Handing off the wicketkeeper gloves, Chris Sharrock (2-24) got the early breakthrough, as did Daniel Austin as both Renegades openers fell to catches by Matthew Boswell, who was about to have another excellent afternoon.
Under the pump at 4-2, Renegades looked to rebuild their innings, but had the issue that right when the rest of the top order got starts, they also got out.
Matthew Deighton (23), skipper Ben Heap (26), Tony Tatana (24) and Henry Carver (27) could not kick on to be the innings anchor, falling victim to James Woodford (4-27), Ashvin Patel (2-26) and the promising youngster Ethan Toy, as the schoolboy claimed a top-grade wicket.
Reduced to 125-7, the Renegades got a few runs in the lower order through Matt Hodges and Gurpreet Singh, and it was worth noting that 152 in 33 overs was still a bigger total than they had successfully defended against United 12 months before.
But the difference this time was Boswell - still in sublime form as he followed up his previous weekend’s 129 with an undefeated 82 off 57 balls.
Joined at opener by the returning Daniel Burgess (44), and not a moment too soon with Greg Smith out injured, the pair put on 94 runs for the first wicket in only 11 overs, before Deighton caught Burgess swinging one too many times, stumped by Heap.
Joined by Joe Gray, with his improved vision Boswell continues to see the cricket ball like a basketball, as he launched into seven sixers - including three off consecutive balls in one big over of 19 runs.
It wasn’t just big hitting as Boswell and Gray put the pressure on in the field with quick running between the wickets, before Boswell signed the match off with his third boundary, off the first ball of the 19th over.
In three innings of this competition, Boswell has scored 238 runs from 173 deliveries at a strike rate of 138, and has only been dismissed once.
While this game was quick, there had still been plenty of time for interested spectators to walk over from the Whanganui High School grounds to watch the end of it, as Marist kept their playoff hopes alive with maximum points from a game that took less than 50 overs total.
Whanganui High School were dismissed for 110, as Ross Kinnerley (3-29) and Josh Allpress (4-17) got amongst their top order.
The writing was on the wall at 38-7, though Whanganui High School had some consolation after a brave 51 from 69 balls from Harry Burroughs at No 8, hitting three boundaries.
Burroughs found a little help from last man Max Comrie (11 not out) to get their team into triple digits, before Kinnerley broke the stumps in the 35th over.
Marist were not getting paid by the hour, reaching their target at the end of the 15th over.
After Zak O’Keefe (15 from 12) looked to get on with it, representative opener Joel Clark (40 from 35) began to bat himself into some form.
Joining him and likely to also be immediately in the Riverview Motel Whanganui frame was Shaun O’Leary (46 not out from 35), as he and Clark put on a rapid 75-run partnership, before Clark was caught out with the end in sight at 95-2.
The in-form Chris Stewart joined O’Leary to administer the last rites, although there was not enough of a target left for the talented batter to raise his half century.
That meant ultimately family bragging rights went to Tim O’Leary with the Whanganui Collegiate First XI, whose decisive 108 at the top of the innings set up his team, throwing down the gauntlet to Saracens with 257-8.
Theo Tripe (15) and skipper Connor Rees (23) supported O’Leary, and although Marton secured a succession of middle-order wickets, led by Freddy Lane (3-51) and Daniel Ford (2-30), Collegiate had sting in the tail.
Angus Pearce (39 not out) and Hamish McVerry (20) did their part to make sure Collegiate cleared the 250-run mark.
Playing without the Rayners - Dominic and Chris – Saracens had to improvise with former representative spinner Bryant Galpin taking the wicketkeeper gloves and securing a stumping.
But while Marton’s openers Thomas Westwood and Lane reached double figures, the whole line-up was soon swept through as the Saracens were bowled out for 83 in the 28th over.
Pearce (5-14) and Harry McVerry (4-19), playing against older brother Oscar, wrecked the Marton line-up with six overs each, only Brett Cunningham (16) showing some resistance in the lower order.
The win keeps Collegiate as the only undefeated team in the competition, as their opening game with United was rained out, and they sit second on the table on run-rate, but with a game in hand on both leaders United and third-placed Marist.
Saturday’s Premier 2 Twenty20 competition saw the Wicket Warriors Whanganui move to the top of the table, but not without a real test by Property Brokers United P2, who lost by nine runs.
The Kaitoke Knight Riders secured their first win of the competition, beating Matt Burke Engineering Marton Saracens by four wickets.
Scoreboard
Premier 1
Whanganui Renegades 152 (H Carver 27, B Heap 26, T Tatana 24, M Deighton 23; J Woodford 4-27, C Sharrock 2-24, A Patel 2-26) lost to Property Brokers United 154-1 (M Boswell 82no, D Burgess 44) by nine wickets.
Whanganui High School First XI 110 (H Burroughs 51; J Allpress 4-17, R Kinnerley 3-29, S O’Leary 2-17) lost to Wanganui Vet Services Marist 111-2 (S O’Leary 46no, J Clark 40) by eight wickets.
Whanganui Collegiate First XI 257-8 (T O’Leary 108, A Pearce 39no, C Rees 20, H McVerry 20; F Lane 3-51, D Ford 2-30) bt Matt Burke Engineering Marton Saracens 83 (A Pearce 5-14, H McVerry 4-19) by 174 runs.
Premier 2 Twenty20
Matt Burke Engineering Marton Saracens T20 110-5 (K Stentbridge 48no, S Edwards 23; F Edwards 2-15) lost to Kaitoke Knight Riders 112-6 (Z Payne-Potaka 51, T Waitere 13; F Caincross 2-20) by four wickets.
Wicket Warriors Whanganui 117-7 (A Coelho 23, S Sreekumar 19, N Vazhavannoor 18no; Z Small 2-19, K Hoestra 2-26) bt Property Brokers United P2 108-9 (K Bremer 26no, A Toy 24; A Varghese 3-15, L Varghese 2-5) by nine runs.
