Element IMF Cadets opening bowler, Isaac White, has written his name onto his club's honours board in style following taking seven wickets including a top-order hat-trick on Saturday, November 4.

The Bayleys Bay of Plenty Cup encounter at the Tauranga Domain, was reduced to a 70 over affair, after a wet pitch was given time to dry out. Cadets were asked to bat against Eves Realty Greerton after losing the toss, and were in good shape at 147/5.

Greerton then pulled back the home sides momentum in removing their last four batsmen for four runs, with Cadets setting the visitors a target of 159 for victory.

The second half of the encounter belongs to Isaac White who grabbed the first four wickets including an elusive hat-trick. White went on remove a further three Greerton batters, as they were bundled out for 108, to finish with figures of 13.3 overs, 1 maiden, 7 wickets for 70 runs.

Flying Mullet Te Puke cemented their spot at the top of the standings, with their third outright victory, against Papamoa at Alice Johnson Oval. Papamoa were bowled out for 107 with Te Puke new recruit Michael Rowland returning 4/20. Te Puke got home in the 23rd over, for the loss of four wickets, with Iman Nahal in top shape in delivering a half-century.

Bond & Co Mount Maunganui moved into second place on the standings, after a short and sharp encounter with Craigs Investment Partners Tauranga Boys College, at Blake Park. Tauranga Boys were removed for 85 with the Mount losing just three wickets on their way to victory.

Sanford Wall Lawyers Central Indians, posted Generation Homes Lake Taupo a target of 159, before restricting the Great Lake region side to 117 for the loss of nine wickets.

Craigs Investment Partners Bay of Plenty senior representative team, lost first innings points to Northland in their first ND Fergus Hickey Rosebowl match of the season, over the weekend.

Northland were bowled out for 219 in their first turn at bat, with Bay all-rounder Peter Drysdale taking four wickets. Bay of Plenty lost early wickets, and declared at just 96/8, in order to try to ensure that the game produced an outright result. Northland produced a whirlwind 176/9 in 19.4 overs in their second innings.

Bay of Plenty made a disastrous start to the fourth innings of the encounter, at Cobham Oval in Whangarei. They were five down with just four runs on the board that included four ducks. If ever there was a time for a captain's knock to lead their side out of the canyon of an outright defeat - it was this game.

Bay skipper Ben Pomare combined with 122 Bay game veteran, Peter Drysdale, in a 109 run partnership which staved off an outright defeat. Pomare hit an unbeaten 72 from 114 balls. Drysdale was equally stoic at the other end in producing 31 not out from 125 balls.

Bay of Plenty will have plenty to consider, after the Northland match, before their first appearance at the Bay Oval this season on Sunday, November 26, 2023 against Countries Manukau.

BOPCA Bayleys Bay of Plenty Cup Results - November 4 2023

Element IMF Cadets 158 (Blake Pentecost 53, Andrew Mascall 31, Sam Clode 30; Jared Tutty 3/46) defeated Eves Realty Greerton 108 (Loughie Keaney 34; Isaac White 7/70 including a hat-trick)

Sanford Wall Lawyers Central Indians 158 (Lovely Sandhu 52, Julian Danby 34; Roger Urbahn 3/37, Habib Malik 3/53) defeated Generation Homes Lake Taupo 117/9 (Archie Harrison 41)

Papamoa 107 (Andrew Goldsmith 31; Michael Rowland 4/20, Ben Roborgh 3/31) lost to Flying Mullet Te Puke 110/4 (Iman Nahal 52no)

Craigs Investment Partners Tauranga Boys College 85 (Henry Conway 4/13) lost to Bond & Co Mount Maunganui 89/3 (Niven Dovey 34no)

Geyser City the bye

Points Table: Te Puke 60, Mount Maunganui 40, Central Indians 26, Lake Taupo 26, Geyser City 22, Cadets 20, Papamoa 6, Greerton 3, Tauranga Boys College 3.

ND Fergus Hickey Rosebowl @ Cobham Oval, Whangarei, November 4-5, 2023

Northland 219 (N Condon 63; RPO Drysdale 4/43, Josh Earle 3/45) & 176/7 (C Page 63; Anish Desai 4/53)

Craigs Investment Partners Bay of Plenty 96/8 (L Jones 6/21) & 113/5 (Ben Pomare 72no, RPO Drysdale 31no)

Result: Northland took first innings points