PAPAMOA UPSET MOUNT MAUNGANUI IN CLASSIC BUILDERS RESERVE GRADE ACTION

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 Grade competition on Saturday (22 January 2022).

Papamoa went into their Reserve Grade First Round competition against unbeaten Mount Maunganui, as heavy underdogs. Batting first, Papamoa posted a solid 196 for the loss of eight wickets. Stuart Farquhar top scored with 45 runs with Mount bowler Gus Tustin taking three wickets.

Keagan Bromilow, served it up to the Mount batters taking out four top and middle order batsmen at a cost of 36 runs. The encounter was on a knife edge before the Papamoa bowling attack prevailed, with Mount Maunganui bowled out five runs short of their target with the first ball of the 49th over.

Papamoa retained the Don Warner Challenge trophy, which was gifted to them in the judicial room during the week. The challenge trophy holders get little to me to savor their success, with Papamoa put the trophy on the line next weekend, against Cadets at Papamoa HQ at the Alice Johnson Oval.

Te Puke returned to winning form with a vengeance, when they posted 300 runs in their matchup against Tauranga Boys College. Denym Clarke was in sterling form in top scoring with 93 runs while Robert Ward contributed a solid 71. Ward continued his form with bat to grab four wickets for 16 runs, as Tauranga Boys College were removed for 178.

United Indians cemented second place on the standings with an easy victory over Greerton. The Indian side belted 218, then bowled their opponents out for 137 to claim an 81 run win.

Cadets re-inked third spot on the standings after posting 260/9 against Hawks and then bowling them out for 188. R&A Sangha defeated Aquinas College with seven wickets to spare.

The first round of the B Grade Plate produced plenty of action with two batsmen bursting through the three figure barrier. The highest score of the weekend was belted by Te Puke Green batting ace, Karan Singh, who blasted 134 runs in his sides 305/8 against TBC 4th XI. Gurjant Singh then mesmerized his opponents with the ball, grabbing six wickets at a cost of 15 runs as the TBC side were rolled for 88. Bay Blasters cruised to an eight wicket victory over Albion with Jithin Karuveli belting an unbeaten 122.

Defending  B Grade champions Hawks defeated  R& A Sangha in an Indian ethnic team derby. The Sangha XI set their opponents a target of 182 with Hawks reaching their goal with four wickets in hand. Other B Grade Championship contenders to post first up victories, saw TBC 3rd XI reach 249 all out then remove Cadets for 100, PapaOMA’s get past Mount Maunganui and Te Puke Blue defeated Grasshoppers.

Classic Builders Reserve Grade First Round Competition - 22 January 2022

Papamoa 196/8 (Stuart Farquhar 45, Brad Harding 36; Gus Tustin 3/40) defeated Mount Maunganui 192 (Mitchell Dickson 61; Keagan Bromilow 4/36) - Papamoa retained the Don Warner Challenge Trophy.

United Indians 218 (Daljit Singh 44, Jugdeep Sidhu 44, SR Gaur 32; Jared Tutty 3/26) defeated Greerton 137 (Richie Earl 39, Harrinson Perry 33)

Te Puke 300 (Denym Clarke 93, Robert Ward 71) defeated Tauranga Boys College 178 (Lachlan Balfour 43, George Moore 34, Luke Spargo 30; Robert Ward 4/16)

Cadets 260/9 (Sam Owen 71, Luke McConaghty 60, Blayne Fraser 58) defeated Hawks 188 (Bikram Singh 38, Ajay Kumar 37)

Aquinas College 193/8 (Michael Rowland 44, Daniel Coster 30; Yogesh Kumar 3/23) lost to R&A Sangha 199/3 (Yogesh Kumar 71no, Mohammed Nadeen 37, GS Gagan 30)

Katikati the bye.

Catch-up Game 23 January 2022 – Aquinas College 103 (Spencer Wills 22; Kush Joshi 5/16, Matt Earl 3/27) lost to Katikati 105/3 (Matt Earl 54, Nishi Ravji 37no)

Points Table (Provisional) Mount Maunganui 182, United Indians 165, Cadets 158, Katikati 146, Papamoa 141, R&A Sangha 137, Hawks 128, Greerton 109, Te Puke 104, Tauranga Boys College 95, Aquinas College 83. 

Classic Builders B Grade Championship

TBC 3rd XI 249 (Riley Brady 83, Joshua Espitalier 58, Jean Roux 49; Joe Smythe 3/29) defeated Cadets 100 (Oliver Norwood 4/19, Bryn Robertson 3/19)

Mount Maunganui 115 lost to PapaOMA’s 116/6 Jacob Morton 34; Karl Friend 3/35)

R&A Sangha 181 (RS Mutti 51, Vikram Bikka 37, Swayam Kaul 34; Mani Singh 4/31, Kuldeep Sohal 3/35) lost to Hawks 182/6 (Jasvir Dhillon 48, Baj Sandhu 38; Vikram Bikka 3/30)

Grasshoppers 239/9 lost to Te Puke Blue 240/7.

Classic Builders B Grade Plate

Albion 168/8 (Shane Espitalier 36) lost to Bay Blasters 170/2 (Jithin Karuveli 122no)

Greerton 196/8 (PR Reddy 40; Mandeep Singh 3/41) lost to Katikati Singh XI 200/4 (Harpal Singh 87)

Te Puke Green 305/8 (Karan Singh 134) defeated TBC 4th XI 88 (Gurjant Singh 6/15)

Mount Maunganui Inanga 120 lost to Katikati 124/6 (Avi Sood 33)

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Don Warner  Cricket Manager WBOP Cricket Association    021 307 081