2019 Bay Of Plenty Cup and Plate Titles To be Decided On Saturday

Posted: Friday, 6 December 2019

Finals Day 7th December

Eves Realty Greerton and Carrus Mount Maunganui, will both enter the battle to decide the 2019 Bay of Plenty Cup title on Saturday (7 December 2019), with plenty of championship winning experience.

Greerton are the defending Bay of Plenty Cup titleholders and also won the Baywide premier prize in 2013 and 2014. Twelve months ago they defeated Element IMF Cadets in the final, to complete an unbeaten run of eight straight Bay of Plenty Cup victories.

Mount Maunganui leads the Bay of Plenty Cup role of honour, winning the second edition of the Bay of Plenty Cup in the 2008/2009 season and adding their name to the trophy on five further occasions.

Three weeks ago, the two long-time rivals met for the first time this season, with the game an absolute thriller, before Mount Maunganui sneaked home by six runs

Mount Maunganui batted first and set the Pemberton Park based side a solid target,when they posted 239 for the loss of nine wickets. Long-time Mount player Peter Drysdale, led the attack on the Greerton bowlers with a sterling 90 runs before being dismissed. Lee Watkins was the best of the Greerton bowlers with four wickets.

Greerton skipper Shane Wineti directed the Greerton reply with 82 runs, before being adjudged LBW to the bowling of Pete Drysdale. The match went down to the wire,before Greerton were bowled out for 233, to give Mount Maunganui a hard fought six run win. Drysdale backed up his batting heroics taking three wickets at a cost of 25 runs.

Owen Delaney Park in Taupo, will host the Bay of Plenty Plate Final between Generation Homes Lake Taupo and Bond &Co Tauranga Boys College. The two finalists, met on the opening day of the current season on the 5th October 2019, with 440 plus runs scored in the match.

Tauranga Boys took first use of the batting strip at Waipuna Park. Niven Dovey top scored with 55 runs, with Tim Clarke and Dillon Preston also making useful contributions with bat. Roger Urbahn was the best of the visitors with four wickets for 32 runs. Michael Mitchell and Roger Urbahn half-centuries and 49 runs from Jack Wiggins, took Lake Taupo to a five wicket win.

Bay of Plenty Cricket Baywide Premier Preview 7 December 2019

BOPCA Bay of Plenty Cup Final – Eves Realty Greerton v Carrus Mount Maunganui, Pemberton Park,

BOPCA Bay of Plenty Plate Final – Generation Homes Lake Taupo v Bond & Co Tauranga Boys College, Owen Delany Park.

Bay of Plenty Cup Champions

2018/19 (Greerton) 2017/18 (Otumoetai Cadets) 2016/17 (Mount Maunganui) 2015/16 (Greerton) 2014/15 (Greerton) 2013/14 (Mount Maunganui) 2012/13 (Mount Maunganui) 2011/12 (Otumoetai Cadets) 2010/11 (Mount Maunganui) 2009/10 (Mount Maunganui) 2008/09 (Mount Maunganui) 2007/08 (Otumoetai Cadets)

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