T20 matches decided: rep team named

Wins to Wairau and Wairau Valley marked the latest round of Marlborough senior Twenty20 cricket at Horton Park last night.

Wairau accounted for Marlborough Boys’ College by 42 runs while Valley saw off defending champs Celtic by 28 runs.

Wairau put a handy target of 152-8 on the board, opener Joel Lavender (22 from 33 balls) Harrison Boyce (37 from 17) and Fraser McIntosh (34 from 33) providing the bulk of the runs. Luke Pannell and Josh Alexander both claimed a brace of wickets.

In reply, MBC struggled for momentum, often losing wickets in clumps. Cooper Roberts (24 from 20) and Carter Aitken (21 from 20) the main contributors as they slumped to 110 all out in the 19^thover.

Hunter Shore, with 4-20 from four overs, and Boyce, 3-19 from 3.5 did most of the damage with the ball.

Valley put a total of 148-5 on the board, a 66-run opening partnership between Sukh Aulakh (37 from 29) and Olly Pauling (11 from 33) setting the tone. When Celtic threatened to get back into the game in the latter stages, a 71-run fifth wicket partnership between Matthew Stretch (57 from 29) and Sam Boyce (20 from 23) ensured they finished strongly. Hayden Simpson with 3-22 was the pick of the Celtic attack.

Celtic’s chase stuttered throughout, all six Valley bowlers employed taking at least one wicket. Jerrym Lamb (32 from 27) and Tom Sloan (27 not out) top scored for Celtic while Boyce was the most economic Valley bowler.

Rep team named

A 12-man team has been named for the Marlborough rep team’s Hawke Cup elimination match against Buller in Westport on Saturday and Sunday.

It is: Joel Lavender, Joel Pannell, Cooper Roberts, Tom Sutherland, Tarin Mason, Matthew Stretch (captain), Corey Bovey, Nick Weaver, Tim Petrie, Tom Leonard, Sam Boyce, Jaden Adams.

Celtic medium pacer Adams will be making his debut for Marlborough.

The Scanlon/Stretch Cup, which is currently held by Marlborough, will be at stake in this match.

The game will be played at the Buller High School Ground, commencing at 10.30am, a minimum of 110 overs per day.