Second weekend of T20 played
It was a busy weekend for the Baywide premier players who played two rounds of the Venture Developments T20 series. Pa¯pa¯moa scored the double of a first win of the season and local bragging rights in chasing down Te Puke’s 145 for eight wickets. Xavier Lee anchored the Pa¯ pa¯ moa run chase with a hard fought 61 runs.
Mount Maunganui sit at the top of the T20 standings with three straight victories, with Greerton just behind with two wins.
The early round on the second day of the new season saw Mount Maunganui defend 162 for the loss of nine wickets, against Pa¯pa¯moa. Gagandeep Singh Samra finished with his side’s top score of 36.
Cadets posted the first of their two wins of the day when they chased down Central Indians’ target of 167. The combined teams skipper, Jeff Simmons, was the best of their batters, reaching 71 from only 34 balls.
Cadets Marcel Collett finished his turn at bat on 99 not out, when the Western Bay side reached the required runs for the loss of seven wickets. Tauranga Boys’ College and Lake Taupo¯ also collected the win points of offer, in round three.
Greerton opening batsman Tom Macrury was another to get within touching distance of a century, against Lake Taupo¯. The visitors posted a solid 160/5 with the Western
Bay team reaching their target with seven wickets in hand. Cadets notched up their second win with a 33 run victory against Geyser City with Mount Maunganui beating Central Indians.
Results, Round Three
Generation Homes Lake Taupo 146/6 (Caleb Bates 54, Michael Mitchell 37) defeated Flying Mullet Te Puke 128 (Ben Roborgh 34, Ben Vyver 31; Nadis Shikha 3/42)
Craig’s Investment Partners Tauranga Boys College 233 (Seb Heath 105, Luke Scrimgeour73) defeated Craig’s Investment Partners Geyser City 163 Sanford Wall Lawyers Central Indians 166/7 (Jeff Simmons 71, Mitch Kane 37; Jean Roux 3/37) lost to Element IMF Cadets 169/7 (Marcel Collett 99no; Jack Rowe 3/15)
Bond & Co Mount Maunganui 162/9 (GS Samra 36) defeated Papamoa
Eves Realty Greerton the bye Round Four
Lake Taupo 160/5 (Nafis Shaikh 64, Caleb Batesb45) lost to Greerton 163/2 (Tom Macrury 95, Luke Spargo 31no)
Cadets 180/7 (Andrew Mascall 45, Sam Clegg 40, Jamie Coombe 34no) defeated Geyser City 147/6 (GS Brar 36, Scott Mcknight 35no)
Mount Maunganui 130/9 (Peter Drysdale 30, Carl Brungar 30no) defeated Central Indians
Te Puke 145/8 (Keegan Russell 43, Stephen Crossan 36; Mathew Rees 3/13) lost to Pa¯ pa¯ moa 147/7 (Xavier Lee 61)
Tauranga Boys College the bye Points Table: Mount Maunganui 21, Greerton 15, Lake Taupo 15, Cadets 15, Tauranga Boys College 9, Pa¯pa¯moa 9, Te Puke 6, Central Indians 3, Geyser City 3.