BOP Retain Hawke Cup

Posted: Monday, 13 February 2017

Bay Of Plenty Retain Hawke Cup Against Hawkes Bay

Bay of Plenty totally dominated the second innings of both sides, in the Hawke Cup Direct Challenge played at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui played over the weekend (10/12 February 2017) - after a dramatic first day where 16 wickets fell.

Hawkes Bay won the toss and in the best traditions of the Hawke Cup asked Bay of Plenty to bat first. Skipper Peter Drysdale was the first to go with 39 runs on the board. The next half hour was dominated by the going and going of the Bay batsmen, as the home side slumped to 7/54. Donovan Deeble and Brenton Thompson then set about restoring Bay of Plenty pride. When Donovan Deeble was given out LBW to the bowling of Angus Schaw, Bay of Plenty had reached some respectability at 139 for the loss of eight wickets

Thompson continued on to be the last Bay of Plenty batsman out, with the number eight posting 45 runs, as Bay of Plenty were removed for 170, with the second ball of the 56th over. The star of the show for Hawkes Bay was Liam Dudding who grabbed the first six Bay of Plenty wickets, to finish with figures of 6/46.

However the Bay of Plenty bowlers stuck back with a vengeance, as Hawkes Bay went to the batting crease full of confidence. With Hawkes Bay also in deep trouble at 70 for the loss of six wickets, first day honours well and truly belonged to the bowlers from both sides.

Hawkes Bay resumed trailing by 100 runs, with the Bay bowlers wrapping up the tail in the morning session of day two, with the visitors being dismissed for 103. Donovan Deeble did plenty of damage with the ball taking four for 34, with Tony Goodin, Sean Davey and Chris Atkinson all taking two wickets apiece. Brad Schmulian anchored his team’s meagre total with a gritty 47, with Hawkes Bay conceding first innings points to the current Hawke Cup titleholders.

Hawkes Bay had early success taking the first two wickets for 24 runs. Yorkshire professional Alex Lees and Northern Knights batsmen Joe Carter came together to put on a 161 run stand, before Carter was dismissed for 61. Lees carried on to smash 141 runs, before being removed which gave the Northern Hemisphere visitor, his second Hawke Cup century in just three games in the Bay of Plenty uniform.

On Day three, Bay of Plenty picked up from their overnight total 324/6, with Sean Davey in magnificent form before being removed for 141. The Davey big ton included 10 fours and seven shots over the boundary ropes. Bay of Plenty were removed for 470 shortly before lunch on day three, setting Hawkes Bay an impossible target of 537 for outright victory.

The Bay of Plenty bowlers had taken seven wickets for 120 runs, when time was called early at tea, on the third days play.

Following on from the Hawke Cup encounter with Counties Manukau, two new Bay of Plenty all-time records were established against Hawkes Bay. Sean Davey scored rare back to back centuries, with Alex Lees the first to post back to back Hawke Cup centuries and also equaling Brett Hampton’s two Hawke Cup centuries.

NZ Cricket Hawke Cup 2017
Hawke Cup Direct Challenge 2017 @Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui – 10-12 February 2017
Bay of Plenty 170 (DM Deeble 61, BH Thompson 45, TJ MacRury 25; LR Dudding 6/46) & 470 (AZ Lees 141, SB Davey 141, JF Carter 61, BH Thompson 25, BS Musgrave 21; LA Rukuwai 3/84, JHS Smith 2/26, BD Schmulian 2/47, BP Stoyanolf 2/96)
Hawkes Bay 103 (BD Schmulian 47no; DM Deeble 4/34, TC Goodin 2/18, SB Davey 2/24, CM Atkinson 2/25) & 120/7 (R Young 37, JHS Smith 3; TC Goodin 2/36)
Result: Bay of Plenty retain Hawke Cup by way of first innings points.

BOPCA All-Time Representative Records Broken – Hawke Cup v Hawkes Bay
Back to Back Centuries – SB Davey 141 v Hawkes Bay   113 v Hamilton (4/5 February 2017)
Back to back Hawke Cup Centuries – AZ Lees 141 v Hawkes Bay   223 v Counties Manukau (28/3 Jan 17)
Two Hawke Cup Centuries – AZ Lees 141 v Hawkes Bay   223 v Counties Manukau (28/30 January 2017)                   BR Hampton 194 v Hamilton (2013) 103 v Hamilton (2014)

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