Batsmen eye three figure scores

Two long-serving Baywide premier club batsmen will have quietly fixed their sights on extending their most-centuries-for-their-club, in the 2018/19 Baywide cricket season.

Last season, New World Te Puke master blaster Tai Bridgman-Raison equalled the Western Bay of Plenty record of 13 centuries posted by Llorne Howell, when he belted 146 against GM Painters Lake Taupo CC in a Williams Cup encounter.

The veteran Te Puke batsman heads some illustrious company on the Te Puke Honours Board, ahead of players of the quality of Andy Roberts, Lance Cairns and Robbie and Mathew Hart.

Bay of Plenty representative Peter Drysdale is closing in on claiming the magical 3000 representative run target this season.

The long-time Mount Maunganui all-rounder has belted 11 centuries for his Mount side, four ahead of James Pamment.

Drysdale showed his all-round talent last weekend when he took four wickets against Greerton in a Baywide Cup thriller.

This Saturday, Bridgman-Raison will be at the forefront of the Te Puke batting attack, when they come up against Eves Realty Greerton at Pemberton Park.

At stake will be the Western Bay of Plenty Cricket challenge prize of the Baker Cup. Last Saturday, Greerton retained the Baker Cup in an absolute thriller against Mount Maunganui, with the match only decided with two balls to spare.

Peter Drysdale is likely to open the Mount Maunganui batting attack against Bond & Co at Nicholson Field.

The Tauranga student side sat out the bye last week and this weekend's test against the Mount, will give an indication of where they are likely to sit in the first half of the season.

Defending Baywide Cup titleholders Element IMF Cadets will be heavily favoured to despatch GM Painters Lake Taupo CC, at the Tauranga Domain. Cadets, won a hard fought encounter with Te Puke in round one, in banking the win points of the fifty over per side competition.

BOPCA Baywide Cup Draw – 3 November 2018

Element IMF Cadets v GM Painters Lake Taupo CC. Tauranga Domain; Eves Realty Greerton v New World Te Puke, Pemberton Park; Bond & Co Tauranga Boys' College v Carrus Mount Maunganui, Nicholson Field; Bayleys Central Indians the bye.

Points Table: Cadets 6, Greerton 6, Central Indians 6, Te Puke 0, Mount Maunganuui 0, Lake Taupo 0.

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