Old Whitgiftians 202-9 (50 overs)

Old Wellingtonians 203-3 (29.3 overs)

Old Wellingtonians won by seven wickets

Old Whitgiftians excellent run in this years Cricketer Cup ended at a sun drenched Whitgift School on Sunday where they were well beaten by a strong Wellington outfit.

The OW innings was torpedoed by a fine spell of left arm spin from Surrey II's Ed Young who took 4-26 from his 10 overs.

Laurie Evans and Sam Woodward looked in no difficulty in compiling 75 for the first wicket at five-an-over before Young came on and turned the game by having Sam Woodward lbw sweeping in his first over and then Tom Winslade caught behind next ball.

When Alex Goward fell to Young a few overs later at 85-3 with Evans on 56, it seemed that the young Surrey player needed to repeat his recent heroics on this ground just 10 days ago if Whitgift were to build a decent score.

After one reprieve when he was put down, Evans fell soon after for 67 when chipping Langley to mid wicket to leave Whitgift on 110-4 in the 26th.

Ali Ayyub fell lbw for a duck at the same score and it was left to a patient partnership between Shan Malik (18) and Adam Clarke (28) to rebuild the innings. Freddie Van Den Bergh (20 not out) and Raj Chatwal (18) both contributed but the home score of 202-9 seemed way short of par on the good wicket.

Another Surrey II's player, Luc Durandt, gorged himself on the opening attack of Clarke and Evans both of whom were withdrawn after just two overs each and Durandt reached his 50 in just 33 balls shortly after losing opening partner Coyne who was bowled by Woodward for 32 with the score already 81 in the 10th over.

There was no let up as Ed Young joined Durandt and these two gifted young players added 105 in just 15 overs before Durandt made an excellent 105 with 14 fours and one six in his 87 ball innings before being bowled by Ayyub.

Freddie Van Den Bergh tried hard to exert some control (10 overs, 0-64) assisted by Raj Chatwal (8.3 overs, 0-48) but in the end it was not to be Whitgift's day.