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Busy Week Scheduled for Three Bay of Plenty Age-Group Teams

The week starting Monday 14th December 2020, will be a busy week for three Bay of Plenty age-group teams and management, tournament officials and umpires, with the ND Senior Secondary and ND Secondary Schoolgirls tournaments taking place.

The annual five day Senior Secondary tournament, has made a switch from Gisborne to the Bay of Plenty region, after nearly a decade in Poverty Bay. The majority of play is centered on Boord and Smalbone Parks in Rotorua, however one pool of T20 encounters, will take place at Blake Park in the Western Bay of Plenty on day one.

Wednesday (16 December 2020) sees the ND Secondary Schoolgirls tournament kick off at John Kerkhof Park in Cambridge. The T20 Championship brings together the best ND Secondary Schoolgirl players, from the Northland, Counties Manukau, Hamilton, Waikato Valley, Bay of Plenty and Poverty Bay Minor Associations, for three days of cricket action.

The Bay of Plenty Coastland Senior Secondary cricket representatives, will take a remarkable record into the 2020 ND Senior Secondary tournament, being played in Rotorua and Blake Park in the Western Bay next week.

The Peter Swan coached side, has gone twelve games without defeat stretching back two years. On the last day of the 2019 tournament, the Coastland representatives added the ND Senior Secondary Championship title to the 2019 T20 crown. The ND 2019 Championship victory gave the Bay side back to back Alan Whimp Trophies.

Reports received tell a story of the Bay of Plenty Lakeland Senior Secondary side, drawn from the Rotorua and Eastern Bay of Plenty regions, well prepared and ready to fire at the annual ND competition.

In addition, a further seven Bay of Plenty young men have earned selection in the ND Invitation team.  Western Bay players Kade Smit, Rhys Newbury, Harsh Patel, Joe Smythe and Riley Brady, will be joined by Jordan Smith and Matt Ward from the Lakeland region.

In other Bay of Plenty Cricket news, two Bay all-rounders have been selected for the Northern Districts team that will play at the NZ Cricket Under 19 National tournament, which kicks off on the 16th December 2020. Tim Pringle and Niven Dovey, have been in grand form in Baywide premier and representative cricket this season to earn Northern Districts call-ups, with Liam Collett and Ben Vyver selected as non-travelling reserves.

ND Senior Secondary Tournament @ Rotorua/Mount Maunganui 14-18 December 2020

BOPCA Coastland: Blake Pentecost (C) Liam Collett (VC) Chris Mascall, Ben Vyver, Spencer Wills, Isaac White, Rob Ward, Darcy Collett, Harrison Leach, Tommaso Pini, Finn O'Brien-O'Loan.

Coach: Peter Swan                              Manager: Shaun Riley

BOPCA Lakeland: Sam Lund, Ben Astwood, Harshdeep Kahlon, Angus Veitch, Brooke Mitchell, Cohen Stewart (Rotorua) Harry Jones, Lachland White, Travis Harte, Ethan Forbes (Eastern Bay of Plenty) Mathew Ward, Jordan Smith

Coach: Tai Bridgman-Raison              Manager: Tony Lund

ND Invitational Team: Kade Smit, Rhys Newbury, Harsh Patel, Joe Smythe, Riley Brady (Bay of Plenty Coastland) Jordan Smith, Matt Ward (Bay of Plenty Lakeland)

ND Under 19 to play at NZC National tournament (start date 16 December 2020) - Bay of Plenty Representatives: Tim Pringle, Niven Dovey Non-Travelling Reserves Liam Collett, Ben Vyver.

ND Secondary Schoolgirls Tournament @ John Kerkhof Park Cambridge 16-18 December 2020

 

NB: ND Senior Secondary & Secondary Schoolgirls Bay of Plenty results, will be posted on the BOPCA website each evening after the days play has been completed