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22<br />
Tuesday <strong>November</strong> <strong>29</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
SPORTS<br />
LEESTON-Southbridge haVE<br />
advanced to the Canterbury<br />
Country Premier one-day<br />
final after defeating Lincoln by<br />
22 runs in their semi-final at<br />
Leeston Park.<br />
Leeston-Southbridge will meet<br />
Sefton in the final at Rangiora’s<br />
Mainpower Oval on December<br />
18. Sefton booked their spot after<br />
defeating Southbrook by 78<br />
runs.<br />
Batting first Leeston-Southbridge<br />
were struck an early blow<br />
with the loss of opener Josh<br />
Lensen in the first over.<br />
However, it was the batting<br />
side that took control from then<br />
on with Toby Doyle and Harry<br />
Chamberlain combining for a<br />
199-run second wicket partnership.<br />
Doyle stayed unbeaten<br />
throughout the whole innings,<br />
finishing on 102 not out as<br />
Leeston-Southbridge finished on<br />
241/3 from their 45 overs.<br />
Lincoln’s reply got off to a<br />
steady start through openers<br />
Richard Clark and Jake Schwass<br />
who got the score through to 22<br />
after five overs. Lincoln then lost<br />
three wickets for just seven runs<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
Leeston-Southbridge through<br />
to final after close match<br />
and found themselves having to<br />
rebuild at <strong>29</strong>/3.<br />
All-rounder Jeremy Benton<br />
glued the Lincoln innings together<br />
with an inspired knock of<br />
103 from just 110 deliveries.<br />
However, with the next best<br />
individual score just 22, he struggled<br />
for partners during the run<br />
chase.<br />
Lincoln were eventually dismissed<br />
for 219 in the 44th over.<br />
Right-arm fast bowler Harrison<br />
Cox did the damage for Leeston-<br />
Southbridge, taking six wickets<br />
for 28 runs at an average of 4.67.<br />
POWER: Leeston-Southbridge’s Harry Chamberlain smashes a<br />
ball through the covers off the bowling of Arthur Patterson.<br />
PUT AWAY: Lincoln’s Reuben Craw bowls short<br />
outside off-stump to Toby Doyle. Doyle scored<br />
102 not out.<br />
STRAY THROW: Lincoln’s Jeremy Benton<br />
reaches out as he backs up a throw at the<br />
wickets..<br />
GOOD<br />
TECHNIQUE:<br />
Lincoln’s Nico<br />
Lern stopping<br />
the ball in the<br />
outfield.<br />
IN FLIGHT: Lincoln’s Jeremy Benton bowling to<br />
Leeston-Southbridge’s Harry Chamberlain.<br />
FULLY COMMITTED: Leeston Southbridge’s<br />
Toby Doyle puts his body on the line to slide<br />
home.<br />
GET FORWARD: Leeston-Southbridge’s Morgan Jeffery comes<br />
forward to a full delivery.<br />
LEAN INTO IT: Leeston-Southbridge’s Toby<br />
Doyle players a beautiful shot through point on<br />
his way to a century.<br />
OUT: Lincoln’s Matt Benton catches Harry<br />
Chamberlain for 92 off the bowling of Arthur<br />
Patterson. PHOTOS: KAREN CASEY<br />
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