William Cup Review 3rd March

Posted: Monday, 5 March 2018

Eves Realty Greerton Continue Williams Cup Unbeaten Run

Eves Realty Greerton's continued unbeaten run and a record equaling century, dominated proceeding in the 2018 Williams Cup title chase on Saturday (3 March 2018).

A home semi-final awaits Greerton, after they dispatched long-time rivals Carrus Mount Maunganui, with both sides entering the contest with unbeaten Williams Cup starts. Batting first, Greerton reached 209/8 in their allotted overs, with Pip Thickpenny who was playing Reserve grade cricket for Whakatane United in the first half of the season top scoring with 80 runs. Dan Smith produced the Mount best bowling figures taking three wickets at a cost of 37 runs, with Nick Smith also taking three wickets.

The home team made a valiant attempt for victory and were right in the game throughout most of the encounter, before the Greerton bowlers tightened the screws. Mount Maunganui were finally removed for 191, to give Greerton a home semi-final, in spite of the Pemberton Park based side sitting out the bye in next weekends final qualifying round. Logan Carr posted a half century with Josh Bates taking four wickets.

New World Te Puke master blaster Tai Bridgman-Raison took his tally of centuries to thirteen, for the Te Puke Cricket Club, when his team defeated GM Painters Lake Taupo CC in a high scoring match at Owen Delaney Park in Taupo. The visitors posted 267 for the loss of seven wickets, with Bridgman-Raison belting 146 at a tad under a run a ball, in an innings that contained 22 boundaries. When the Te Puke opener was removed in the 47th over, the visitors were in a very strong position at 248/4.

The Taupo batsmen weren’t fazed by the big target and set about chasing the total down. Opener Shaun Davies led the chase with 43 runs with Roger Urbahn top scoring with 46. Tail-endear Abhinav Batta chipped in with 35 runs, before his side were removed for 195 to give Te Puke their first win of the current Williams Cup.

Tai Bridgman-Raison 13th century, equalled Otumoetai Cadets batsman’s Llorne Howell's, Western Bay of Plenty premier club cricket record, of three figure scores set a decade ago.

Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys College and Element IMF Cadets finished their encounter at Nicholson Field in a rare as hens teeth tied result. Tauranga Boys batted first and posted 164 runs with Cadets finishing their innings locked on the same score.

Bay of Plenty Cricket Results 3 March 2017

Williams Cup

Eves Realty Greerton209/8 (P Thickpenny 80, S Wineti 29; D Smith 3/37, N Smith 3/52) defeated Carrus Mount Maunganui 191 (L Carr 50, D Smith 28, N Smith 26; J Bates 4/35, J Tutty 2/27)

New World Te Puke 267/7 (T Bridgman-Raison 146, A Blackett 43; J Dolan 3/47, D Wilkins 2/60) defeated GM Painters Lake Taupo CC 195 (R Urbahn 46, SB Davies 43, AB Batta 35; C MacDonald 4/30, B Gilroy 3/23)

Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys College 164 tied with Element IMF Cadets 164

Central Indians the bye

Points Table: Greerton 33, Mount Maunganui 21, Central Indians 21, Tauranga Boys College 11, Cadets 11, Te Puke 9, Lake Taupo CC 3.

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