Day Three saw effectively a semi final against Whangarei Boys one of our bogey teams of years gone by. Batting first we got off to a very slow start to be 40 for 3 after 18. Devon Nolan backing up from yesterday dug in for an excellent 53 while Chris Swanson made a hard fought 62 to get St Pauls back in it. This time the middle order fired with an excellent 32 not out to Alastair Blackett, Reuben Andrews 12 from 5 balls and Simon Morbey 20 from 11 got St Pauls to an unlikely 215.
A controlled opening spell from Morbey and Cam Wratt and a couple of brilliant run outs by Swanson and Spadoni rocked the Whangarei top order and saw them behind the asking rate early. Top order wickets to Simon Morbey 3 for 17 and Chris Swanson 2 for 12 were crucial and Tom Harsant 2 for 15 mopped up the tail as Whangarei were bowled out for 157.
