ACOB are the Nelson Car Company one-day premier club cricket champions after thumping WTTU by seven wickets in a one-sided final at Saxton Oval on Saturday.
WTTU won the toss and elected to bat, but were soon regretting that decision as they collapsed to be 26 for six.
Cade Armstrong (14), Symon Carr (17) and Daniel Watson (12) provided some lower order resistance but it was too little, too late, as WTTU were dismissed for 79 in 31.6 overs.
Matt Cross did most of the damage taking three for 19, with Marty Kain (2 for 15) and Jack Walker-Bowell (2 for 21) also bowling well.
“Our seam bowlers did really well up front,” ACOB’s Luke Toynbee says.
“The wicket was doing a bit and Crossy and Jack made the most of it – at one stage they were 26 for six and it was hard for them to come back from that.”
ACOB made short work of the run chase, reaching their target in just 10.4 overs and only losing three wickets. Luke, with 39 runs off 19 balls, including seven fours and one six, and Jack, with 17 not out off 13 deliveries, were the top run scorers.
Interestingly, Luke says losing the toss was a blessing in disguise because the conditions changed dramatically when it rained following the toss.
“We would have batted too, if we’d won the toss. We wanted to get runs on the board and set a target, and there was some dew around which would have made it hard to bowl and field.
“But then it rained after we’d made the toss and they put the covers on. They only took them off 15 minutes before the game started and that changed the nature of the wicket.”
It’s ACOB second title of the season after winning the two-day competition. They were also finalists in the Twenty20 competition, a final they lost to Wanderers.
