Cadets were in impressive form in the opening weekend of the Baywide cricket competition, defeating defending Baywide Cup holders Greerton by nine wickets.
Greerton had first use of the artificial wicket at Waipuna Park and were bowled out for a modest 110. Bay of Plenty representative bowler Donavan Deeble did most of the damage with the ball taking five wickets, while Gupreet Singh, in his first outing for Cadets, returned 2/24.
Cadets cruised to victory for the loss of a solitary wicket with Sean Davey and Joe Carter in good form with the bat. Davey top scored with an unbeaten 63 while Carter was still there at the end with 38 runs to his name.
Mount Maunganui, who failed to win any Baywide silverware last season, made an emphatic statement on the opening day of the season taking out a winning draw by a big margin against Te Puke at the weekend.
Batting first in a replay of last season's Williams Cup title decider, Mount Maunganui were in a solid position at 115/3 courtesy of solid contributions from the team's two Northern Knights batsmen in Dean Brownlie (46) and Daniel Flynn (37).