Winning their first national cricket title meant a lot to the Bay of Plenty Indians, who dedicated the victory to their foundation members.
The Rotorua-based Bay of Plenty Indians hosted the annual New Zealand Indian Sports Association cricket tournament at Ray Boord Park at the weekend.
The tournament has been running since 1966 and attracted six teams from across the North Island this year.
The Bay of Plenty Indians won the competition for the first time on Sunday defeating Wellington B in the final by 134 runs.
Team captain Prashant Dhanjee said they dedicated the win to two of their foundation members, Harry Unka and Kishor Morarji. "We have had them in our minds the last couple of years since they passed away so it was dedicated to those guys.