Pa¯ pa¯ moa continue rapid premier rise
Win over Cadets third in a row, while Te Puke cruise to victory over Lake Taupo¯
There was quiet satisfaction in the Pa¯ pa¯ moa premier team ranks after they had lowered the colours of Baywide heavyweights Element IMF Cadets, at Cadets’ home base at the Tauranga Domain on Saturday.
Pa¯ pa¯ moa, the new boys on the block at the start of the Baywide season, had expectations of little more than continually improving each week and being competitive against the other eight teams in their debut season in the top echelon.
On Saturday, they exceeded their initial goals after defeating the multiple Baywide champions, with the victory propelling the team to their third successive win.
The Pa¯ pa¯ moa bowlers worked together to remove their opponents for a gettable 158. Guy Wilkins and Ashish Dhameliya took three wickets apiece, while Marcel Collett was the best of the Cadets batsmen, topscoring with 33 runs.
Pa¯ pa¯ moa made a good start, before losing their first wicket with 48 runs on the board. The Cadets bowlers then grabbed the momentum to take five wickets for 25 runs. Paul Inglis (27no) combined with Reece Shelton (24) and Guy Wilkins (20) to put on solid lower order partnerships, with the visitors squeezing home with eight balls and one wicket to spare.
Flying Mullett Te Puke’s encounter with Generation Homes Lake Taupo¯ was mainly one way traffic, with the visitors taking home an eight-wicket win after bowling out the hosts for 85. Roger Urbahn was the best of the Taupo¯ batsmen with 22 runs, with Bay of Plenty top-order representative batsman Stephen Crossan hitting 37 runs for the victors.
Te Puke defeated Pa¯ pa¯ moa in a Western Bay Reserve Grade local derby. A Ryan Crossley half century played a big part in Te Puke getting to 211 all out. Aaron Barbour was in good touch with the ball, taking three wickets for Pa¯ pa¯ moa. The Te Puke bowlers weaved some magic with the ball to remove their opponents for 153 and claim the 20 win points on offer.
In B Grade action, Te Puke fell down the standings after losing to TBC Blue, Papaoma’s defeated TBC White, with Pa¯ pa¯ moa Wanderers being defeated by Mount Maunganui, who were posting their first win of the season.
Generation Homes Lake Taupo¯ 85 (Roger Urbahn 22; Hamish Wilde 3-16) lost to Flying Mullet Te Puke 91-2 (Stephen Crossan 37). Element IMF Cadets 158 (Marcel Collett 33, Donovan Deeble 31; Guy Wilkins 3-21, Ashish Dhameliya 3-46) lost to Pa¯ pa¯ moa 159-9 (Matt Horne 28, Paul Inglis 27no; Cameron O’dea 3-23, Mayura Galappaththi 3-31).
Greerton 42, Mount Maunganui 42, Te Puke 34, Central Indians 28, Pa¯ pa¯ moa 24, Cadets 22, Tauranga Boys’ College 18, Lake Taupo¯ 8, Geyser 6.
Te Puke 211 (Ryan Crossley 52; Aaron
Barbour 3-51) defeated Pa¯ pa¯ moa 153 (Brad Harding 49; Rob Ward 3-17, Daniel Elyasiv 3-24, Ryan Crossley 3-26).
Sikh 100, Cadets 96, R&A Sangha 89, Hawks 85, Mount Maunganui 70, Greerton 63, Te Puke 62, Pa¯ pa¯ moa 61, Greerton Kings 58, Tauranga Boys’ College 47, Aquinas College 43.
Te Puke 194 (Amritpal Bopara 59, Gurjeet Singh 35; Jean Roux 3-29, Troy Barnett 3-36) lost to TBC Blue 195-5 (Stu Scrimgeour 65no, Aiden Green 39, Dylan Henderson 30).
TBC White 119 (Viju Udyavar 4-17) lost Papaoma’s 121-3 (Jason Wilson 64) Mount Maunganui 75 (Sarn Lee 3-14) defeated Pa¯ pa¯ moa Wanderers 70 (Dan Thomas 3-15)
Papaoma’s 30, Katikati 30, Hawks 30, Te Puke 27, Pa¯ pa¯ moa Wanderers 24, Mount Maunganui Inanga 18, TBC White 15, Albion 12, TBC Blue 12, Mount Maunganui 9, Grasshoppers 9, Cadets 0.