Veteran stars as Te Puke win in run fest
Flying Mullet Te Puke won a high scoring contest with Holland Beckett Law Tauranga Boys College, in the Versatile Tauranga Williams Cup on Saturday.
Te Puke posted the highest score of the day, with 297 for the loss of nine wickets. Te Puke veteran Tai Bridgman-raison was in top form belting 87, with Blair Mckenzie reaching the half-century mark before dismissal.
Tauranga Boys’ opening batsman Ben Vyver made his team intentions clear of having a good shot of chasing down the very big target.
Vyver smacked 110 off just 81 balls, before being caught by Blair Mckenzie of the bowling of Tasman Carsons — with his big score eventually in vain, as Tauranga Boys’ were bowled out for 233.
Generation Homes Lake Taupo moved into the top four, with a comprehensive victory over Pa¯pa¯moa at Owen Delany Park in Taupo. Batting first, the home side reached 245/7 in their fifty overs, with Caleb Bate, leading the charge with 103 runs.
A half-century from George Moore, was the best of the Papamoa reply, which ended in the fortieth over with just 155 runs in the scorebook.
The penultimate Reserve Grade First Round games that will decide the top six who will square off to decide the 2021 Western Bay of Plenty Reserve Grade Championship, has set up a sudden death contest to find the sixth qualifier next weekend.
After stumps were drawn on Saturday evening, next Saturday’s last qualifying round encounter between Greerton Kings and Pa¯pa¯moa had become a winner takes all contest — with the prize at stake being a berth in the Reserve Grade championship rounds.
Saturday’s Reserve action saw Cadets post 204/9 and then bowl Te Puke out for 134, while Pa¯ pa¯ moa were dismissed for a very modest 85 runs with Mount Maunganui cruising to a 10 wicket victory.
BOPCA Versatile Tauranga Williams Cup Results January 23
Flying Mullet Te Puke 297/9 (Tai Bridgman-raison 87, Blair Mckenzie 55, Cameron Riley 37, Stephen Crossan 35) defeated Holland Beckett Law Tauranga Boys College 233 (Ben
Vyver 110, Sam Clode 33; Tasman Carson 3/40, Ryan Crossley 3/42)
Generation Homes Lake Taupo 245/7 (Caleb Bate 103, Michael Mitchell 54, Roger Urbahn 47; Scott Finlayson 4/47) defeated Pa¯pa¯moa 168 (George Moore 51; R Urbahn 5/48, Habib Malik 3/20)
Points Table (Provisional) Greerton 21, Central Indians 20, Cadets 15, Lake Taupo 15, Mount Maunganui 14, Te Puke 14, Tauranga Boys College 7, Pa¯pa¯moa 7, Geyser 0. WBOPCA Reserve Grade Results Cadets 204/9 (Luke Mcconaghty 71; Hamish Wilde 4/40, Robert Ward 2/41, Daniel Elyashiv 2/47) defeated Te Puke 134 (Amrit Singh 38)
Pa¯pa¯moa 85 (Henry Conway 5/23, Anmol Singh 3/27) lost to Mount Maunganui 89/0 (Conor Wells 44 no, Nick Smith 40 no)
Points Table (Provisional) Sikh Sports 180, R&A Sangha 169, Mount Maunganui 136, Hawks 133, Cadets 128, Pa¯ pa¯ moa 109, Greerton Kings 104, Te Puke 103, Greerton 101, Tauranga Boys College 80, Aquinas College 61.