that was just enough to prevent the ball from racing to the boundary. Pete and Colin ran two runs and the scores were all tied up on 223/9 ending the game in a tie.

Cambridge Avs Otorohanga Cambridge lost the toss and batted first on a pitch that offered early assistance to the bowlers. Openers Dillon Kelliher (58) and Scott Major (25) saw off the early attack and laid a platform for the rest of the batting order with Vern Woodhams (33) and Chris Swanson (62) being the pick of the batters.

Otorohanga came out firing in pursuit of 264 and were looking good at 80/2. Patrick Tomsett (5/32) once again was the best of the Cambridge bowlers returning his third five wicket haul in as many games. Saif Khan (3/39) ably assisted Tomsett in wrapping up the last 5 wickets for 1 run for a 130 run victory. Cambridge 264/8 Otorohanga 134 all out.

Cambridge B vs Te Awamutu Marist An enthralling game at Castleton Park saw the Cambridge B side win by 1 wicket. Bowling first with 9 players, Nick Feast (4/20) led the charge and found allies in Lachie Holt (2/23) and Dan Grigg (3/10) to dismiss Marist for 97. Jonty Carmichael (27) and Jono Feast (17) led the batting effort but quick wickets saw Cambridge teetering on the edge of losing the game but the last pair of Nick Feast (6*) and Lachie Holt (11*) calmly guided the team home for a crucial win with two weeks to go in the competition. Te Awamutu Marist 97 all-out Cambridge 98/7.