Bay begin tournament with two losses

BENDING HIS BACK: Jarrod Davenport puts everything into this delivery against Waikato Valley. Davenport top-scored for the Bay, who lost by eight wickets, with 18 runs. He then featured with the ball in the Round 2 clash against Bay of Plenty Coastlands. Davenport took three wickets for 32 runs. Pictures by Paul Rickard

POVERTY Bay started their Northern Districts senior secondary schools’ cricket tournament with two losses at Harry Barker Reserve yesterday.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first in their opening Twenty20 clash against Waikato Valley, the Bay were restricted to 91-9. Matt Cooper then led the charge with 42 as Valley reached their target for the loss of two wickets.

“That was a disappointing start,” Bay manager David McDonald said.

“The boys showed a lot of character to bounce back against Coastland in a game that went to the wire.

“Thorn Parkes and Robbie Tallott gave us a good start with an opening partnership of 82, then we lost some momentum, but 132 in Twenty20 is a good score. Jak Rowe batted well late in the innings for 22 not out.

“The game swung both ways during the Coastland innings before they got there in the 19th over.”

The Bay play Northern Districts Invitation today in a 50-over match.

ResultsT20 matches, Pool 1, Round 1: Northland 69 (Samuel Davies 3-8, Oscar D’Agostino-Cassie 3-13, Shaun Durante 2-1) lost to Counties 70-1 (Dion Joll 42no).

Hamilton 143-6 (Liam Calnon 40, Matt Whitley 25, Declan Keaney) def Lakelands 92-8 (Liam Kelly 23; Eli Spadoni 4-20).

Round 2: BOP Lakelands 129-5 (Liam Kelly 50no, Bradley Munro 22; Cam Jerram 2-22, Lee Kane 2-17) def Counties 111-4 (Sam Somani 52no, Le-Shur Vermeulen 20; Declan Kearney 2-16).

Northland 101-4 (Caleb Boswell-Smith 27no, Mathew Lobb 24; Liam Calnon 2-11) lost to Hamilton 102-4 (Matt Whitley 32, Jamie Moore 23; Jarod Crawford 2-20).

Pool 2, Round 1: ND Invitation 114-8 (Max Gaskell 24, Kyle Dovey 3-25; Josh Ormrod 2-14) lost to Bay of Plenty Coastlands 118-6 (Blair McKenzie 27, Andrew Randrup 23, Sean Wakelin 21).

Poverty Bay 91-9 (Jarrod Davenport 18; Blake Robinson 3-13) lost to Waikato Valley 92-2 (Matt Cooper 42).

Round 2: Poverty Bay 132-5 (Thorn Parkes 43, Rob Tallott 38, Jak Rowe 22no; Joshua Ormrod 3-21) lost to BOP Coastlands 135-4 (Blair McKenzie 54no, Jonty Grigson 32, Sean Wakelin 22; Jarrod Davenport 3-32).

ND Invitation 92 (Max Gaskell 18; Blake Robinson 3-10, Reo Sakurano, 2-9, Harry Baxter 2-25) def Waikato Valley 87-2 (Dillon Kelliher 41, Matt Cooper 22).