HAMILTON ONLY UNBEATED TEAM AT ND SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLGIRLS CRICKET TOURNAMNT

Posted: Thursday, 4 December 2014

Poverty Bay, Hamilton and Northland opened their ND Senior Secondary Schoolgirls tournament campaigns, being played at Ferguson Park in Tauranga, with victories in the first round of T20 contests on Wednesday (3 December 2014).

Hamilton cruised to the easiest win on Wednesday morning, when they bowled Counties Manukau out for just 49. Emma Bakker grabbed three wickets for 6 runs with Samantha Nation returning 2/8. The Hamilton win was a walk in the park as they got home with eight wickets to spare.

Northland won a thriller against defending titleholders and hosts Bay of Plenty. The team from the far north batted first and posted 106/4, with Olivia Lobb in fine touch posting an unbeaten 44. The Bay of Plenty side fell agonisingly short when they finished their allotted overs at 102/4. Tauranga Intermediate youngster Nensi Patel top scored with 29 not out.

Another match to go to the distance was the encounter between Poverty Bay and Waikato Valley. Poverty Bay posted 125/5 then restricted Waikato Valley to 100/6. Nicole Torrie (42) and Lucy McHugh (30no) produced the runs for Poverty Bay, while Kate Russell took 2/18 for the Valley side, with Shaylyn Whetu reaching 30 before dismissal.

Bay of Plenty rebounded from their narrow loss in the morning round to comprehensively defeat Poverty Bay in the afternoon. The Poverty Bay batters posted what looked to be a solid 102/5, with Nicole Torrie again in top form with an unbeaten 44. The Bay of Plenty partnership between Briaana Perry and Holly Topp, simply took the game away from their opponents. Brianna Perry posted 51 not out with Holly Topp reaching 22 before being dismissed, in the Bay of Plenty nine wicket win.

Hamilton left Ferguson Park with an unbeaten record after beating Waikato Valley. The Waikato City side batted first to reach 97/4, with Hannah Bree top scoring with 29. Paige Pretswell was the chief destroyer with the ball for Hamilton taking four wickets for 6 runs, as Waikato Valley were restricted to 74/6.

Northland reached 112/7 against Counties Manukau who then chased down the target for the loss of just three wickets. Olivia Lobb (55no) top scored for Northland with Jayden Tainui returning 4/11 for Counties. The Counties charge for victory was led by Jamie Swale with 35 not out and Maxine Rawnsley with 30 runs.

ND Senior Secondary Schoolgirls Tournament @ Ferguson Park Tauranga 3/5 December
Day One (3 December 2014) - Results
Round One – T20
Poverty Bay 125/5 (Nicole Torrie 42, Lucy McHugh 32no, Kate Russell 2/18) defeated Waikato Valley 100/6 (Shaylyn Whetu 30)
Counties Manukau 49 (Emma Baker 3/6, Samantha Nation 2/8) lost to Hamilton 50/2 (Heather Walpole-Smith 12no)
Northland 106/4 (Olivia Lobb 44no) defeated Bay of Plenty 102/4 (Nensi Patel 29no)

Round Two – T20
Poverty Bay 102/5 (Nicole Torrie 44no; Angel Sefton 2/13) lost to Bay of Plenty 103/1 (Brianna Perry 51no, Holly Topp 22)
Hamilton 97/4 (Hannah Bree 29, Katie Faulks 2/19) defeated Waikato Valley 74/6 (Paige Pretswell 4/6)
Northland 112/7 (Olivia Lobb 55no, Jayda Tainui 4/11) lost to Counties Manukau 114/3 (Jamie Swale 35no, Maxine Rawnsley 30)

ND Senior Secondary Schoolgirls Tournament Draws
Thursday 4th December
Round Three – T20 (9am) Bay of Plenty v Counties Manukau, Northland v Waikato Valley, Poverty Bay v Hamilton
Round Four – T20 (12.30pm) Bay of Plenty v Hamilton, Counties Manukau v Waikato Valley, Poverty Bay v Northland

Friday 5th December
Round Five – 30 Over (9am) Hamilton v Northland, Waikato Valley v Poverty Bay, Counties Manukau v Poverty Bay

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