ND First XI Cup finals week Day 1 Results

Posted: Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Tauranga Boys and Aquinas winning start

Tauranga Boys College and Aquinas College, both made a winning start to the ND First XI Cup finals week being played in Hamilton 19-23 March 2018.

Tauranga Boys College batted St Peters School out of the match after posting 278/5. TBC new recruits in Taylor Bettleheim and Tim Pringle led the way in spectacular fashion. Taylor Bettleheim blasted 103 with Tim Pringle also in good touch with a sterling 83 runs to his name – with both young men belting a dozen 4’s in their totals.

The Tauranga Boys first eleven bowlers then got into the act and removed their opponents for just 114, to claim a big 164 run victory. Tim Pingle was the best of the TBC bowling attack returning 3/16 while Rhys Mischewski and Iman Singh took two wickets apiece.

Aquinas College bowled first against Whangarei Boys High School and removed the school from the far north for 145. George Catto (3/21) Finn Dempsey (2/29) and Darcy Hoskin (2/35) all got amongst the wickets.

The second Bay of Plenty School chasing a berth at the NZ Cricket National Finals, cruised to a six wicket win. Carson Wills (41no) and George Catto (28no) took their side through to victory, with Finn Dempsey also making a solid contribution with 38 runs.

ND First XI Cup Finals Day One – 19 March

Tauranga Boys College 278/5 (Taylor Bettleheim 103, Tim Pringle 83, Ben Pomare 27) defeated St Peters School 114 (T Pringle 3/16, R Mischewski 2/15, Iman Singh 2/15)

Whangarei BHS 145 (George Catto 3/21, Finn Dempsey 2/29, Darcy Hoskin 2/35) lost to Aquinas College 146/4 (Carson Wills 41no, F Dempsey 38, G Catto 28no)

ND First XI Cup Finals Day Two Draw – 20 March

Tauranga Boys College v Hamilton BHS Second XI

Aquinas College v St Pauls Collegiate

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