North Canterbury News: November 06, 2020

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Weedons remains unbeaten after five
rounds of country cricket after
cruising to afive­wicket win over
Lincoln on Saturday.
There were also winsfor Cheviot,
Oxford­Rangiora and Leeston­
Southbridge in the latest round of the
CRV Ambreed Country Premier One
Day 2020/21 competition.
At Weedons Domain,visitors
Lincoln battedfirst and got off to a
flying start through openers Hugh
Paterson and Hamish Drummond.
But when wicketkeeper­batsman
Drummond was removed in the11th
over for 42 runs off 35 balls, the
innings stalled.
All five Weedons bowlers chipped
in with consistent wickets, limiting
Lincoln to 163 all out in 34 overs.
Arnav Deb was again the pick of the
bowlers, claiming3/34 in his nine
overs.
Brad Nightingale (22 off 37) and
Todd Inness (26 of 24) got the run
chase off to asolid start, before Sam
Wilson’s 43 off 61 balls set up the
dominant five­wicket win. Deb
topped off his fine day by finishing
the match in premier style with asix.
Big Cheviot win
Cheviot thumped adisappointing
Darfield by 118 runs at the
picturesque Cheviot Domain.
Batting first, the homeMagpies XI
got solid contributions throughout
their order, with Chris Burnett
leading the way with asavage
unbeaten 60 runs off just 40 balls.
Earlier, Ryan Ellisanchored the
innings with ahalf century,as
Cheviot made 222/5 in its allotted 45
overs.
When Darfield’s classy top­order
batsmen of Liam Foulkes (19), Jesse
Frew (5) and Canterbury Kings
seamer Henry Shipley(1) all fell
cheaply, they never challenged the
total. They crumbledtobeall out in
the 25th over for 104.
Low­scoring clash
Tidy bowling and rash shots
resulted in alow­scoring slog at
Mandeville on Saturday.
CRICKET
Home sideOhoka was bundled out
by Oxford­Rangiora for just 64 runs
inside 27 overs, with extras topscoring
with 16. Only two Ohoka
batsmen made double figures, as
Lachie Stove and returning allrounder
Liam Bartholomeusz ripped
through the top order, taking three
wickets apiece.
Oxford­Rangiora stalwart opener
Calvin Scott showed the patience
sometimes required at the batting
crease, with an unbeaten nine runs
off 57 balls to set up the victory.
But the visitors made hard work of
the paltry total, losing six wickets in
the processofsecuring the hardfought
win in 17.1 overs.
Extras were again the top score,
with 16.
Sefton defeated
In the final game,Leeston­
Southbridge beat rivals Sefton by 41
runs at Sefton Domain, with Rupert
Young’s classy half century proving
the difference.
Southbrook had the bye last
weekend.
Short scorecards:
Lincoln 163 (H Drummond42, J
Williams 29; ADeb 3/34, JParker 2/33,
HD’Arcy 2/55) lost to Weedons 169/5
(S Wilson 43, SClarke 27, TInness 26,
BNightingale 22; JCostello 3/30).
Cheviot 222/5(CBurnett 60no, R
Ellis 50, WSmith 31, SBurnett 21no,
ARedfern20; LFoulkes2/39, JFrew
2/40) beat Darfield 104 (R Hughes 27,
ACollins 23; SBurnett 3/23, CSidey
2/9, WSmith 2/18).
Ohoka 64 (L Bartholomeusz 3/12, L
Stove 3/18, MMurphy 2/16) lost to
Oxford­Rangiora 66/6 (J Belton 2/12,A
Hamilton 2/28).
Leeston­Southbridge 158 (R Young
53, SChamberlain 28; BCross 3/30, C
Warner 3/36,JJones 2/32)beat Sefton
117/9 (M Laffey 28, CWarner 24; S
Chamberlain 3/11, WMacfarlane
2/23).
Club stalwarts ... Margaret Forbes, left, and Mo Pollock, celebrated their 90th and 85th
birthdays respectively, at the Amberley Golf Club last week. Both are long­time players and
supporters of the club.
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Birthday pair soaked
upthe club scene
Two of Amberley Golf Club’s long­serving
member’s celebrated their birthdays at
theclub where theyhave spent countless
hours.
MargaretForbes, who turned 90, and
Mo Pollock, who celebrated her 85th
birthday, have both been adab hand on
the golf course.
Margaretstill plays, butsays she just
takes her clubsfor awalk.
Margaretwas given her first clubs
when aged four by her golf­mad parents,
and joined her first golf club at 15.
She joined the Amberley club in 1959
—the same year it expanded from 13
holes into an 18­hole course.
She has held manyposts in the club
from secretary, women’s vice club
captain and club captain, and was
awarded life membership many years
ago.
Mo was one of the first two womentobe
GOLF
elected an EagleinCanterbury when she
joined the Eaglesin2009.
Mo has an outstanding record as a
Canterbury golfer and represented the
province in the Russell Grace teams
event. She was also in the Ladies Master
Team for nine years.
She has broken the course record in
Amberley, Hanmer Springs, Rangiora,
the Everglades, and equalled the record
at the Amurigolf course.
After joining the Amberley club, Mo
won the Women’s Senior Championship
33 timesfrom 1973 to 2007.
She was the the Women’s club captain
in 1988/89, and is alife member.
Mo has taught many children the basics
of golf, and helped in the development of
some of the Canterbury juniors.
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