Cricket: Finals end summer season

Tauranga Boys' College celebrate after winning the B Grade final on Saturday. Photo/ Supplied

Element IMF Cadets won their tenth Williams Cup since the mid-1990s and their first since 2010 when they defeated Carrus Mount Maunganui in a thriller in the 2017 Baywide Championship Final at the Bay Oval on Saturday.

Cadets batted first with the Mount spin bowlers restricting Cadets attempts to hit out on a wicket block that had hosted a Plunket Shield game during the week. When skipper Scott Steward got out lbw, Cadets were 114/4 in the 36th over.

Bay of Plenty reps Jono Boult and Donovan Deeble started an assault on the Mount bowlers which took their side through to 210/4 in their allotted 50 overs. Boult was there at the end with an unbeaten 53 with Deeble posting 47 not out.

Mount Maunganui openers Brenton Thompson and Nick Smith made a cracking start to their team's run chase before Smith was out for 22. Thompson continued the momentum, and when he was caught by Jono Boult for 77, Mount Maunganui appeared in charge at 142 for the loss of three wickets.

The Cadets bowled then tightened the screws and strangled the Mount Maunganui batsmen's attempts to hit out, restricting the Mount to 198/9 and claiming a hard fought 12 run victory.

Sean Davey was the best of the Cadets bowling attack returning 3/43, with Boult and skipper Steward taking two wickets each.

Car parking was at a premium at Blake Park, with a club rugby encounter and two Western Bay of Plenty Championship finals fought out on wickets adjacent to the Bay Oval.

Lake Taupo CC and Whakatane United, who both play in the Western Bay competition by invitation, fought out the Reserve Grade title with the Taupo side cruising to a six-wicket win.

Tauranga Boys' College Third XI who consist of Year 10 and 11 players annexed the Western Bay B Grade crown after they bowled defending titleholders Singh XI out for 84 and then got home for the loss of five wickets.

Williams Cup Final
Element IMF Cadets 210/4 (Jono Boult 53no, Donavan Deeble 47no, Scott Steward 39, Morton Freer 35) defeated Carrus Mount Maunganui 198/9 (Brenton Thompson 77, Ben Musgrave 32, Nick Smith 22, Ben Guild 20; Sean Davey 3/43, Jono Boult 2/19, Scott Steward 2/32)

Western Bay of Plenty Cricket Championship Finals

Reserve Grade final
Whakatane United 98 lost to Lake Taupo CC 99/4

B Grade final
Singh XI 84 (P Singh 28, D Kotgwal 4/11, C O'Dea 2/10) lost to Tauranga Boys' Third XI 86/5