The Bay of Plenty development cricket team will spend plenty of time on the road this season.
Their 2018/19 Northern Districts development competition campaign takes them to Poverty Bay, Hamilton and Counties Manukau.
First up in the Basil McBurney Trophy title race is a trip to Gisborne to play Poverty Bay tomorrow.The trip to Gisborne will be followed by another two away games, against Hamilton in Waikato and Northland at a Counties Manukau venue to reduce the travel required.
Some Northern Districts minor associations seem to have a win-at-all-cost attitude to the Basil McBurney Trophy competition, selecting a number of senior men's representative players. Bay of Plenty Cricket's philosophy has always been about the development of the province's emerging young talent.
Two young men still at secondary school in the region will make their Bay development team debut on Sunday. Tauranga Boys' College top order batsman Taylor Bettelheimhas a good array of shots in his batting arsenal. Cadets strike bowler Jacob Logan sits third on the Baywide Cup bowling stakes with seven wickets and best figures of 4/31.