Cricket: Mount take points in the rain

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Rain interrupted another weekend's play in the Western Bay of Plenty, with a number of games called off due to the bad weather.

Both fixtures in Katikati produced a first innings, but were abandoned later in the afternoon.

Batsman Vaughan Wilson returned for Te Puke in the reserve grade match against Katikati.

He rejoined the team after his big OE and smashed 108 in his side's total of 275/6, with Gurman Singh (54) and Supreet Singh (45) also making solid contributions before the match was called off.

Elsewhere, Mount Maunganui reached 287/7 against Tauranga Boys' College second XI, with Joel Thompson blasting the weekend's highest total of 109.

Russ Williams continued his good form on his way to 76, with Daniel Elyashiv and Brad Howard each taking two wickets for the Tauranga students.

The Mount side grabbed the win when they dismissed Tauranga Boys' for 188, with James Hanson a rock at one end, reaching 58 before being dismissed.

Mount veteran bowler Steve Charman showed he had lost little of his skills, taking three wickets for just 15 runs while Jonty Rhodes returned 3/16.

R&A Sangha banked their second successive victory when they were removed Cadets for 186 in pursuit of their total of 214.

GS Sandhu (41 runs) and Dev Sangha (four wickets) were standouts for the victors, while Grant Manners top scored with 45 runs for Cadets.

Sikh Sports posted 194 and Greerton were 50/1 when play was stopped for the day.

While the Katikati versus Greerton B Grade game wasn't completed, the three other matches produced results.

The Te Puke representatives in the B Grade competition continued their dream start for their debut season. The Singh XI chased down the Mount Maunganui total of 185/7, to take home a six-wicket win.

Wanderers posted 168/7 before Grasshoppers chased the target down for the loss of six wickets. For the Hoppers, Wayne Anderson took two wickets and posted an unbeaten 45 runs. Cadets beat Albion to hold a share of the early season lead on the ladder.

WBOPCA Results 18 October 2014

Reserve Grade
R&A Sangha 214 (GS Sandhu 41, Vanish Vishu 34) beat Cadets 186 (Grant Manners 45, Dev Sangha 4/24, Ranjit Yadav 3/41)
Mount Maunganui 287/7 (Joel Thompson 109, Russ Williams 76; Daniel Elyashiv 2/37, Brad Howard 2/64) beat Tauranga Boys' College 2nd XI - 188 (James Hanson 58, Finn Russell 24; Steve Charman 3/15, Jonty Rhodes 3/16, Jason Luke 2/47)
Te Puke 275/6 (Vaughan Wilson 108, Supreet Singh 45, Gurman Singh 54) v Katikati - match abandoned
Sikh XI 194 (Amrit Singh 57no, Vishal Mani 4/21, Rob Inglis 3/46) v Greerton 50/1 - match abandoned
Reserve Grade Points Table (Provisional): R&A Sangha 40, Mount Maunganui 40, Cadets 29, Tauranga Boys' College 27, Sikh XI 20, Katikati 20, Greerton 17, Te Puke 17.

B Grade
Wanderers 168/7 (Mike Hoggard 46, Lyndon Balmer 43; Ben Goodall 2/19, Wayne Anderson 2/25) lost to Grasshoppers 169/6 (Chris Savage 45, Wayne Anderson 45no; Ivan Foord 4/24)
Cadets 225/9 (Bruce Marjoribanks 3/32, Matt Summerville 2/25) beat Albion 152 (Roger Blakey 28, Darryl Morrison 20)
Mount Maunganui 185/7 lost to Singh XI 188/4
Katikati 110/9 v Greerton - match abandoned
Points Table (Provisional): Singh XI 12, Grasshoppers 12, Cadets 12, Katikati 9, Greerton 3, Albion 0, Mount Maunganui 0, Wanderers 0.