National Club Cricket Championship

Posted: Monday, 3 April 2017

Carrus Mount Maunganui To Play In The NZCT National Club Cricket Championships

Carrus Mount Maunganui are facing a Mount Everest challenge in the coming week (4/9 April 2017), when they represent Northern Districts at the NZCT National Club Cricket Championships being played at Cornwall Park in Auckland.

The National Club Championships have been hosted by the Cornwall Cricket Club for over two decades and brings together the best premier sides, from each of the six NZ Cricket Major associations, in head to head combat.

Mount Maunganui will be endeavoring to emulate Otumoetai Cadets, who are the only Northern Districts side to win the national crown, after success at the 2003 National Club Champs. The Western Bay of Plenty team earned the right to represent Bay of Plenty in the ND Club Champs playoffs, after victory in the BOPCA Baywide Cup.

Success in the ND playoffs has seen Mount Maunganui preparing to square off with each of the winners from the five other major associations, in round robin play, before the Finals Day playoffs next Sunday (9TH April 2017).

The ND representatives with enter the National Championships title race with a strong line-up with both bat and ball. Bay of Plenty representative batsmen in Peter Drysdale, Brenton Thompson and Ben Musgrave were vital components in the Bay of Plenty team, which retained the Fergus Hickey Rosebowl and Hawke Cup, in the just completed minor association representative season.

Nick Smith, Ben Guild and keeper Matt Golding are others who can make solid contributions with the bat. Bay of Plenty strike bowlers in Tony Goodin and Chris Atkinson will lead the Mount pace attack along with medium pacer Dan Hill. Mount captain Dale Swan, Nick Smith and Kyle Dovey are accomplished spin bowlers who have taken plenty of wickets during the recent Baywide premier season.

Mount Maunganui have a reputation of promoting promising young players into their premier ranks with Blair McKenzie, Logan Carr, Kyle Dovey and Luke Tatley expected to reap plenty of experience for the future. Half of the current Mount team were in the side that won through to the 2011 National Club Championship Finals.
First up, the Mount Maunganui side meets Takapuna from Auckland, before squaring off with Canterbury representatives in Old Boys Collegians on day two. Thursday bring defending titleholders Eastern Suburbs from Welling before playing Albion (Otago) and United Central (Central Districts) on the last two days of qualifying play.

Carrus Mount Maunganui at the NZCT National Club Championships 4/9 April 2017 @ Cornwall Park
Tuesday 4th       v Takapuna (Auckland)
Wednesday 5th    v Old Boys Collegians (Canterbury)
Thursday 6th        v Eastern Suburbs (Wellington)
Friday 7th        v Albion (Otago)
Saturday 8th       v United Central Districts)

Sunday 9th Finals Playoffs

Carrus Mount Maunganui: Dale Swan (Captain) Brenton Thompson, Nick Smith, Peter Drysdale, Ben Musgrave, Ben Guild, Blair McKenzie, Matt Golding, Tony Goodin, Daniel Hill, Kyle Dovey, Chris Atkinson, Logan Carr, Luke Tatley.

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