Pa¯ pa¯ moa Kings threaten 400
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a¯pa¯moa Kings repelled their first challenge of the Don Warner Challenge Trophy in style, posting a massive 179-run win against Greerton on Saturday.
There were plenty of fireworks on Guy Fawkes day as the Pa¯ pa¯ moa side blasted their way to 383 for the loss of just four wickets in the Classic Builders Reserve Grade match. Captain Aman Mahal opened his side’s turn at bat and played a measured innings, as he compiled 116 runs off 114 balls, with 16 fours and one six.
The Kings were in the box seat when the skipper departed at 180 for one. Jaskirat Singh and Ajay Kumar continued the momentum with halfcenturies, as the Kings careered away to post nearly four hundred runs in their allotted 50 overs.
Greerton made a determined attempt to chase down the massive target, but were held to 204 with one wicket in hand. Louis Morris anchored his team’s innings with 87 off 119 balls. Raminder Singh was the best of the victors’ bowlers taking four wickets at a cost of just 15 runs.
Te Puke Charda Panjab opening batsman Gurpreet Padda took control of his side’s meeting with Tauranga Boys’ College 4th XI in both innings in a division two match.
Padda smashed the highest score of the season, blasting 186 at a strike rate of 164.60, with his team reaching 330/9 in their 40 overs. Standing behind the stumps in the Tauranga Boys’ reply, he effected three stumpings as they were restricted to 171 for the loss of six wickets.
Cadets cruised to an eight-wicket win over the Te Puke 2nd XI in Reserve Grade. Te Puke were bowled out for 86, with their highest score of 18 telling the tale of the coming and goings at the batting crease. The Te Puke Domain Reserve Grade game came to an end with the third ball of the 19th over with Cadets taking maximum points.
Te Puke Blue finished with a two from two win record after defeating Mount Maunganui in their Classic Builders Division One match. The Mount were dismissed for 115, with Swayan Kaul removing three batsmen for only seven runs. Bikram Sandhu led the reply with a unbeaten 46 runs in the Te Puke side’s sixwicket win.
Papaomas posted a shining light performance in their Division Two loss to Tauranga Boys’ College. Tony Biesiek grabbed five TBC wickets for 39 runs as the students reached 232/7. Pa¯pa¯moa went for 113 to give TBC a 119-run victory.
WBOPCA Results Classic Builders Reserve Grade
Pa¯ pa¯ moa Kings 383/4 (Aman Mahal 116, Jaskirat Singh 57no, Ajay Kumar 54) defeated Greerton 204/9 (Louis Morris 87; Raminder Singh 4/15) Te Puke 86 (Joshua Dempsey 4/7, David Anderton 3/26) lost to Cadets 87/2 (Sam Owen 36)
Tauranga Boys’ College 403/3 (Billy Ramsden 119no, Aryan Aryal 108, Josh Espitalier 64no, Luke Spargo 52) defeated Pa¯ pa¯ moa 173/9 (Nitin Bindal 55; Jack Jones 4/37)
Classic Builders Division One
Mount Maunganui 115 (Swayan Kaul 3/7) lost to Te Puke Blue 117/4 (Bikram Sandhu 46no)
Tauranga Boys’ College 232/7 (Rueben Swanepoel 69, Jared Carter 66; Tony Biesiek 5/39) defeated Papaomas 113 (George Athy-knibbs 3/12)
Classic Builders Division Two
Te Puke Charda Panjab 330/9 (Gurpreet Padda 186,:Karandeep Singh 43; Andrew Norman 3/53) defeated TBC 171/6 (Andrew Norman 47, Nate Handley 37)
500 CARDS
October 3: 1st Sally Pavioursmith 4270, 2nd Mike Maassen 3650, 3rd John Williams 3390. October 10: 1st Lou Schnuriger 4080, 2nd Edwin Steiner 3940, 3rd Barry Woodward 3680. October 17: 1st John Batty 4160, 2nd John Williams 3090, 3rd Lou Schnuriger 3070.
October 24: 1st Edwin Steiner 4470, 2nd Mike Maassen 3420, 3rd John Batty 3390.
October 31: 1st John Williams 4580, 2nd Dawn Smith 3530, 3rd John Batty 3500.
BRIDGE
Te Puke Bridge Club October 28 — Mimiha Ridge Handicap Pairs, Session 1. 1st Neil Calvert/judy Calvert, 2nd Jan Gyenge/megan Richards, 3rd Joss Davis/leonie Baker. October 31 — Palm Cove Pairs, Session 1. 1st Jan Hill/joss Davis, 2nd Margaret Mcdonald/david Munro, 3rd Cecily Munro/dorothy Gibbs. November 4 — Mimiha Ridge Handicap Pairs, Session 2. NS 1st Dorothy Gibbs/chris Taylor, 2nd Gabrielle Harris/ Bob Kidd, 3rd Margaret Mcdonald/merle Field. EW 1st Eddie Paterson/margaret Clarke, 2nd Leonie Baker/joss Davis, 3rd Keith Reddaway/ Jan Craig.
Overall winners: Gabrielle Harris/bob Kidd.
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