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Celtic facing a tough test to defend Placemakers T20 title
Celtic’s dominance of the South Canterbury Twenty20 cricket competition will be tested by a new format and the inclusion of Timaru Boys’ High School when it begins tonight.
The eight-team competition, which includes the six senior sides plus Timaru Boys High and Cavaliers, have been split into two pools of four.
Each team will play every other team in its pool before the winner of each pool plays the runner-up of the other pool in the semifinals to decide the two teams to play a final on Waitangi Day.
The pool containing Celtic, Star, Temuka and Roncalli/Celtic looks to be the tougher.
Celtic have won every senior T20 title in the competition’s brief three-year history.
Temuka would back themselves to test the defending champions if their batting fires, while Star seem to be improving and Roncalli/Celtic will need a lot of luck to push for a semifinal spot.
Waimate and Timaru will back themselves to get through in the second pool.
The Cavaliers will probably have promising names from the past turn out for them and, much like their debut season last year, are always a threat of upsetting the form guide.
TBHS have talented players such as South Canterbury representatives Mike Otley and wicketkeeper batsman Michael Hogan.
It will be interesting to see if the schoolboys can foot it with the adult players on their steady diet of schoolboy first XI and second XI cricket they play in Christchurch.
Celtic host Star at Celtic Sports Grounds, while Temuka will play Roncalli/Celtic at Aorangi Oval.
TBHS will welcome the Cavaliers to The Rectory, while Timaru will travel to Knottingley Park to face Waimate.
All matches start at 5.30pm.
South Canterbury U19 start tournament with a win.
The South Canterbury U19s made the most of home advantage repelling the northern marauders (Mid Canterbury) as they chased down the target with 3 wickets to spare.
It wasn’t perfect, but definitely a positive start to the tournament and after a bye round today the boys head to Christchurch for their final 3 matches against the 2 Metro sides and the Canterbury Country XI.
Day One Results:
Mid Canterbury U19 – 158 all out (J Southby 40, G Drake 10-1-18-4, C Slatter 2-2-0-3)
South Canterbury U19 – 162-7 (S Willoughby 36, A Beck 38, L Beck 53*, J Houston 4-2-11-3)
Day Two Results:
Christchurch Red 190-5 Carter 112no beat Canterbury Country 130/10 J.Hunt 4-27. H.Paterson 40.
Christchurch Black 121/10 M McCall 60, W Southby 3-9, J Dudley 3-18, beat Mid Canterbury 107/10 M Gardner 3-7
South Canterbury Bye
Day Three Results:
Christchurch Red 239-7 (A Todd 56, R Spicer 49, S Stagg 2-66, J Punselie 2-28) beat Mid Canterbury 101/10 (J Southby 35, K Jamieson 4-20, K Patel 4-23)
South Canterbury 210-7 (G Drake 110*, L Beck 30) beat Christchurch Black 150/10 (James Brosnahan 3-10, Glen Drake 2-31, Joe Wagner 2-26).
Canterbury Country bye
Day Four Results:
South Canterbury 106/10 (S Willoughby 55, B Coburn 6/35) lost to Christchurch Red 107/1 (J Boyle 39*, L Carter 32*)
Canterbury Country 306/8 (H Patterson 80, H Chamberlin 67, H Shipley 48, W Southby 4-48) beat Mid Canterbury 165/10 (J Williams 6-40)
Christchurch Black bye
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Sth Canty’s unbeaten run comes to an end
South Canterbury’s unbeaten run at the Canterbury under-19 regional cricket tournament has come to a crushing end after a nine-wicket defeat to Christchurch Metro Red yesterday.
After wins over Mid Canterbury and Christchurch Metro Black, the batsmen failed to fire yesterday as the visitors were bundled out for just 105.
Scott Willoughby tried to hold the innings together with an unbeaten 55, but sadly he had little support, as Michael Hogan’s run-a-ball 28 was the only other score in double figures.
South Canterbury were in reasonable shape at 40-1 but were guilty of trying to play off the back-foot too often, particularly to the slower bowlers.
While South Canterbury grabbed an early wicket, they were unable to make the inroads needed to make the game a contest. Christchurch Metro Red cruised to the target with 24 overs to spare.
South Canterbury will play Canterbury Country in their final game today.
Day Five
Country 226/10 (H Patterson 73, H Chamberlin 38, C Slatter 5/36) beat South Canterbury 166/10 ( A Beck 34, J Williams 3/41)
Metro black 175/10 (K McClure 34, T Johnston 3-21) lost to Metro Red 176/4 (K Jamieson 111 no)
Final points
Final Points
Christchurch Red 16
Canterbury Country 12
South Canterbury 8
Christchurch Black 4
Mid Canterbury 0
South Canterbury Year 6 team to play Dunedin Metro
South Canterbury Year 6 team to play Dunedin Metro at CSG2, Sunday Dec 15th.
Players to assemble by 10am at Celtic Sports Grounds.
Luka Foy (capt), Sean Rhodes, Nick Goodwin, Toby Scannell, Harper McKerrow, Jack Thomson, James Martin, McGregor Isbister, Liam Andrews, Alex Kelliher, Thomas Flynn, Harry Lyon.
Canterbury Under 17 Tri Series
The following teams have been selected from the Canterbury Under 17 Regional Tournament to compete in a tri series from December 15-20. From this series the Canterbury Under 17 team to play in the National Under 17 Tournament will be selected. (Boys in bold are from South Canterbury).
Cairns:
Coach: Andrew Reid |
Hadlee:
Coach: Mike Johnston |
McMillan:
Coach: Ben Rapson |
Reserves:
- Sam Bint
- Luke Germon
- Kieran Hunt
- Scott Punselie
- Antonio Shalfoon
Match details (10.30a.m. start):
- Dec 15/16: Hadlee v Cairns St. Andrew’s College
- Dec 17/18: Hadlee v McMillan Hagley Oval
- Dec 19/20: Cairns v McMillan Ashburton Oval
Star by name, star by nature
POWERBALL: Star opening bowler Alex McDuff powers through a delivery during the Tweedy Cup match against Roncalli/Celtic and Mountainview High School on Saturday.
Star enjoyed one its most dominant days in senior cricket in recent years to have Roncalli/Celtic in tatters after day one of its Tweedy Cup encounter at Mountainview High School.
On the back of four wickets from left-arm quick Craig Hinton and three from Hamish Dickson, the hosts skittled the visitors for just 85, then a patient 54 from opener Phil McGregor and late plundering from Terry McErlain meant Star declared at 226 for six.
A further three wickets from Hinton had Roncalli/Celtic 31 for three at stumps, still a further 110 runs to make Star bat again.
Roncalli struggled to come to terms with a pitch which generated steep bounce at odd times.
The poppy nature of the wicket caught out many of the visiting batsmen and Hinton’s nagging line made him a constant threat throughout the innings.
Only Liam Beck’s unbeaten 52 saved Roncalli/Celtic from further embarrassment.
McGregor’s 54 was made with typical early patience.
He received good support from fellow opener Matt Brown (48) and Paul Arkinstall (45), who both threw away the chance to get to 50.
The innings stumbled when Star lost four wickets for 17 runs, but a quick-fire 36 from McErlain got the lead into three figures.
In the other matches; half centuries to Prabodha Arthavidu (89), Zane Sanders (79) and a maiden senior 50 for Ben Fraser (52) have Timaru in complete control against Temuka at Temuka Oval.
Nick Galwey starred with the ball as his four for 31 helped restrict the home team to just 143 after the Magpies fell victim to soft dismissals and poor shot selection in its first innings.
The trio of half centuries had Timaru declare on 267 for seven, with Temuka pace bowler Nathan McNicol the best of the home team taking three for 39.
Temuka were 25 without loss in reply at stumps, still needing another 99 runs to make Timaru bat again.
Waimate slumped with the bat against Celtic only to resurrect their chances with the ball in an even encounter at Knottingly Park.
Waimate were rolled for just 102 thanks largely to five for 30 from James Blackstock who continues to be a menace at club level with his accurate seamers.
Only Murray Prattley’s 44 got Waimate to three figures, but it was Reuben Allan’s five for 28 and Connor Farrell’s four for 20, which saw Celtic lose its last eight wickets for 46 runs to be bundled out for just 106.
Waimate are 55 for two at stumps, a lead of 52 runs.
South Canterbury Yr 7 Team to Play Chch Metro
South Canterbury Year 7 team to play Chch Metro at Hagley Park, Hospital Corner field, Sunday Dec 8th.
Players to assemble by 9.30am at Hagley Park.
Laurence Chapman, Will Davenport, Lleyton Phillips, Ryan Lewthwaite, Ben Cosgriff, Ben McRae, Cougan Brown, George Copland, Daniel Fitzgerald, Adam Argyle, Lachie Harper, Harrison Darling.
Any queries please contact Hayden Inkster 021338927
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Canterbury Regional U17 Boys Tournament
The U17 Regional Boys cricket tournament is being held in Timaru this week. Below you can find day to day results, the points table, and daily reports.
| Pool 1: | Pool 2: | |
| Canterbury Country | Metro Black | |
| Metro Red | Metro White | |
| Mid Canterbury | South Canterbury | |
| Buller | West Coast |
Finals
Canterbury Country vs Metro White at Aorangi (Winner Pool 1 v Winner Pool 2)
Mid Canterbury vs Metro Black at The Rectory (Runner-up Pool 1 v Runner-up Pool 2)
Buller vs West Coast at Ashbury No 4 (3rdPool 1 v 3rd Pool 2)
Metro Red vs South Canterbury (4thPool 1 v 4th Pool 2)
Points Table
| Date | Mid Canterbury | Canterbury Country | Buller | Metro Red | Metro White | West Coast | Metro Black | South Canterbury |
| Monday, 2 Dec | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tuesday, 3 Dec | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wednesday, 4 Dec | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Thursday, 5 Dec | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Thursday, 5 Dec | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Points: | 7 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
Day One Matches.
South Canterbury 230-10 (J O’Connor 48, J Trezise 47, T Irie 3-32 lost to Metro Black 231 – 8 (J Williams 76, T Irie 48, C Marsh 36, B Williamson 33)
Mid Canterbury 84 (F Sheat 6-17) lost to Canterbury Country 87 – 1 (F Loader 52no)
Metro Red 200-10 (M Hay 64, C Wakefield 34) lost to Buller 203-4 (A Burnett 94no, M McDonald 35)
Metro White 231 (C Arnold 58, H Wilson 38, M Allen 32, V Lucas 4-22) beat West Coast 156-10 (S Carston 69, E Hone 4-4, H Wilson 4-33).
Day One Report
NICE SHOT: South Canterbury under-17 batsman Alistair Harvey strokes a ball through the covers during his team’s first regional cricket tournament match against Canterbury Metro Black at Aorangi Oval yesterday.
SC gritty but just fall short
( Courtesy Jacob Page @ The Timaru Herald )
The South Canterbury under-17 cricket team suffered a tough two-wicket loss to Christchurch Metro Black in the opening 60-over game of its regional tournament at Aorangi Oval yesterday.
The home team got themselves back into the game on several occasions with gritty fightbacks with both bat and ball but ultimately came up just short.
South Canterbury made a strong recovery from early trouble after batting first.
They posted 230 all out after 59.5 overs.
The team rallied thanks to 48 from Jacob O’Connor and 47 from Jamie Trezise. The pair put on 70 for the seventh wicket after coming together at 135 for six.
They were able to play aggressively against the Christchurch Metro Black spinners and make the most of a fast outfield that gave value for shots.
Alistair Harvey was the best of the top-order batsman, making 23. Taylor Irie was the pick of the visiting bowlers taking three for 32.
South Canterbury did well to restrict Christchurch Metro Black’s early momentum with the bat.
While South Canterbury was unable to get an early wicket, they kept the openers to just 26 runs in the first 12 overs.
After 31 overs, they had moved through to 91 for 1 and were looking comfortable.
However, two wickets from Lawrence Darling’s medium pace and a direct-hit run out from Chris Hogan helped South Canterbury get four wickets for 10 runs and reduce Christchurch Metro Black to 108 for five.
While the visitors consolidated after the mini-collapse, they still needed a run a ball from the last 16 overs.
Joel Williams turned out to be the saviour. He hit 76 to guide the visitors to victory with five overs to spare.
Darling finished with four for 47 while Mark Otley and Josh Mehrtens also got a wicket.
South Canterbury will be back at Aorangi Oval today to face Christchurch Metro White.
Day Two Matches
Metro White 123 (J Turner 33, C Hogan 4-17, J Mehrtens 4-33) defeated South Canterbury 79 ( H Wilson 3-12, C Arnold 3-16).
Canterbury Country 261-6 (S Heard 71, F Loader 57, T Ziolo 43) defeated Buller 115 (A Burnett 41, F Sheat 3-11).
Mid Canterbury 230-?? had a winning draw over Metro Red 115-9 (official scores to be updated). Result is correct.
West Coast 202-10 (J Costello 66no, J Watts 40) had a winning draw over Metro Black 198-9 (R Williamson 60).
Day Three Matches
Buller 73 (S Punsley 5-22) lost to Mid Canterbury 74-1 (J Southby 45no)
South Canterbury 127-10 (R Gibbens 3-27) lost to West Coast 128-0 (J Watts 56no, J Costello 50no)
Metro Red 188-9 (M Hay 39, J Hyde 4-26) lost to Canterbury Country 189-4 F Loader 115no, L McKellar 3-25)
Metro White 218-10 (C Hooper 61, H Deadman 45, L Germon 3-14, H Cox 3-19) beat Metro Black 172-10 (C Marsh 37, S King 35)
Day Four Matches
T20 Round One
Buller 71-10 (H wilson 3-13) lost to Metro White 76-5 (H Deadman 33no)
Canterbury Country 167-3 (F Loader 80) defeated South Canterbury 140-8 (W McAughtrie 60, S Bint 3-14)
West Coast 135 (J Watts 60, H Pringle 31no) lost to Metro Red 137 (M Hay 77no)
Metro Black 132-9 (C Marsh 31, T Hanrahan 3-19) defeated Mid Canterbury 125-6 (R Bell 76no)
T20 Round Two
Buller 141 (A Burnett 81no, V Lucas 4-16, B Alexander 3-22)) defeated West Coast 112 (J Costello 32no)
Mid Canterbury 113-6 lost in super over to South Canterbury 113-9 (K Hunt 4-16)
Metro Black 192-5 (C Marsh 58, R Williamson 52, J Williams 40) defeated Metro Red 147-10 (R Cantwell 39, L Annet-Chee 34).
Metro White 57 (F Sheat 4-18) lost to Canterbury Country 58-2.
Day Five Matches
Canterbury Country 232 (F Loader 151no) defeated Metro White 231 to win U17 Tournament
Mid Canterbury defeated Metro Black in 3rd vs 4th playoff
Buller beat West Coast in 5th vs 6th playoff
South Canterbury lost to Metro Red in 7th vs 8th playoff
Day Five Report
Lewis does the damage to South Canterbury
( Courtesy Jacob Page @ The Timaru Herald )
The South Canterbury under-17 cricket team’s hopes of ending their regional campaign with a victory were dashed by a magnificent 147 from Jack Lewis in their gritty 29-run loss yesterday.
The Christchurch Metro Red batsman showed plenty of ability in being the main contributor to the visitors’ 289-7 off 60 overs at Ashbury Park.
Two South Canterbury bowlers impressed despite the large total.
Opening bowler Mark Otley took 3-34 from 12 overs, while leg spinner James Copland snared 2-43 from nine overs.
The run chase always looked like a tough ask.
Despite a couple of starts from the top order, South Canterbury were 79-3 after 20 overs. Lawrence Darling was the mainstay of the innings. He finished on 95no as South Canterbury finished on 260.
Darling and Jamie Trezise shared in South Canterbury’s best partnership of 54, for the sixth wicket.
Darling was one of five South Canterbury players named to play trial games that would help select the Canterbury A under-17 team.
The others were Alistair Harvey, Chris Hogan, Nick O’Brien and Josh Mehrtens.
Spinners do it for South Canterbury
BACK IN HIS CREASE: South Canterbury’s James Laming defends a short ball during his side’s win over Otago Country.
South Canterbury gambled on spin and came up trumps to win a pulsating opening Hawke Cup fixture against Otago Country by 27 runs at Aorangi Oval yesterday.
The team’s two left arm off-spinners, Sam Carlaw and Glen Drake, combined to take 13 wickets in the match, as South Canterbury won a match of many momentum shifts in unlikely fashion.
Carlaw had set up the win by taking four late wickets on the first day.
South Canterbury had been skittled for just 193 after being asked to bat, but Carlaw’s late strikes had Otago Country 105 for six at stumps.
Carlaw returned yesterday and picked up another wicket to end with five for 39 from 23 overs.
First innings points were secured, and a 46-run lead gained, when Otago Country were dismissed for 147.
South Canterbury’s top-order failed throughout the match and they did not learn for their collective first innings mistakes, with tame dismissals a regular sight for both teams.
Veteran Andrew Buckingham made 52 to hold the first innings together and added 22 in the second effort.
Jack Harper also had his moments on debut at No 3, making 44 in the second innings before getting a rough decision from the umpire.
However, it was the effort of two younger debutantes with the bat in both innings which pleased coach Robin Beeby the most.
Roncalli College wicket-keeper Adam Beck made 25 and 18, while Temuka bowler Nathan McNicol made 30 and 34 to go with three wickets with the ball.
Even with their efforts, South Canterbury were dismissed for 156 the second time around, leaving the visitors 203 to win from a minimum of 45 overs.
Otago Country looked set to lose the battle but win the war at 92 for one until Drake was thrown the ball.
The 19-year-old had been sparingly used as a bowler at Hawke Cup level, but proved his worth as he formed a good partnership with Carlaw to stifle the visiting batsmen.
While many of the dismissals were soft on a quality batting pitch, Drake built pressure and was rewarded with his first five wicket haul that cost him 46 runs.
Otago Country lost their last nine wickets for 82 runs and were dismissed for 175 with 15 minutes to go before the end of play.
Sam Blakely was the last visiting wicket to fall, which was a shame for the right-arm quick bowler.
His sedate run-up but high pace shoulder-fuelled action had been a constant threat with the ball all match, taking seven South Canterbury scalps in the process.
Beeby said with Carlaw bowling so well, they decided to try Drake and see what happened.
“I was just relieved to get the first innings points, so to get the outright is fantastic. By taking the pace off it, it proved harder to hit the ball so that was the idea behind (bringing Drake on).
“We knew if we could break their partnerships up the top that we could get through them and we did. We want to be able to bat down to eight or nine and with (McNicol and Beck) we get to do that. We just need the top-order firing.”
He said Buckingham added plenty to the team with his vast experience.
“We’re very lucky to have him. His experience is invaluable, it helps everyone out.”
Beeby said he was thrilled for the five players on debut even if the batting was still a concern.
South Canterbury’s next Hawke Cup match is on January 25 and 26 versus North Otago in Oamaru. They will have a two-day warm-up game against Canterbury Country at Aorangi Oval on January 11 and 12.
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Preston stars in Temuka’s victory
Ritchie Preston 105*
A typically cavalier 105 not out from Temuka’s Ritchie Preston saw his side home, while some last-wicket heroics helped Timaru to a rare win over Celtic, by one wicket, as senior 45-over cricket resumed on Saturday.
Timaru were 192-9 chasing Celtic’s 232.
A 42-run last wicket stand between Jordan Low (16 not out) and No 11 Vishal Saini (20 not out) including four boundaries, got the home team the win with three balls to spare.
Earlier, their Sri Lankan import Prabodha Arthavidu had set up the chase with 83 to continue his good form.
Meanwhile, Waimate beat Roncalli/Celtic by one run on the rain- affected runs method. The Roncalli/Celtic chase for 153 came to an end after 20 overs when rain stopped play.
The visitors were 66-3, while Waimate at the same stage were 67-4, which gave them the narrow win, thanks largely to Lachie Robertson’s 49.
Liam Beck and Grant Watt each took three wickets for Roncalli/Celtic.
Star posted a competitive 183-8, thanks to 54 from Terry McErlain and 49 from Danny Campbell. Four wickets from seamer Kevin Teahen kept the run-rate down.
However, Preston was in an unstoppable mood, hitting eight sixes and putting on 161 for the second wicket with Johnny Geddis (44).
The home team cruised to their target in the 27th over despite two wickets from Star’s Alex McDuff.
Celtic set Timaru more than five runs an over to get the win. While Celtic were without representative players Sam Carlaw, James Laming and James Blackstock, Timaru had to manage without opening bowler Hayden Leonard, wicketkeeper Tim Mackle and batsman Zane Sanders.
Half centuries from Brad Gilbert and Dan Laming looked to be good enough for Celtic until the heroics of the two overseas imports for Timaru gave them an unlikely victory.
James Laming to captain South Canterbury Hawke Cup XI
James Laming will follow a family tradition when leading South Canterbury onto the field as captain in the first Hawke Cup match of the season against Otago Country this Saturday & Sunday at Aorangi Oval. Previously older brother Dan has also captained South Canterbury.
The team is;
James Laming (c), Curtly Slatter, Jack Harper, Glen Drake, Andrew Buckingham, Sam Carlaw, Zane Sanders, Adam Beck (wk), Craig Hinton, Nathan McNicol, James Blackstock.
Coach: Robin Beeby
Manager: John Davies
South Canterbury U15 Boys Tournament Team Announced
South Canterbury U15 team to play in the Canterbury Regional Tournament at Mandeville on 16th – 20th December 2013.
Shaun Rooney, Sean Wills, Burns Mills, Will Blackstock, Will Harvey, Adam Hamel, Mark Otley, James Copland, Matt Cochrane Bennet, Cullen Grace, Ben Aicken, Stuart Williams
Practice on Wednesday afternoons 4-5.30pm at the Graeme Blanchard Cricket Centre.
Anyone unavailable please contact Rowan Milburn.
South Canterbury Year 6 team to play Chch Metro Named
South Canterbury Year 6 team to play Chch Metro at Hagley Park, Polo fields Sunday Dec 8th.
Players to assemble by 9.30am at Hagley Park.
Luka Foy (capt), Sean Rhodes, Nick Goodwin, Toby Scannell, Harper McKerrow, Jack Thomson, James Martin, McGregor Isbister, Liam Andrews, Alex Kelliher, Thomas Flynn, Harry Lyon.
Practice Sunday Dec 1st 11am at Graeme Blanchard Cricket Centre.
Runs Aplenty
4 half centuries were scored in this Second Grade B match between Old Boys and Timaru at Ashbury No 3 on Saturday. Well done to Shane Hewson, Justin Callard, Amosa Anglem and Blair Hanifin.
Resolute Waimate hold out Timaru
Jared Stringer 76
A resolute 76 from Waimate’s Jared Stringer with some determined support from Simon Murphy thwarted a rudderless Timaru’s chances of an outright victory in the opening round of the senior two-day cricket competition on Saturday.
Stringer and Murphy (32 not out) batted for almost two hours to save the match for the visitors after they looked to be in real trouble at 58 for six, chasing 235.
The pair added 100 runs for the seventh wicket and even gave up the chase with numerous comfortable singles and twos during the last hour.
In other results, Star held on for a draw against Temuka thanks to a second-wicket partnership from Paul Arkinstall (73) and Danny Campbell (43) at Temuka Oval.
Meanwhile, Roncalli Celtic were no match for Celtic at Ashbury Park 6.
The school team were rolled for 75 in their second innings to lose to the defending Tweedy Cup champions by 186 runs.
Timaru held all the trump cards heading into the second day against Waimate, with a lead of 103 runs and 10 second-innings wickets in hand.
However, the slow scoring rate and constant loss of wickets had them eating up valuable time in setting a target when they could have used the extra overs to try to bowl Waimate out later in the day.
Timaru scored 47 runs in their first 30 overs of their second innings and eventually scrambled to 135 all out in 51.3 overs.
Only Tim Mackle’s 37 and Jeremy Smallridge’s breezy 24 had innings of substance, while a strong Waimate bowling attack were miserly.
Former Hawke Cup players Simon Murphy conceded eight runs from 12 overs and also took two wickets, while Jonathon Roguski took three for 20 from 11.3 overs.
With 50 overs to bowl Waimate out, the home team looked well on their way, when quick bowler Hayden Leonard removed the top of the order with three quick strikes.
However, when he suffered from a slight hamstring niggle, the remainder of the bowlers, especially the spinners, struggled for penetration.
Stringer was also dropped by Leonard out on the boundary on 46 which proved a turning point in the match.
The game ended on a sour note, with Stringer being run out off the last ball of the game when he walked down the wicket prematurely to shake hands.
Temuka also ran out of time to bowl Star out.
Star’s first innings ended at 189 for eight in their 60 overs, thanks largely to Campbell’s 61.
Temuka’s 65-run lead was increased by 197 runs in 36 overs thanks to half-centuries from Johnny Geddis and Curtly Slatter.
Star were set an unlikely 262 from 42 overs and were able to bat it out, reaching 148 for 4 on the back of a century stand from Campbell and Arkinstall.
Temuka’s opening bowler, Nathan McNicol, continued his good form with four wickets in the first innings but was forced to toil hard with his fellow bowlers for little reward.
South Canterbury representative bowlers James Blackstock and Sam Carlaw took three wickets each as Roncalli Celtic produced another dire batting effort.
Celtic set them 263 to win from 55 overs thanks to 88 from James Laming and 41 from Tom Pavletich, but Blackstock’s short-pitched bowling and Carlaw’s accuracy to the tail had the Roncalli Celtic innings quickly wrapped up.
Englishman Will Watts (26) and Liam Beck (24 not out) were the only ones to make a respectable contribution.