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Williams Cup Preview 10th February 25th February

Williams Cup Preview 10th February 25th February

Posted: Thursday, 23 February 2017

Carrus Mount Maunganui And Element IMF Cadets Sit At The Top Of The Williams Cup Standings

In spite of both teams losing a number of players to the Bay of Plenty Senior Men’s representative team in the last four weeks - Carrus Mount Maunganui and Element IMF Cadets have continued to lead the Williams Cup standings.

With the third Hawke Cup Direct Challenge taking place at the Bay Oval, both Cadets and Mount Maunganui lose four players apiece to the Bay of Plenty representative match, against Nelson this weekend.

Mount Maunganui who sit at the top of the table courtesy of point’s differential, travels to Rotorua this Saturday (25 February 2017) to play Bayleys Central Indians at Smallbone Park. Brenton Thompson in his first season with the Mount Club, has been outstanding form with the bat and has posted just one run shy of two hundred runs with a highest score of 97. Mount Maunganui skipper Dale Swan led the Baywide Cup bowling stakes with 21 wickets, which included a five wicket bag.

The Rotorua representatives leading Williams Cup batsman is Stephen Nicholls, who sits in a prominent place in the Williams Cup top ten batting list. Ryan Neves, is one of a number of young players in the Central Indians lineup and has a highest score of 42 runs. Andrew Gibbs was in sterling form in the Baywide Cup with 15 bowling scalps with Preet Singh having a six wicket bag to his name in the Williams Cup title race. 

Defending Williams Cup titleholders New World Te Puke, who made a slow start to their title defence, have had a renaissance in recent weeks. However they face a big challenge when Cadets pay a visit to Te Puke headquarters at Te Puke Domain. 

Te Puke batsmen Tai Bridgman-Raison has been in career best form, smacking his highest score of 174 in the last couple of weeks. However Cadets also have a master blaster in their ranks, with Morton Freer sitting astride the Williams Cup batting stakes with nearly three hundred runs. 

Cooney Lees Morgan and Eves Realty Greerton complete the weekend Baywide premier draw, meeting at Blake Park three. Greerton’s mission will be to cement their third spot in the standing with victory over Tauranga Boys. While the Tauranga students sit in the cellar of the Williams Cup, they have been competitive all season and victory over Greerton would be no great surprise. 


BOPCA Williams Cup 25 February 2017
Bayleys Central Indians v Carrus Mount Maunganui, Smallbone Park; New World Te Puke v Element IMF Cadets, Te Puke Domain; Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys College v Eves Realty Greerton, Blake3.

Williams Cup Points Table: Carrus Mount Maunganui 40, Element IMF Cadets 40, Eves Realty Greerton 33, New World Te Puke 22, Bayleys Central Indians 15, Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys College 10.

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