Cricket captains Jeremy Boyle (left, Marist) and Jamie Clark (Appleby) get an early look at the trophy they are playing for in the Southland club final at Queens Park on Saturday. Jeremy Boyle has put rugby playing on hold to lead Marist into Saturday's ILT premier league cricket final. Marist and Appleby square off in the Southland cricket final at Queens Park, Invercargill, on Saturday and both clubs have won it four times since 2000. READ MORE:* Appleby, Invercargill - Old Boys and Waikoikoi pick up crucial wins in Southland club cricket* Shaun Fitzgibbon's time to shine as Marist record second straight Southland club cricket win* Marist skipper Jeremy Boyle leads Marist to 2017 Southland twenty20 club title* Kurt Thompson leads Waikoikoi to win over Appleby in Southland club cricketMarist regained form and has won it's past five games, including a semi-final win over Appleby two weeks ago. This is the third consecutive year Appleby has been in the final, with Clark being captain for all of them.

Source: Stuff March 29, 2019 04:52 UTC