United Cricket Club (Counties Manukau) Incorporated

After bundling out Papakura for 95, United declared their first innings at 163 for 9, taking a first innings lead of 68 on Saturday, 14th March '09. Papakura fared better in their second essay & managed to score 148 all out on 21st March '09, which meant that United were left to chase 81 for an outright win. United's openers, Russell Harvey (60 not out) & Josh Burgess (15 not out), needed just 12.1 overs to knock-off the required runs, ensuring a 10-wicket outright victory for their team. This was United's fifth straight win & they ended-up as the only unbeaten team in the Two Day Competition. Despite this, they had to be content with the Runners Up tag, as Karaka beat Pukekohe Metro outright to finish at the top of the Two Day Competition Table. Although Karaka had four wins & a loss, they emerged as the winners on account of more outright wins than United. Click on "League Tables" tab on the left-hand menu of the website to see the details of the final standings on the Two Day Competition Table.

Brief Scores:
Papakura (1st Inngs) - 95 all out (S. Watt 35, G. Biddick 21; Bruce Page 3/22, Mark Lendrum 3/24, Dean Ross 2/27).

United (1st Inngs) - 163/9 decl. (Neal McIntosh 35, Josh Burgess 31, Terence Brooks 29 not out; John Harvey 3/30, C. Herbert 2/16, Ben Laughton 2/21).

Papakura (2nd Inngs) - 148 all out (D. Shine 24, C. Oram 24, A. Dassanayake 23; Bruce Page 2/18, Russell Harvey 2/20, Dean Ross 2/28, Matthew Forrest 2/45).

United (2nd Inngs) - 81/0 (Russell Harvey 60 not out, Josh Burgess 15 not out).

Result : United won outright by 10 wickets.