Day 1
We had two very close games today, and came up just short in both.
Game 1: North Harbour v University
University: 103/7 in 20 overs
Liam Brown 3ov, 0-7 Ryan Quinn 2ov, 2-14, Keegan Russell, 3ov, 1-11
North Harbour: 98/9 in 20 overs
Benjamin Beecroft 25ret (38), Greg Vukets 21 (32)
A win to University by five runs.
Game 2: North Harbour v Parnell
North Harbour: 66 all out in in 18 overs
Max Dewe 21 (54)
Parnell 67/9 in 18th over
Luke Forgesson 3ov 3-7, Keegan Russell, 3ov 2-10, Liam Brown 3ov 0-6
A win to Parnell by one wicket.
Day 2
The masters of the close finish emerged again today with a very close loss to Cornwall in the opening game.
Game 3: North Harbour v Cornwall
Cornwall 78 all out in the 18th over
Adrian Young 3ov, 2-9, Keiran Young 3ov, 3-19,
North Harbour 76/3 in 20 oversMax Dewe 26ret (42), Greg Vukets 13n.o (15)
A win to Cornwall by two runs.
So we headed into the 3rd / 4th play-off....
Game 4 (3rd/4th play-off): North Harbour v University
University 83/9
Adrian Young 3ov, 0-4, Keiran Young 3ov, 2-18,
North Harbour 85/3 in 16.5 oversThomas Rangihuna 18n.o (28), Nathan Curran 19n.o (28)
A win to North Harbour by seven wickets.
All in all in a good (and enjoyable) tournament for the boys with contributions from them all one way or the other capped off with a good win on the back of a top fielding performance in the final game.
Congratulations go to Cornwall, the deserved winners of the tournament
A big thanks to Bev Russell for her scoring through-out the course of the tournament, and Bill Young and Steve Brown for umpiring on the second day.
Craig Beecroft, Convenor
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