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Bay Of Plenty Cricket Raise The Bar In Girls Cricket

Junior NPL comes to Bay Oval

Bay of Plenty Cricket has raised the bar to reward girls who play the game in the region, when the White Ferns hit the Bay Oval in March, to play traditional rivals Australia at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.

New Zealand Cricket, has recognized that Bay of Plenty Cricket has played an immense role in growing the girl’s game in the region. The New Zealand Cricket body, is providing funding for free buses to bring aspiring young woman players to the Bay Oval, to watch Game Two of “The Rosebowl” ODI series. The school visits to the ODI game, is to give the aspiring players the opportunity to experience the atmosphere of an international game in their own backyard.

Free entry for all cricket fans is part of the deal to bring two ODI’s to the Bay Oval on Thursday 2nd March and Sunday 5th March 2017. Last year’s clash between the two long-time rivals, saw the Australian Women take home “The Rosebowl” 2-1, after losing the first game of the series.

The Thursday school trips, are just the start of two days of cricket bliss for young girl players in the Bay of Plenty. On Friday 3rd March, the White Ferns will be in attendance at the Bay Oval to offer advice, autographs and general support, before the kickoff of the first BOPCA Junior NPL (NorthernPremierLeague) games. 

Bay of Plenty Cricket Development Officer Rebecca Yee has put in place a junior version of Northern Districts highly successful NPL. Four Year 7 to Year 10 teams, will play on the Bay Oval in games where enjoyment of cricket is as important as the game results

The four teams will wear colourful uniforms similar to the Northern Districts NPL and will sport action packed names. The BOPCA Junior NPL follows on from the highly successfully GoGirl in-school program for year 4-6 girls and is the next stepping stone in the female player pathway.

Local White Fern Sam Curtis has agreed to be the Junior NPL Ambassador and where possible will be on hand at the Bay Oval for the BOPCA Junior NPL series, in between her White Ferns playing commitments.  

In other cricket news, Bay of Plenty Cricket would like to recognize the achievements of Briana Perry and Kate Anderson, who were selected for the National Under 21 Women’s tournament team after the National tournament in late 2016.

The Rosebowl – White Ferns v Australia Women @ Bay Oval Mount Maunganui 
ODI Series 2107
Game Two – Thursday 2nd March     11am start
Game Three – Sunday 5th March     11am start

Junior NPL – Friday 3rd March @ Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui    5pm start