Ashburton College’s Isaac Bazley looks to send the ball to the boundary during his side’s win against the Christchurch Boys’ High School 3rd XI on Saturday. Photo Robyn HoodAshburton College demolished the Christchurch Boys’ High School (CBHS) 3rd XI on Saturday to claim their first win of their Canterbury youth first XI grades cricket competition on Saturday.

The home side batted first at the Ashburton Domain and was all out for 131 off 41.4 overs, with a number of batsmen getting starts.

Liam Sullivan top scored for the Ashburton College side with a knock of 21, while Isaac Bazley was hot on his heels with 20, and Will Copland scored 14.

Ollie O’Loughlin was the main destroyer with the ball for the Christchurch side, taking 4/28.

The visitors’ reply started well, with Mackenzie Smith and Sid Mowat opening the batting and Smith top scoring with 20 and Mowat adding 10.

But, they were the only two in the side to make double figures, as the wickets kept tumbling.

CBHS went from being 41/3, to all out for 59, losing their final seven wickets for just 18 runs, giving Ashburton College a 72-run victory.

It was a good day for the Ashburton College bowlers, with Ben Middleton taking 3/5, Chris Spittal taking 2/6 and Sullivan 2/9.

It was a strong win for the College side and came a week after they were soundly beaten by St Thomas of Canterbury by nine wickets in their first outing of the season the week prior.

This weekend the Ashburton College players are away to Timaru Boys’ High School, the first of four away games on the trot for the Ashburton boys.

© The Ashburton Guardian - 30 October 2018