Eves Realty Greerton And Element IMF Cadets To Fight Out The 2018 Williams Cup Final

Posted: Monday, 19 March 2018

Williams Cup Review

Eves Realty Greerton and Element IMF Cadets will fight out the 2018 Williams Cup title at the Bay Oval next Saturday (24 March 2018) after the semi-finals and preliminary finals, were completed over the weekend (17-18 March 2018).

Greerton batted first against Bayleys Central Indians, in the major semi-final at Pemberton Park on Saturday and made a solid but circumspect start. Pip Thickpenny kept the scoreboard ticking over and finished with his sides top score of 54 runs. A ninth wicket partnership between keeper Tom Renouf (27no) and Jared Tutty took the hosts through to 192/8, in their allotted fifty overs. Jake Rowe was the best of the Rotorua side’s bowlers returning 3/29.

Attacking Greerton bowling, from the opening ball of the visitors reply quickly had the Central Indians batsmen on the back foot. The first wicket fell with just four runs on the board and quickly became 2/17 and 3/24. At six down for 34 runs there was some desperation on display, however a stubborn tenth wicket partnership between Andrew Gibbs (27no) and Shonit Chandra (25), gave the Central Indians batting attack respectability as they were eventually removed for 134.

Bay of Plenty representative paceman Tommy Clout, was in scintillating form taking four wickets for 32 runs. Jared Tutty took three Central Indians bowling scalps with leggie James Boyd chipping in with two wickets.

Cadets earned a trip to Rotorua on Sunday (18 March 2018) to fight out the preliminary final against Central Indians, after they ended Carrus Mount Maunganui's season in the sudden-death minor semi-final at Blake Park.

Cadets set the home side a target of 180 to win, with Sean Davey who had scored a century for ND A during the week, posting his sides top score of 87. Keeper Daniel Maathuis posted a handy 33, with Chris Atkinson and veteran all-rounder Nick Smith grabbing three wickets apiece.

The Mount Maunganui reply saw their batsmen coming and going, to and from the crease, as they were removed for 70. Captain Jono Boult produced Cadets best bowling figures of three wickets at a cost of just 10 runs, while Kamal Bains also took a three wicket haul.

Cadets made the title decider, when they took little time to beat Central Indians at Smallbone Park in Rotorua on Sunday. Batting first Central Indians were rolled for just 72 in the 16th over. Cadets, who will be chasing their eleventh Williams Cup crown next weekend, waltzed to a nine wicket victory with the encounter concluded with the last ball of the 13th over.

Individual honours belonged to Cadets skipper Jono Boult, who for the second successive weekend took a six wicket bag returning 6/22, with Sean Davey taking three cheap wickets. Sohel Rana was the best of the home sides batsmen with 28 runs.

Ruben Clinton (35no) and Fergus Lellman (30no) took Cadets through to contest the 2018 Williams Cup Final, with Sean Davey the only Cadets casualty.

Williams Cup 17-18 March 2017

Sunday 18 March - Preliminary Final

Bayleys Central Indians 72 (S Rana 28; J Boult 6/22, S Davey 3/6) lost to Element IMF Cadets 73/1(R Clinton 35no, F Lellman 30no)

Saturday 17 March

Major Semi-Final: Eves Realty Greerton 192/8 (P Thickpenny 54, T Renouf 22no; J Rowe 3/29, R Gosai 2/27) defeated Bayleys Central Indians 134 (A Gibbs 27no, R Gosai 26, S Chandra 25; T Clout 4/32, J Tutty 3/37, J Boyd 2/11)

Minor Semi-Final: Cadets 179 (S Davey 87. D Maathuis 33; C Atkinson 3/21, N Smith 3/35, D Swan 2/22) defeated Mount Maunaganui 70 (J Boult 3/10, K Bains 3/15, G Singh 2/10)

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