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ND Nationals Primary School Cup and Shield

Bay Of Plenty Cricket To Host ND National Primary School Cup Next Week

Bay of Plenty Cricket is hosting the ND National Primary School Cup and Shield in the Western Bay of Plenty, next week (25th – 27th March 2018).

The National Primary School Cup (Boys) and Shield (Girls) are NZ Cricket Primary and Intermediate School competitions, that commenced in 2000. In Term One, school sides contest minor association regional tournaments with the winners going on to their respective major association playoffs.

Next week’s ND Finals, will see teams endeavoring to earn the Northern Districts Cricket berth, at the National Finals to be held in Term Four of the 2018 School Year.

The ND National Primary Cup, will be played over three days at Gordon Spratt Reserve in Papamoa, with the first ball being bowled on Sunday 25 March 2018.

Tauranga Intermediate School, who will represent Bay of Plenty, has a proud history in the competition winning the NZ Cricket National Final in 2011 and 2012. Kamo and Gisborne Intermediates will make the long trips from the Far North and Poverty Bay respectively.

Berkley Intermediate will fly the flag for the Hamilton region, Pukekohe will represent Counties Manukau, with St Peters School from Cambridge representing Waikato Valley.

Four schools will be in action in the ND Shield Girls competition at Waipuna Park in Welcome Bay. Tauranga, Gisborne and Kamo Intermediates will have dual representation in both the Cup and Shield playoffs and will be joined by Morrinsville Intermediate.

ND National Primary School (Girls) Shield @ Waipuna Park, Papamoa 25-26 March 2018

Sunday 25th March Round One - Tauranga Intermediate v Gisborne Intermediate; Kamo Intermediate v Morrinsville Intermediate.

Monday 26th March Round Two – Gisborne Intermediate v Kamo Intermediate; Morrinsville Intermediate v Tauranga Intermediate.

Monday 26th March Round Three – Tauranga Intermediate v Kamo Intermediate; Gisborne Intermediate v Morrinsville Intermediate.

ND National Primary School (Boys) Cup @ Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa 25-27 March 2018 Entries

Tauranga Intermediate (Bay of Plenty) Pukekohe Intermediate (Counties Manukau) Gisborne Intermediate (Poverty Bay) St Peters School (Waikato Valley) Berkley Intermediate (Hamilton) Kamo Intermediate (Northland)