BOP Coastland win ND Junior Secondary Schools cricket

FOCUSED: Leg spinner Finn Dempsey bowling for BOP Coastlands against Northland at Cobham Oval. PHOTO/John Stone

Bay of Plenty Coastland returned home triumphant after winning the ND Junior Secondary School tournament in Whangarei last week.

The Western Bay of Plenty side made the title decider after four straight wins during the first three days play. The scheduled two-day match to find the 2016 ND Junior Secondary champions was reduced to a 50-over per side game after inclement weather on day four.

Coastland squared off with Northland for the second time in the tournament, with the home team winning the toss and electing to bat at the Cobham Oval. They were restricted to 190/7, with Finn Dempsey and Tim Pringle taking two wickets each.

Coastland opener Fergus Lellman anchored his side's reply with 55 including six boundaries. Niven Dovey made 35, putting on a 72-run partnership with Fergus. The Northland bowlers started to make inroads in to the Coastland charge for victory, with Finn Dempsey digging in to take his team to tournament title with an unbeaten 24.

Bay of Plenty Lakeland squared off with Poverty Bay for seventh and eighth place. The Lakeland team were bowled out for 116, in a rain-affected innings on day four, with their opponents grabbing first innings points after being removed for 134.

While the team drawn from the Eastern Bay of Plenty and Rotorua finished last in the tournament there were a number of fine individual performances.

Ben Astwood and Nathan McNeish bowled well to finish with seven wickets while Bradley Rumble and Cameron Ingram finished in the top 10 in the batting stakes.

Coastland's Tim Pringle finished third in the tournament with 150 runs, Finn Dempsey was the best of the Coastland bowlers with eight wickets, while keeper Taylor Bettlehiem and Cameron O'Dea topped the catches list with five apiece.

Special mention should be made of Western Bay bowler Tommasso Pini, who played for the Northern Districts Invitation XI, finishing in third place with nine wickets which included a six-wicket bag.

ND Junior Secondary Cricket Tournament, Bay of Plenty Results
Championship Final (50 overs)

Northland 190/7 (Finn Dempsey 2/22, Tim Pringle 2/48) lost to Bay of Plenty Coastland 191/8 (Fergus Lellman 55, Niven Dovey 35, Finn Dempsey 24)

Playoff 7th/8th (Two-Day Match)
Bay of Plenty Lakeland 116 (Cameron Ingram 57) & 82 (Bradley Rumble 23) lost on first innings points to Poverty Bay 134 (Nathan McNeish 3/24, Ryan Hall 2/12, Ronan van Niekerk 2/21, Bradley Rumble 2/29)

Semifinals 50-Over Matches
Bay of Plenty Lakeland 103 (Daniel Ford 37, Bradley Rumble 23) lost to ND Invitation XI 104/5 (Ben Astwood 2/15, Maru Howell-Turnball 2/19)

Counties Manukau 177 (Fergus Lellman 2/18, Rhys Donaghy 2/29)) lost to Bay of Plenty Coastland 128/4 (Tim Pringle 57, Taylor Bettleheim 45)

Meanwhile, Bay of Plenty Coastland and Lakeland teams will contest the 2016 ND Senior Secondary School tournament in Gisborne from today until Friday.

ND Senior Secondary Cricket Tournament, Gisborne, December 12-16

Bay of Plenty Lakeland
Tu Windsor, Ryan Neves, Dilan Nanayakkara, Shannon van Niekerk, Louie Love-Parata, Chris Tupaea, Dylan MacDonald, Jarrod Mealings, Juan Nieuwoudt, Josh Love-Parata, Sean Ingram. Coach: Andrew Gibbs

Bay of Plenty Coastland
Sean Dykes, Blair McKenzie, Josh Ormrod, Sean Wakelin, Tom Renouf, Iman Singh, Cam Riley, Kyle Dovey, Luke Tatley, Andrew Randrup, Josh Earle, Mikaere Leef. Coach: Peter Swan. Manager: Steve Gilroy
ND invitation team: Marcel Collett, Daniel Price, Dominic Crombie, Ben Pomare (Western Bay of Plenty)