Waimate miss winning outright by one wicket
Matt (Chucky, Dog, etc) Sew Hoy who produced his best ever senior score with the bat scoring 29 including 4 fours and a six and most importantly outscored both older brothers!
A stubborn 72 from Star captain Phil McGregor got his side home by the barest of margins against Waimate at Mountainview High School.
Waimate trailed by 18 runs but still had 10 second innings wickets in hand at the start of the second day and with contributions from many batsmen, Glen Drake (35), Jason Sew Hoy (28) and Matthew Sew Hoy who hit four fours and a six on his way to a personal best senior score of 29.
Waimate were eventually bowled out for 174, with the medium-pace bowling of Tyson Hamilton and Alex McKenzie taking three wickets each for Star.
The batting woes continued for Star early in the pursuit of 132 for victory, as four of the top five batsmen failed to make double figures.
Waimate thought (read that as know) they had McGregor trapped leg-before wicket on four from the bowling of Alan Reid, but with player umpires being used, confusion ruled and McGregor survived. Reid still managed four for four for 67, but McGregor found support from Matt Heywood (25) and Grant Managh (21 not out), as Star scraped home.
Waimate captain Jason Sew Hoy said his team lacked the luck they needed for the win.
