Boyce takes four in Tasmania's close win

Cameron Boyce's four wickets for his new state helped Tasmania corner New South Wales for a 15-run victory in the Matador Cup match at Hurstville Oval.

Having moved from Queensland to Tasmania in search of greater opportunities, Boyce reaped rewards from an even Tigers bowling display that consigned the Blues to defeat after they had earlier looked well placed to reel in a target of 243.

The opener Daniel Hughes and the acting captain Moises Henriques lifted the hosts to 2 for 148 in the 34th over. However Hughes' dismissal by Xavier Doherty brought greater pressure to bear, and the NSW middle order was unable to cope with a mounting run-rate requirement, nor a succession of tidy spells by the Tigers' bowlers.

Apart from Boyce's incisiveness, Jackson Bird and Hamish Kingston both conceded fewer than four runs an over to help constrain the Blues. Boyce's wickets included that of the talented Nic Maddinson, and also the wicketkeeper Peter Nevill via a return catch.

Tasmania's innings had been sustained by a series of handy scores, the most of substantial of which was a fluent 67 from Alex Doolan. Kingston and Simon Milenko, another former Queenslander, provided valuable momentum late in the innings to help build a defensible total.