Property Brokers United comfortably wrapped up the first Premier 1 silverware of the summer by retaining their Bullocks Twenty20 trophy with a no-nonsense 39 run win over Whanganui Collegiate 1st XI at Victoria Park today.
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Collegiate bowler Adam Lennox (2-34) finally had Walker hit the ball back to him, which Zak Guiniven (19 from 9) also did to Oscar McVerry off the fifth ball of his sole expensive over.
Harry Godfrey (2-25) got both Kayser and Andre Canderle (11) to give up nick-behinds to wicketkeeper Carter Hobbs during the final overs slog, but 153-7 was still looking like a challenging total.
And so it proved as Collegiate lost key openers Shaun O'Leary and Lennox to John Beale (2-15) with only 11 runs on the board, and while James Craig (14) and Godfrey (37 from 32) led a recovery to get to 59-2 in the 10th over, but Craig fell to a caught behind off Ratu Latus.
Godfrey departed in the following over to a catch off Ben Toyne, and while Daniel Burgess (27 off 21) was trying to keep up with the run rate, he lost Harvey Meyer to a run out.
Lance then dismissed Hobbs with the next delivery, and when McVerry gave up a catch to bowler Canderle (2-9) at the start of the 17th over at 103-7, there was no way forward.
Burgess was caught behind off Guiniven (2-2), who along with Canderle cleaned up the tail midway through the 19th over for 114.
Although he didn't play the final, Power finished on top of the tournament's MVP standings on CricHq, having tied Lance in the batting stakes, including the sole century of 121no, while he also tied Lennox for most wickets with six.
The sides will return to the last round robin of the Coastal Challenge Cup this Saturday, with United trying to hang onto their semifinal spot when they face unbeaten Levin Old Boys at Donnelly Park.
Scoreboard
United 153-7 (A Kayser 43, G Hobbs 27, B Walker 26; H Godfrey 2-25, A Lennox 2-34) bt Collegiate 114 (H Godfrey 37, D Burgess 27; Guiniven 2-2, A Canderle 2-9, J Beale 2-15) by 39 runs.
Marist vs Tech cancelled.