Batting blitz - Centuries to Jacobs, Chambers as runs flow in Hope Cup cricket

There is such a thing as “The 200 Club”.

Gisborne Boys’ High School and Campion College are its newest members, having posted 200-plus runs in club cricket on Saturday.

Round 5 of 16 in the 30-over Hope Cup was transferred from Harry Barker Reserve’s grass wickets to the artificial pitches of Nelson Park.

Competition leaders Rawhiti Legal Old Boys Rugby (15 points) turned in a great performance to beat fifth-placed Campion College (3pts) by 35 runs.

Two-time defending Hope Cup champions Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa Green Caps (in second place on the six-team table with 12 points) won by seven wickets against Siteworx Horouta (6pts).

Bollywood High School Old Boys Presidents (9pts) put up 300-3, then conceded 244-5 to Gisborne Boys’ High School second 11.

■ Ngatapa are hot on OBR’s heels.

The Green Caps made it four wins from five games with a seven-wicket defeat of Horouta.

Horouta captain Heyan Ranasinghe won the toss and chose to bat, but the Waka were bowled out for 106 in 27.4 overs.

Etienne Botes (25) at six, Rubi Perano (24) at seven and Northern Spirit opening bowler Kayley Knight (21) at five made useful starts.

But medium-pacer Ben Holden (4-19 off 5.4 overs) and off-spinner Grant Walsh (2-9 off 6) hobbled Horouta.

Ngatapa’s Jack Jefferd, at three, thumped an unbeaten 55 off 67 balls, including three sixes and four boundaries.

Second-drop Harry Cave made a stylish 36 off 30 balls with five fours.

Knight shared the new ball with Botes (1-26 off 4) and went wicketless in five overs, but conceded only 12 runs, bowling a maiden to boot.