Rain again affected the Dominion Post Premier and Senior competitions in its penultimate round, setting up a hotly contested last round of matches on 14 and 21 March.

In the Dominion Post competition, just three points separate the leading trio of Karori, Easts and Taita, while fourth and fifth placed Naenae Old Boys and Onslow are still alive to make the final if they can secure outright wins in the last round and other results go their way.

In one of just two Premier matches that got underway on Saturday, Karori took the opportunity to leapfrog Eastern Suburbs by virtue of a nine wicket win over Upper Hutt in a reduced over game. Upper Hutt made 95 which Karori passed with only one wicket down.

In the only other match that got underway, reduced to 39 overs per side, Taita beat Hutt district to be right behind Easts in third place.

Taita batted first and scored 177 for 7 with Steve Gellatly scoring an unbeaten 74 from 77 balls. Hutt were then dismissed for 114 with Darren Cudby the only player to reach 30. Andrew Sturt took 4 for 27.

Senior leaders Johnsonville all but secured the top qualifier place for the final by beating Taita in a close finish, but the battle is on over the last round between University, Taita, Wellington College and Petone-Riverside to earn the right to meet them in the final.

Johnsonville bowled Taita out for 89 with Sam Outtrim capturing 4 for 10 and Ryan Isaac 3 for16. Johnsonville struggled but won by three wickets, Mark Pulley scoring an unbeaten 31.

Johnsonville’s closest rivals University lost to seventh placed North City by two wickets. University scored 148 with Colin Owens scoring 52 and Louis Kraucamp taking 3 for 21.Norths lost eight wickets but won with three overs to spare. Mark Frew got an unbeaten 51 and Graham Murray took 3 for14.

In a close game Petone-Riverside defeated Collegians by six runs.The Hutt Valley side made 112 with Mark Hewson leading the way with 35. Pat Whelan took 5 for 35 including his second hat-trick of the season. Collegians made 106 with Sam Blandford getting 4 for 15.

In the Women’s competition Onslow retained its title when it beat Collegians. Amanda Cooper took 4 for 3 as Collegians were dismissed for 52. Onslow won by 9 wickets.

The Joy Lamason Trophy will remain safely ensconced at Nairnville Park for the fifth consecutive winter after Onslow’s nearest rivals Taita lost to Hutt District. Megan Wakefield scored 30 as Taita made 151. Natalie Cowan took 3 for 30. Hutt scored 153 for 7 with Andrea Stockwell 56 and Nara Narasy 43. Carlene Angus took 3 for 29

The Dominion Post Premier and Senior points tables after the 13th and penultimate round set of matches are:

Premier:

Points: Karori 85.76; Eastern Suburbs 83.56 Taita 82.98; Naenae Old Boys 70.94; Onslow 70.82; Hutt District 59.43; North City 55.73; Upper Hutt 30.87

 

Senior:

Johnsonville 100.65; Victoria University 81.99; Taita 75.58; Wellington College 73.66; Petone-Riverside 71.41; Wellington Collegians 62.58; North City 46.94; Wainuiomata 40.10

 

Dominion Post Premier and Senior draws for the last and 14th round set of matches on 14 and 28 March are:

Premier:

• Naenae Old Boys v Taita, Naenae

• North City v Onslow, Linden

• Hutt District v Kaori, Hutt Recreation Ground

• Upper Hutt v Eastern Suburbs, Barton Oval

 

Senior:

• Petone-Riverside v Wellington College, Petone Recreation Ground

• Victroria University v Wellington Collegians, Kelburn Park

• Taita v North City, Fraser Park

• Wainuiomata V Johnsonville, Brian Heath

 

Wellington club cricket Statistics:

Top Run Aggregates

All matches, Dom Post Premier 18-Oct-2008 to 07-Mar-2009

#	Name	Club	Mts	Inn	NO	Ct	50s	100s	HS	Avg	Runs
1	Murdoch,S	Kar	12	13	5	2	1	3	148*	77.25	618
2	Rhodes,S	Ons	10	12	2	2	3	1	109*	44.30	443
3	Dean,J	Easts	10	11	-	14	2	1	107	38.18	420
4	Gellatly,S	Taita	11	13	2	2	2	-	93	33.27	366
5	McKenzie,J	UHutt	11	14	1	1	3	-	83	26.69	347
6	Allen,S	Kar	7	7	2	11	3	-	98*	69.00	345
7	Crook,B	Nae	9	9	1	-	3	-	88	42.38	339
8	Jansen,B	Norths	10	13	4	3	3	-	59	37.44	337
9	Colson,F	Hutt	11	13	1	2	1	1	145*	27.42	329
10	Mills,S	Norths	8	12	3	7	2	-	93	34.56	311
11	Templeton,H	Kar	12	12	2	5	2	-	88	30.30	303
12	McGavin,S	Taita	11	14	1	8	2	-	63	23.23	302

 

Top Wicket Takers

All matches, Dom Post Premier 18-Oct-2008 to 07-Mar-2009

#	Name	Club	Mts	Overs	Maids	Runs	5I	10M	BBowl	Econ	Avg	Wkts
1	Edwards,L	Kar	12	167.5	27	578	2	1	5-49	3.44	17.00	34
2	Twigg,D	Hutt	11	155.4	35	509	1	-	8-57	3.27	16.97	30
3	Pyrah,R	Easts	8	103.5	23	267	4	1	7-33	2.57	8.90	30
4	Chan,S	Kar	12	149.5	27	510	3	-	6-19	3.40	17.59	29
5	Cornish,M	Nae	8	132.1	20	482	3	1	6-45	3.65	17.21	28
6	Baker,S	Kar	12	113.2	27	330	-	-	4-10	2.91	12.69	26
7	Sturt,A	Taita	10	92.1	12	330	-	-	4-23	3.58	15.00	22
8	Rhodes,S	Ons	10	118.0	22	324	-	-	4-48	2.75	14.73	22
9	Joseph,R	Easts	10	90.0	20	290	-	-	4-25	3.22	13.81	21
10	Forde,K	Ons	9	109.0	19	382	1	-	5-54	3.50	18.19	21
11	Rasmussen,S	Ons	9	132.4	22	376	1	-	5-38	2.83	17.90	21
12	Weir,A	UHutt	10	134.0	23	542	1	-	5-69	4.04	27.10	20

 

Top Run Aggregates

All matches, Dom Post Senior 18-Oct-2008 to 07-Mar-2009

#	Name	Club	Mts	Inn	NO	Ct	50s	100s	HS	Avg	Runs
1	Owens,C	Univ	10	11	1	7	5	1	134	50.30	503
2	Woodcock,L	J'ville	9	9	4	2	2	1	106	82.80	414
3	Hewson,M	PetRiv	11	12	1	1	3	-	93	35.09	386
4	Uz-Zaman,A	J'ville	12	13	3	11	-	1	226*	37.70	377
5	O'Brien,B	PetRiv	11	14	1	1	4	-	53	27.15	353
6	Kennedy,B	Wainui	11	15	1	-	2	-	71	25.00	350
7	Gajanayaka,C	WC	10	12	1	-	3	-	69	29.55	325
8	Boam,H	WC	7	7	1	-	3	-	87	50.67	304
9	Wijewarnasooriya.S	Colls	7	10	1	2	1	-	81	31.22	281
10	Wanden,N	Univ	11	12	1	8	-	1	118	25.27	278
11	Hyslop,T	PetRiv	11	13	1	3	2	-	81*	21.17	254
12	Murray,G	Univ	10	8	2	2	2	-	57	38.83	233

 

Leading wicket- takers Senior after Round 13:

 

Top Wicket Takers

All matches, Dom Post Senior 18-Oct-2008 to 07-Mar-2009

#	Name	Club	Mts	Overs	Maids	Runs	5I	10M	BBowl	Econ	Avg	Wkts
1	Murray,G	Univ	10	136.1	32	332	3	1	7-41	2.44	9.76	34
2	Butler,C	Colls	11	125.2	30	388	1	-	5-24	3.10	12.93	30
3	Outtrim,S	J'ville	12	134.5	38	286	1	-	6-50	2.12	9.86	29
4	Brown,J	Colls	10	116.0	28	352	1	-	5-48	3.03	12.14	29
5	Powell,G	J'ville	12	97.2	16	274	2	-	7-23	2.82	10.96	25
6	Scott,D	Taita	10	155.0	26	455	-	-	4-28	2.94	18.20	25
7	Isaac,R	J'ville	12	124.2	25	411	-	-	4-23	3.31	17.12	24
8	Kraucamp,L	Norths	10	82.5	14	264	-	-	3-14	3.19	13.20	20
9	Adair,S	PetRiv	10	68.3	8	285	-	-	4-30	4.16	16.76	17
10	Wilson,R	Wainui	10	96.0	25	233	-	-	4-46	2.43	13.71	17
11	Wright,H	WC	10	100.5	19	341	-	-	4-12	3.38	20.06	17
12	Hewson,M	PetRiv	11	97.3	13	370	-	-	3-49	3.79	23.12	16