Selwyn Times: January 31, 2018

34 Wednesday January 31 2018
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SELWYN TIMES
SPORTS
PUSH: Alister
Collins and Chris
Warner turn for
a quick second
run.
GONE: Leeston-
Southbridge
celebrate after
taking Warner’s
wicket.
PUSH: Darfield-South
Malvern’s James Ferris
eyes up a full toss.
PHOTOS: KAREN CASEY
Darfield-South Malvern rattle Leeston-Southbridge
DARFIELD-South Malvern
handed country premier one-day
competition leader Leeston-
Southbridge their second loss of
the summer on Saturday.
The home side, Darfield-South
Malvern, were bowled out for 174
inside their allotted 45 overs.
Nick Jenkins batted well to
top-score with 45, with handy
contributions from Sean
Carston, 21, and James Ferris, 20.
Leeston-Southbridge’s Will
McFarlane picked up three
wickets, as did Toby Doyle who
rolled his arm over after wicketkeeping
for the first 35 overs.
In reply, Jenkins and Patrick
Reardon ripped through Leeston-Southbridge’s
batting lineup.
They went from being 37/3, to
all out for a paltry 39, losing by
135 runs. Jenkins accomplished
the rare feat of taking more
wickets than runs conceded –
the right-arm medium-quick
finished with figures of 4/1.
Meanwhile, as the pre-
Christmas competition leader’s
faltered, Cheviot continued their
fine season back in the top flight
competition.
The Cheviot Magpies snuck
past defending one-day champion,
the Sefton Seals, in a thriller
at Sefton Domain.
On a difficult wicket, Sefton
were rolled for just 113 in 42
overs, with only Lance Taylor
making it to 20 off 68 balls.
But the small total looked like
it might have been enough when
Cheviot were eight wickets down
with 40 runs still required.
But captain Harry Fitzpatrick
then backed up his three
wickets with the ball to make
an important 34. Solid support
came from Scott Burnett who hit
the winning runs, with Cheviot
nine wickets down. Sefton’s
Matt Rowe produced career best
figures with his first five-wicket
haul in the losing cause.
At Dudley Park, Oxford-Rangiora
notched up 168/9 in their 45
overs against Weedons.
Dave Fulton led the way with
27, but several other batsmen
chipped in, as did some loose
deliveries from the Weedons’
bowlers, who gifted 15 wides.
Defending the average total,
the home side’s bowlers dug in
and chipped away at the powerful
Weedons batting line-up.
Rising stars Mitch Power and
Josh Mariu knocked the top
off the order, while veteran offspinner
Mark Murphy cleaned
up the tail as Oxford-Rangiora
won by 26 runs.
Meanwhile, Southbrook were
no match for Lincoln at their
home ground on Saturday.
Batting first, the ‘Brook’ only
made 72 after being reduced to
17/5.
Lincoln chased the tiny total
down with five wickets in hand.
FIELDING: Jack Dawson
makes a catch in the outfield.
ACTION: Leeston-Southbridge’s Tim Field bowling
to Darfield-South Malvern’s James Ferris
FOCUSED: Andrew Inch
looks to cut the ball fine.
Scoreboards:
•Sefton: 113 (L Taylor 20, T Harrison 18; H
Fitzpatrick 3/35, J Hyde 3/31) lost to Cheviot
117/9 (H Fitzpatrick 34, J Harris 20; Rowe
5/33).
•Darfield-South Malvern 174 (N Jenkins 45,
S Carston 21, J Ferris 20, P Reardon 20no; W
McFarlane 3/15, T Doyle 3/16) beat Leeston-
Southbridge 39 (N Jenkins 4/1, P Reardon
3/9).
•Oxford-Rangiora 168/9 (D Fulton 27, J
D’Arcy 25, M Power 22; J Richards 3/30,
L Stove 3/45, D Nightingale 2/28) beat
Weedons 142 (S Wilson 29, T Inness 22, B
Nightingale 20; M Power 3/17, M Murphy
3/19, J Mariu 2/31).
•Southbrook 72 lost to Lincoln 73/5.
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