Wellington College and Epsom Girls' Grammar School are the national schools' cricket champions after the finals were decided in Palmerston North today.

Wellington College won the Gillette Cup for boys' while Epsom Girls' took the Yoplait Cup.

Once again bad weather meant the games had to be played on artificial pitches.

In the Gillette Cup final, Kelston Boys' High School batted first and scored 160 with Dusan Hakaraia scoring 30. Kushendra Selvamaheswaran took three for 26, James Hill two for 23 and Scott Rennie two for 33.

In a rain-reduced reply, Wellington College were required to score 129 in 35 overs. They made 130/3 in 29 overs. James Hill scored 55 not out and Jay Newdick 22.

Epsom Girls' Grammar School batted first in the Yoplait final and scored 140. Catherine Bristow scored 83 not out while for New Plymouth Girls' High School Anita Waugh took three for 25.

At one stage in their reply, NPGHS were 83/8 but in an exciting finish, they were dismissed for 132 off the last ball of the 40th over. Rachel Priest scored 30, Anita Waugh 24 and Courtenay Sim 22. Amy Hodgson took three wickets for 18 runs, Morgan Walsh two for 19 and Saskia Bullen two for 30.

In the Gillette Cup play-off for third and fourth, Otago Boys' High School scored 208/8 with Stephen Brown 36. Brown and skipper Alistair Collie put on 60 for the second wicket, Collie following up the 41 he scored the previous day.

St Paul's Collegiate of Hamilton replied with 210/8 to win the game with Alex Blackett scoring 52, Peter Carey 44 and Riekart Fourie 30. Carey and Fourie added 83 in their opening stand. Mathew Harvie took three for 29.

In the Yoplait Cup play-off, Burnside High School scored 153 with Cate Saunders hitting 33 and M Goodall 21. Kelly Winkley took three for 30 for Napier Girls' High School and Zara McWilliams took two for 27.

Napier Girls' replied with 155/6 with Kelly Tunnicliffe scoring 39, Kelly Winklie 21 and Clare Richardson 23. Andrea Brown took two for 22.

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