The three teams that sat astride the points tally entering Saturday's Versatile Williams Cup encounters have all failed to bank the win points on offer.

One of the biggest upsets in Baywide cricket, in many years  took place when Craigs Tauranga Boys College put a nine wicket win on Bond & Co Mount Maunganui at Nicholson Field.

Baywide cricket heavyweights, Mount Maunganui, were bowled out for a paltry 93 in just the twenty-eighth over.

The Mount highest score of 23 was an indicator of the success of the home sides bowling attack. Scott Curtis and Reuben Carter were both rewarded with three bowling scalps apiece.

Tauranga Boys comfortably worked their way to a nine wicket win. Nihar Parmar, was the best of the hosts reply with an unbeaten 44, with Luke Scrimgeour contributing 27 not out.

An all-action finish, saw the Flying Mullet Te Puke v Papamoa game conclude with both teams posting 178 runs apiece.

Te Puke batted first with Mikaere Leef leading the way with a neat half-century. Papamoa bowler Sam Wilson, bowled with genuine enthusiasm to finish with five wickets for 39 runs.

Papamoa made a good start to the run chase, and were well in contention for success, all the way.

Needing three runs for victory off the last ball of the encounter, Paul Inglis and Michael Burns ran two, with Michael being run out, with the two sides receiving three points apiece for a shared result.

Element IMF Cadets moved from the standings danger zone, with a win over Eves Realty Greerton, after the home side was removed for a modest 136.

Blayne Fraser (47no) and Chris Mascall (45) took charge of Cadets fortunes in posting victory with five wickets to spare.

Generation Homes Lake Taupo were another side to fail to post a defendable target, being removed for 108, by Sandford Wall Lawyers Central Indians. Thirty runs from Julian Danby anchored the Rotorua team's five wicket victory.

The ND Fergus Hickey Rosebowl match, at Fergusson Park in Tauranga City, failed to produce a result after day two was rained out.

Bay of Plenty won the toss and elected to bowl in the two day fixture. Waikato Valley got away to a good start and posted fifty runs before their first batter was removed.

With the Bays opponents starting to get away from them at 90/3, they introduced their third bowling change, of Peter Drysdale’s right-arm spin.

Peter, who made his Bay of Plenty debut long ago in the 2009/10 season, grabbed six successive wickets for 71 runs, to play a commanding role in Waikato Valley being dismissed for 187.

RPO Drysdale has a long and illustrious career in the Bay of Plenty strip. Peter holds the record for Bay of Plenty appearances, with 128 games, and is just 56 runs short of the 4000 run mark.

Peter’s six wicket haul took his all-time wicket tally to 70. His six wicket bag is the 73rd by a Bay player since the first Bay of Plenty match in 1932.

Bay of Plenty made a short and sharp appearance on the Fergusson Park batting strip, on Saturday, posting 77 for the loss of four wickets.

BOPCA Versatile Williams Cup Results March 2 2024

Generation Homes Lake Taupo 108 (Jake Rowe 3/14) lost to  Sandford Wall Lawyers Central Indians 109/5 (Julian Danby 30)

Bond & Co Mount Maunganui 93 (Scott Curtis 3/7, Reuben Carter 3/17) lost to Craigs Tauranga Boys College 94/1 (Nihar Parmar 44no)

Flying Mullet Te Puke 178 (Mikaere Leef 50, Tasman Carsons 32; Sam Wilson 5/39, Stu Farquhar 3/24) tied with Papamoa 178 (Pieter Osbourne 36, Paul Inglis 35no, Xavier Lee 35; Mikaere Leef 5/32)

Eves Realty Greerton 138 lost to Element IMF Cadets 139/5 (Blayne Fraser 47no, Chris Mascall 45)

Points Table (Provisional) Te Puke 28, Greerton 26, Mount Maunganui 26, Papamoa 23, Cadets 23, Lake Taupo 21, Central Indians 18, Geyser City 15, Tauranga Boys College 11.

ND Fergus Hickey Rosebowl @ Fergusson Park – March 2/3 2024

Waikato Valley 187 (Peter Drysdale 6/71) v Bay of Plenty 77/4 – no result produced, due to rain on day two.