St Paul’s got off to another excellent start through Kippa Fawcett 22 and Dillon Kelliher 50, but again both got out just as big scores loomed. Chris Swanson with 42 and Reuben Andrews 21 kept the momentum going, but also couldn’t give the team the match winning innings we needed. At 149 for 6, Aubrey Fish stepped up to play a superb innings with 51 not out from 49 balls including 4 big sixes, along with Bede Higgens 21 from 10 balls as St Paul’s made 223 for 7.
St Paul's had Nelson struggling at 25 for 3 early, through two wickets to Simon Morbey and one to Chris Swanson. However an 88 run partnership put Nelson right back in the game, before Alastair Blackett dismissed both set batsmen in an inspired spell to take 4 for 41. Chris Swanson also returned to take 3 for 14 from 6 as St Paul's bowled Nelson out for 162, to give St Pauls their first victory by 52 runs.
