Waikato Diocesan ave finished fifth in the Gillette Venus Cup National Finals at Lincoln.

They defeated Hutt Valley High School by 33 runs in fifth/sixth play-off, with captain Lucy Boucher impressing with 80 not out from 64 balls, while Georgina Harris also caught the eye 46 not out from 41 balls as Waikato Diocesan posted 153/2, before restricting their opponents to 120/6.

The competition saw several close games go the way of the oppostition for Waikato Diocesan, with 10 and 13 run losses the closest they came to securing a second round-robin victory to sit alongside the a victory against the team they also defeated in the play-off, Hutt Valley, where Georgina Harris recorded a scarcely believable 6-8.

A further noteworthy perfomance came from Lucy Boucher, who made 73 off 64 balls to make it two half-centuries for the tournament.

Tournament Results

Epsom Girls GS 144/1 (AW Ewart 65 not out, AT Hucker 39 not out) defeated Waikato Diocesan 76 (PS Jones 3-14) by 68 runs (Full scorecard)

St. Hilda's Collegiate 143/4 (MJ Meltzer 65 not out; HJ Jacobsen 2-26) defeated Waikato Diocesan 133/6 (LF Boucher 73 not out; MJ Meltzer 2-14) by 10 runs (Full scorecard)

Hutt Valley High School 83 (GA Harris 6-8, MA Shackleton 3-17) lost to Waikato Diocesan 84/6 (LF Boucher 45; BT James 2-3) by four wickets  (Full scorecard)

St Matthew's Collegiate 150/1 (G Sims 57 not out, MH Lyford 55) defeated Waikato Diocesan 67 (EMA McLeod 3-7, EL Cohr 2-5) by 83 runs (Full scorecard)

Christchurch Girls' High School 102/6 (CR Liddington 34) defeated Waikato Diocesan 89/4 (GA Harris 28 not out, AL McKissock 2-14) by 13 runs (Full scorecard)

FIFTH/SIXTH PLAY-OFF - Waikato Diocesan 153/2 (LF Boucher 80*, GA Harris 46 not out) defeated Hutt Valley High School 120/6 (AS Hamilton 59; LF Boucher 2-14, OA McDonald 2-21) by 33 runs (Full scorecard)