CITYGUARD Premier Men – Hedley Howarth | Round 4, Day 1

Auckland University 37/2 (13.5) trail Eden Roskill 346 by 309 runs

Colin Maiden Park

SCORECARD

After being sent in to bat, Eden Roskill made serious hay against Auckland University at Colin Maiden Park. Their top order fired, led by Swayam Desai’s 75 and after a few wobbles in the middle order, their lower order batters rallied impressively, dominated by 68 for number 9 Dev Ratra and 56 to number 10 Daman Bhatti. With just a handful of overs to bat before the stumps, Auckland Uni lost a couple of wickets to end the day 309 runs behind.
 

Standout Performers – Auckland University

Brodie Frost 3/73 (15.2)

Standout Performers – Eden Roskill

Swayam Desai 75 (100)

Dev Ratra 68 (89)

Daman Bhatti 56 (44)
 

Cornwall 1/17 (10) trail Parnell 303 (83.5) by 296 runs

Cornwall Park

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It was a similar story at Cornwall Park with the home side in arrears by a significant amount of runs at the end of day one. This time the visitors won the toss and elected to bat, with Ormiston and Miller firing at the top of the innings. Some further decent contributions from the middle order lifted them to 313 before being bowled out. Sid Dixit’s 5/85 and 3/34 to Samrath Singh were the highlights for Cornwall. The home side then survived 10 overs of tough cricket before stumps, ending on 1/17 by stumps, still 296 runs behind.
 

Standout Performers – Cornwall

Sid Dixit 5/85 (21)

Samrath Singh 3/34 (12.5)

Standout Performers – Parnell

William Ormiston 71 (126)

Harry Miller 62 (101)

Suburbs New Lynn 104/9 (31) traiol North Shore 208 (70.3) by 104 runs

Ken Maunder Park

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On a bowlers day at Ken Maunder, the home side reached stumps having just managed to halve their deficit but with only one wicket left in hand. Electing to bat after winning the toss, North Shore made a decent fist of things with their top order stringing together partnerships before a lower order collapse inflicted by Malay Patel, ended their innings at 208. Patel ended with superb figures of 8/63. In reply, Suburbs struggled from the get-go with the Shore bowlers striking at regular intervals. A middle order partnership between Barry and Gattu was the highlight of their batting effort before a lower order collapse left them struggling.

Standout Performers – Suburbs New Lynn

Malay Patel 8/63 (19.3)


Standout Performers – North Shore

Sam Hinds 61 (122)

Joseph Moore 4/49 (13)

Takapuna 375/4 (70) lead East Coast Bays by 375 runs

Onewa Domain

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At Onewa Domain, tournament leaders East Coast Bays faced a serious challenge from Takapuna as the home side’s aggressive middle order put on a show. Winning the toss and electing to bat, Taka lost their top order fairly cheaply but some big ccontributions from Mike Sclanders (117), Cameron Neal (133*) and Ross ter Braak (53*) lifted them to a huge total before stumps. They’ll be looking for quick wickets on day two next week.

Standout Performers – Takapuna

Cameron Neal 133* (118)

Mike Sclaners 117 (109)

Ross ter Braak 53* (50)

Standout Performers – East Coast Bays

Phil Mecredy 2/75 (19)

CITYGUARD Premier Men – Tom Hellaby | Round 4, Day 1

Birkenhead 106/6 (31) trail Hibiscus Coast 221 (62.3) by 115 runs

Birkenhead War Memorial Park

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At Birkenhead War Memorial Park, visitors Hibiscus Coast rode on the back of another brilliant Ramesh Lakmal century. His 100* set up Coast’s 221, with the next highest score being 37. Top performing bowlers for Birkenhead were Anuradha Jayampathi with 5/44 and Mayur Masand with 4/69. In reply, the home side reached stumps at 106/6, still 115 runs behind. Club legend Brian Barnard was the pick of the batters with 49 off 59, including 5 mighty sixes.

Standout Performers – Birkenhead

Anuradha Jayampathi 5/44 (19.3)

Mayur Masand 4/69 (18)

Brian Barnard 49 (59)

Standout Performers – Hibiscus Coast

Ramesh Lakmal 100* (160)

Kumeu 191 (42.3) & 12/0 (5) trail Grafton 226/7d (48) by 23 runs

Huapai Domain

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In the only game to feature two completed innings on day one, Kumeu and Grafton went toe-to-toe at Huapai Domain with Grafton coming away with a 23 run lead at stumps. Winning the toss and electing to bowl, Grafton had to contend with Soliman Jaan’s 79 off 88 but found inroads into the rest of the order. Only Harmanpreet Singh’s 44 at number 9 offered further resistance. Taine Bayly was the pick of the bowlers with 5/69. In reply, Grafton’s middle order fired with fifties to Sineth Gunawardene and Jack Duffy and 45 to Bayly. Their sporting declaration 35 runs ahead set up a tricky period for Kumeu to negotiate at the end of the day. They went to stumps unscathed on 12/0.

Standout Performers – Kumeu

Soliman Jaan 79 (88)

Kiran Ahir 4/68 (17)

Standout Performers – Grafton

Taine Bayly 5/59 (17.3) & 45 (28)

Sineth Gunawardene 56 (101)

Jack Duffy 51 (79)

Howick Pakuranga 110/1 (26) trail Papatoetoe 231 (77.4) by 121 runs

Papatoetoe Rec Ground

SCORECARD

At Papatoetoe Rec Ground, visitors Howick Pakuranga ended the day in a marginally better position than the home team, thanks to regular breakthroughs with the ball and a great start with the bat for their top order. Winning the toss and electing to bowl, Howick Pakuranga made an early breakthrough but found firm resistance from the rest of the Papatoetoe’s top order. Rehal (43), Money (54) and Singh (36) all fired for their side but the visitors managed to hit back to eventually bowl the hosts out for 231 in the 78^th over. Kimesh Chetty (4/38) was the pick of the bowlers. In reply, Howick Pak reached stumps on 110/1, led by 51 from Bill Walsh and 45* from Noah Scordino.

Standout Performers – Papatoetoe

Stephen Money 54 (160)

Prabjyot Rehal 43 (45)

Standout Performers – Howick Pakuranga

Kimesh Chetty 4/38 (16.4)

Bill Walsh 51 (66)

Noah Scordino 45* (75)

Ellerslie 63/3 (27.5) trail Waitakere 201 (69) by 138 runs

Michaels Ave Reserve

SCORECARD

In one of the closest fought contests of the weekend, Ellerslie found themselves 3 down at stumps still trailing Waitakere by 138 runs having earlier fought hard to bowl the visitors out for 201. Parth Shah (58) and Sachin Variath (35) were the pick of the batters for Waitakere but some penetrative bowling from Parikshith Narsimhan with 4/54 eventually helped Ellerslie to take all 10 wickets. Waitakere’s Mohinder Suri was then incisive in reply, claiming three key Ellerslie top order wickets before stumps.

Standout Performers – Ellerslie

Parikshith Narsimha 4/54 (15)

Standout Performers – Waitakere

Parth Shah 58 (45)

Mohinder Suri 3/12 (5.5)

CITYGUARD Premier Men – Jeff Crowe Cup | Semi-Finals

Takapuna 161/2 (31.4) beat Parnell 160 (41.2) by 8 wickets

Shore Road Reserve

SCORECARD

Takapuna booked a place in the Jeff Crowe Cup finals with a stomping win over Parnell this weekend. Winning the toss and electing to bat, Parnell found life difficult by not being able to put together big partnerships up top despite decent starts. Matt Jones (4/18) and Peter Ruffell (3/36) did a majority of the damage as the home side were eventually bowled out for 160 in the 42^nd over. Takapuna smashed the required runs in the 32^nd over with Tristan van Ingel-Kal (72*) and Mike Sclanders (42*) the pick of the batters.

Standout Performers – Parnell

Aniket Parikh 33 (56)

Standout Performers – Takapuna

Matt Jones 4/18 (8)

Peter Ruffell 3/36 (8)

East Coast Bays 216 (46.4) beat Auckland University 164 (38.4) by 52 runs

Colin Maiden Park

SCORECARD

Also booking their place in the final were East Coast Bays, who triumphed over Auckland University on a bowlers day at Colin Maiden Park. Winning the toss and electing to bat, Bays made it to 216 thanks for Ryan Harrison with 53* and a typically aggressive 56 from Ryan Schierhout. Wickets were shared amongst the bowlers with Nick Stobart’s 3/48 the pick. The visiting bowlers then ran through the hosts in the reply with only a lower order partnership between Josh Olliver (42) and Stobart (41) offering real resistance. Smith, Mecredy and Delport all picked up three wickets each. East Coast Bays will now meet Takapuna for a North Shore derby final on the 3^rd of March at Windsor Park.

Standout Performers – Auckland University

Nick Stobart 3/48 (8.4) & 41 (51)

Standout Performers – East Coast Bays

Ryan Schierhout 56 (49)

Ryan Harrison 53* (74)

Phil Mecredy 3/19 (7)

Blair Smith 3/22 (7.4)

CITYGUARD Premier Men – Richard Jones Trophy | Semi-Finals

Birkenhead 218 (49.3) beat Grafton 213 (49.3) by 5 runs

Victoria Park

SCORECARD

In arguably the best match of the weekend, Birkenhead booked their spot in the Richard Jones final with a tight win over Grafton at Victoria Park. Winning the toss and electing to bat, Birkenhead reached 218 thanks mainly to their top order before being bowled out in the last over. Grafton’s top order fired in reply and they were well set on 176/3 before a spectacular collapse triggered by Mayur Masad (that man again!) saw the home team stranded on 213 in the final over, six runs short. Masand was the pick of the bowlers with 5/27.

Standout Performers – Grafton

Sineth Gunawardene 51 (114)

Kyle Ruffell 50 (59)

Dylan Taylor 3/42 (10)

Standout Performers – Birkenhead

Samudu Maturata 68 (86)

Mayur Masand 5/27 (10)

Hibiscus Coast 219/8 (50) beat Eden Roskill 197 (46.5) by 22 runs

Keith Hay Park

SCORECARD

In another win for teams north of the bridge, Hibiscus Coast triumphed over Eden Roskill on Sunday thanks to some gutsy defensive bowling.  Batting first at Keith Hay Park, Hibiscus managed 219/8 off their 50 overs thanks to half centuries for Ramesh Lakmal (this guy!) and Umesh Ranaraja. Despite some decent resistance from Mihir Raniga with 42*, Eden Roskill fell 22 runs short in the 47^th over, Raniga eventually running out of partners. All eyes on Victor Eaves Park on the 3rd of March for the final!

Premier Women – Pearl Dawson Trophy | Round 9

Papatoetoe 85/6 (17.2) beat Howick Pakuranga 84/8 (20) by 4 wickets

Lloyd Elsmore Park

SCORECARD

In one of the true upsets of the weekend, a nearly full-strength Howick Pakuranga side were beaten by 7^th-placed Papatoetoe at their home ground of Lloyd Elsmore Park. Batting first after losing the toss, Howick Pak only managed 84/8 off their 20 overs with just an anchoring 28 from Neena Woollaston keeping them together. Dayle Anderson, Samantha Brake-Howard and Cecelia Beck were effective with the ball with two wickets each. Papatoetoe got home in the 18^th over thanks to Makayla Templeton’s 22 and 11* to Dayle Anderson.

Standout Performers – Howick Pakuranga

Neena Woollaston 28 (36)

Amberly Parr 2/13 (3)

Standout Performers – Papatoetoe

Makayla Templeton 22

Dayle Anderson 2/11 (4)

Samantha Brake-Howard 2/17 (4)

Cecelia Beck 2/14 (4)

Parnell 105 (20) beat Auckland University 100/8 (20) by 5 runs

Lloyd Elsmore Park

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The other morning match at Lloyd Elsmore Park was a nail biter with Parnell triumphing by 5 runs in the final over. After being sent in to bat, Parnell managed to bat their 20 overs, losing their final wicket off the last ball but managing 105 runs. Openers Cate Pedersen (25) and Sam Barriball (19) were the standout with Zamera Ikiua (4/13) and Eli McKenna (3/21) doing a great job with the ball for Auckland University. In reply, Uni couldn’t get over the line despite a superb 44 off 40 from opener Nensi Patel. Madison Curran did the bulk of the damage with 4/16 off her 4 overs, restricting Uni to 100/8 off their 20 overs.

Standout Performers – Parnell

Cate Pedersen 25

Madison Curran 4/16 (4)

Standout Performers – Auckland University

Nensi Patel 44 (40)

Zamera Ikiua 4/13

Eli McKenna 3/21

Cornwall 104/7 (20) beat Kumeu/North Shore 74/9 (20)

Cornwall Park

SCORECARD

Over at Cornwall Park, Kumeu/North Shore put the home side into bat after winning the toss and did well to restrict them to 104/7 off 20 overs. Claire Crooks anchored the innings with 28* with Alana Hansen the pick of the bowlers with 2/12 off her 4 overs. He visitors made a decent fist of the chase with opener Stephanie Carr carrying her bat for 30* but the total proved a touch out of reach particularly against bowlers of Bree Illing’s (2/6 off 4) quality and they fell 30 runs short.

Standout Performers – Cornwall

Claire Crooks 28* (35)

Breearne Illing 2/6 (4)

Tully Cook 2/5 (2)

Lydia Battin 2/12 (2)

Standout Performers – Kumeu/North Shore

Stephanie Carr 30* (51)

Alana Hansen 2/12 (4)

Suburbs New Lynn 122/4 (20) beat Takapuna 104/9 (20) by 18 runs

Melville Park

SCORECARD

In one of their best wins of the season, Suburbs New Lynn took down Takapuna at Melville Park on the back of the aggressive batting and tight bowling. Batting first after being sent in, Suburbs made a watchful start with both openers setting a strong platform but it was captain Heather Siegers who pumped the total up to 122/3 with an unbeaten 46 off 32 balls including two mighty sixes. Takapuna never really fired in reply with only captain Kaitlyn Halliday able to offer consistent resistance with 40 off 29 as they fell 18 runs short. Kyla Murdoch, Anika Tauwhare, Zarah Samadi and Poppy Whitfield were the pick of the bowlers with two wickets each.

Standout Performers – Suburbs New Lynn

Heather Siegers 46* (32)

Poppy Whitfield 2/17 (3)

Zarah Samadi 2/19 (4)

Kyla Murdoch 2/23 (40)

Anika Tauwhare 2/24 (4)

Standout Performers – Takapuna

Kaitlyn Halliday 40 (29)

Premier Women – Pearl Dawson Trophy | Round 10

Howick Pakuranga 121/3 (20) beat Parnell 82 (19.4) by 39 runs

Lloyd Elsmore Park

SCORECARD

Bouncing back from their earlier defeat in the morning match, Howick Pakuranga triumphed with a strong win over Parnell. Batting first after being sent in by Parnell, Howick Pak reached 121/3 thanks to their top three all making starts with Ayaan Lambat anchoring the innings with 46. Despite a decent start, Parnell were hampered by regular wickets and no batter making it out of the teens. Lambat (3/11) and Josie Penfold (3/7) proved difficult to handle as the visitors fell 39 runs short.

Standout Performers – Howick Pakuranga

Ayaan Lambat 46 (61) & 3/11 (2.4)

Josie Penfold 3/7 (4)

Standout Performers – Parnell

Olivia Anderson 3/24 (3)

Auckland University 121/8 (20) beat Papatoetoe 30 (14.4) by 91 runs

Lloyd Elsmore Park

SCORECARD

Unable to back up their earlier win, Papatoetoe fell to a big defeat to Auckland University at Lloyd Elsmore. Batting first after winning the toss, Uni lifted themselves to 121/8 off their 20 overs thanks to decent starts from their middle order. Cecelia Beck was particularly effective for Papatoetoe with 3/12 off her four overs. Papatoetoe never got going in reply thanks to another great bowling display from Nensi Patel, who picked up the first four wickets, all bowled, to leave Papatoetoe reeling at 8/4. They eventually fell to 30 all out with no batters able to make it to double figures, giving Uni a 91 run win.

Standout Performers – Auckland University

Nensi Patel 4/2 (4)

Zamera Ikiua 2/7 (4)

Standout Performers – Papatoetoe

Cecilia Beck 3/12 (4)

Suburbs New Lynn 94/4 (20) beat Cornwall 63 (16.4) by 31 runs

Cornwall Park

SCORECARD

Grabbing another win to cap off a great day, Suburbs New Lynn were able to defeat the home team at Cornwall Park thanks to some more excellent bowling. Batting first after winning the toss, Suburbs kept wickets in hand against some tight bowling from Cornwall. Anika Tauwhare (42) and Shahana Samadi (26*) were the standout batters as their side reached 94/4 off 20 overs. Despite a small-ish target, the hosts were never able to get going in reply against another inspired all-round performance from Anika Tauwhare (2/15) and a bunch of wickets to Kyla Murdoch (4/16) and Poppy Whitfield (3/4), falling 31 runs short in the end.

Standout Performers – Cornwall

Breearne Illing 3/21 (4)

Standout Performers – Suburbs New Lynn

Anika Tauwhare 42 (52) & 2/15 (4)

Kyla Murdoch 4/16 (4)

Poppy Whitfield 3/4 (1.4)

Takapuna 76/6 (10.5) beat Kumeu/North Shore 73/6 (20) by 4 wickets

Melville Park

SCORECARD

Bouncing back from their earlier defeat, Takapuna were able to gun down their target in just the 11^th over against Kumeu/North Shore at Melville Park. Electing to bowl after winning the toss, Taka restricted their opponents to 73/6 off their 20 overs thanks to some tight bowling. Several Kumeu/North Shore players were able to make starts but they weren’t able to push the run rate up to set up a challenging total. Takapuna chased down the runs in the 11^th over thanks to some aggression from Tayla Hurley (29 off 20). For their part, the Kumeu/North Shore bowlers found regular breakthroughs with some good wickets to Jess Smith (2/9), picking up 6 Taka batters.

Standout Performers – Takapuna

Taila Hurley 29 (20)

Mya Kingi 2/6 (2)

Standout Performers – Kumeu/North Shore

Jess Smith 2/9 (2)

Article added: Tuesday 13 February 2024