The NZC Men's Under 17 trophy has a new home this evening after the hosts in Lincoln proved runaway winners this summer.
After a solid showing across both the two-day and one-day formats, Canterbury Under 17 was the only team with three outright wins, and that meant they finished a whole 10 points clear of their nearest rivals, defending champion Northern Districts and Auckland.
Canterbury captain Callum Sanson | PHOTOSPORT
Those two northernmost sides finished in equal second spot, followed by Otago, while CD and Wellington jointly took home the wooden spoon.
Central finished on a thrilling note, however, beating Otago with just one ball to spare in their last one-dayer on Lincoln Green: a one-wicket thriller that saw Jamie Ingram - the son of powerful former Central Stags opening batter Peter Ingram - hit a six to clinch the result.
Canterbury was the only side at this year's nationals to take an outright win in the two rounds of two-day cricket that opened the tournament, beating Auckland U17 by four wickets on Lincoln Green – a match in which Tom Turner took a brilliant haul of 8/54 off just 12.3 overs in the second innings to roll Auckland for 143.
