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McNaughton Trophy Attracts Record Entries

The Bay of Plenty Cricket Reserve Grade big prize of the McNaughton Trophy, has seen unprecedented entries in the current season, that has necessitated a cut-throat qualification round for two sides.

The McNaughton Trophy, was presented by Te Puke’s McNaughton family for Reserve Grade competition in the Western Bay of Plenty region - with the first winner engraved on the Reserve Grade prize, being Te Puke High School in the 1986/87 season. 

Around the start of the new Millennium, the McNaughton Trophy became a Bay of Plenty Cricket competition open to all Bay of Plenty Clubs Reserve Grade sides. At the time of writing, the (Rotorua) Central CC is the only side outside the Western Bay of Plenty to have their name is engraved on the McNaughton Trophy.

Today the Bay of Plenty Reserve Grade Championship is run under the stewardship of the Western Bay of Plenty Cricket Association. WBOPCA Cricket Manager Don Warner said “We are absolutely blown away with this seasons McNaughton entries of seventeen teams. The addition of a shootout to gain entry to the main draw, is an exciting addition to the time-honoured competition”.

“The McNaughton highlight in recent times, has been the playing of the title decider under lights at the Bay Oval. This has been possible through the generosity of Jared Carter and his Bay Oval team, to accommodate our wishes to play on the Bay of Plenty international stage”.

With seventeen entries, the only way forward to accommodate the record number of teams was a ballot for the qualification spots.

2019 McNaughton winners Papamoa have entered there Reserve Grade troops and a combined B Grade side, comprising members of their Wanderers and PapaOMA’s teams. Multiple McNaughton Trophy winners Mount Maunganui, have entered two sides, in an attempt to have their name engraved on the highly sought after cricket prize on ten occasions.

New Western Bay of Plenty Cricket recruits in Hawks Cricket Club have entered both their Reserve and B Grade representatives. Greerton has entered their two Reserve Grade sides, with the Greerton Reserves and Greerton Kings.

The Eastern Bay of Plenty Cricket Club, has entered a team for the McNaughton competition for the second successive season, and will square off with Aquinas College in the round of 16 action, on Sunday 6th December at Rex Morepeth Park. Rotorua representatives Geyser CC have also drawn a home venue in their first game and will host Papamoa on the 6th December.

Other teams seeking to lift aloft the McNaughton Trophy aloft in triumph, are R&A Sangha, Katikati, Sikh CC, Cadets and Tauranga Boys College.

The competition will kick off prior to the first round of the main draw on the 6th December 2020, with a winner-take-all shootout, with the Papamoa Combined B Graders to meet Greerton Kings, with the winner to progress to the last 16.

2020-21 McNaughton Trophy Draw (Home Team First)

Before 6th December: Papamoa (B Grade) Combined v Greerton Kings.

December 6: R&A Sangha v Te Puke , Katikati v Sikh CC, Hawks CC v Mount Maunganui B, Cadets v Greerton. Hawks Two v Tauranga Boys College, Eastern Bay of Plenty CC v Aquinas College, Geyser v Papamoa, Mount Maunganui v Qualifier 1.

February 4: 2020-21 McNaughton Trophy Quarterfinals

February 28: 2020-21 McNaughton Trophy Semi-finals

March 2021: 2020-21 McNaughton Trophy Final @ Bay Oval, 4pm start

Bay of Plenty Cricket McNaughton Trophy Champions

2000/01 Mount Maunganui, 2001/02 Mount Maunganui, 2002/03 not played, 2003/04 Cadets, 2004/05 Cadets, 2005/06 Mount Maunganui, 2006/07 Mount Maunganui, 2007/08 Central, 2008/09 Cadets, 2009/10 Katikati, 2010/11 Mount Maunganui, 2011/12 Mount Maunganui, 2012/13 Katikati, 2013/14 Mount Maunganui, 2014/15 Katikati, 2015/16 R&A Sangha Raavi XI, 2016/17 R&A Sangha Raavi XI, 2018/19 Papamoa, 2018/20 R&A Sangha/Mount Maunganui - shared because of Covid 19.

Tauranga/Te Puke McNaughton Trophy Champions 

1986/87 Te Puke High School, 1987/88 Te Puke/Greerton, 1988/89 Te Puke High School, 1989/90 Greerton Colts, 1999/91 Eastern Districts, 1991/92 Te Puke, 1992/93 Mount Maunganui, 1993/94 Te Puke.