Mount Maunganui, Cadets and Central Indians Make a Winning Start to Williams Cup

Posted: Monday, 4 February 2019

Opening Round Results

Western Bay of Plenty heavyweights, Carrus Mount Maunganui and Element IMF Cadets, along with Rotorua contender Bayleys Central Indians, banked the win points on offer in the opening stanza of the Williams Cup on Saturday (2 February 2019)

Current Baywide champion of champions, Cadets, posted a six wicket win over Bond & Co Tauranga Boys College. The Tauranga students batted first and were bowled out in the 43rd over for 143. Batting at four, Niven Dovey was a shining beacon in his sides batting lineup top scoring with 66, with player/coach Tim Clarke reaching 25 before dismissal.

Fergus Lellman, led the Cadets bowling attack taking three wickets for 35 runs, with skipper Jono Boult, Marcel Collett and Jacob Logan grabbing two wickets apiece.

Lellman backed up his bowling heroics, to lead his side to victory with a well worked 68 not out, with Marcel Collett also in good touch with 37 runs to his name.

Mount Maunganui and New World Te Puke, enjoyed a rare outing on the Bay Oval, where Te Puke batted first and were removed for a respectable 173. Dan Price was the best of the visitors basting attack top scoring with 51, with premier team stalwart Tau Bridgman-Raison posting 45 runs. Craig Baldry, in his last game for the Mount this season before migrating to Otago for university studies, took four wickets with Nick Smith returning 2/28.

Matt Golding set a solid platform for Mount Maunganui at the top of the order with 29 runs. Nick Smith (59no) and Nathan Walker (54no) came together to take their team home to a seven wicket, with an unbroken 94 run partnership.

A Stephen Nicholls century, led Central Indians to victory against GM Painters Lake Taupo CC, at Smallbone Park in the Sulphur City. The combined side posted 216 and went on to bowl the Taupo side out for 163.

Bay of Plenty Cricket Results 2 February 2019

Williams Cup – Round One

New World Te Puke 173 (D Price 51, Bridgman-Raison 45; C Baldry 4/28, N Smith 2/29) lost to Carrus Mount Maunganui 174/3 (N Smith 59no, N Walker 54no, M Golding 29)

Bond & Co Tauranga Boys College 143 (N Dovey 66, T Clarke 25; F Lellman 3/35, J Boult 2/21, M Collet 2/2, J Logan 2/30) lost to Element IMF Cadets 144/4 (F Lellman 68no, M Collett 37)

Bayleys Central Indians 216 (Stephen Nicholls 100) defeated GM Painters Lake Taupo CC 163

Eves Realty Greerton the bye

Points Table (Provisional) Mount Maunganui 6, Cadets 6, Central Indians 6, Te Puke 0, Tauranga Boys College 0, Lake Taupo CC 0.

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