The King’s First XI beat Southland Boys' to claim the Otago/ Southland First XI Cup (formally the Gillette Cup) for only the third time in the cup’s twenty-nine-year history.

Three outstanding matches were required to to secure the cup. A quarter final win over Waitaki Boys' was the closest of the three matches with King’s winning by a mere 17 runs. An all-round effort against Otago Boys' in the semi final saw King’s prevailing by 43 runs. Ironically it was the final which saw the biggest margin, with the lads beating Southland Boys' by 93 runs in a rain effected match.

All players contributed at different stages with batting partnerships, running between the wickets, sharp catching, ground fielding, and accurate bowling contributing to a successful campaign.

The team now qualifies for the national top six schools' final series at New Zealand Cricket’s High Performance Centre in Lincoln in December.