PREMIER CLUB CRICKET | 9/10 March, 2024
CLUB
CITYGUARD Premier Men – Hedley Howarth | Round 6
East Coast Bays 327 (74.3) & 103/1 dec. (7) beat North Shore 165 (57.3) & 167/7 (53) on first innings
Windsor Park
East Coast Bays dominated their clash with North Shore this weekend and remain at the top of the table with a first innings win but their hunt for an outright was thwarted by a determined Shore lower order. Batting first at Windsor Park, Bays put up 327 thanks to a typically aggressive approach from Brodie Harrison (84 off 67) and Michael Ross (87 off 111) with Cole Briggs (69 off 108) playing a supporting role. Their charge was met with stern resistance from Rory Bessell’s excellent 7/81, easily the pick of the Shore bowlers. In reply, the visitors could only muster 165 with Blair Smith (4/47) and Matthew Ross (3/23) standing out for ECB. Batting again, the Bays openers went on the charge, biffing 103 runs off just 7 overs. Captain Ryan Schierhout smashed a scarcely believable 64 off 21 balls. Chasing a big target, Shore started poorly but soon recovered with some dogged determination, their resistance typified in Daniel Middleton’s 51 off 114 as they reached stumps at 169/7, avoiding an outright defeat.
Standout Performers – East Coast Bays
Michael Ross 87 (111)
Brodie Harrison 84 (67)
Cole Briggs 69 (108)
Ryan Schierhout 64* (21)
Blair Smith 4/47 (17)
Standout Performers – North Shore
Rory Bessell 7/81 (22.3)
Daniel Middleton 51* (114)
Takapuna 363 (62.2) beat Eden Roskill 118 (32.3) & 104 (27.4) by an innings & 121 runs
Onewa Domain
Takapuna continued their late season form with a thumping win over Eden Roskill at Onewa Domain this weekend. After Eden Roskill won the toss and elected to bat, their decision looked reasonable with a strong start by their openers. But things soon began to unravel as soon as Edward Middleton was brought into the attack. He tore through the middle and lower order to finish with figures of 6/29, combining nicely with Matt Jones’ 4/51 as Eden Roskill were bowled out for 118. Takapuna then put on a blistering 363 off 62.2 thanks to some top order heroics from Mike Sclanders (129* off 93), Tristan van Ingel-Kal (117 off 100) and Quinn Sunde (57 off 62). To their credit, Eden Roskill bounced back to trigger a middle and lower order collapse with Syed Mujtaba (4/145) and Sher Safi (4/45) combining to do the damage. Batting again, Eden Roskill were undone by an astonishing bowling effort from Matt Jones, who completed an 11-wicket match with figures of 7/13 off 9.4 overs. Eden Roskill were bowled out for 104 on their second dig as Takapuna completed an innings & 121 run win.
Standout Performers – Takapuna
Mike Sclanders 129* (93)
Tristan van Ingel-Kal 117 (100)
Quinn Sunde 57 (62)
Edward Middleton 6/29 (9.3)
Matt Jones 7/13 (9.4) & 4/51 (12)
Standout Performers – Eden Roskill
Sher Safi 4/45 (8.2)
Syed Mujtaba 4/145 (26)
Parnell 262 (61.1) & 45/3 (11.5) beat Suburbs New Lynn 139 (52.2) & 165 (53.1) by 7 wickets
Shore Road Reserve
Parnell completed a late charge up the Hedley Howarth leaderboard with an excellent 7-wicket win over Suburbs New Lynn this weekend. Suburbs, batting first, made a good start to be set at 88/1 before Ollie Pringle got his tail up. Pringle tore through the top and middle order on his way to figures of 6/10 off 11.2 overs as Suburbs fell for 139. Parnell’s middle order then got going with 50s to Harry Miller, Daniel Presland and Dean van Deventer as they made 262. The Suburbs bowlers were typically solid with Malay Patel (4/54) standing out. Batting again, Suburbs struggled in their second dig with no batter making it over 40. The Parnell bowlers were ruthless with wickets shared amongst them. Chasing a small target, Parnell lost three wickets but made it over the line to complete an outright victory. They are now hot on the heels of East Coast Bays at the top of the table with next week’s match against Eden Roskill shaping up as their most important encounter of the season!
Standout Performers – Parnell
Harry Miller 60 (86)
Daniel Presland 55 (77)
Dean van Deventer 51 (44)
Ollie Pringle 6/10 (11.2)
Standout Performers – Suburbs New Lynn
Sean Playle 45 (87)
Malay Patel 4/54 (10.1)
Auckland University 222/7 dec. (73) beat Cornwall 170 (57.2) & 108/3 (34) on first innings
Colin Maiden Park
Auckland University completed a first innings win this weekend but remain in the top-of-the-table logjam with ECB and Parnell with just one round yet to play. Electing to bowl first against Cornwall, Uni’s excellent new-ball pair of Nick Stobart and Angus Olliver made regular inroads and Cornwall were bowled out for 170 with Six Dixit (50) the only batsman to reach a half century. In reply, AUCC’s star batters Barrington Rowland (64) and Oyishik Chakraborty (79) built a lead and they declared, sportingly, on 222/7 after securing first innings points. Their push for an outright was stopped in its tracks when the Cornwall batters were able to blunt the Uni bowlers in their second dig, reaching 108/3 before the close of play. Next week’s match shapes us as an important one with Uni taking on a fired up East Coast Bays side at Windsor Park! With only 7 points separating them, this will be a cracker of a match.
Standout Performers – Auckland University
Oyishik Chakraborty 79 (167)
Barrington Rowland 64 (158)
Standout Performers – Cornwall
Sid Dixit 50 (95)
Samrath Singh 3/54 (16)
CITYGUARD Premier Men – Tom Hellaby | Round 6
Howick Pakuranga 188/2 dec. (42.1) beat Grafton 183 (81.4) & 174/7 (65) on first innings
Victoria Park
The two leading teams of Tom Hellaby met this weekend in a heavyweight clash at Victoria Park. In the end, it was Howick Pakuranga who got the better of Grafton and now sit just four points behind them on the table. Grafton elected to bowl first and made a good fist of proceedings with their openers dialing in. But regular breakthroughs to the Howick Pak bowlers kept them pegged back and they eventually folded for a languid 183 off 81.4 overs. Azharudin Lambat (4/23) ended with the best figures with his lower order wickets with the other wickets shared around. It was the Liam Winn show for Howick Pak’s reply as the opener reached a magnificent century from 129 balls. Lachie Stackpole provided some aggressive support with 53 not out off 50 balls. They then declared to seek an outright win but Grafton’s lower order rallied after a tough start to see them through to 174/7 by stumps, keeping their lead at the top of the table. Garth Olliff’s 65* at number seven was their highlight. Next week’s match will be fascinating with Grafton taking on the in-form Hibiscus Coast while Howick Pakuranga go up against Waitakere. Let’s wait and see who comes out on top!
Standout Performers – Grafton
Garth Olliff 65* (100)
Kyle Ruffell 47 (77)
Standout Performers – Howick Pakuranga
Liam Winn 100* (129)
Lachlan Stackpole 53* (50)
Azharudin Lambat 4/23 (14.4)
Jack Baird 4/48 (20)
Kumeu 298 (79.3) beat Papatoetoe 252 (76.2) on first innings
Huapai Domain
Out at Huapai Domain the home side got the better of their clash with Papatoetoe with both teams putting on remarkably similar innings. Bowling first, Kumeu found it tough to get through Papatoetoe’s top order, who played watchfully. Eventually Harmanpreet Singh began to make regular breakthroughs and they were able to wrap up the Papatoetoe innings for 252 in the 77th over. Prabjyot Rehal was the pick of the batters, as he has often been this season, with 75 off 125 while Singh ended with figures of 4/49. In reply, Kumeu’s innings was anchored by Harrison Gobbie’s 94 off 142 with Kabir Shingala providing ample support with 83 off 137. Their partnership was worth 125 and dominated the innings as Papatoetoe, particularly Harrish Kanna (5/36) made regular breakthroughs. They did enough to secure first innings points before stumps were called on Sunday.
Standout Performers – Kumeu
Harrison Gobbie 94 (142)
Kabir Shingala 83 (137)
Harmanpreet Singh 4/59 (18.2)
Standout Performers - Papatoetoe
Prabjyot Rehal 75 (125)
Harrish Kannan 5/36 (16.3)
Hibiscus Coast 375/8 dec. (98) beat Waitakere 120 (59.4) & 114/8 (50) on first innings
Te Atatu Park
At Te Atatu Park a Ramesh Lakmal-inspired Hibiscus Coast almost pulled off a spectacular outright win over Waitakere. Batting first, Coast reached 375/8 with Lakmal hitting the first double ton of the comp on his way to an unbeaten 207 off 277 balls. In reply Waitakere had very few answers to opening bowler Tony Treadaway who helped himself to a five-for with 5/23. Lakmal even chipped in with a miserly 1/2 off 6 overs! Following on, Waitakere once again struggled as Umesh Ranaraja in particular found a way through their defenses. But the home side’s lower order rallied to stem the fall of wickets and thanks to Navan Lombard’s 37* they managed to survive the outright defeat.
Standout Performers – Waitakere
Navan Lombard 37* (98)
Standout Performers – Hibiscus Coast
Ramesh Lakmal 207* (277)
Tony Treadaway 5/23 (16)
Birkenhead 282 (82) beat Ellerslie 254 (69.1) on first innings
Birkenhead War Memorial Park
In a match similar to that at Huapai, an even display of batting and bowling between Birkenhead and Ellerslie at Birkenhead War Memorial Park led to a first innings win to the home side. Electing to bowl first, Ellerslie came up against the titanic resolve of Anuradha Jayampathi, who occupied the crease for 218 balls with his brilliant 126. He received good support from Mayur Masand in particular and was the last man out as Birkenhead made 282. Ellerslie’s innings revolved around a century of their own as Dinesh Kharel compiled 104. A middle order collapse cost them dearly however and they were bowled out for 254 in the 80th over with Masad continuing his great match with 6/64.
Standout Performers – Birkenhead
Anuradha Jayampathi 126 (218)
Mayur Masand 58 (47) & 6/64
Standout Performers – Ellerslie
Dinesh Kharel 104 (170)
Nicholas Robinson 58 (125)
Premier Women – Prichard Cup | Round 13
Howick Pakuranga 155/5 (34.3) beat Auckland University 154/8 (40) by 5 wickets
Lloyd Elsmore Park
In a result you would classify as a slight upset, fifth placed Howick Pakuranga managed to get over the line against table topping Auckland University at Lloyd Elsmore Park. Batting firtst, Auckland Uni reached 154 off their 40 overs with contributions all down the order but no player making it over 33. Marama Downes was the pick of the bowlers with 3/34 off her 8 overs. After some early wickets, Howick Pak found themselves a hero in star player Skye Bowden, who hit an unbeaten run-a-ball 58 to get her team over the line in the 35th over.
Standout Performers – Howick Pakuranga
Skye Bowden 58* (58)
Radhika Patel 30 (61)
Marama Downes 3/34 (8)
Standout Performers – Auckland University
Zamera Ikuia 30 (54)
Sophie Court 28* (32)
Nensi Patel 3/22 (8)
Cornwall 262 (38.5) beat Papatoetoe/Parnell 96/9 (27.2) by 166 runs
Papatoetoe Rec Ground
In one of the more one-sided games of the weekend, Cornwall flexed their batting muscles by racking up 262 against Papatoetoe/Parnell at Papatoetoe Rec Ground. Led by 79 to opener Annie Ewart with 79 off 82 and 68 off 52 to Bella Armstrong, Cornwall were in dominant form despite suffering a lower order collapse to be bowled out in the penultimate over. Wickets were shared as the Papa/Parn bowlers performed admirably by their batting suffered against the might of Cornwall’s bowling attack. HEARTS star Amie Hucker prospered with 4/24 as the home side reached 96/9 off 27.2 overs.
Standout Performers – Papatoetoe/Parnell
Samantha Brake-Howard 27 (70) & 2/31 (8)
Standout Performers – Cornwall
Annie Ewart 79 (82)
Bella Armstrong 68 (52)
Amie Hucker 4/24 (8)
Takapuna 72/6 (27.2) beat Suburbs New Lynn 71 (34.2) by 4 wickets
Ken Maunder Park
Ball dominated bat at Ken Maunder this weekend with a low scoring affair as Takapuna got over the line against Suburbs New Lynn. Electing to bowl first, Taka decision was an inspired one as veteran seamer Roz McNeill set about her work. Her 4/10 broke the back of the Suburbs and further support from Emily Watton and Mya Kingi combined to shoot ‘burbs out for 71. Taka also found life tough with the bat but managed to string together enough partnerships to get over the line in the 28th over.
Standout Performers – Suburbs New Lynn
Divyanshi Chauhan 3/16 (8)
Standout Performers – Takapuna
Roz McNeill 4/10 (6.2)
Parnell 138/0 (17.3) beat Kumeu/North Shore 137/9 (40) by 10 wickets
Melville Park
At Melville Park, a confidence-boosting batting display by Kumeu/North Shore was quickly overcome by a dominant partnership between Parnell’s openers. Batting their 40 overs for the first time this season, Kumeu/Shore reached 137/9 with Rishika Jaswal (32) anchoring the innings with good contributions from the openers and Jess Smith (22). Renée Macmillan was the pick of the Parnell bowlers with 4/13 off her 8 overs. Defending this total against the might of Parnell’s top order was always going to be difficult and it proved so as Cate Pederson (45*) and Yas Kareem (74*) did the business for Parnell, gunning down the target in the 18th over.
Standout Performers – Parnell
Yasmeen Kareem 74* (63)
Cate Pedersen 45* (42)
Renée Macmillan 4/13 (8)
Standout Performers – Kumeu/North Shore
Rishika Jaswal 32 (60)
Pearl Dawson Trophy Grand Final
Parnell 100/6 (18.4) beat Takapuna 98/9 (20) by 4 wickets
Melville Park
In the first women’s final of the season, Parnell overcame a young Takapuna side to claim the Pearl Dawson Trophy at Melville Park. Electing to bowl first, Parnell’s decision paid immediate dividends with regular breakthroughs pegging Taka back. Some late order work got them to a defendable total as they finished their 20 overs on 98/9. Renée Macmillan (2/10 off 4) and Christelle McGuire (2/10 off 3) were the pick of the bowlers. Parnell’s chase was set up by good top order work from Yasmeen Kareem (39 off 51), who completed a great weekend, and Sam Barriball (20 off 26) and despite some late wickets a flurry of boundaries to Olivia Anderson got them over the line in the end! Congratulations, Parnell!
Standout Performers – Parnell
Yasmeen Kareem 39 (51)
Standout Performers – Takapuna
Brooke James 21 (24)
Article added: Tuesday 12 March 2024
