HOWZAT - Week Four
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 for the loss of only four wickets. Greerton were restricted to 204 for nine wickets. The Kings victory saw them retain the Don Warner Challenge trophy that they removed from Cadets grasp a week ago.
The highest score of the season was belted, by Classic Builders Division Two Te Puke Charda Panjab batsmen Gupreet Padda, who hit 186 against Tauranga Boys College. The Tauranga Boys College Reserve Grade game against Papamoa, saw TBC break the 400 run barrier, with Billy Ramsden (119no) and Aryan Aryal (108) both recording centuries.
The weekend’s best bowling figures, came from Hawks bowler Happy Singh with five wickets for 32 runs in his sides meeting with Katikati.
Last Thursday (3 November 2022) two Classic Builders Reserve T20 matches were completed. United Indians posted 129/8 then restricted Papamoa to 87/6 under the Duckworth/Lewis formula, to take out the win points on offer. Aquinas College reached 128/9 in their loss five wicket loss against Greerton.
WBOPCA DRAWS 12 November 2022
WBOPCA CLASSIC BUILDERS RESERVE GRADE Don Warner Challenge Trophy
2021/22 Winner: Otumoetai Cadets
29 October 2022 Cadets 127 lost to Papamoa Kings 65/4 - 14.1 overs (D/L formula)
5 October Papamoa Kings 383/4 defeated Greerton 204/9
Papamoa Kings with the Don Warner Trophy
Next Challenge
12 November Papamoa Kings v see draws above
SATURDAY’S CLASSIC BUILDERS WESTERN BAY CRICKET HEADLINES
The Tauranga Boys College second eleven, showed that the schools immediate cricket future is in good hands, when they beat Papamoa by 230 runs in Classic Builders Reserve Grade action on Saturday (5 November 2022).
Batting first at TBC headquarters at Nicholson Field, the home side simply belted Papamoa out of the encounter, in posting a massive 403 for the loss of just three wickets. Tauranga Boys opener, Aryan Aryal, set up the big Papamoa run chase with 108 runs at a run a ball. Luke Spargo posted a half century before Billy Ramsden arrived at the crease.
Ramsden continued the frenetic run-scoring action, hitting an unbeaten 119 from 86 balls, and belting a 141 partnership with Josh Espitalier (64no). Four wickets for 37 runs delivered by Jack Jones, did plenty of damage as Papamoa were restricted to 179 for nine. Nitin Bindal top scored with 55 for the visitors.
Te Puke Charda Panjab opening batsman, Gurpreet Padda, took control of his sides meeting with Tauranga Boys College 4th eleven, in both innings, in their Classic Builders 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 forty 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.
WBOPCA Results 5 November 2022
Classic Builders Reserve Grade
Papamoa 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)
Katikati 161 (Kushwaran Joshi 35; Happy Singh 5/32) lost to Hawks 162/9 (Parminder Brar 40, Happy Singh 34; Ben Warren 4/19
Aquinas College 151 (Daniel Coster 58; Kyle Dovey 5/41) lost to Mount Maunganui 155/4 (Nathan Walker 60, Kyle Dovey 56)
Tauranga Boys College 403/3 (Billy Ramsden 119no, Aryan Aryal 108, Josh Espitalier 64no, Luke Spargo 52) defeated Papamoa 173/9 (Nitin Bindal 55; Jack Jones 4/37)
United Indians 53 (Yogesh Yogi 4/21) lost to Baaj Sports 54/1
Classic Builders Division One
Baaj Sports 175 (Mayank Saini 45; Ben Goodall 3/27) defeated Grasshoppers 136/9 (Anthony Beatson 44no; Varinder Singh 3/15)
Cadets 170 (Braxton Fisher 55; Nasib Kumar 3/36; Harsh Badhan 3/47) defeated Falcons 164 (Nasib Kumar 46, Darcy Hoskin 3/22)
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 PapaOMA's 113 (George Athy-Knibbs 3/12)
Classic Builders Division Two
Bay Blasters 94 (AB Puthiyedath 31; Rodney Henderson 5/16) lost to Albion 95/2
Greerton 179 (John Lillywhite 33no) lost to Mount Maunganui 180/3 (Lawrence James 90, Felix Payne 42)
Te Puke Charda Panjab 330/9 (Gurpreet Padda 186, Karandeep Singh 43; Andrew Norman 3/53) defeated Tauranga Boys College 171/6 (Andrew Norman 47, Nate Handley 37)
United Indians the bye.
Classic Builders Division Three
Danphe CC 246 (Bikash Pandey 99, Hiruka Pannilage 4/30) defeated Mount Maunganui 178 (Brydon Rhodes 42, Matt Tustin 40; Madan Sapkota 3/35, Prajwol Karki 3/29)
Baaj Sports 182 (German Bhullar 34) lost to Aquinas College 183/7
Katikati 135 (Andrew Bing 53; Sajin Ts 3/18, Sandeep Ambattu 3/321) defeated Bay Blasters 75 (Pratik Patel 3/21)
Cadets the bye.
WBOPCA Best –5 November 2022
Runs 186 Gupreet Padda (Te Puke Charda Panjab – Division Two)
Wickets 5/32 Happy Singh (Hawks – Reserve Grade)
WBOPCA T20 Season Best 2022-23
Runs 113 Jithin Karuveli (Bay Blasters – Senior Open)
Wickets 5/10 Scott Curtis (Tauranga Boys College – Reserve Grade)
WBOPCA First Round Season Best 2022-23
Runs 186 Gupreet Padda (Te Puke Charda Panjab – Division Two)
Wickets 6/20 Scott Drabble (Greerton – Reserve Grade)
WBOPCA Reserve Grade T20 – Played Thursday 3 November 2022 (Round Five)
United Indians 129/8 (Sunil Gaur 39; Tristram Opperman 3/19) defeated Papamoa (Xavier Lee 43; Amritpal Singh 3/14)
Aquinas College 128/9 (James Hope 50; Razin Omi 3/20) lost to Greerton 130/5 (Lee Watkins 50no)
WBOPCA Classic Builders Season Honours Board
op Gun (Centuries and Six Wicket Bags)
Centuries
186 Gupreet Padda (Division Two – Te Puke Charda Panjab v Tauranga Boys College)
119no Billy Ramsden (Reserve Grade – Tauranga Boys College v Papamoa)
116 Aman Mahal (Reserve Grade – Papamoa Kings v Greerton)
13no Mayank Tandon (Division One - Te Puke Blue v PapaOMA’s) 29 October
113 Jithin Karuveli (Senior Open T20 – Bay Blasters v United Indians) 22 October
112no Shane Wineti (Reserve T20 – Greerton v Katikati) 22 October
108no Rhyno Jan van Rensburgh (Senior Open T20 – Albion v Cadets) 15 October 2022
108 Aryan Aryal (Reserve Grade – Tauranga Boys College v Greerton)
Six Wickets
6/20 Scott Drabble (Reserve Grade - Greerton v Te Puke) 29 October
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