Te Puke have grabbed their first win of the WBOPCA Reserve Grade season by upsetting reigning reserve division champions R&A Sangha at Centennial Park.
The home side batted first and reached 218/8, with Supreet Singh blasting 97 not out. Te Puke then dismissed Sangha for 170 to bring about the first real upset of the Western Bay season.
The upsets continued with newcomers Sikh Sports Club defeating competition leaders Mount Maunganui. The Mount team posted 230/5 with Russ Williams in good touch, blasting 94 runs. With the game going down to the wire, the Sikh Sports tail wagged with the new recruits getting home with two wickets to spare.
Katikati set Greerton a target of 191 and then bowled the home side out for 100, with Matt Earl taking 3/17. Steve Gilroy top-scored for the winners with a hard-fought 42 not out.
Cadets grabbed a share of the competition lead, with Mount Maunganui, after they defeated Tauranga Boys' College. In what was a close-run contest, the Tauranga students were removed for 168, with Cadets having to fight hard for their two-wicket win.