A British shooter has claimed New Zealand's oldest sporting trophy, the Ballinger Belt, at the National Rifle Championships.
On his first visit to the Seddon Range in Trentham, Jon Cload of Wiltshire held off Ross Geange of Otorohanga.
He finished with 560.51 points. Geange had 558.39.
It's the fifth time in the last eight years that a foreign shooter has won the belt.
Andy Wilde (UK) was third with 557.64, Richard Jeens (UK) was fourth with 557.52 and Bevan Mehrtens (Malvern) was fifth with 556.55. In the team's event, Britain (3493.352) beat New Zealand (3453.304).
