On a slow pitch in Mandeville due to recent rain South Canterbury unfortunately lost the toss and were asked to bat first against Christchurch Metro Astle. They did a good job only being dismissed in the last of their 40 overs for 112. Opener Toby Clemmet and No 10 Logan Sowden equal top-scored with 14.
In reply Chch Metro Astle made 121-7 off their forty overs with Fletcher Rhodes 2-17 and Henry Scott 2-20 the leading wicket takers.
Quick scoreboard.
South Canterbury
Toby Clemmet b Buist 14
Fletcher Rhodes lbw Prasad 3
Kade MacMillan b Tohill 4
Jordan Sew Hoy b Seeto 10
Lucas Histenb Bunz 3
Henry Scott b Duston 11
Liam Simpson b Fyall 1
Eli Kerse not out 11
Scott Robertson lbw Seeto 3
Logan Sowden b Tohill 14
Nic Webb lbw Seeto2
Extras 34
Total (all out off 39.3 overs) 112
Chch Metro Astle
T Seeto lbw MacMillan 30
C Fyall ct Kerse b Scott 2
H Duston ct Kerse b Scott 2
M Raxworthy retired 17
C Bunz lbw Rhodes 4
L Tohill b Rhodes 7
G Gallaway retired 2
Z Buist not out 4
C Hickey b Sew Hoy 0
S Prasad run out (Sew Hoy) 12
W Dobbs not out 10
Extras 26
Total (for 7 wickets off 40 overs) 121
Bowling: O M R W
G Powell 5-0-20-0
H Scott 8-1-20-2
N Webb 4-0-16-0
K MacMillan 7-2-13-1
F Rhodes 8-1-17-2
J Sew Hoy 8-2-18-1