Whangarei Boys' High School cricketers received an early Christmas present on Saturday when Rory Anders' shot to win the game instead flew to Richard Stobart at backward point.
Stobart made no mistake with the gift-wrapped catch giving Boys' High a thrilling three run victory over Onerahi-Central in the 50-over Lion Red Cup match and their second successive premier grade win.
Good reason to celebrate the win at Kensington Park on Saturday according to coach Mark Oldridge.
"The boys were absolutely stoked to win back to back, especially considering we didn't win a single game last year," he said.
The win was even better from his perspective because there were a few players unavailable - including Rory Christopherson, captain Lewis Miller and Caleb Boswell-Smith, who was a late selection for Northland's two-day match against Hamilton this weekend - and because for most of the game a win looked very unlikely.