A record 15 Western Bay of Plenty teams competed at the Riverbend age-group cricket tournament in Napier and Hastings last month.
The annual Riverbend junior cricket tournaments dates back to 1979 and attracts junior cricket teams from throughout the North Island.
"The primary reason for sending 15 teams to Riverbend this season is the continued development of our Year 4 and 5 to Year 9 players," Western Bay of Plenty Cricket administrator Don Warner said.
"The annual junior cricket migration to Hawke's Bay is not only a step in the Western Bay junior cricket pathway, but also introduced several new coaches to junior representative cricket for the first time this year.
"We have a philosophy at Riverbend to spread the talent throughout all the teams, so everyone is given an equal opportunity to bat and bowl, at both the top and bottom of the order.