Kelston Boys' secure last Gillette Cup place

Auckland's Kelston Boys' High School have gained the last place in this year's Gillette Cup national secondary schools' cricket finals to be played in Palmerston North from December 9-11.

Kelston beat Whangarei Boys' High School by 67 runs in a game played today.

Kelston scored 190 in 47.3 overs with Auckland secondary schools' representatives Dusan Hakaraia scoring 51 and captain Blyne Fraser 49 during a 78-run third wicket stand. A WBHS bowler with the surname of Jessup took four for 22 from his 10 overs.

Whangarei Boys' scored 123 in 46 overs in reply.

Amotoj Singh took three for 19 from seven overs and Michael Bates two for 11 from 10 overs.

Hakaraia, Fraser and Bates are all members of the Auckland Under-17 team.

It will be Kelston's first visit to the Gillette finals.

The tournament draw was also made today.

On December 9, St Paul's Collegiate of Hamilton will play Otago Boys' High School and Wellington College will play Kelston Boys' High School.

On December 10, Kelston will play Otago and St Paul's meets Wellington and on December 11, Otago meets Wellington with St Paul's playing Kelston.

Wellington College last reached the finals in 1992 while St Paul's were there in 1998. Otago Boys' have been regular finalists and will make their sixth appearance. They won the Cup in 1992 and 1993.

Thirty-two boys who have played in the Gillette Cup finals have played first-class cricket.