With four strong batting performances Bay of Plenty's Under-15 girls' cricket team have won the inaugural Bay of Plenty Cricket Under-15 girls' tournament title.
Bay of Plenty took out the tournament, which saw the local side take on Taranaki, Manawatu and the Cornwall Cricket Club in Twenty20 competition over Labour Weekend, winning their three preliminary games and defeating the Cornwall in the title decider. A feature of the tournament, was the highly competitive totals that were posted throughout.
The tournament winners posted four strong batting performances, setting solid targets in their three preliminary games.
"There were several close games that went down to the wire, including the final, where Bay of Plenty chased down their target with just three balls to spare," Bay of Plenty Cricket tournament organiser Rebecca Yee.
Three individual performances during the weekend really stood out during the Gordon Spratt Reserve tournament. They included 13-year-old Manawatu player Abby Treder, who scored the first two half-centuries of her career, with a particularly strong batting performance against Bay of Plenty. Two wicket-keepers showed talent and dexterity beyond their years as well - Cornwall keeper Elizabeth Buchanan took five catches and effected three stumping's and also assisted in two runouts, while Bay of Plenty wicket keeper Amelia Harvey was also in top form with the gloves, with six catches and one stumping.
