New Zealand: St Albans just get home (12 October 1998)

12 October 1998

New Zealand: St Albans just get home

The Christchurch Press

St Albans advanced to the semi-finals of The Press knock-out club cricket championship with a tense last-over, two-run win over South Canterbury at Hagley Oval.

St Albans produced a competitive 173 for eight from their 40 overs yesterday. South Canterbury was in trouble at nine for three, but a 101-run fourth-wicket stand between Stephen Begg and Grant Brookland carried it within striking distance. The visitors wanted just four from the last over, but Matt Gower only yielded one.

Marist was an emphatic 109-run winner against Old Collegians at Warren Park with a forceful 77 from Darron Reekers setting the tempo.

Riccarton joins Marist, St Albans, and Mid-Canterbury in the final four after High School Old Boys defaulted their match.

In the women's matches, East-Shirley overpowered a composite Sydenham and Mid-Canterbury side by 10 wickets, while St Albans won comfortably over Marist. They join South Canterbury and Canterbury Country, which had first-round byes, in the semi-finals.

Marist 191-4 (D Reekers 77, K Gerrard 39no) beat Old Collegians 82 (S McWhirter 4-12),
St Albans 173-8 (R Preston 22, J Davidson 27, K Earnshaw 46, G Charles 20; S George 3-33, M Rawson 3-30) beat South Canterbury 171 (G Brookland 55, S Begg 39; M Griffen 3-25, M Gower 2-19, A Denford 2-39),
Riccarton beat HSOB by default.

Marist 76 (J Maley 22; H Rae 3-7) lost to St Albans 77-3 (S Frahm 28),
Sydenham-Mid Canterbury 51 (A May 3-11, J Little 2-9, S Clapham 2-10) lost to East-Shirley 54-0 (A Wilkins 32no).

Source :: The Christchurch Press (https://www.press.co.nz/)