Two Bay Of Plenty Junior Secondary ND Tournament

Posted: Friday, 9 November 2018

Teams Announced

The two Bay of Plenty Cricket Junior Secondary teams to play at the annual ND Junior Secondary Tournament in Rotorua 3rd – 7th December 2018, have been named. In addition, three Western Bay of Plenty youngsters have been selected in the ND Invitation team.
Participation in the ND Junior Secondary Schools tournament, is an important cog in the Bay of Plenty Cricket age-group pathway. Year 5 and 6 players kick of representation selection in BOPCA sub-association representative teams, before the most promising progress to Coastland and Lakeland Primary teams.
The Bay of Plenty Junior and Senior Secondary teams are the last links in the Bay of Plenty Cricket age-group pathway.

A look back at the 2005 Coastland Junior Secondary side reveals a rich tapestry of players, who have gone on to senior representative honours.
Top of the class is Kane Williamson, with the current Black Cap skipper in all three forms of the game now a super-star of the international game. Current ND contracted batsman Bharat Popli, has made 39 first class appearances to record 2404 runs at an outstanding average of 50.74, with a highest score of 172.
Last season Greerton premier skipper Shane Wineti led his club team to the big prize in Baywide cricket of winning the Williams Cup – with Wineti having worn the Bay of Plenty Senior Men’s and Development team uniform in recent seasons. Two other graduates from the class of 2005, to be awarded Bay of Plenty senior representative honours, were Brett Sorrenson and Mitch McCann.

ND Junior Secondary Tournament @ Rotorua 3rd – 7th December 2018
Bay of Plenty Lakeland
Harry Jones, Ethan Forbes (Trident High School, Isaac Clement (Whakatane HS, Lochland White (Opotiki College) Viren Patel, Cohen Stewart, Matt Veitch, Angus Veitch, Jayden Meyer (John Paul College) Sam Lund (Western Heights HS) Brook Mitchell, Karsen Dyball (Rotorua Lakes HS)
Coach: Crispian Stewart Manager: Brett Jones

Bay of Plenty Coastland
Dandre du Plessis (captain) Ben Vyver, Josh Manners, Spencer Wills, Isaac White, Finn O’Brien-O’Loan, Jacob Marshall, Toby Taylor, Liam Collett, Robert Ward, Harrison Leach, Joe Smyth
Non Travelling Reserves: Riley Brady, Jordan Smith, Depp Bollingford.
Coach: Sam Owen
ND Invitational Team: Dylan Fletcher, Alex Ford, Cypress Purden Winter-Ford

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