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What a grand few days of Western Bay of Plenty cricket. The WBOPCA title deciders kicked off last Wednesday night, with the Classic Builders Reserve [ more… ]

We open Howat’s Edition Twelve, with a catch-up of last weekend’s Classic Builders Reserve Grade match between Te Puke and Katikati, [ more… ]

Welcome back to the second half of the season where the WBOPCA Championship business is concluded. The first day last Saturday produced some close [ more… ]

The Western Bay of Plenty showcased the regions micro-climate on Saturday (10 December 2022). Three centuries in the matches that were completed, [ more… ]

Papamoa Kings retained the Don Warner Challenge Trophy when they defeated Greerton by 179 runs on Saturday. Aman Mahal belted 116, in the Kings 383 [ more… ]

Week three of the 2022-23 cricket season, saw the Classic Builders Reserve Grade Don Warner Challenge trophy on the line for the first time in the [ more… ]

A full-house of 12 teams has entered the WBOPCA Classic Builders Reserve Grade competition for the 2022-23 season. The dozen WBOPCA Reserve Grade [ more… ]

The changing of the guard at Western Bay of Plenty Cricket has seen the recent appointment of Mikael Carter as the WBOPCA Operations and Competition [ more… ]

Operations and Competitions Manager Admin / Secretarial / Office Support Administration Bay of Plenty, NZ Permanent / Full Time Full [ more… ]

Week Fourteen – WE 5 February The weekend best came in the same B Grade championship encounter, when Te Puke Blue beat the [ more… ]

Mount Maunganui completed the second leg of the Classic Builders Reserve Grade competition treble, when they dealt to R&A Sangha, in the Classic [ more… ]

Hard as rock grass wickets and lightning out-fields, produced a day of big scores and the upset of the season, in Classic Builders Reserve and B [ more… ]

In this edition, we recognise three Western Bay of Plenty Clubs premier players achievements at the crease and congratulate a Katikati legend who [ more… ]

Western Bay of Plenty cricket kicks off on Saturday (15 January 2022) with the resumption of the last three rounds, of the WBOPCA Classic Builders [ more… ]

The 2022 Hawkes Bay Riverbend Squads for the January Tournaments are Year 4/5 Bronzies - Tom Balmer, George Bradford, Isaac Dunne, Max Dunne, [ more… ]

The 2022 Hawkes Bay Riverbend Squads for the January Tournaments are Year 4/5 Bronzies - Tom Balmer, George Bradford, Isaac Dunne, Max Dunne, [ more… ]

Week Nine – WE 11 December 2021 Two centuries, the Don Warner challenge prize changes hands again and the B Grade First Round finalists [ more… ]

Black Cap star Trent Boult opened the new WBOPCA Indoor Training Nets last Monday (13 December 2021) evening in front of local cricket players, [ more… ]

The Don Warner Challenge trophy, contested within the Classic Builders Reserve Grade competition, is becoming a poisoned challis with just one [ more… ]

With the Don Warner challenge trophy on the line, Papamoa's innings was in tatters are just eighteen overs, being rolled for 41 runs. Gurjant Singh [ more… ]

The Bay of Plenty Cricket McNaughton Trophy kicks off this Sunday (5 December 2021), with a full field of sixteen teams from throughout the Bay of [ more… ]

Week Seven – WE 27 November 2021 First up, we need to recognize and applaud two hat-tricks in a Classic Builders B Grade match on [ more… ]

Mount Maunganui retained their place at the top of the Classic Builders Reserve Grade standings, with a 94 run win over Te Puke at Blake Park on [ more… ]

Week Six – WE 20 November 2021 Cadets premier bowler Mayura Galappaththi, grabbed just the third Baywide eight wicket bag in a decade, [ more… ]

Katikati grabbed the rare double of six wickets and a century in a match, when they defeated Te Puke in a Classic Builders Reserve Grade match at [ more… ]

David beat Goliath, in the Classic Builders Reserve Grade competition on Saturday (6 November 2021), when Aquinas College caused the biggest upset [ more… ]

Week Three – WE 30 October 2021 A big shout out to all Western Bay teams, who all had match scores posted on the WBOPCA CriqHq website [ more… ]

 178 RUN PARTNERSHIP TOOK CENTRE STAGE IN THE CLASSIC BUILDERS B GRADE FIRST ROUND COMPETITION  A 178 partnership from Hawks B Grade [ more… ]

Inclement weather on Sunday (24th October 2021) delayed a conclusion to the Classic Builders T20 Championships, with the last qualifying round and [ more… ]

Season Opening Edition – 13 October 2021 Welcome to the new Western Bay of Plenty Cricket season that kicks off this Saturday with the [ more… ]

The 2021/22 Western Bay of Plenty Cricket season, will kick off with a record number of 27 teams, taking part in the Classic Builders Reserve and B [ more… ]

Western Bay of Plenty Cricket and Classic Builders have joined forces to advance the game of cricket in the Western Bay region, with the WBOPCA [ more… ]

The 2021/22 Western Bay of Plenty Cricket season in October 2021,  will kick off with a record number of 27 teams taking part in Reserve and [ more… ]

WEEKLY WRAP OF WESTERN BAY SENIOR CRICKET Week Twenty-One – 27 March The last day of the 2020-21 cricket season, saw two outstanding [ more… ]