Selwyn Times: November 24, 2021

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Wednesday November 24 2021 Selwyn Times
SPORT 15
DARFIELD maintained their
lead at the top of Canterbury
country’s premier grade
one-day cricket competition
with a commanding win over
competition rivals Cheviot.
There were also wins for
Oxford-Rangiora, Sefton, and
Weedons in seventh-round action
on Saturday.
At the picturesque Cheviot
Domain, Darfield batted first
and got off to the perfect start
with openers Nick Jenkins and
Liam Foulkes putting on 127
runs for the first wicket.
When Foulkes was out for 45,
Canterbury star Henry Shipley,
fresh from his latest heroics in
the Plunket Shield, smashed
42 off just 21 balls to keep the
momentum going.
Jenkins was out in the 22nd
over for 77 off 65 balls, a knock
instrumental in driving Darfield
to 249/8 in their allotted 45
overs.
Scott Burnett was the standout
Cheviot bowler, claiming a fivewicket
bag.
Shipley opened the Darfield
bowling and removed Ted
Whelan and the dangerous
Harry Fitzpatrick, before Liam
Foulkes’ off-spin through the
middle overs completed the
dominant win.
Only Cheviot opener Ryan Ellis,
with a well-made 61, showed
much resilience as Cheviot
collapsed to be all out for 129 in
the 33rd over, falling to a heavy
120-run defeat.
Oxford-Rangiora, with a few
of their consistent performers
away, picked up a quality 80-run
victory over Ohoka at Mandeville.
New opening pair Jonty Fleming
(44 off 68) and Eden Sinclair
(40 off 90) set up the win with
a fine 83-run opening stand, as
Oxford-Rangiora made 169/8 in
their 45 overs.
A similarly depleted Ohoka
never threatened the total
especially after Jake Waghorn
knocked off three key scalps at
the top of the order.
Then it was Nathan Cook
who stole the show, the left-arm
spinner ripped through the
remainder of the Ohoka order to
finish with the superb figures of
6/22 from 6.3 overs.
Sefton overcame Leeston-
Southbridge to claim a solid
away victory, after defending
237/6.
Five Sefton players scored
more than 30, with Matt Laffey
Big win keeps Darfield at top-of-table
POWER:
Henry
Shipley,
seen here
in action for
Canterbury,
smashed 42
off 21 balls
to keep
momentum
going and
contributing
to a win
for Darfield
against
Cheviot on
Saturday.
PHOTO:
GETTY
the pick, making a run-a-ball
half-century.
After Canterbury seamer
Fraser Sheat blasted out three
top-order wickets, Toby Doyle
(49 off 57) and Chris Beatson (49
off 65) set about resurrecting the
chase.
But when they fell in the 21st
and 26th overs respectively,
nobody else was able to step up
and the visitors claimed a 72-run
victory.
In the final game of the round,
Weedons walloped Lincoln by 83
runs, with Brad Nightingale the
standout performer, top-scoring
with 64.
Southbrook had the bye.
Short scoreboards:
Darfield 249/8 (N Jenkins 77, L
Foulkes 45, H Shipley 42, A Collins
35no; S Burnett 5/25, C Sidey
2/34) beat Cheviot 129 (R Ellis
61, J Harris 22; L Foulkes 4/19, H
Shipley 2/12, T Hauschild 2/28) by
120 runs.
Oxford-Rangiora 169/8 (J Fleming
44, E Sinclair 40, J Waghorn 21;
M Burns 4/23, A Hamilton 2/24)
beat Ohoka 89 (N Burnett 28; N
Cook 6/22, J Waghorn 3/12) by 80
runs.
Sefton 237/6 (M Laffey 50, L
Taylor 40, C Warner 34, B Fleming
31no, O Bragg 30no; L O’Sullivan
2/44) beat Leeston-Southbridge
165 (T Doyle 49, C Beatson 49; F
Sheat 3/19, C Rowe Singh 3/28, M
Campbell 3/38) by 72 runs.
Weedons 213 (B Nightingale
64, J Richards 42, S Clarke 33, J
Watson 27; T Cross 4/21, B Moore
3/54) beat Lincoln 130 (T Holland
37, J Suzana 24; H Pandya 4/24, H
D’Arcy 2/22, C Robson 2/26) by 83
runs.
Points table: Darfield 54, Leeston-Southbridge
34, Cheviot 34,
Sefton 27, Ohoka 26, Weedons 26,
Oxford-Rangiora 21, Southbrook
17, Lincoln 4.
Round 8 draw Saturday (home
team first):
Lincoln v Leeston-Southbridge;
Oxford-Rangiora v Weedons;
Cheviot v Ohoka; Darfield v
Southbrook; Sefton bye.