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Bay Of Development Team To Hit The Road

Heading To Poverty Bay This Weekend

The Bay of Plenty Development team will have plenty of time on the road, in their 2018/19 ND Development competition campaign, with trips to Poverty Bay, Hamilton and Counties.  First up in the Basil McBurney Trophy title race, is a trip to Gisborne, to play Poverty Bay this Sunday (18 November 2018). The long haul to Gisborne, will be followed by two further away games, against Hamilton in the Waikato and Northland played at a Counties Manukau venue to reduce the travel required. Some ND Minor Associations, seem to have a win at all cost attitude to the Basil McBurney Trophy competition, selecting a number of senior men’s representative players – Bay of Plenty Cricket’s philosophy has always been about the development of the provinces emerging young talent.

Two further young men, still at secondary school in the region, will make their Bay Development team debut on Sunday. Tauranga Boys College top order batsman Taylor Bettelheim has a good array of shots in his batting arsenal. Cadets strike bowler Jacob Logan, sits third on the Baywide Cup bowling stakes with seven wickets and best figures of 4/31.  Another relatively young man in Dominic Crombie has been appointed the Bay of Plenty Development team captain. “Dominic has displayed leadership qualities which the selectors are keen to foster and promote. It is also part of a strategy to develop of group of young leaders across our senior secondary and development squads”, said BOPCA convenor of selectors Tai Bridgman-Raison.  Aquinas College pupil Fergus Lellman, who made his Bay Development debut last season, will open the Bay of Plenty batting attack with Taylor Bettelheim and the youthful pair could set their side a solid platform to push on for victory.  Greerton leggie bowler James Boyd, always gives his captain further bowling options, with his leg-spin hard to counter. Regular Development selection Blair McKenzie, will pick up the keeping gloves for the Bay second eleven for the first time, after showing steady hands behind the stumps for Te Puke this season.

Bay of Plenty Development Team v Poverty Bay @ Gisborne 18 November 2018
Dominic Crombie (captain) Fergus Lellman, Taylor Bettelheim, Blair McKenzie, Marcel Collett, Josh Earle, Jacob Logan, Iman Singh, Cameron Riley, Gurwinder Singh, Craig Boyd, Craig Baldry.
Coach: Russell Williams
Bay of Plenty Development Team - 2018/19 Schedule
18 November v Poverty Bay @ Gisborne
2 December v Hamilton @ Hamilton
10 February v Northland @ Counties Manukau venue
24 February v Waikato Valley @ Blake Park
10 March v Counties Manukau @ Blake Park