Western Bay Of Plenty Colts Competition Kicks Off This Sunday

Posted: Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Colts Cricket

The outstanding success of the quick-fire WBOPCA Colts competition last season, has resulted in a Senior Secondary grade being added to last year’s Junior Secondary and Primary divisions this season.

The aim of the Colts competition, which will run over the next three weekends, is to align Primary, Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary players with four Western Bay of Plenty clubs. While some Saturday morning junior cricket sides play under the banner of local clubs, it has been recognised that the players lose their club connection, in the transition to the WBOPCA secondary schools competitions.

Western Bay of Plenty Senior Secondary (Year 11, 12 & 13) players will join their Primary (Year 7 & 8) Junior Secondary (Year 9 & 10) counterparts in three weekends of representative cricket action, that kicks off on Sunday 9th October 2016. The most promising Western Bay age-group players were invited to apply to Western Bay Cricket, to play under the umbrella of Otumoetai Cadets, Greerton, Mount Maunganui and Te Puke Clubs in the Colts competition.

A WBOPCA selection panel, allocated the teams based upon previous club ties and residential location, with the emphasis on selecting four well balanced teams apiece in the two grades.

The four clubs, have drawn on coaching expertise from within their ranks, with a solid range of current and former players to mentor the teams.

In other age-group cricket news, Takapuna Grammar School is bringing three teams to the Western Bay of Plenty for pre-season matches, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (6/8 October 2016) with all games being played at Gordon Spratt Reserve in Papamoa.

Takapuna Grammar First XI will meet a WBOPCA Invitation X1, their Girls XI will square off with a Bay of Plenty Secondary Schoolgirls side, while Takapuna Grammar Year Nine and Ten side play their Western Bay counterparts.

WBOPCA Colts Team Coaches
Otumoetai Cadets: Coaches – Fraser Lellman & Paul Wills (Junior Secondary) Simon Collett (Primary)
Greerton: Coaches – Cam Neal (Senior Secondary) Warren Leabourn (Junior Secondary) Gareth Osmond (Primary)
Mount Maunganui: Coaches – Tony Wellington (Junior Secondary) Blair McKenzie (Primary)
Te Puke: Coaches – Shaun Riley (Senior Secondary) Stephen Crossan (Junior Secondary) Chris Rowe (Primary)

2016 WBOPCA Colts Draw -10.30am start
Sunday 9 October
Senior Secondary: Te Puke v Mount Maunganui, Te Puke Domain; Cadets v Greerton, Tauranga Domain.
Junior Secondary: Mount Maunganui v Te Puke, Blake Park; Greerton v Cadets, Pemberton Park.
Primary: Te Puke v Cadets, Fergusson1; Mount Maunganui v Greerton, Fergusson2.

Sunday 16 October
Senior Secondary: Cadets v Te Puke, Fergusson1; Greerton v Mount Maunganui, Fergusson2.
Junior Secondary: Cadets v Mount Maunganui, Tauranga Domain; Te Puke v Greerton, Te Puke Domain.
Primary: Greerton v Cadets, Pemberton Park; Mount Maunganui v Te Puke, Blake Park.

Monday 24 October
Senior Secondary; Mount Maunganui v Cadets, Blake Park; Greerton v Te Puke, Pemberton Park.
Junior Secondary: Cadets v Te Puke, Fergusson1; Greerton v Mount Maunganui, Fergusson2.
Primary: Cadets v Mount Maunganui, Tauranga Domain; Te Puke v Greerton, Te Puke Domain.

Venues to be confirmed

For Further Information Contact
Don Warner WBOPCA Coordinator 021 307 081

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