Bay Of Plenty Win Inaugural Howell Family Cup

Posted: Tuesday, 23 October 2018

The inaugural Howell Family Cup was up for grabs on the Sunday of Labour weekend, after Hawkes Bay and Bay of Plenty XI shared the honours in the two Twenty 20 matches, played on Saturday (20 October 2018) at the Tauranga Domain.

Day two saw Hawkes Bay again take use of the batting strip, in the three game pre-season representative series, played over the holiday weekend break. Opening batsman Bradley Wiggins anchored the start while several wickets fell at the other end, to finish one short of a half-century.

The visitor’s middle and lower order of Angus Schaw (35) Cullum Hewetson (24) Jayden Lennox (24) and Todd Watson (21) all made solid contributions, as Hawkes Bay were removed for 207 in the fifty over per side match.

Bay of Plenty required 3.81 runs per over for victory - with their first wicket falling for just seven. Stephen Crossan (40) and skipper Joe Carter (53) came together to produce a 94 run stand. At 174 for the loss of five wickets, the home team appeared to have the game in the bag, however two further wickets without a run being added changed the momentum.

It was left to Ben Musgrave (42no) and Tauranga Boys College youngster Taylor Bettelheim (13no) to steer their team home to a three wicket win – for Bay of Plenty to lift aloft the Howell Family Cup aloft in victory.

Hawkes Bay won the toss and went in to bat at the Tauranga Domain in the first T20 encounter on Saturday morning. The home side bowlers controlled much of the momentum restricting Hawkes Bay to 135/4. A skippers knock from Jake Smith produced an unbeaten 67 runs with the Bay of Plenty wickets shared around.

The Bay of Plenty top order cruised to a nine wicket victory, with a 114 run opening stand put on from veteran all-rounder Jono Boult and Sean Davey. Boult, who made his Bay debut back in 2004, blasted an unbeaten 75 off just 42 balls with Davey posting 36 runs before being dismissed.

The hosts backed their first innings performance and elected to bat in Saturday’s second T20 match. They lost their first wicket with 49 runs on the board, before the Hawkes Bay bowlers struck back to take three wickets for just 12 runs. Jono Boult (58no) and newly appointed captain Joe Carter (52no) then lashed out, to take their side through to 178 for the loss of four wickets.

Line and length Bay of Plenty bowling was rewarded with two early Hawkes Bay wickets. Coming in at three, Dean Foxcroft took his side innings by the scruff of the neck, to take them home to a six wicket win. Foxcroft hammered a neat unbeaten century, off just 53 balls, in the whirlwind attack that contained six 4’s and eight big shots over the boundary rope.

Bay of Plenty v Hawkes Bay Pre-Season @ Tauranga Domain
Sunday 21 October 2018 – Fifty Overs per side
Hawkes Bay 207 (Bayley Wiggins 41, Angus Schaw 35, Cullum Hewetson 24, Jayden Lennox 24; Dale Smith 3/43, Peter Drysdale 2/9, Sean Davey 2/41) lost to Bay of Plenty XI 210/7 (Joe Carter 53, Ben Musgrave 42no, Stephen Crossan 40, Peter Drysdale 30; JFA Field 3/15, Dean Foxcroft 2/47)

Saturday 20 October 2018
Twenty 20 Game One
Hawkes Bay 135/4 (Jake Smith 67, Cullum Hewetson 27) lost to Bay of Plenty XI 137/1 (Jono Boult 75no, Sean Davey 36, Joe Carter 20no)
Twenty 20 Game Two
Bay of Plenty XI 178/4 (Jono Boult 58no, Joe Carter 52no; Angus Schaw 2/22) lost to Hawkes Bay 179/4 (Dean Foxcroft 100no, Jake Smith 32no)

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